2015 PGA Championship prize money
Jason Day won the 2015 PGA Championship on 16 August 2015 and took $1,800,000. Below is every one of the 71 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $17,300 James Morrison collected for finishing 77.
Every cheque at the 2015 PGA Championship
16 August 2015
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Day | AUS | -20 | 268 | $1,800,000$1.8m |
| 2 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -17 | 271 | $1,080,000 |
| 3 | Branden Grace | RSA | -15 | 273 | $680,000 |
| 4 | Justin Rose | ENG | -14 | 274 | $480,000 |
| T5 | Anirban Lahiri | IND | -13 | 275 | $367,500 |
| T5 | Brooks Koepka | USA | -13 | 275 | $367,500 |
| T7 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -12 | 276 | $293,000 |
| T7 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -12 | 276 | $293,000 |
| T10 | Robert Streb | USA | -11 | 277 | $243,000 |
| T10 | Tony Finau | USA | -11 | 277 | $243,000 |
| T12 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -10 | 278 | $185,400 |
| T12 | Brendan Steele | USA | -10 | 278 | $185,400 |
| T12 | David Lingmerth | SWE | -10 | 278 | $185,400 |
| T12 | Martin Kaymer | GER | -10 | 278 | $185,400 |
| T12 | Russell Henley | USA | -10 | 278 | $185,400 |
| 17 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | -9 | 279 | $148,000 |
| T18 | Justin Thomas | USA | -8 | 280 | $126,000 |
| T18 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -8 | 280 | $126,000 |
| T21 | Bubba Watson | USA | -7 | 281 | $97,667 |
| T21 | Hiroshi Iwata | JPN | -7 | 281 | $97,667 |
| T21 | Matt Jones | AUS | -7 | 281 | $97,667 |
| 24 | J.B. Holmes | USA | -6 | 282 | $86,000 |
| T25 | Billy Horschel | USA | -5 | 283 | $74,600 |
| T25 | Cameron Smith | AUS | -5 | 283 | $74,600 |
| T25 | Ernie Els | RSA | -5 | 283 | $74,600 |
| T25 | Henrik Stenson | SWE | -5 | 283 | $74,600 |
| T25 | Tyrrell Hatton | ENG | -5 | 283 | $74,600 |
| T30 | Jim Furyk | USA | -4 | 284 | $56,057 |
| T30 | Louis Oosthuizen | RSA | -4 | 284 | $56,057 |
| T30 | Nick Watney | USA | -4 | 284 | $56,057 |
| T30 | Patrick Reed | USA | -4 | 284 | $56,057 |
| T30 | Paul Casey | ENG | -4 | 284 | $56,057 |
| T30 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -4 | 284 | $56,057 |
| T30 | Steve Stricker | USA | -4 | 284 | $56,057 |
| T37 | Boo Weekley | USA | -3 | 285 | $39,200 |
| T37 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | -3 | 285 | $39,200 |
| T37 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | -3 | 285 | $39,200 |
| T37 | Jason Bohn | USA | -3 | 285 | $39,200 |
| T37 | Ryan Moore | USA | -3 | 285 | $39,200 |
| T37 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -3 | 285 | $39,200 |
| T43 | Danny Lee | NZL | -2 | 286 | $30,000 |
| T43 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -2 | 286 | $30,000 |
| T43 | Kevin Chappell | USA | -2 | 286 | $30,000 |
| T43 | Lee Westwood | ENG | -2 | 286 | $30,000 |
| T43 | Luke Donald | ENG | -2 | 286 | $30,000 |
| T48 | Harris English | USA | -1 | 287 | $25,750 |
| T48 | Marcel Siem | GER | -1 | 287 | $25,750 |
| T48 | Marc Warren | SCO | -1 | 287 | $25,750 |
| T48 | Scott Piercy | USA | -1 | 287 | $25,750 |
| T48 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | -1 | 287 | $25,750 |
| T54 | Danny Willett | ENG | 0 | 288 | $22,500 |
| T54 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | 0 | 288 | $22,500 |
| T54 | Kevin Streelman | USA | 0 | 288 | $22,500 |
| T54 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | 0 | 288 | $22,500 |
| T54 | Troy Merritt | USA | 0 | 288 | $22,500 |
| T54 | Webb Simpson | USA | 0 | 288 | $22,500 |
| T61 | Chesson Hadley | USA | 1 | 289 | $20,200 |
| T61 | Emiliano Grillo | ARG | 1 | 289 | $20,200 |
| T61 | Keegan Bradley | USA | 1 | 289 | $20,200 |
| 64 | Sangmoon Bae | KOR | 2 | 290 | $19,400 |
| T65 | Bill Haas | USA | 3 | 291 | $18,800 |
| T65 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | 3 | 291 | $18,800 |
| T65 | Charles Howell III | USA | 3 | 291 | $18,800 |
| T68 | Jason Dufner | USA | 4 | 292 | $18,200 |
| T68 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | THA | 4 | 292 | $18,200 |
| T68 | Nick Taylor | CAN | 4 | 292 | $18,200 |
| T72 | J.J. Henry | USA | 6 | 294 | $17,700 |
| T72 | Sean O'Hair | USA | 6 | 294 | $17,700 |
| T75 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | 8 | 296 | $17,450 |
| T75 | Morgan Hoffmann | USA | 8 | 296 | $17,450 |
| 77 | James Morrison | ENG | 9 | 297 | $17,300 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $6,774,000 between them, against $2,471,950 shared by the other 56 players paid.
The 71 cheques above come to $9,245,950 between them. We hold 123 players for the week in all, so 52 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 2014 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Rory McIlroy. The 2016 ladder is the one after, won by Jimmy Walker. The PGA Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2015 golf year
46 other tournaments we hold a 2015 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2015 was the $1,800,000 paid at the Masters Tournament, won by Jordan Spieth.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2015 PGA Championship?
Jason Day, on 16 August 2015. The win paid $1,800,000.
How much did the 2015 PGA Championship pay out?
The 71 cheques on this page come to $9,245,950 between them, from $1,800,000 at the top down to $17,300.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2015 PGA Championship?
$17,300, which James Morrison collected for finishing 77.
How many players were paid at the 2015 PGA Championship?
71. We hold 123 players for that week in all, so 52 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.