PGA Championship Raises Purse to $20.5 Million as Winner's Share Climbs to $3.69 Million
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Updated · CBS New York · May 16
PGA Championship Raises Purse to $20.5 Million as Winner's Share Climbs to $3.69 Million
12 articles · Updated · CBS New York · May 16
$20.5 million will be paid out at this year's PGA Championship, up $1.5 million from 2025, with the winner receiving $3.69 million.
That still leaves the PGA Championship third among the three U.S. majors: the Masters raised its purse to $22.5 million, while the U.S. Open paid $21.5 million last year and has not announced 2026 figures.
Prize money has surged across golf since LIV Golf launched in 2022 with $20 million purses and $4 million winner payouts, pushing the PGA Tour to offer eight $20 million signature events and a $25 million Players Championship.
At Aronimink, the contrast is stark: the event's last visit in 1962 carried a $69,400 purse, when Gary Player earned $13,000 for the win.
As golf's prize money war rages, is the Wanamaker Trophy losing its luster to a massive paycheck?
With LIV Golf's funding in question, is the PGA's record purse a knockout blow or a risky gamble?
Can a century-old course design truly test the limits of today's high-tech, power-driven professional golfers?