The RSM Classic prize money history
Winning the RSM Classic paid $720,000 in 2010, which is $1,106,072 at August 2026 prices. In 2025 it paid $1,260,000. On the face of the cheque that is 1.75 times as much. In real terms it is 1.19 times as much, 1.1% a year after inflation.
Every RSM Classic winner's cheque, then and now
Newest first. Today's money is at August 2026 prices.
| YEAR | WINNER | PAID | TODAY | $1 THEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sami Valimaki | $1,260,000 | $1,311,023 | $1.04 |
| 2024 | Maverick McNealy | $1,368,000$1.4m | $1,460,850$1.5m | $1.07 |
| 2023 | Ludvig Aberg | $1,512,000$1.5m | $1,662,246$1.7m | $1.10 |
| 2022 | Adam Svensson | $1,458,000$1.5m | $1,668,862$1.7m | $1.14 |
| 2021 | Talor Gooch | $1,296,000 | $1,602,148$1.6m | $1.24 |
| 2020 | Robert Streb | $1,188,000 | $1,537,633$1.5m | $1.29 |
| 2019 | Tyler Duncan | $1,188,000 | $1,556,602$1.6m | $1.31 |
| 2018 | Charles Howell III | $1,152,000 | $1,536,783$1.5m | $1.33 |
| 2017 | Austin Cook | $1,116,000 | $1,525,121$1.5m | $1.37 |
| 2016 | Mackenzie Hughes | $1,080,000 | $1,507,366$1.5m | $1.40 |
| 2015 | Kevin Kisner | $1,026,000 | $1,450,063$1.5m | $1.41 |
| 2014 | Robert Streb | $1,008,000 | $1,426,314$1.4m | $1.41 |
| 2013 | Chris Kirk | $990,000 | $1,423,568$1.4m | $1.44 |
| 2012 | Tommy Gainey | $720,000 | $1,050,487 | $1.46 |
| 2011 | Ben Crane | $720,000 | $1,072,227 | $1.49 |
| 2010 | Heath Slocum | $720,000 | $1,106,072 | $1.54 |
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, 2010 to 2025
The biggest in real terms is 2022, not 2025: Adam Svensson's cheque is worth more today than the newest one.
What winning it paid, on the cheque
The champion's cheque as paid, 2010 to 2025
On the cheque the 2010 to 2025 rise is 1.75 times, 3.8% a year. Prices rose 1.47 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 RSM Classic is 43rd of 62.
Frequently asked questions
How much did the RSM Classic winner get in 2010?
Heath Slocum took $720,000. At August 2026 prices that is $1,106,072.
Has RSM Classic prize money kept up with inflation?
Yes. The winner's cheque grew 3.8% a year between 2010 and 2025 and prices rose less than that, so in real terms it grew 1.1% a year. That is 43rd of the 62 tournaments we hold a run for.
When did winning the RSM Classic pay the most in today's money?
2022, when Adam Svensson took $1,458,000. At August 2026 prices that is $1,668,862, more than the $1,311,023 the 2025 win is worth at the same prices.
Where to next
The rest of the RSM Classic money
The RSM Classic prize money carries every champion, the RSM Classic all-time earners ranks every golfer it has paid, and the RSM Classic cut counts who made it each year.