2018 PGA Championship prize money
Brooks Koepka won the 2018 PGA Championship on 12 August 2018 and took $1,980,000. Below is every one of the 78 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $18,600 Scott Brown collected for finishing 80.
Every cheque at the 2018 PGA Championship
12 August 2018
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooks Koepka | USA | -16 | 264 | $1,980,000$2.0m |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | USA | -14 | 266 | $1,188,000 |
| 3 | Adam Scott | AUS | -13 | 267 | $748,000 |
| T4 | Jon Rahm | ESP | -11 | 269 | $489,250 |
| T4 | Stewart Cink | USA | -11 | 269 | $489,250 |
| T6 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | -10 | 270 | $334,712 |
| T6 | Gary Woodland | USA | -10 | 270 | $334,712 |
| T6 | Justin Thomas | USA | -10 | 270 | $334,712 |
| T6 | Thomas Pieters | BEL | -10 | 270 | $334,712 |
| T10 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | ESP | -9 | 271 | $261,985 |
| T10 | Tyrrell Hatton | ENG | -9 | 271 | $261,985 |
| T12 | Brandon Stone | RSA | -8 | 272 | $187,747 |
| T12 | Chez Reavie | USA | -8 | 272 | $187,747 |
| T12 | Daniel Berger | USA | -8 | 272 | $187,747 |
| T12 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -8 | 272 | $187,747 |
| T12 | Kevin Kisner | USA | -8 | 272 | $187,747 |
| T12 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -8 | 272 | $187,747 |
| T12 | Shane Lowry | IRL | -8 | 272 | $187,747 |
| T19 | Jason Day | AUS | -7 | 273 | $113,125 |
| T19 | Jason Kokrak | USA | -7 | 273 | $113,125 |
| T19 | Julian Suri | USA | -7 | 273 | $113,125 |
| T19 | Justin Rose | ENG | -7 | 273 | $113,125 |
| T19 | Kevin Na | USA | -7 | 273 | $113,125 |
| T19 | Matt Wallace | ENG | -7 | 273 | $113,125 |
| T19 | Webb Simpson | USA | -7 | 273 | $113,125 |
| T19 | Zach Johnson | USA | -7 | 273 | $113,125 |
| T27 | Branden Grace | RSA | -6 | 274 | $76,000 |
| T27 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -6 | 274 | $76,000 |
| T27 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | -6 | 274 | $76,000 |
| T27 | Ryan Fox | NZL | -6 | 274 | $76,000 |
| T31 | Chris Kirk | USA | -5 | 275 | $63,500 |
| T31 | Dylan Frittelli | RSA | -5 | 275 | $63,500 |
| T31 | Emiliano Grillo | ARG | -5 | 275 | $63,500 |
| T31 | Ian Poulter | ENG | -5 | 275 | $63,500 |
| T35 | Billy Horschel | USA | -4 | 276 | $48,429 |
| T35 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | -4 | 276 | $48,429 |
| T35 | J.J. Spaun | USA | -4 | 276 | $48,429 |
| T35 | Pat Perez | USA | -4 | 276 | $48,429 |
| T35 | Russell Knox | SCO | -4 | 276 | $48,429 |
| T35 | Tommy Fleetwood | ENG | -4 | 276 | $48,429 |
| T35 | Xander Schauffele | USA | -4 | 276 | $48,429 |
| T42 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -3 | 277 | $33,281 |
| T42 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | -3 | 277 | $33,281 |
| T42 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -3 | 277 | $33,281 |
| T42 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -3 | 277 | $33,281 |
| T42 | Martin Kaymer | GER | -3 | 277 | $33,281 |
| T42 | Sungjae Im | KOR | -3 | 277 | $33,281 |
| T42 | Tony Finau | USA | -3 | 277 | $33,281 |
| T50 | Andrew Landry | USA | -2 | 278 | $24,833 |
| T50 | Austin Cook | USA | -2 | 278 | $24,833 |
| T50 | Brice Garnett | USA | -2 | 278 | $24,833 |
| T50 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | -2 | 278 | $24,833 |
| T50 | Russell Henley | USA | -2 | 278 | $24,833 |
| T50 | Seungsu Han | USA | -2 | 278 | $24,833 |
| T56 | Byeong Hun An | KOR | -1 | 279 | $22,567 |
| T56 | Cameron Smith | AUS | -1 | 279 | $22,567 |
| T56 | Thorbjørn Olesen | DEN | -1 | 279 | $22,567 |
| T59 | Andrew Putnam | USA | 0 | 280 | $21,317 |
| T59 | Eddie Pepperell | ENG | 0 | 280 | $21,317 |
| T59 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | 0 | 280 | $21,317 |
| T59 | Ollie Schniederjans | USA | 0 | 280 | $21,317 |
| T59 | Ryan Moore | USA | 0 | 280 | $21,317 |
| T59 | Satoshi Kodaira | JPN | 0 | 280 | $21,317 |
| T65 | Adrian Otaegui | ESP | 1 | 281 | $20,100 |
| T65 | Chris Stroud | USA | 1 | 281 | $20,100 |
| T65 | Kevin Chappell | USA | 1 | 281 | $20,100 |
| T65 | Ross Fisher | ENG | 1 | 281 | $20,100 |
| T65 | Yuta Ikeda | JPN | 1 | 281 | $20,100 |
| T71 | Brian Harman | USA | 2 | 282 | $19,200 |
| T71 | Charles Howell III | USA | 2 | 282 | $19,200 |
| T71 | Jim Furyk | USA | 2 | 282 | $19,200 |
| T71 | Joaquin Niemann | CHI | 2 | 282 | $19,200 |
| T71 | Marc Leishman | AUS | 2 | 282 | $19,200 |
| T71 | Nick Watney | USA | 2 | 282 | $19,200 |
| T71 | Ted Potter, Jr. | USA | 2 | 282 | $19,200 |
| 78 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 3 | 283 | $18,800 |
| 79 | Brian Gay | USA | 7 | 287 | $18,700 |
| 80 | Scott Brown | USA | 9 | 289 | $18,600 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $7,508,306 between them, against $3,233,812 shared by the other 63 players paid.
The 78 cheques above come to $10,742,118 between them. We hold 131 players for the week in all, so 53 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 2017 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Justin Thomas. The 2019 ladder is the one after, won by Brooks Koepka. The PGA Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2018 golf year
47 other tournaments we hold a 2018 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2018 was the $2,160,000 paid at the U.S. Open, won by Brooks Koepka.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2018 PGA Championship?
Brooks Koepka, on 12 August 2018. The win paid $1,980,000.
How much did the 2018 PGA Championship pay out?
The 78 cheques on this page come to $10,742,118 between them, from $1,980,000 at the top down to $18,600.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2018 PGA Championship?
$18,600, which Scott Brown collected for finishing 80.
How many players were paid at the 2018 PGA Championship?
78. We hold 131 players for that week in all, so 53 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.