2012 PGA Championship prize money
Rory McIlroy won the 2012 PGA Championship on 12 August 2012 and took $1,445,000. Below is every one of the 62 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $14,800 Cameron Tringale collected for finishing 72.
Every cheque at the 2012 PGA Championship
12 August 2012
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | -13 | 275 | $1,445,000$1.4m |
| T3 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -4 | 284 | $384,500 |
| T3 | Ian Poulter | ENG | -4 | 284 | $384,500 |
| T3 | Justin Rose | ENG | -4 | 284 | $384,500 |
| T3 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -4 | 284 | $384,500 |
| T7 | Jamie Donaldson | WAL | -3 | 285 | $226,000 |
| T7 | Steve Stricker | USA | -3 | 285 | $226,000 |
| T11 | Adam Scott | AUS | -2 | 286 | $143,286 |
| T11 | Bubba Watson | USA | -2 | 286 | $143,286 |
| T11 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -2 | 286 | $143,286 |
| T11 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | -2 | 286 | $143,286 |
| T11 | Tiger Woods | USA | -2 | 286 | $143,286 |
| T18 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -1 | 287 | $99,667 |
| T18 | John Daly | USA | -1 | 287 | $99,667 |
| T18 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | -1 | 287 | $99,667 |
| T21 | Jimmy Walker | USA | 0 | 288 | $72,667 |
| T21 | Joost Luiten | NED | 0 | 288 | $72,667 |
| T21 | Louis Oosthuizen | RSA | 0 | 288 | $72,667 |
| T21 | Pat Perez | USA | 0 | 288 | $72,667 |
| T21 | Robert Garrigus | USA | 0 | 288 | $72,667 |
| T21 | Seung-Yul Noh | KOR | 0 | 288 | $72,667 |
| T27 | Jason Dufner | USA | 1 | 289 | $51,900 |
| T27 | Marc Leishman | AUS | 1 | 289 | $51,900 |
| T27 | Thorbjørn Olesen | DEN | 1 | 289 | $51,900 |
| T27 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | 1 | 289 | $51,900 |
| T32 | Bill Haas | USA | 2 | 290 | $42,625 |
| T32 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | 2 | 290 | $42,625 |
| T32 | John Senden | AUS | 2 | 290 | $42,625 |
| T32 | Luke Donald | ENG | 2 | 290 | $42,625 |
| T36 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | 3 | 291 | $34,750 |
| T36 | Marcel Siem | GER | 3 | 291 | $34,750 |
| T36 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 3 | 291 | $34,750 |
| T36 | Rich Beem | USA | 3 | 291 | $34,750 |
| T36 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 3 | 291 | $34,750 |
| T36 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | 3 | 291 | $34,750 |
| T42 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | 4 | 292 | $25,750 |
| T42 | David Toms | USA | 4 | 292 | $25,750 |
| T42 | Gary Woodland | USA | 4 | 292 | $25,750 |
| T42 | Jim Furyk | USA | 4 | 292 | $25,750 |
| T42 | J.J. Henry | USA | 4 | 292 | $25,750 |
| T42 | Martin Laird | SCO | 4 | 292 | $25,750 |
| T48 | Dustin Johnson | USA | 5 | 293 | $18,625 |
| T48 | Ernie Els | RSA | 5 | 293 | $18,625 |
| T48 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 5 | 293 | $18,625 |
| T48 | Scott Piercy | USA | 5 | 293 | $18,625 |
| T54 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | 6 | 294 | $16,810 |
| T54 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | 6 | 294 | $16,810 |
| T54 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 6 | 294 | $16,810 |
| T54 | Sangmoon Bae | KOR | 6 | 294 | $16,810 |
| T59 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | 7 | 295 | $16,100 |
| T59 | Ryo Ishikawa | JPN | 7 | 295 | $16,100 |
| 61 | K.T. Kim | KOR | 8 | 296 | $15,900 |
| T62 | Chez Reavie | USA | 9 | 297 | $15,650 |
| T62 | George McNeill | USA | 9 | 297 | $15,650 |
| T62 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño | ESP | 9 | 297 | $15,650 |
| T62 | Ken Duke | USA | 9 | 297 | $15,650 |
| T66 | Alex Noren | SWE | 10 | 298 | $15,350 |
| T66 | Marcus Fraser | AUS | 10 | 298 | $15,350 |
| T68 | John Huh | USA | 11 | 299 | $15,150 |
| 70 | Zach Johnson | USA | 12 | 300 | $15,000 |
| 71 | Matt Every | USA | 16 | 304 | $14,900 |
| 72 | Cameron Tringale | USA | 18 | 306 | $14,800 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,450,431 between them, against $1,520,092 shared by the other 47 players paid.
The 62 cheques above come to $5,970,523 between them. We hold 109 players for the week in all, so 47 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 2011 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Keegan Bradley. The 2013 ladder is the one after, won by Jason Dufner. The PGA Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2012 golf year
46 other tournaments we hold a 2012 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2012 was the $1,710,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Matt Kuchar.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2012 PGA Championship?
Rory McIlroy, on 12 August 2012. The win paid $1,445,000.
How much did the 2012 PGA Championship pay out?
The 62 cheques on this page come to $5,970,523 between them, from $1,445,000 at the top down to $14,800.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2012 PGA Championship?
$14,800, which Cameron Tringale collected for finishing 72.
How many players were paid at the 2012 PGA Championship?
62. We hold 109 players for that week in all, so 47 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.