2026 PGA Championship prize money
Aaron Rai won the 2026 PGA Championship on 17 May 2026 and took $3,690,000. Below is every one of the 80 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $23,900 Brian Campbell collected for finishing 82.
Every cheque at the 2026 PGA Championship
17 May 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Rai | ENG | -9 | 271 | $3,690,000$3.7m |
| T2 | Alex Smalley | USA | -6 | 274 | $1,804,000$1.8m |
| T2 | Jon Rahm | ESP | -6 | 274 | $1,804,000$1.8m |
| T4 | Justin Thomas | USA | -5 | 275 | $843,867 |
| T4 | Ludvig Aberg | SWE | -5 | 275 | $843,867 |
| T4 | Matthias Schmid | GER | -5 | 275 | $843,867 |
| T7 | Cameron Smith | AUS | -4 | 276 | $637,050 |
| T7 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | -4 | 276 | $637,050 |
| T7 | Xander Schauffele | USA | -4 | 276 | $637,050 |
| T10 | Chris Gotterup | USA | -3 | 277 | $496,708 |
| T10 | Justin Rose | ENG | -3 | 277 | $496,708 |
| T10 | Kurt Kitayama | USA | -3 | 277 | $496,708 |
| T10 | Patrick Reed | USA | -3 | 277 | $496,708 |
| T14 | Ben Griffin | USA | -2 | 278 | $364,763 |
| T14 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | -2 | 278 | $364,763 |
| T14 | Max Greyserman | USA | -2 | 278 | $364,763 |
| T14 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -2 | 278 | $364,763 |
| T18 | Harris English | USA | -1 | 279 | $229,129 |
| T18 | Joaquin Niemann | CHI | -1 | 279 | $229,129 |
| T18 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -1 | 279 | $229,129 |
| T18 | Maverick McNealy | USA | -1 | 279 | $229,129 |
| T18 | Min Woo Lee | AUS | -1 | 279 | $229,129 |
| T18 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | -1 | 279 | $229,129 |
| T18 | Stephan Jaeger | GER | -1 | 279 | $229,129 |
| T26 | Alex Noren | SWE | 0 | 280 | $125,523 |
| T26 | Andrew Novak | USA | 0 | 280 | $125,523 |
| T26 | Bud Cauley | USA | 0 | 280 | $125,523 |
| T26 | Cameron Young | USA | 0 | 280 | $125,523 |
| T26 | Daniel Hillier | NZL | 0 | 280 | $125,523 |
| T26 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | 0 | 280 | $125,523 |
| T26 | Nick Taylor | CAN | 0 | 280 | $125,523 |
| T26 | Sam Burns | USA | 0 | 280 | $125,523 |
| T26 | Tom Hoge | USA | 0 | 280 | $125,523 |
| T35 | Aldrich Potgieter | RSA | 1 | 281 | $78,806 |
| T35 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA | 1 | 281 | $78,806 |
| T35 | Daniel Berger | USA | 1 | 281 | $78,806 |
| T35 | Haotong Li | CHN | 1 | 281 | $78,806 |
| T35 | Martin Kaymer | GER | 1 | 281 | $78,806 |
| T35 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | 1 | 281 | $78,806 |
| T35 | Ryan Fox | NZL | 1 | 281 | $78,806 |
| T35 | Ryo Hisatsune | JPN | 1 | 281 | $78,806 |
| T35 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | 1 | 281 | $78,806 |
| T44 | Chandler Blanchet | USA | 2 | 282 | $50,348 |
| T44 | Chris Kirk | USA | 2 | 282 | $50,348 |
| T44 | Denny McCarthy | USA | 2 | 282 | $50,348 |
| T44 | Dustin Johnson | USA | 2 | 282 | $50,348 |
| T44 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | 2 | 282 | $50,348 |
| T44 | Kristoffer Reitan | NOR | 2 | 282 | $50,348 |
| T44 | Matt Wallace | ENG | 2 | 282 | $50,348 |
| T44 | Michael Kim | USA | 2 | 282 | $50,348 |
| T44 | Nicolai Hojgaard | DEN | 2 | 282 | $50,348 |
| T44 | Shane Lowry | IRL | 2 | 282 | $50,348 |
| T44 | Taylor Pendrith | CAN | 2 | 282 | $50,348 |
| T55 | Andrew Putnam | USA | 3 | 283 | $34,186 |
| T55 | Brooks Koepka | USA | 3 | 283 | $34,186 |
| T55 | Collin Morikawa | USA | 3 | 283 | $34,186 |
| T55 | Corey Conners | CAN | 3 | 283 | $34,186 |
| T55 | Mikael Lindberg | 3 | 283 | $34,186 | |
| T60 | Brian Harman | USA | 4 | 284 | $29,218 |
| T60 | Rickie Fowler | USA | 4 | 284 | $29,218 |
| T60 | Rico Hoey | USA | 4 | 284 | $29,218 |
| T60 | Sahith Theegala | USA | 4 | 284 | $29,218 |
| T60 | Sami Valimaki | FIN | 4 | 284 | $29,218 |
| T65 | Casey Jarvis | 6 | 286 | $26,900 | |
| T65 | Jason Day | AUS | 6 | 286 | $26,900 |
| T65 | Keith Mitchell | USA | 6 | 286 | $26,900 |
| T65 | Rasmus Hojgaard | DEN | 6 | 286 | $26,900 |
| T65 | Sam Stevens | USA | 6 | 286 | $26,900 |
| T70 | John Parry | ENG | 7 | 287 | $25,070 |
| T70 | Kazuki Higa | JPN | 7 | 287 | $25,070 |
| T70 | Luke Donald | ENG | 7 | 287 | $25,070 |
| T70 | Ryan Gerard | USA | 7 | 287 | $25,070 |
| T70 | William Mouw | USA | 7 | 287 | $25,070 |
| T75 | Alex Fitzpatrick | ENG | 8 | 288 | $24,193 |
| T75 | Daniel Brown | CAN | 8 | 288 | $24,193 |
| T75 | Elvis Smylie | 8 | 288 | $24,193 | |
| T75 | Rasmus Neergaard‑Petersen | DK | 8 | 288 | $24,193 |
| 79 | John Keefer | 9 | 289 | $23,970 | |
| 81 | Michael Brennan | AUS | 11 | 291 | $23,910 |
| 82 | Brian Campbell | USA | 18 | 298 | $23,900 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $14,457,109 between them, against $5,471,640 shared by the other 65 players paid.
The 80 cheques above come to $19,928,749 between them. We hold 134 players for the week in all, so 54 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 2025 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Scottie Scheffler. The PGA Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2026 golf year
31 other tournaments we hold a 2026 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2026 was the $4,500,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Cameron Young.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2026 PGA Championship?
Aaron Rai, on 17 May 2026. The win paid $3,690,000.
How much did the 2026 PGA Championship pay out?
The 80 cheques on this page come to $19,928,749 between them, from $3,690,000 at the top down to $23,900.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2026 PGA Championship?
$23,900, which Brian Campbell collected for finishing 82.
How many players were paid at the 2026 PGA Championship?
80. We hold 134 players for that week in all, so 54 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.