Quicken Loans National prize money history
Winning the Quicken Loans National paid $1,080,000 in 2007, which is $1,744,839 at August 2026 prices. In 2018 it paid $1,278,000. On the face of the cheque that is 1.18 times as much. In real terms it is almost exactly what it was, minus 0.2% a year after inflation.
Every Quicken Loans National winner's cheque, then and now
Newest first. Today's money is at August 2026 prices.
| YEAR | WINNER | PAID | TODAY | $1 THEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Francesco Molinari | $1,278,000 | $1,704,869$1.7m | $1.33 |
| 2017 | Kyle Stanley | $1,278,000 | $1,746,510$1.7m | $1.37 |
| 2016 | Billy Hurley III | $1,242,000 | $1,733,471$1.7m | $1.40 |
| 2015 | Troy Merritt | $1,206,000 | $1,704,460$1.7m | $1.41 |
| 2014 | Justin Rose | $1,170,000 | $1,655,543$1.7m | $1.41 |
| 2013 | Bill Haas | $1,170,000 | $1,682,399$1.7m | $1.44 |
| 2012 | Tiger Woods | $1,170,000 | $1,707,042$1.7m | $1.46 |
| 2011 | Nick Watney | $1,116,000 | $1,661,951$1.7m | $1.49 |
| 2010 | Justin Rose | $1,116,000 | $1,714,411$1.7m | $1.54 |
| 2009 | Tiger Woods | $1,080,000 | $1,686,322$1.7m | $1.56 |
| 2007 | K.J. Choi | $1,080,000 | $1,744,839$1.7m | $1.62 |
Today's money restates each cheque for the rise in US consumer prices from the year it was paid to August 2026. The last column is what one dollar that year buys today.
What winning it paid, at today's prices
The champion's cheque at August 2026 prices, 2007 to 2018
The biggest in real terms is 2017, not 2018: Kyle Stanley's cheque is worth more today than the newest one.
What winning it paid, on the cheque
The champion's cheque as paid, 2007 to 2018
On the cheque the 2007 to 2018 rise is 1.18 times, 1.5% a year. Prices rose 1.20 times over the same run, which is the gap between this chart and the one above.
Against the rest of the tour
Real growth a year in the winner's cheque, the events either side of this one
Each rate runs from the first winner's cheque we hold at that event to the most recent, so two events that start in different years are measured over different runs. The Quicken Loans National is 56th of 62.
Frequently asked questions
How much did the Quicken Loans National winner get in 2007?
K.J. Choi took $1,080,000. At August 2026 prices that is $1,744,839.
Has Quicken Loans National prize money kept up with inflation?
No. The winner's cheque grew 1.5% a year between 2007 and 2018, slower than prices, so in real terms it shrank 0.2% a year.
When did winning the Quicken Loans National pay the most in today's money?
2017, when Kyle Stanley took $1,278,000. At August 2026 prices that is $1,746,510, more than the $1,704,869 the 2018 win is worth at the same prices.
Where to next
The rest of the Quicken Loans National money
Quicken Loans National prize money carries every champion, the Quicken Loans National all-time earners ranks every golfer it has paid, and the Quicken Loans National cut counts who made it each year.