RBC Heritage prize money
Every RBC Heritage champion on record here, what the win paid and the year it was won. Matthew Fitzpatrick took $3,600,000 in 2026, which is the most winning it has paid in 29 editions here.
The same tournament has run as MCI Classic, MCI Heritage, MCI Heritage Golf Classic, The Heritage, Verizon Heritage, WORLDCOM CLASSIC-The Heritage of Golf. Those years are counted here, under the name it carries now.
Every RBC Heritage winner
Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.
| YEAR | WINNER | COUNTRY | WHAT IT PAID | PLAYERS PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | $3,600,000$3.6m | 82 |
| 2025 | Justin Thomas | USA | $3,600,000$3.6m | 72 |
| 2024 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | $3,600,000$3.6m | 69 |
| 2023 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | $3,600,000$3.6m | 73 |
| 2022 | Jordan Spieth | USA | $1,440,000$1.4m | 71 |
| 2021 | Stewart Cink | USA | $1,278,000 | 65 |
| 2020 | Webb Simpson | USA | $1,278,000 | 75 |
| 2019 | C.T. Pan | TPE | $1,242,000 | 70 |
| 2018 | Satoshi Kodaira | JPN | $1,206,000 | 76 |
| 2017 | Wesley Bryan | USA | $1,170,000 | 74 |
| 2016 | Branden Grace | RSA | $1,062,000 | 81 |
| 2015 | Jim Furyk | USA | $1,062,000 | 72 |
| 2014 | Matt Kuchar | USA | $1,044,000 | 70 |
| 2013 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | $1,044,000 | 77 |
| 2012 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | $1,026,000 | 56 |
| 2011 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | $1,026,000 | 55 |
| 2010 | Jim Furyk | USA | $1,026,000 | 60 |
| 2009 | Brian Gay | USA | $1,026,000 | 51 |
| 2008 | Boo Weekley | USA | $990,000 | 37 |
| 2007 | Boo Weekley | USA | $972,000 | 41 |
| 2006 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | $954,000 | 34 |
| 2005 | Peter Lonard | AUS | $936,000 | 32 |
| 2004 | Stewart Cink | USA | $864,000 | 30 |
| 2003 | Davis Love III | USA | $810,000 | 22 |
| 2002 | Justin Leonard | USA | $720,000 | 24 |
| 2001 | no first place held | - | 20 | |
| 2000 | Stewart Cink | USA | $540,000 | 17 |
| 1998 | Davis Love III | USA | $342,000 | 15 |
| 1997 | no first place held | - | 15 |
We hold no first place for two of these 29 years, and those rows show a dash rather than a name. Every other figure in the row is held in full. Two names in a row is a pairs event, and both halves were paid the same cheque.
Won it more than once
Five players have taken the RBC Heritage at least twice
| PLAYER | WINS | YEARS | PAID FOR THOSE WINS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Cink | 3 | 2021, 2004, 2000 | $2,682,000$2.7m |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | 2 | 2026, 2023 | $7,200,000$7.2m |
| Jim Furyk | 2 | 2015, 2010 | $2,088,000$2.1m |
| Boo Weekley | 2 | 2008, 2007 | $1,962,000$2.0m |
| Davis Love III | 2 | 2003, 1998 | $1,152,000 |
The last column is the sum of the cheques we hold for exactly the years beside it, and nothing else. It is not a career total: what these players earned across the rest of their seasons is on their own pages.
What winning it has paid
The champion's cheque, 2007 to 2026
The twenty most recent editions we hold a winner's cheque for. The other seven are in the table above, back to 1998.
The 2026 top ten
19 April 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | -18 | $3,600,000$3.6m |
| 2 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -18 | $2,160,000$2.2m |
| 3 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | -16 | $1,360,000$1.4m |
| T4 | Collin Morikawa | USA | -13 | $823,333 |
| T4 | Harris English | USA | -13 | $823,333 |
| T4 | Ludvig Aberg | SWE | -13 | $823,333 |
| 7 | Bud Cauley | USA | -12 | $665,000 |
| T8 | Gary Woodland | USA | -11 | $555,000 |
| T8 | Kurt Kitayama | USA | -11 | $555,000 |
| T8 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | -11 | $555,000 |
Frequently asked questions
Who won the RBC Heritage in 2026?
Matthew Fitzpatrick, on 19 April 2026. The win was worth $3,600,000.
How much does the RBC Heritage winner get?
The 2026 champion took $3,600,000. The biggest winner's cheque across the 29 editions on this page is $3,600,000, which Matthew Fitzpatrick collected in 2026.
Who has won the RBC Heritage most often?
Stewart Cink, three times: 2000, 2004, 2021. Those wins paid $2,682,000 between them.
How far back does RBC Heritage prize money go here?
To 1997. This page carries 29 editions and 1,536 individual payouts across them, and we hold no first place for two of those years.
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 themselves by what they have won across their careers. For the tournaments closest to this one, see Memorial Tournament, The Genesis Invitational, PGA Championship, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, BMW Championship, FedEx St. Jude Championship, The Sentry, Travelers Championship, Truist Championship, WM Phoenix Open, World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play and The Open Championship. 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.