Barracuda Championship prize money history
Winning the Barracuda Championship paid $540,000 in 2004, which is $957,592 at August 2026 prices. In 2025 it paid $720,000. On the face of the cheque that is 1.33 times as much. In real terms it is worth less than it was: 0.78 times the 2004 cheque, minus 1.2% a year after inflation.
Every Barracuda Championship winner's cheque, then and now
Newest first. Today's money is at August 2026 prices.
| YEAR | WINNER | PAID | TODAY | $1 THEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ryan Gerard | $720,000 | $749,156 | $1.04 |
| 2024 | Nick Dunlap | $720,000 | $768,869 | $1.07 |
| 2023 | Akshay Bhatia | $684,000 | $751,969 | $1.10 |
| 2022 | Chez Reavie | $666,000 | $762,320 | $1.14 |
| 2021 | Erik van Rooyen | $630,000 | $778,822 | $1.24 |
| 2020 | Richy Werenski | $630,000 | $815,411 | $1.29 |
| 2019 | Collin Morikawa | $630,000 | $825,471 | $1.31 |
| 2018 | Andrew Putnam | $612,000 | $816,416 | $1.33 |
| 2017 | Chris Stroud | $594,000 | $811,758 | $1.37 |
| 2016 | Greg Chalmers | $576,000 | $803,929 | $1.40 |
| 2015 | J.J. Henry | $558,000 | $788,631 | $1.41 |
| 2014 | Geoff Ogilvy | $540,000 | $764,097 | $1.41 |
| 2013 | Gary Woodland | $540,000 | $776,492 | $1.44 |
| 2012 | J.J. Henry | $540,000 | $787,866 | $1.46 |
| 2011 | Scott Piercy | $540,000 | $804,170 | $1.49 |
| 2009 | John Rollins | $540,000 | $843,161 | $1.56 |
| 2008 | Parker McLachlin | $540,000 | $840,161 | $1.56 |
| 2006 | Will MacKenzie | $540,000 | $897,268 | $1.66 |
| 2005 | Vaughn Taylor | $540,000 | $926,212 | $1.72 |
| 2004 | Vaughn Taylor | $540,000 | $957,592 | $1.77 |
Today's money restates each cheque for the rise in US consumer prices from the year it was paid to August 2026. The last column is what one dollar that year buys today.
What winning it paid, at today's prices
The champion's cheque at August 2026 prices, 2004 to 2025
The biggest in real terms is 2004, not 2025: Vaughn Taylor's cheque is worth more today than the newest one.
What winning it paid, on the cheque
The champion's cheque as paid, 2004 to 2025
On the cheque the 2004 to 2025 rise is 1.33 times, 1.4% a year. Prices rose 1.71 times over the same run, which is the gap between this chart and the one above.
Against the rest of the tour
Real growth a year in the winner's cheque, the events either side of this one
Each rate runs from the first winner's cheque we hold at that event to the most recent, so two events that start in different years are measured over different runs. The Barracuda Championship is 59th of 62.
Frequently asked questions
How much did the Barracuda Championship winner get in 2004?
Vaughn Taylor took $540,000. At August 2026 prices that is $957,592.
Has Barracuda Championship prize money kept up with inflation?
No. The winner's cheque grew 1.4% a year between 2004 and 2025, slower than prices, so in real terms it shrank 1.2% a year.
When did winning the Barracuda Championship pay the most in today's money?
2004, when Vaughn Taylor took $540,000. At August 2026 prices that is $957,592, more than the $749,156 the 2025 win is worth at the same prices.
How does the Barracuda Championship winner's cheque compare with twenty years ago?
2005's cheque was $540,000, or $926,212 at August 2026 prices. 2025's was $720,000, 0.81 times as much in real terms.
Where to next
The rest of the Barracuda Championship money
Barracuda Championship prize money carries every champion, the Barracuda Championship all-time earners ranks every golfer it has paid, and the Barracuda Championship cut counts who made it each year.