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PGA Championship 2026 prize money: Full payout from record $20.5 million purse

First seen 5/16/2026, 2:10:18 PM · 4 sources · cross-spectrum coverage

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What happened: 2026 PGA Championship prize money, purse: Payouts for each golfer from record $20.5 million pool

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CBS Sports

2026 PGA Championship prize money, purse: Payouts for each golfer from record $20.5 million pool

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Yahoo Sports

PGA Championship Increases Purse to Record $20.5 Million

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Yahoo Sports

PGA Championship 2026 purse, payout breakdown: How much prize money does the winner make?

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PGA Championship 2026 prize money: Full payout from record $20.5 million purse

Aaron Rai has done the unthinkable and seized the Wanamaker Trophy at Aronimink Golf Club. Here's how much Rai nets from his first major victory.

            Mixed Factuality · Other
          

            Yahoo Sports
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PGA Championship 2026 purse, payout breakdown: How much prize money does the winner make?

As golfers battle it out to determine a PGA Championship winner this year, here's a look at the amount of money that is at stake.

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            Yahoo Sports
            Center
          

PGA Championship Increases Purse to Record $20.5 Million

The prize money is up from the $19 million paid out last year.

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            CBS Sports
            Center
          

2026 PGA Championship prize money, purse: Payouts for each golfer from record $20.5 million pool

A $3.7 million payday awaits whoever lifts the Wanamaker Trophy on Sunday just outside Philadelphia

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