Baycurrent Classic prize money history
Winning the Baycurrent Classic paid $1,755,000 in 2019, which is $2,299,526 at August 2026 prices. In 2025 it paid $1,440,000. On the face of the cheque that is 0.82 times as much. In real terms it is worth less than it was: 0.65 times the 2019 cheque, minus 6.9% a year after inflation.
Every Baycurrent Classic winner's cheque, then and now
Newest first. Today's money is at August 2026 prices.
| YEAR | WINNER | PAID | TODAY | $1 THEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Xander Schauffele | $1,440,000$1.4m | $1,498,312$1.5m | $1.04 |
| 2024 | Nicolas Echavarria | $1,530,000$1.5m | $1,633,846$1.6m | $1.07 |
| 2023 | Collin Morikawa | $1,530,000$1.5m | $1,682,035$1.7m | $1.10 |
| 2022 | Keegan Bradley | $1,980,000$2.0m | $2,266,356$2.3m | $1.14 |
| 2021 | Hideki Matsuyama | $1,791,000$1.8m | $2,214,080$2.2m | $1.24 |
| 2020 | Patrick Cantlay | $1,440,000$1.4m | $1,863,797$1.9m | $1.29 |
| 2019 | Tiger Woods | $1,755,000$1.8m | $2,299,526$2.3m | $1.31 |
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, 2019 to 2025
The biggest in real terms is 2019, not 2025: Tiger Woods's cheque is worth more today than the newest one.
What winning it paid, on the cheque
The champion's cheque as paid, 2019 to 2025
On the cheque the 2019 to 2025 rise is 0.82 times, minus 3.2% a year. Prices rose 1.26 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 Baycurrent Classic is 62nd of 62.
Frequently asked questions
How much did the Baycurrent Classic winner get in 2019?
Tiger Woods took $1,755,000. At August 2026 prices that is $2,299,526.
Has Baycurrent Classic prize money kept up with inflation?
No. The winner's cheque grew minus 3.2% a year between 2019 and 2025, slower than prices, so in real terms it shrank 6.9% a year.
When did winning the Baycurrent Classic pay the most in today's money?
2019, when Tiger Woods took $1,755,000. At August 2026 prices that is $2,299,526, more than the $1,498,312 the 2025 win is worth at the same prices.
Where to next
The rest of the Baycurrent Classic money
Baycurrent Classic prize money carries every champion, the Baycurrent Classic all-time earners ranks every golfer it has paid, and the Baycurrent Classic cut counts who made it each year.