2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational prize money
Akshay Bhatia won the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational on 8 March 2026 and took $4,000,000. Below is every one of the 49 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $54,000 Brian Harman collected for finishing 50.
Akshay Bhatia won it in a playoff, so the card shows the same 72-hole total at the top of the ladder twice.
Every cheque at the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational
8 March 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akshay Bhatia | USA | -15 | 273 | $4,000,000$4.0m |
| 2 | Daniel Berger | USA | -15 | 273 | $2,200,000$2.2m |
| T3 | Cameron Young | USA | -12 | 276 | $1,200,000 |
| T3 | Ludvig Aberg | SWE | -12 | 276 | $1,200,000 |
| 5 | Collin Morikawa | USA | -11 | 277 | $840,000 |
| T6 | Min Woo Lee | AUS | -10 | 278 | $702,000 |
| T6 | Russell Henley | USA | -10 | 278 | $702,000 |
| T6 | Sahith Theegala | USA | -10 | 278 | $702,000 |
| T9 | Harry Hall | ENG | -8 | 280 | $578,000 |
| T9 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -8 | 280 | $578,000 |
| T11 | Adam Scott | AUS | -6 | 282 | $493,000 |
| T11 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -6 | 282 | $493,000 |
| T13 | Billy Horschel | USA | -5 | 283 | $373,200 |
| T13 | Maverick McNealy | USA | -5 | 283 | $373,200 |
| T13 | Sepp Straka | AUT | -5 | 283 | $373,200 |
| T13 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | -5 | 283 | $373,200 |
| T13 | Viktor Hovland | NOR | -5 | 283 | $373,200 |
| T18 | Bud Cauley | USA | -3 | 285 | $261,000 |
| T18 | Chris Gotterup | USA | -3 | 285 | $261,000 |
| T18 | Jacob Bridgeman | USA | -3 | 285 | $261,000 |
| T18 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | -3 | 285 | $261,000 |
| T18 | Kurt Kitayama | USA | -3 | 285 | $261,000 |
| T18 | Max Greyserman | USA | -3 | 285 | $261,000 |
| T24 | Alex Noren | SWE | -2 | 286 | $157,000 |
| T24 | Harris English | USA | -2 | 286 | $157,000 |
| T24 | Lucas Glover | USA | -2 | 286 | $157,000 |
| T24 | Nicolai Hojgaard | DEN | -2 | 286 | $157,000 |
| T24 | Patrick Rodgers | USA | -2 | 286 | $157,000 |
| T24 | Robert MacIntyre | SCO | -2 | 286 | $157,000 |
| T24 | Ryan Fox | NZL | -2 | 286 | $157,000 |
| T24 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -2 | 286 | $157,000 |
| T24 | Xander Schauffele | USA | -2 | 286 | $157,000 |
| T33 | Corey Conners | CAN | -1 | 287 | $109,000 |
| T33 | Keith Mitchell | USA | -1 | 287 | $109,000 |
| T33 | Michael Kim | USA | -1 | 287 | $109,000 |
| T33 | Michael Thorbjornsen | USA | -1 | 287 | $109,000 |
| T33 | Ryo Hisatsune | JPN | -1 | 287 | $109,000 |
| T38 | Andrew Novak | USA | 0 | 288 | $90,000 |
| T38 | Nick Taylor | CAN | 0 | 288 | $90,000 |
| T38 | Taylor Pendrith | CAN | 0 | 288 | $90,000 |
| T41 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | 1 | 289 | $78,000 |
| T41 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | 1 | 289 | $78,000 |
| T41 | Matt McCarty | USA | 1 | 289 | $78,000 |
| T44 | Andrew Putnam | USA | 2 | 290 | $66,000 |
| T44 | Nicolas Echavarria | COL | 2 | 290 | $66,000 |
| T44 | Taylor Moore | USA | 2 | 290 | $66,000 |
| T47 | Chris Kirk | USA | 5 | 293 | $58,000 |
| 49 | Tommy Fleetwood | ENG | 6 | 294 | $56,000 |
| 50 | Brian Harman | USA | 10 | 298 | $54,000 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $14,807,600 between them, against $5,140,400 shared by the other 34 players paid.
The 49 cheques above come to $19,948,000 between them. We hold 71 players for the week in all, so 22 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other Arnold Palmer Invitational years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2025 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Russell Henley. The Arnold Palmer Invitational roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2026 golf year
31 other tournaments we hold a 2026 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2026 was the $4,500,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Cameron Young.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
Akshay Bhatia, on 8 March 2026, in a playoff. The win paid $4,000,000.
How much did the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational pay out?
The 49 cheques on this page come to $19,948,000 between them, from $4,000,000 at the top down to $54,000.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
$54,000, which Brian Harman collected for finishing 50.
How many players were paid at the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
49. We hold 71 players for that week in all, so 22 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players by what they have won across their careers. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.