The Valspar Championship isn’t the most prestigious event on the PGA Tour, nor does it pay out the biggest prize money. One thing that can definitely be said, though, is that it always provides a fascinatingly entertaining test at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook, and the 2026 tournament was no different. It might not be playing for a record payout like last week, but it can still mean quite a lot to get the win at the Valspar.
Sungjae Im entered Sunday with the lead after holding onto it late on Saturday. However, the wheels came off early for the 54-hole leader, putting him behind the chase pack. There were several contenders with a shot to win, but it was ultimately Matt Fitzpatrick who both held it together the best down the stretch, and converted a huge birdie on his final hole to take the win And waiting at the end amid the paint cans is some prize money, and we’re breaking down the winner’s share, full distribution for every finishing postion, and more for the 2026 Valspar Championship.
Valspar Championship winner’s prize money, total purse for 2026
Matt Fitzpatrick, the winner of the 2026 Valspar Championship, will take home a cool $1.638 million for their victory at Innisbrook. This also comes a week By no means is that one of the richest winner’s shares in golf, but it’s obviously still a ton of money. It’s also an increased prize money total for the winner with the total purse at the Valspar increasing for the fifth straight year. Now, the total purse is up to $9.1 million, which means it’s far more profitable to head to Innisbrook than it has been in year’s past.
Perhaps that will mean we will see the field at the Valspar continue to get better after making some recent strides in that department. But for the players in the field this week, they’ll be the ones reaping the benefits.
Valspar Championship payout distribution by finishing position
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Finishing Position
2026 Valspar Championship Prize Money
Winner: Matthew Fitzpatrick
$1.638 million
2. David Lipsky
$991,900
3.Jordan Smith
$627,900
T4. Xander Schauffele
$382,958.33
T4. Marco Penge
$382,958.33
T4. Sungjae Im
$382,958.33
T7. Emiliano Grillo
$276,412.50
T7. Stephan Jaeger
$276,412.50
T7. Patrick Cantlay
$276,412.50
T7. S.H. Kim
$276,412.50
T11. A.J. Ewart
211,575
T11. Jordan Spieth
$211,575
T11. Matthieu Pavon
211,575
T14. Hank Lebioda
$161,525
T14. Jacob Bridgeman
$161,525
T14. Gary Woodland
$161,525
T14. Corey Conners
$161,525
T18. Webb Simpson
$108,290
T18. Lee Hodges
$108,290
T18. Danny Walker
$108,290
T18. Brooks Koepka
$108,290
T18. Tony Finau
$108,290
T18. Chandler Blanchet
$108,290
T18. Tom Kim
$108,290
T18. Brandt Snedeker
$108,290
T26. Denny McCarthy
$69,160
T26. Dylan Wu
$69,160
T26. Rico Hoey
$69,160
T26. Adrien Dumont de Chassart
$69,160
T30. Justin Thomas
$51,142
T30. Alejandro Tosti
$51,142
T30. Michael Kim
$51,142
T30. Christiaan Bezuidenhout
$51,142
T30. Andrew Putnam
$51,142
T30. Jimmy Stanger
$51,142
T30. Ryo Hisatsune
$51,142
T30. David Skinns
$51,142
T30. Seamus Power
$51,142
T30. Kevin Yu
$51,142
T40. Matti Schmid
$35,035
T40. Blades Brown
$35,035
T40. Matt Wallace
$35,035
T40. Davis Chatfield
$35,035
T40. Patrick Rodgers
$35,035
T40. Doug Ghim
$35,035
T46. David Ford
$24,115
T46. Davis Thompson
$24,115
T46. Kensei Hirata
$24,115
T46. Ricky Castillo
$24,115
T46. John VanDerLaan
$24,115
T46. Takumi Kanaya
$24,115
T46. Alex Smalley
$24,115
T46. Patrick Fishburn
$24,115
T46. Isaiah Salinda
$24,115
T55. Pierceson Coody
$20,657
T55. Keegan Bradley
$20,657
T55. Nicolai Hojgaard
$20,657
T55. Andrew Novak
$20,657
T55. Mackenzie Hughes
$20,657
T55. Chandler Phillips
$20,657
T55. Justin Lower
$20,657
T55. John Parry
$20,657
T55. Rasmus Neergard-Petersen
$20,657
T64. Sam Ryder
$19,474
T64. Chad Ramey
$19,474
T64. Karl Villips
$19,474
T64. Joel Dahmen
$19,474
T68. Vince Whaley
$18,655
T68. Rasmus Hojgaard
$18,655
T68. Kevin Streelman
$18,655
T68. Billy Horschel
$18,655
T68. Henrik Norlander
$18,655
73. Kevin Roy
$18,109
74. Bud Cauley
$17,927
The runner-up at the Valspar will come up just short of earning seven figures in prize money, though I’m not sure there’s a person on the planet who would turn down a casual $991,000 because it’s shy of a million. Regardless, there is still some nice prize money being handed out in the heart of the Florida swing, with the top 22 finishers at the Valspar getting over the six-figure mark for their payouts this week.
While we obviously get into more marginal amounts of money with the 74 players who made the cut this week at Innisbrook as we get to the bottom of the leaderboard, it’s still a good opportunity to compete with a handful of the PGA Tour’s top players, get a payday, and also make up some ground in the always-important FedEx Cup race (and the money that awaits at the end of that rainbow.
Valspar Championship purse and winners in the last 5 years
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Year
Winner
Winner’s Prize
Total Purse
2025 Valspar Championship
Viktor Hovland
$1.566 million
$8.7 million
2024 Valspar Championship
Peter Malnati
$1.512 million
$8.4 million
2023 Valspar Championship
Taylor Moore
$1.458 million
$8.1 million
2022 Valspar Championship
Sam Burns
$1.404 million
$7.8 million
2021 Valspar Championship
Sam Burns
$1.242 million
$6.9 million
It’s absolutely reasonable for a golf fan to look at the $9.1 million purse for the 2026 Valspar Championship and recognize that it’s one of the smaller overall pools of prize money on the PGA Tour. But I’m always interested in the fact that, even despite that, we’ve seen the purse and winner’s prize increase year after year, and monumentally so. It’s wild to think that just five years ago, the total purse at the Valspar was under $7 million.
Since that time, though, the total purse has increased by more than $2 million, with the winner’s prize going up by more than $300,000. That’s the type of money that has been consistently flowing into the PGA Tour and the game of golf essentially since LIV’s inception and the pandemic. Regardless, I’m sure you won’t find many players complaining, especially the ones who add their names to the list of winners at the Valspar.