2011 PGA Championship prize money
Keegan Bradley won the 2011 PGA Championship on 14 August 2011 and took $1,445,000. Below is every one of the 64 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $14,550 Shaun Micheel collected for finishing T74.
Keegan Bradley won it in a playoff, so the card shows the same 72-hole total at the top of the ladder twice.
Every cheque at the 2011 PGA Championship
14 August 2011
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -8 | 272 | $1,445,000$1.4m |
| 2 | Jason Dufner | USA | -8 | 272 | $865,000 |
| T4 | David Toms | USA | -5 | 275 | $331,000 |
| 7 | Adam Scott | AUS | -4 | 276 | $259,000 |
| T8 | Lee Westwood | ENG | -3 | 277 | $224,500 |
| T8 | Luke Donald | ENG | -3 | 277 | $224,500 |
| T10 | D.A. Points | USA | -2 | 278 | $188,000 |
| T10 | Kevin Na | USA | -2 | 278 | $188,000 |
| T12 | Bill Haas | USA | -1 | 279 | $132,786 |
| T12 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | -1 | 279 | $132,786 |
| T12 | Gary Woodland | USA | -1 | 279 | $132,786 |
| T12 | Nick Watney | USA | -1 | 279 | $132,786 |
| T12 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -1 | 279 | $132,786 |
| T12 | Steve Stricker | USA | -1 | 279 | $132,786 |
| T12 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | -1 | 279 | $132,786 |
| T19 | Brendan Steele | USA | 0 | 280 | $81,214 |
| T19 | Brian Davis | ENG | 0 | 280 | $81,214 |
| T19 | Hunter Mahan | USA | 0 | 280 | $81,214 |
| T19 | John Senden | AUS | 0 | 280 | $81,214 |
| T19 | Matt Kuchar | USA | 0 | 280 | $81,214 |
| T19 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 0 | 280 | $81,214 |
| T19 | Ryan Palmer | USA | 0 | 280 | $81,214 |
| T26 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | 1 | 281 | $51,063 |
| T26 | Bubba Watson | USA | 1 | 281 | $51,063 |
| T26 | Charles Howell III | USA | 1 | 281 | $51,063 |
| T26 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 1 | 281 | $51,063 |
| T26 | Mark Wilson | USA | 1 | 281 | $51,063 |
| T26 | Robert Allenby | AUS | 1 | 281 | $51,063 |
| T26 | Scott Piercy | USA | 1 | 281 | $51,063 |
| T26 | Spencer Levin | USA | 1 | 281 | $51,063 |
| T34 | Alex Noren | SWE | 2 | 282 | $40,000 |
| T34 | Chris Kirk | USA | 2 | 282 | $40,000 |
| T34 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | 2 | 282 | $40,000 |
| T37 | Ben Crane | USA | 3 | 283 | $36,250 |
| T37 | Matteo Manassero | ITA | 3 | 283 | $36,250 |
| T39 | Bill Lunde | USA | 4 | 284 | $30,250 |
| T39 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 4 | 284 | $30,250 |
| T39 | Jim Furyk | USA | 4 | 284 | $30,250 |
| T39 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 4 | 284 | $30,250 |
| T45 | Andres Romero | ARG | 5 | 285 | $21,500 |
| T45 | Ross Fisher | ENG | 5 | 285 | $21,500 |
| T45 | Seung-Yul Noh | KOR | 5 | 285 | $21,500 |
| T45 | Yuta Ikeda | JPN | 5 | 285 | $21,500 |
| T51 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | 6 | 286 | $17,500 |
| T51 | John Rollins | USA | 6 | 286 | $17,500 |
| T51 | Johnson Wagner | USA | 6 | 286 | $17,500 |
| T51 | Rickie Fowler | USA | 6 | 286 | $17,500 |
| T56 | Bryce Molder | USA | 7 | 287 | $16,600 |
| T56 | Ricky Barnes | USA | 7 | 287 | $16,600 |
| T56 | Ryan Moore | USA | 7 | 287 | $16,600 |
| T59 | K.T. Kim | KOR | 8 | 288 | $16,033 |
| T59 | Michael Bradley | USA | 8 | 288 | $16,033 |
| T59 | Zach Johnson | USA | 8 | 288 | $16,033 |
| T62 | Kevin Streelman | USA | 10 | 290 | $15,750 |
| T62 | Robert Garrigus | USA | 10 | 290 | $15,750 |
| T64 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 11 | 291 | $15,400 |
| T64 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | 11 | 291 | $15,400 |
| T64 | Sean O'Hair | USA | 11 | 291 | $15,400 |
| T69 | Edoardo Molinari | ITA | 12 | 292 | $15,000 |
| T69 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | 12 | 292 | $15,000 |
| T72 | Davis Love III | USA | 14 | 294 | $14,750 |
| T72 | Paul Casey | ENG | 14 | 294 | $14,750 |
| T74 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | 15 | 295 | $14,550 |
| T74 | Shaun Micheel | USA | 15 | 295 | $14,550 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,654,502 between them, against $1,710,701 shared by the other 49 players paid.
The 64 cheques above come to $6,365,203 between them. We hold 105 players for the week in all, so 41 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 2010 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Martin Kaymer. The 2012 ladder is the one after, won by Rory McIlroy. The PGA Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2011 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2011 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2011 was the $1,710,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by K.J. Choi.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2011 PGA Championship?
Keegan Bradley, on 14 August 2011, in a playoff. The win paid $1,445,000.
How much did the 2011 PGA Championship pay out?
The 64 cheques on this page come to $6,365,203 between them, from $1,445,000 at the top down to $14,550.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2011 PGA Championship?
$14,550, which Shaun Micheel collected for finishing T74.
How many players were paid at the 2011 PGA Championship?
64. We hold 105 players for that week in all, so 41 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.