WM Phoenix Open prize money
Every WM Phoenix Open champion on record here, what the win paid and the year it was won. Chris Gotterup took $1,728,000 in 2026, and the biggest cheque in 29 editions is the $3,600,000 Scottie Scheffler collected in 2023.
The same tournament has run as FBR Open, Phoenix Open, Waste Management Phoenix Open. Those years are counted here, under the name it carries now.
Every WM Phoenix Open winner
Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.
| YEAR | WINNER | COUNTRY | WHAT IT PAID | PLAYERS PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chris Gotterup | USA | $1,728,000$1.7m | 73 |
| 2025 | Thomas Detry | BEL | $1,656,000$1.7m | 77 |
| 2024 | Nick Taylor | CAN | $1,584,000$1.6m | 73 |
| 2023 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | $3,600,000$3.6m | 66 |
| 2022 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | $1,476,000$1.5m | 67 |
| 2021 | Brooks Koepka | USA | $1,314,000 | 66 |
| 2020 | Webb Simpson | USA | $1,314,000 | 66 |
| 2019 | Rickie Fowler | USA | $1,278,000 | 71 |
| 2018 | Gary Woodland | USA | $1,242,000 | 72 |
| 2017 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | $1,206,000 | 75 |
| 2016 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | $1,170,000 | 67 |
| 2015 | Brooks Koepka | USA | $1,134,000 | 71 |
| 2014 | Kevin Stadler | USA | $1,116,000 | 70 |
| 2013 | Phil Mickelson | USA | $1,116,000 | 66 |
| 2012 | Kyle Stanley | USA | $1,098,000 | 68 |
| 2010 | Hunter Mahan | USA | $1,080,000 | 55 |
| 2009 | no first place held | - | 43 | |
| 2008 | J.B. Holmes | USA | $1,080,000 | 40 |
| 2007 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | $1,080,000 | 44 |
| 2006 | J.B. Holmes | USA | $936,000 | 40 |
| 2005 | Phil Mickelson | USA | $936,000 | 35 |
| 2004 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | $936,000 | 31 |
| 2003 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | $720,000 | 31 |
| 2002 | no first place held | - | 23 | |
| 2001 | no first place held | - | 22 | |
| 2000 | Tom Lehman | USA | $576,000 | 18 |
| 1999 | no first place held | - | 16 | |
| 1998 | no first place held | - | 16 | |
| 1996 | Phil Mickelson | USA | $234,000 | 10 |
We hold no first place for five 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 WM Phoenix Open at least twice
| PLAYER | WINS | YEARS | PAID FOR THOSE WINS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Mickelson | 3 | 2013, 2005, 1996 | $2,286,000$2.3m |
| Scottie Scheffler | 2 | 2023, 2022 | $5,076,000$5.1m |
| Brooks Koepka | 2 | 2021, 2015 | $2,448,000$2.4m |
| Hideki Matsuyama | 2 | 2017, 2016 | $2,376,000$2.4m |
| J.B. Holmes | 2 | 2008, 2006 | $2,016,000$2.0m |
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, 2005 to 2026
The twenty most recent editions we hold a winner's cheque for. The other four are in the table above, back to 1996.
The 2026 top ten
8 February 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Gotterup | USA | -16 | $1,728,000$1.7m |
| 2 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | -16 | $1,046,400 |
| T3 | Akshay Bhatia | USA | -15 | $439,680 |
| T3 | Michael Thorbjornsen | USA | -15 | $439,680 |
| T3 | Nicolai Hojgaard | DEN | -15 | $439,680 |
| T3 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -15 | $439,680 |
| T3 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | -15 | $439,680 |
| 8 | Jake Knapp | USA | -14 | $300,000 |
| 9 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | -13 | $280,800 |
| T10 | Pierceson Coody | USA | -12 | $242,400 |
The full 2026 ladder, all 73 cheques. Chris Gotterup won it in a playoff, which is why the card above shows the same score twice at the top.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the WM Phoenix Open in 2026?
Chris Gotterup, on 8 February 2026. The win was worth $1,728,000.
How much does the WM Phoenix Open winner get?
The 2026 champion took $1,728,000. The biggest winner's cheque across the 29 editions on this page is $3,600,000, which Scottie Scheffler collected in 2023.
Who has won the WM Phoenix Open most often?
Phil Mickelson, three times: 1996, 2005, 2013. Those wins paid $2,286,000 between them.
How far back does WM Phoenix Open prize money go here?
To 1996. This page carries 29 editions and 1,472 individual payouts across them, and we hold no first place for five 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 BMW Championship, FedEx St. Jude Championship, RBC Heritage, The Sentry, Travelers Championship, Truist Championship, World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, The Open Championship, Baycurrent Classic, THE CJ CUP, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson and World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession. 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.