{"id":467485,"date":"2026-03-10T09:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/467485\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:06:14","slug":"arnold-palmer-invitational-prize-money-payouts-how-much-akshay-bhatia-and-others-earned-at-bay-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/467485\/","title":{"rendered":"Arnold Palmer Invitational Prize Money Payouts: How much Akshay Bhatia and others earned at Bay Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational delivered a dramatic finish as Akshay Bhatia defeated Daniel Berger with a par on the first playoff hole to secure his third title on the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n

The left-handed American produced a stunning comeback at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge, erasing a five-shot deficit before firing a superb back-nine 31 to force extra holes. Bhatia then sealed the victory in the playoff<\/a>, continuing a remarkable trend in his career \u2014 all three of his PGA Tour wins have now come via playoffs.<\/p>\n

The victory also places Bhatia in rare company. He becomes just the eighth player in PGA Tour history to win each of his first three titles in playoffs.<\/p>\n

Along with the trophy at Arnie\u2019s Place, Bhatia pockets the tournament\u2019s massive $4 million winner\u2019s cheque from the $20 million purse.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Runner-up Berger takes home $2.2 million and earns a place in this summer\u2019s The Open Championship after finishing as the highest-placed player not already exempt for the field at Royal Birkdale Golf Club.<\/p>\n

Further down the leaderboard, Ludvig \u00c5berg and Cameron Young shared third place at 12-under par, each collecting $1.2 million, while Collin Morikawa picked up $840,000 as he rounded out the top five at 11-under par<\/p>\n

Below is the full prize money breakdown from the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational.<\/p>\n

Arnold Palmer Invitational 2026: Prize Money Payouts<\/p>\n

Position<\/p>\n

Player<\/p>\n

Score<\/p>\n

Earnings<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

Akshay Bhatia<\/p>\n

-15<\/p>\n

$4,000,000<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

Daniel Berger<\/p>\n

-15<\/p>\n

$2,200,000<\/p>\n

T3<\/p>\n

Ludvig Aberg<\/p>\n

-12<\/p>\n

$1,200,000<\/p>\n

T3<\/p>\n

Cameron Young<\/p>\n

-12<\/p>\n

$1,200,000<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

Collin Morikawa<\/p>\n

-11<\/p>\n

$840,000<\/p>\n

T6<\/p>\n

Sahith Theegala<\/p>\n

-10<\/p>\n

$702,000<\/p>\n

T6<\/p>\n

Russell Henley<\/p>\n

-10<\/p>\n

$702,000<\/p>\n

T6<\/p>\n

Min Woo Lee<\/p>\n

-10<\/p>\n

$702,000<\/p>\n

T9<\/p>\n

Harry Hall<\/p>\n

-8<\/p>\n

$578,000<\/p>\n

T9<\/p>\n

Rickie Fowler<\/p>\n

-8<\/p>\n

$578,000<\/p>\n

T11<\/p>\n

Adam Scott<\/p>\n

-6<\/p>\n

$493,000<\/p>\n

T11<\/p>\n

Jordan Spieth<\/p>\n

-6<\/p>\n

$493,000<\/p>\n

T13<\/p>\n

Sepp Straka<\/p>\n

-5<\/p>\n

$373,200<\/p>\n

T13<\/p>\n

Billy Horschel<\/p>\n

-5<\/p>\n

$373,200<\/p>\n

T13<\/p>\n

Maverick McNealy<\/p>\n

-5<\/p>\n

$373,200<\/p>\n

T13<\/p>\n

Si Woo Kim<\/p>\n

-5<\/p>\n

$373,200<\/p>\n

T13<\/p>\n

Viktor Hovland<\/p>\n

-5<\/p>\n

$373,200<\/p>\n

T18<\/p>\n

Chris Gotterup<\/p>\n

-3<\/p>\n

$261,000<\/p>\n

T18<\/p>\n

Max Greyserman<\/p>\n

-3<\/p>\n

$261,000<\/p>\n

T18<\/p>\n

Kurt Kitayama<\/p>\n

-3<\/p>\n

$261,000<\/p>\n

T18<\/p>\n

Jacob Bridgeman<\/p>\n

-3<\/p>\n

$261,000<\/p>\n

T18<\/p>\n

Jhonattan Vegas<\/p>\n

-3<\/p>\n

$261,000<\/p>\n

T18<\/p>\n

Bud Cauley<\/p>\n

-3<\/p>\n

$261,000<\/p>\n

T24<\/p>\n

Lucas Glover<\/p>\n

-2<\/p>\n

$157,000<\/p>\n

T24<\/p>\n

Robert MacIntyre<\/p>\n

-2<\/p>\n

$157,000<\/p>\n

T24<\/p>\n

Nicolai H\u00f8jgaard<\/p>\n

-2<\/p>\n

$157,000<\/p>\n

T24<\/p>\n

Ryan Fox<\/p>\n

-2<\/p>\n

$157,000<\/p>\n

T24<\/p>\n

Patrick Rodgers<\/p>\n

-2<\/p>\n

$157,000<\/p>\n

T24<\/p>\n

Alex Noren<\/p>\n

-2<\/p>\n

$157,000<\/p>\n

T24<\/p>\n

Harris English<\/p>\n

-2<\/p>\n

$157,000<\/p>\n

T24<\/p>\n

Scottie Scheffler<\/p>\n

-2<\/p>\n

$157,000<\/p>\n

T24<\/p>\n

Xander Schauffele<\/p>\n

-2<\/p>\n

$157,000<\/p>\n

T33<\/p>\n

Keith Mitchell<\/p>\n

-1<\/p>\n

$109,000<\/p>\n

T33<\/p>\n

Michael Kim<\/p>\n

-1<\/p>\n

$109,000<\/p>\n

T33<\/p>\n

Corey Conners<\/p>\n

-1<\/p>\n

$109,000<\/p>\n

T33<\/p>\n

Ryo Hisatsune<\/p>\n

-1<\/p>\n

$109,000<\/p>\n

T33<\/p>\n

Michael Thorbjornsen<\/p>\n

-1<\/p>\n

$109,000<\/p>\n

T38<\/p>\n

Nick Taylor<\/p>\n

E<\/p>\n

$90,000<\/p>\n

T38<\/p>\n

Taylor Pendrith<\/p>\n

E<\/p>\n

$90,000<\/p>\n

T38<\/p>\n

Andrew Novak<\/p>\n

E<\/p>\n

$90,000<\/p>\n

T41<\/p>\n

Hideki Matsuyama<\/p>\n

+1<\/p>\n

$78,000<\/p>\n

T41<\/p>\n

Matt McCarty<\/p>\n

+1<\/p>\n

$78,000<\/p>\n

T41<\/p>\n

Matt Fitzpatrick<\/p>\n

+1<\/p>\n

$78,000<\/p>\n

T44<\/p>\n

Nico Echavarria<\/p>\n

+2<\/p>\n

$66,000<\/p>\n

T44<\/p>\n

Taylor Moore<\/p>\n

+2<\/p>\n

$66,000<\/p>\n

T44<\/p>\n

Andrew Putnam<\/p>\n

+2<\/p>\n

$66,000<\/p>\n

T47<\/p>\n

Chris Kirk<\/p>\n

+5<\/p>\n

$58,000<\/p>\n

T47<\/p>\n

Daniel Bennett (a)<\/p>\n

+5<\/p>\n

$0<\/p>\n

49<\/p>\n

Tommy Fleetwood<\/p>\n

+6<\/p>\n

$56,000<\/p>\n

50<\/p>\n

Brian Harman<\/p>\n

+10<\/p>\n

$54,000<\/p>\n

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