PGA Championship Prize Money Payouts: How much Aaron Rai and others earned at Aronimink
Find out how much money PGA champion Aaron Rai and other players earned at golf's second major of the season.
A record-breaking $20.5 million purse was on offer at the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Pennsylvania, with England’s Aaron Rai walking away with a career-changing payday of $3.69 million after securing his first major championship victory.
The winner’s cheque marked the biggest payout of Rai’s career and came after a sensational Sunday performance from the 31-year-old, who carded a stunning final-round 65 to finish on nine-under par and win by three shots over Jon Rahm and Alex Smalley.
The total purse represented a $1.5 million increase on the previous year’s PGA Championship prize fund, although it still fell slightly short of the Masters purse earlier in the season.
Rai sealed the Wanamaker Trophy in unforgettable fashion when he buried a remarkable 70-foot birdie putt on the par-three 17th to finally separate himself from the chasing pack before calmly parring the final hole.
In total, Rai holed an astonishing 182 feet of putts during Sunday’s final round in what proved to be the finest performance of his career.
The victory also carried huge historical significance. Rai became the first Englishman to win the PGA Championship since the late Jim Barnes lifted the trophy in 1916 and 1919. It also marked the first time in the modern era that European golfers have won the opening two men’s majors of the season.
Sunday’s closing 65 was the lowest round of Rai’s major championship career, coming in his 46th round at one of golf’s four biggest events. Prior to this week, his best finish in a major was tied-19th.
The triumph was Rai’s second PGA Tour title following his breakthrough victory at the Wyndham Championship in 2024, while he has also won four times on the DP World Tour.
Rai will now move to a career high of 15th in the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR).
After tapping in for par on the 72nd hole, Rai saluted the Aronimink crowd before embracing his wife, Gaurika Bishnoi, who competes on the Ladies European Tour.
Scroll down to check out the prize money payouts from the 2026 PGA Championship...
2026 PGA Championship Prize Money Payouts
Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aaron Rai | -9 | $3,690,000 |
T2 | Jon Rahm | -6 | $2,214,000 |
T2 | Alex Smalley | -6 | $1,804,000 |
T4 | Justin Thomas | -5 | $843,867 |
T4 | Ludvig Åberg | -5 | $843,867 |
T4 | Matti Schmid | -5 | $843,867 |
T7 | Cameron Smith | -4 | $637,050 |
T7 | Rory McIlroy | -4 | $637,050 |
T7 | Xander Schauffele | -4 | $637,050 |
T10 | Kurt Kitayama | -3 | $496,708 |
T10 | Chris Gotterup | -3 | $496,708 |
T10 | Justin Rose | -3 | $496,708 |
T10 | Patrick Reed | -3 | $496,708 |
T14 | Matt Fitzpatrick | -2 | $364,763 |
T14 | Scottie Scheffler | -2 | $364,763 |
T14 | Max Greyserman | -2 | $364,763 |
T14 | Ben Griffin | -2 | $364,763 |
T18 | Jordan Spieth | -1 | $221,832 |
T18 | Stephan Jaeger | -1 | $221,832 |
T18 | Padraig Harrington | -1 | $221,832 |
T18 | David Puig | -1 | $221,832 |
T18 | Harris English | -1 | $221,832 |
T18 | Min Woo Lee | -1 | $221,832 |
T18 | Joaquin Niemann | -1 | $221,832 |
T18 | Maverick McNealy | -1 | $221,832 |
T26 | Nick Taylor | E | $125,523 |
T26 | Alex Noren | E | $125,523 |
T26 | Cameron Young | E | $125,523 |
T26 | Andrew Novak | E | $125,523 |
T26 | Daniel Hillier | E | $125,523 |
T26 | Tom Hoge | E | $125,523 |
T26 | Sam Burns | E | $125,523 |
T26 | Hideki Matsuyama | E | $125,523 |
T26 | Bud Cauley | E | $125,523 |
T35 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +1 | $78,806 |
T35 | Patrick Cantlay | +1 | $78,806 |
T35 | Ryo Hisatsune | +1 | $78,806 |
T35 | Daniel Berger | +1 | $78,806 |
T35 | Ryan Fox | +1 | $78,806 |
T35 | Haotong Li | +1 | $78,806 |
T35 | Aldrich Potgieter | +1 | $78,806 |
T35 | Si Woo Kim | +1 | $78,806 |
T35 | Martin Kaymer | +1 | $78,806 |
T44 | Matt Wallace | +2 | $50,348 |
T44 | Shane Lowry | +2 | $50,348 |
T44 | Jhonattan Vegas | +2 | $50,348 |
T44 | Denny McCarthy | +2 | $50,348 |
T44 | Chandler Blanchet | +2 | $50,348 |
T44 | Taylor Pendrith | +2 | $50,348 |
T44 | Dustin Johnson | +2 | $50,348 |
T44 | Nicolai Højgaard | +2 | $50,348 |
T44 | Michael Kim | +2 | $50,348 |
T44 | Kristoffer Reitan | +2 | $50,348 |
T44 | Chris Kirk | +2 | $50,348 |
T55 | Collin Morikawa | +3 | $34,186 |
T55 | Corey Conners | +3 | $34,186 |
T55 | Andrew Putnam | +3 | $34,186 |
T55 | Brooks Koepka | +3 | $34,186 |
T55 | Mikael Lindberg | +3 | $34,186 |
T60 | Sami Välimäki | +4 | $29,218 |
T60 | Sahith Theegala | +4 | $29,218 |
T60 | Rico Hoey | +4 | $29,218 |
T60 | Rickie Fowler | +4 | $29,218 |
T60 | Brian Harman | +4 | $29,218 |
T65 | Casey Jarvis | +6 | $26,900 |
T65 | Jason Day | +6 | $26,900 |
T65 | Rasmus Højgaard | +6 | $26,900 |
T65 | Keith Mitchell | +6 | $26,900 |
T65 | Sam Stevens | +6 | $26,900 |
T70 | Luke Donald | +7 | $25,070 |
T70 | Ryan Gerard | +7 | $25,070 |
T70 | John Parry | +7 | $25,070 |
T70 | William Mouw | +7 | $25,070 |
T70 | Kazuki Higa | +7 | $25,070 |
T75 | Elvis Smylie | +8 | $24,193 |
T75 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | +8 | $24,193 |
T75 | Alex Fitzpatrick | +8 | $24,193 |
T75 | Daniel Brown | +8 | $24,193 |
79 | John Keefer | +9 | $23,970 |
80 | Ben Kern | +10 | $23,930 |
81 | Michael Brennan | +11 | $23,910 |
82 | Brian Campbell | +18 | $23,900 |
Players who missed the cut but completed 36 holes received $4,300 each, while any player who made the cut but failed to complete a 72-hole score also earned $4,300.
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