BMW Championship prize money
Every BMW Championship champion on record here, what the win paid and the year it was won. Scottie Scheffler took $3,600,000 in 2025, which is the most winning it has paid in 29 editions here.
The same tournament has run as 100th Western Open presented by Golf Digest, Advil Western Open, Beatrice Western Open, Centel Western Open, Cialis Western Open, Motorola Western Open. Those years are counted here, under the name it carries now.
Every BMW Championship winner
Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.
| YEAR | WINNER | COUNTRY | WHAT IT PAID | PLAYERS PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | $3,600,000$3.6m | 48 |
| 2024 | Keegan Bradley | USA | $3,600,000$3.6m | 48 |
| 2023 | Viktor Hovland | NOR | $3,600,000$3.6m | 49 |
| 2022 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | $2,700,000$2.7m | 67 |
| 2021 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | $1,710,000$1.7m | 69 |
| 2020 | Jon Rahm | ESP | $1,710,000$1.7m | 69 |
| 2019 | Justin Thomas | USA | $1,665,000$1.7m | 69 |
| 2018 | Keegan Bradley | USA | $1,620,000$1.6m | 68 |
| 2017 | Marc Leishman | AUS | $1,575,000$1.6m | 69 |
| 2016 | Dustin Johnson | USA | $1,530,000$1.5m | 67 |
| 2015 | Jason Day | AUS | $1,485,000$1.5m | 68 |
| 2014 | Billy Horschel | USA | $1,440,000$1.4m | 64 |
| 2013 | Zach Johnson | USA | $1,440,000$1.4m | 69 |
| 2012 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | $1,440,000$1.4m | 66 |
| 2011 | Justin Rose | ENG | $1,440,000$1.4m | 66 |
| 2010 | Dustin Johnson | USA | $1,350,000$1.4m | 63 |
| 2009 | Tiger Woods | USA | $1,350,000$1.4m | 58 |
| 2008 | Camilo Villegas | COL | $1,260,000 | 51 |
| 2007 | Tiger Woods | USA | $1,260,000 | 48 |
| 2006 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | $900,000 | 49 |
| 2005 | Jim Furyk | USA | $900,000 | 35 |
| 2004 | no first place held | - | 33 | |
| 2003 | Tiger Woods | USA | $810,000 | 29 |
| 2002 | Jerry Kelly | USA | $720,000 | 34 |
| 2001 | no first place held | - | 24 | |
| 2000 | Robert Allenby | AUS | $540,000 | 17 |
| 1999 | Tiger Woods | USA | $450,000 | 19 |
| 1997 | Tiger Woods | USA | $360,000 | 12 |
| 1996 | Steve Stricker | USA | $360,000 | 19 |
We hold no first place for two of these 29 years, and those rows show a dash rather than a name. Every other figure in the row is held in full. Two names in a row is a pairs event, and both halves were paid the same cheque.
Won it more than once
Four players have taken the BMW Championship at least twice
| PLAYER | WINS | YEARS | PAID FOR THOSE WINS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Woods | 5 | 2009, 2007, 2003, 1999, 1997 | $4,230,000$4.2m |
| Keegan Bradley | 2 | 2024, 2018 | $5,220,000$5.2m |
| Patrick Cantlay | 2 | 2022, 2021 | $4,410,000$4.4m |
| Dustin Johnson | 2 | 2016, 2010 | $2,880,000$2.9m |
The last column is the sum of the cheques we hold for exactly the years beside it, and nothing else. It is not a career total: what these players earned across the rest of their seasons is on their own pages.
What winning it has paid
The champion's cheque, 2006 to 2025
The twenty most recent editions we hold a winner's cheque for. The other seven are in the table above, back to 1996.
The 2025 top ten
17 August 2025
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -15 | $3,600,000$3.6m |
| 2 | Robert MacIntyre | SCO | -13 | $2,160,000$2.2m |
| 3 | Maverick McNealy | USA | -11 | $1,360,000$1.4m |
| T4 | Sam Burns | USA | -10 | $910,000 |
| T4 | Tommy Fleetwood | ENG | -10 | $910,000 |
| 6 | Harry Hall | ENG | -8 | $750,000 |
| T7 | Ludvig Aberg | SWE | -7 | $645,000 |
| T7 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -7 | $645,000 |
| T7 | Viktor Hovland | NOR | -7 | $645,000 |
| 10 | Michael Kim | USA | -6 | $560,000 |
Frequently asked questions
Who won the BMW Championship in 2025?
Scottie Scheffler, on 17 August 2025. The win was worth $3,600,000.
How much does the BMW Championship winner get?
The 2025 champion took $3,600,000. The biggest winner's cheque across the 29 editions on this page is $3,600,000, which Scottie Scheffler collected in 2025.
Who has won the BMW Championship most often?
Tiger Woods, five times: 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009. Those wins paid $4,230,000 between them.
How far back does BMW Championship prize money go here?
To 1996. This page carries 29 editions and 1,447 individual payouts across them, and we hold no first place for two of those years.
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 themselves by what they have won across their careers. For the tournaments closest to this one, see U.S. Open, Arnold Palmer Invitational, Memorial Tournament, The Genesis Invitational, PGA Championship, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, FedEx St. Jude Championship, RBC Heritage, The Sentry, Travelers Championship, Truist Championship and WM Phoenix Open. 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.