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Aaron Rai<\/a> just took home the biggest prize of his career. His payout for winning the 2026 PGA Championship is a whopping $3,690,000.<\/p>\n Rai delivered the moment of the tournament. The English golfer drained an incredible 68-foot putt on the 17th green to take a three-shot lead heading to the 18th tee. Easily the biggest putt of his career.<\/p>\n The 2026 PGA Championship<\/a> is offering the largest purse in tournament history after the PGA of America increased the total prize pool to $20.5 million.<\/p>\n Players competing this week at Aronimink Golf Club<\/a> in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, are battling for a winner\u2019s share of $3.69 million. The purse increased by $1.5 million from last year\u2019s record-setting total of $19 million at Quail Hollow.<\/p>\n Earlier this year, the Masters also increased its purse by $1.5 million to $22.5 million, with Rory McIlroy earning $4.5 million for his victory at Augusta National<\/a>.<\/p>\n The PGA Championship winner will also receive 750 FedExCup points, a lifetime exemption into the PGA Championship, five-year exemptions into the Masters, U.S. Open, and Open Championship, along with PGA Tour and DP World Tour membership benefits.<\/p>\n PGA Championship Purse Reaches Record Number<\/p>\n The winner of the 108th PGA Championship will take home $3.69 million, while second place will earn $2.214 million, according to the tournament\u2019s official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Third place pays $1.394 million, fourth place $984,000, and fifth place $820,000.<\/p>\n The top 10 payouts are as follows:<\/p>\n 1st: $3,690,000 A total of 82 players made the cut this week at Aronimink. Players in the top 60 take home at least $25,000.<\/p>\n Golfers who missed the cut will still receive a stipend of $4,300.<\/p>\n The expanded purse continues a recent trend of rising payouts across golf\u2019s four major championships. Last year\u2019s U.S. Open featured a $21.5 million purse, while The Open Championship paid out $17 million. Official numbers for those events in 2026 have not yet been announced.<\/p>\n Scottie Scheffler Set the Previous PGA Championship Record in 2025<\/p>\n
2nd: $2,214,000
3rd: $1,394,000
4th: $984,000
5th: $820,000
6th: $727,600
7th: $681,050
8th: $636,400
9th: $593,700
10th: $553,000<\/p>\n