2007 PGA Championship prize money
Tiger Woods won the 2007 PGA Championship on 12 August 2007 and took $1,260,000. Below is every one of the 37 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $13,050 Tom Lehman collected for finishing T69.
Every cheque at the 2007 PGA Championship
12 August 2007
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -8 | 272 | $1,260,000 |
| 3 | Ernie Els | RSA | -5 | 275 | $476,000 |
| T4 | John Senden | AUS | -1 | 279 | $308,000 |
| T6 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | 0 | 280 | $227,500 |
| T6 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | 0 | 280 | $227,500 |
| T9 | Boo Weekley | USA | 1 | 281 | $170,333 |
| T12 | Adam Scott | AUS | 2 | 282 | $119,833 |
| T12 | Justin Rose | ENG | 2 | 282 | $119,833 |
| T12 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 2 | 282 | $119,833 |
| T12 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 2 | 282 | $119,833 |
| T18 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | 4 | 284 | $81,600 |
| T18 | Hunter Mahan | USA | 4 | 284 | $81,600 |
| T18 | Ken Duke | USA | 4 | 284 | $81,600 |
| T18 | Pat Perez | USA | 4 | 284 | $81,600 |
| T23 | Camilo Villegas | COL | 5 | 285 | $51,000 |
| T23 | Heath Slocum | USA | 5 | 285 | $51,000 |
| T23 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 5 | 285 | $51,000 |
| T23 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 5 | 285 | $51,000 |
| T23 | Steve Stricker | USA | 5 | 285 | $51,000 |
| T32 | John Daly | USA | 6 | 286 | $34,750 |
| T32 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 6 | 286 | $34,750 |
| T32 | Luke Donald | ENG | 6 | 286 | $34,750 |
| T32 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 6 | 286 | $34,750 |
| T32 | Shaun Micheel | USA | 6 | 286 | $34,750 |
| T32 | Stewart Cink | USA | 6 | 286 | $34,750 |
| T40 | Paul Casey | ENG | 7 | 287 | $27,350 |
| T42 | Charles Howell III | USA | 8 | 288 | $20,850 |
| T42 | David Toms | USA | 8 | 288 | $20,850 |
| T42 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 8 | 288 | $20,850 |
| T42 | Rod Pampling | AUS | 8 | 288 | $20,850 |
| T42 | Sean O'Hair | USA | 8 | 288 | $20,850 |
| T50 | Lucas Glover | USA | 9 | 289 | $15,236 |
| T57 | Chad Campbell | USA | 10 | 290 | $14,400 |
| T57 | Will MacKenzie | USA | 10 | 290 | $14,400 |
| T66 | Tim Herron | USA | 14 | 294 | $13,300 |
| T66 | Troy Matteson | USA | 14 | 294 | $13,300 |
| T69 | Tom Lehman | USA | 16 | 296 | $13,050 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,526,065 between them, against $627,786 shared by the other 22 players paid.
The 37 cheques above come to $4,153,851 between them. We hold 72 players for the week in all, so 35 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 PGA Championship years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2006 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Tiger Woods. The 2008 ladder is the one after, won by Padraig Harrington. The PGA Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2007 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2007 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2007 was the $1,620,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Phil Mickelson.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2007 PGA Championship?
Tiger Woods, on 12 August 2007. The win paid $1,260,000.
How much did the 2007 PGA Championship pay out?
The 37 cheques on this page come to $4,153,851 between them, from $1,260,000 at the top down to $13,050.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2007 PGA Championship?
$13,050, which Tom Lehman collected for finishing T69.
How many players were paid at the 2007 PGA Championship?
37. We hold 72 players for that week in all, so 35 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.