2016 PGA Championship prize money
Jimmy Walker won the 2016 PGA Championship on 31 July 2016 and took $1,800,000. Below is every one of the 82 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $16,400 Thomas Pieters collected for finishing 86.
Every cheque at the 2016 PGA Championship
31 July 2016
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -14 | 266 | $1,800,000$1.8m |
| 2 | Jason Day | AUS | -13 | 267 | $1,080,000 |
| 3 | Daniel Summerhays | USA | -10 | 270 | $680,000 |
| T4 | Branden Grace | RSA | -9 | 271 | $405,000 |
| T4 | Brooks Koepka | USA | -9 | 271 | $405,000 |
| T4 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | -9 | 271 | $405,000 |
| T7 | Henrik Stenson | SWE | -8 | 272 | $293,000 |
| T7 | Martin Kaymer | GER | -8 | 272 | $293,000 |
| T7 | Robert Streb | USA | -8 | 272 | $293,000 |
| T10 | Paul Casey | ENG | -7 | 273 | $233,000 |
| T10 | Tyrrell Hatton | ENG | -7 | 273 | $233,000 |
| T10 | William McGirt | USA | -7 | 273 | $233,000 |
| T13 | Emiliano Grillo | ARG | -6 | 274 | $172,400 |
| T13 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -6 | 274 | $172,400 |
| T13 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | -6 | 274 | $172,400 |
| T13 | Patrick Reed | USA | -6 | 274 | $172,400 |
| T13 | Webb Simpson | USA | -6 | 274 | $172,400 |
| T18 | Adam Scott | AUS | -5 | 275 | $121,000 |
| T18 | John Senden | AUS | -5 | 275 | $121,000 |
| T18 | Kevin Kisner | USA | -5 | 275 | $121,000 |
| T22 | Billy Hurley III | USA | -4 | 276 | $75,636 |
| T22 | David Lingmerth | SWE | -4 | 276 | $75,636 |
| T22 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | -4 | 276 | $75,636 |
| T22 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | -4 | 276 | $75,636 |
| T22 | Justin Rose | ENG | -4 | 276 | $75,636 |
| T22 | Kevin Na | USA | -4 | 276 | $75,636 |
| T22 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -4 | 276 | $75,636 |
| T22 | Kyle Reifers | USA | -4 | 276 | $75,636 |
| T22 | Louis Oosthuizen | RSA | -4 | 276 | $75,636 |
| T22 | Russell Henley | USA | -4 | 276 | $75,636 |
| T22 | Russell Knox | SCO | -4 | 276 | $75,636 |
| T33 | Hideto Tanihara | JPN | -3 | 277 | $45,289 |
| T33 | Jon Curran | USA | -3 | 277 | $45,289 |
| T33 | Joost Luiten | NED | -3 | 277 | $45,289 |
| T33 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -3 | 277 | $45,289 |
| T33 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -3 | 277 | $45,289 |
| T33 | Søren Kjeldsen | DEN | -3 | 277 | $45,289 |
| T33 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -3 | 277 | $45,289 |
| T33 | Yuta Ikeda | JPN | -3 | 277 | $45,289 |
| T33 | Zach Johnson | USA | -3 | 277 | $45,289 |
| T42 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | -2 | 278 | $30,143 |
| T42 | Jamie Donaldson | WAL | -2 | 278 | $30,143 |
| T42 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -2 | 278 | $30,143 |
| T42 | Ross Fisher | ENG | -2 | 278 | $30,143 |
| T42 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -2 | 278 | $30,143 |
| T42 | Scott Hend | AUS | -2 | 278 | $30,143 |
| T42 | Steve Stricker | USA | -2 | 278 | $30,143 |
| T49 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | -1 | 279 | $25,000 |
| T49 | Alex Noren | SWE | -1 | 279 | $25,000 |
| T49 | Andy Sullivan | ENG | -1 | 279 | $25,000 |
| T49 | Jason Kokrak | USA | -1 | 279 | $25,000 |
| T49 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | -1 | 279 | $25,000 |
| T49 | Patton Kizzire | USA | -1 | 279 | $25,000 |
| T49 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | ESP | -1 | 279 | $25,000 |
| T56 | Bill Haas | USA | 0 | 280 | $22,250 |
| T56 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | 0 | 280 | $22,250 |
| T56 | Danny Lee | NZL | 0 | 280 | $22,250 |
| T56 | Young-han Song | KOR | 0 | 280 | $22,250 |
| T60 | Andrew Johnston | ENG | 1 | 281 | $20,000 |
| T60 | Bubba Watson | USA | 1 | 281 | $20,000 |
| T60 | Harris English | USA | 1 | 281 | $20,000 |
| T60 | Jason Dufner | USA | 1 | 281 | $20,000 |
| T60 | Marc Leishman | AUS | 1 | 281 | $20,000 |
| T66 | Ernie Els | RSA | 2 | 282 | $18,500 |
| T66 | Justin Thomas | USA | 2 | 282 | $18,500 |
| T66 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | THA | 2 | 282 | $18,500 |
| T66 | Roberto Castro | USA | 2 | 282 | $18,500 |
| T70 | Colt Knost | USA | 3 | 283 | $17,900 |
| T70 | James Hahn | USA | 3 | 283 | $17,900 |
| T70 | Ryan Moore | USA | 3 | 283 | $17,900 |
| T73 | Daniel Berger | USA | 4 | 284 | $17,450 |
| T73 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | 4 | 284 | $17,450 |
| T73 | Jim Furyk | USA | 4 | 284 | $17,450 |
| T73 | Marcus Fraser | AUS | 4 | 284 | $17,450 |
| T73 | Rich Beem | USA | 4 | 284 | $17,450 |
| T79 | Billy Horschel | USA | 5 | 285 | $16,900 |
| T79 | Brian Stuard | USA | 5 | 285 | $16,900 |
| T79 | Danny Willett | ENG | 5 | 285 | $16,900 |
| T79 | Matt Jones | AUS | 5 | 285 | $16,900 |
| 84 | Cameron Tringale | USA | 6 | 286 | $16,600 |
| 85 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 7 | 287 | $16,500 |
| 86 | Thomas Pieters | BEL | 10 | 290 | $16,400 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $6,870,200 between them, against $2,854,448 shared by the other 67 players paid.
The 82 cheques above come to $9,724,648 between them. We hold 127 players for the week in all, so 45 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 2015 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Jason Day. The 2017 ladder is the one after, won by Justin Thomas. The PGA Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2016 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2016 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2016 was the $1,890,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Jason Day.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2016 PGA Championship?
Jimmy Walker, on 31 July 2016. The win paid $1,800,000.
How much did the 2016 PGA Championship pay out?
The 82 cheques on this page come to $9,724,648 between them, from $1,800,000 at the top down to $16,400.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2016 PGA Championship?
$16,400, which Thomas Pieters collected for finishing 86.
How many players were paid at the 2016 PGA Championship?
82. We hold 127 players for that week in all, so 45 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.