Memorial Tournament prize money
Every Memorial Tournament champion on record here, what the win paid and the year it was won. J.T. Poston took $4,000,000 in 2026, which is the most winning it has paid in 30 editions here.
The same tournament has run as the Memorial Tournament, the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley, the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance, the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday. Those years are counted here, under the name it carries now.
Every Memorial Tournament winner
Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.
| YEAR | WINNER | COUNTRY | WHAT IT PAID | PLAYERS PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | J.T. Poston | USA | $4,000,000$4.0m | 53 |
| 2025 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | $4,000,000$4.0m | 57 |
| 2024 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | $4,000,000$4.0m | 51 |
| 2023 | Viktor Hovland | NOR | $3,600,000$3.6m | 65 |
| 2022 | Billy Horschel | USA | $2,160,000$2.2m | 70 |
| 2021 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | $1,674,000$1.7m | 68 |
| 2020 | Jon Rahm | ESP | $1,674,000$1.7m | 74 |
| 2019 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | $1,638,000$1.6m | 73 |
| 2018 | Bryson DeChambeau | USA | $1,602,000$1.6m | 81 |
| 2017 | Jason Dufner | USA | $1,566,000$1.6m | 76 |
| 2016 | William McGirt | USA | $1,530,000$1.5m | 73 |
| 2015 | David Lingmerth | SWE | $1,116,000 | 70 |
| 2014 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | $1,116,000 | 72 |
| 2013 | Matt Kuchar | USA | $1,116,000 | 66 |
| 2012 | Tiger Woods | USA | $1,116,000 | 64 |
| 2011 | Steve Stricker | USA | $1,116,000 | 60 |
| 2010 | Justin Rose | ENG | $1,080,000 | 56 |
| 2009 | Tiger Woods | USA | $1,080,000 | 53 |
| 2008 | no first place held | - | 49 | |
| 2007 | K.J. Choi | KOR | $1,080,000 | 46 |
| 2006 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | $1,035,000 | 45 |
| 2005 | no first place held | - | 39 | |
| 2004 | Ernie Els | RSA | $945,000 | 31 |
| 2003 | no first place held | - | 30 | |
| 2002 | Jim Furyk | USA | $810,000 | 29 |
| 2001 | Tiger Woods | USA | $738,000 | 25 |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | USA | $558,000 | 24 |
| 1999 | Tiger Woods | USA | $459,000 | 22 |
| 1998 | Fred Couples | USA | $396,000 | 16 |
| 1997 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | $342,000 | 17 |
We hold no first place for three of these 30 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
Three players have taken the Memorial Tournament at least twice
| PLAYER | WINS | YEARS | PAID FOR THOSE WINS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Woods | 5 | 2012, 2009, 2001, 2000, 1999 | $3,951,000$4.0m |
| Scottie Scheffler | 2 | 2025, 2024 | $8,000,000$8.0m |
| Patrick Cantlay | 2 | 2021, 2019 | $3,312,000$3.3m |
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 2026
The twenty most recent editions we hold a winner's cheque for. The other seven are in the table above, back to 1997.
The 2026 top ten
7 June 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.T. Poston | USA | -12 | $4,000,000$4.0m |
| 2 | Ryan Gerard | USA | -12 | $2,200,000$2.2m |
| 3 | Wyndham Clark | USA | -11 | $1,400,000$1.4m |
| T4 | Sam Burns | USA | -10 | $920,000 |
| T4 | Tommy Fleetwood | ENG | -10 | $920,000 |
| T6 | Alex Fitzpatrick | ENG | -8 | $730,000 |
| T6 | Kristoffer Reitan | NOR | -8 | $730,000 |
| 8 | Eric Cole | USA | -7 | $646,000 |
| 9 | Alex Noren | SWE | -6 | $600,000 |
| T10 | Maverick McNealy | USA | -5 | $535,000 |
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Memorial Tournament in 2026?
J.T. Poston, on 7 June 2026. The win was worth $4,000,000.
How much does the Memorial Tournament winner get?
The 2026 champion took $4,000,000. The biggest winner's cheque across the 30 editions on this page is $4,000,000, which J.T. Poston collected in 2026.
Who has won the Memorial Tournament most often?
Tiger Woods, five times: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2012. Those wins paid $3,951,000 between them.
How far back does Memorial Tournament prize money go here?
To 1997. This page carries 30 editions and 1,555 individual payouts across them, and we hold no first place for three 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 TOUR Championship, Masters Tournament, THE PLAYERS Championship, U.S. Open, Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Genesis Invitational, PGA Championship, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, BMW Championship, FedEx St. Jude Championship, RBC Heritage and The Sentry. 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.