2026 Memorial Tournament prize money
J.T. Poston won the 2026 Memorial Tournament on 7 June 2026 and took $4,000,000. Below is every one of the 53 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $49,000 Corey Conners collected for finishing 53.
Every cheque at the 2026 Memorial Tournament
7 June 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.T. Poston | USA | -12 | 276 | $4,000,000$4.0m |
| 2 | Ryan Gerard | USA | -12 | 276 | $2,200,000$2.2m |
| 3 | Wyndham Clark | USA | -11 | 277 | $1,400,000$1.4m |
| T4 | Sam Burns | USA | -10 | 278 | $920,000 |
| T4 | Tommy Fleetwood | ENG | -10 | 278 | $920,000 |
| T6 | Alex Fitzpatrick | ENG | -8 | 280 | $730,000 |
| T6 | Kristoffer Reitan | NOR | -8 | 280 | $730,000 |
| 8 | Eric Cole | USA | -7 | 281 | $646,000 |
| 9 | Alex Noren | SWE | -6 | 282 | $600,000 |
| T10 | Maverick McNealy | USA | -5 | 283 | $535,000 |
| T10 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | -5 | 283 | $535,000 |
| T12 | Adam Scott | AUS | -4 | 284 | $401,800 |
| T12 | J.J. Spaun | USA | -4 | 284 | $401,800 |
| T12 | Justin Rose | ENG | -4 | 284 | $401,800 |
| T12 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | -4 | 284 | $401,800 |
| T12 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -4 | 284 | $401,800 |
| T17 | Harris English | USA | -3 | 285 | $319,000 |
| T17 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | -3 | 285 | $319,000 |
| T19 | Aaron Rai | ENG | -2 | 286 | $269,333 |
| T19 | Justin Thomas | USA | -2 | 286 | $269,333 |
| T19 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -2 | 286 | $269,333 |
| T22 | Bud Cauley | USA | -1 | 287 | $200,200 |
| T22 | Kurt Kitayama | USA | -1 | 287 | $200,200 |
| T22 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -1 | 287 | $200,200 |
| T22 | Russell Henley | USA | -1 | 287 | $200,200 |
| T22 | Shane Lowry | IRL | -1 | 287 | $200,200 |
| T27 | Chris Gotterup | USA | 0 | 288 | $157,500 |
| T27 | Ryan Fox | NZL | 0 | 288 | $157,500 |
| T29 | Harry Hall | ENG | 1 | 289 | $140,000 |
| T29 | Tony Finau | USA | 1 | 289 | $140,000 |
| T29 | Xander Schauffele | USA | 1 | 289 | $140,000 |
| T32 | Sahith Theegala | USA | 2 | 290 | $122,500 |
| T32 | Sungjae Im | KOR | 2 | 290 | $122,500 |
| T34 | Denny McCarthy | USA | 3 | 291 | $111,500 |
| T34 | Jacob Bridgeman | USA | 3 | 291 | $111,500 |
| T36 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | 4 | 292 | $99,000 |
| T36 | Gary Woodland | USA | 4 | 292 | $99,000 |
| T36 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | 4 | 292 | $99,000 |
| 39 | Ludvig Aberg | SWE | 5 | 293 | $90,000 |
| T40 | Nicolas Echavarria | COL | 6 | 294 | $82,000 |
| T40 | Sepp Straka | AUT | 6 | 294 | $82,000 |
| T40 | Sudarshan Yellamaraju | CAN | 6 | 294 | $82,000 |
| T43 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | 7 | 295 | $70,000 |
| T43 | Nick Taylor | CAN | 7 | 295 | $70,000 |
| T43 | Taylor Pendrith | CAN | 7 | 295 | $70,000 |
| T46 | Cameron Young | USA | 8 | 296 | $58,667 |
| T46 | Lucas Glover | USA | 8 | 296 | $58,667 |
| T46 | Mac Meissner | USA | 8 | 296 | $58,667 |
| T49 | Michael Kim | USA | 9 | 297 | $53,000 |
| T49 | Patrick Rodgers | USA | 9 | 297 | $53,000 |
| 51 | Tom Hoge | USA | 13 | 301 | $51,000 |
| 52 | Ryo Hisatsune | JPN | 16 | 304 | $50,000 |
| 53 | Corey Conners | CAN | 18 | 306 | $49,000 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $14,823,200 between them, against $5,326,800 shared by the other 38 players paid.
The 53 cheques above come to $20,150,000 between them. We hold 72 players for the week in all, so nineteen 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 Memorial Tournament years
30 editions, 1997 to 2026
The 2025 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Scottie Scheffler. The Memorial Tournament 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 Memorial Tournament?
J.T. Poston, on 7 June 2026. The win paid $4,000,000.
How much did the 2026 Memorial Tournament pay out?
The 53 cheques on this page come to $20,150,000 between them, from $4,000,000 at the top down to $49,000.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2026 Memorial Tournament?
$49,000, which Corey Conners collected for finishing 53.
How many players were paid at the 2026 Memorial Tournament?
53. We hold 72 players for that week in all, so nineteen 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.