Prize money, purse, and winner’s shares: 2023 PGA Championship payouts

The 2023 PGA Championship prize money payout is from the $17.5 million purse, with 71 professional players who complete four rounds at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York, earning an official-money paycheck this week. The winner’s share of PGA Championship prize pool is at $3,150,000, with the second-place finisher taking home $1,890,000 in […]

Has a PGA of America professional ever won the PGA Championship?

Michael Block is in a truly unique position through three rounds of the 2023 PGA Championship. The PGA of America professional out of Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Orange County, California, is inside the top 10, playing with Rory McIlroy in the final round and just seven shots out of the lead — the same […]

Does a professional golfer have to qualify to play in the PGA Championships?

Among the four men’s major championships in golf, the PGA Championship is unique in that there are no amateurs in the field. There are zero non-professionals competing in the second men’s major of the calendar year. But is it possible for an amateur to compete in the PGA Championship, or does a golfer have to […]

How much money does the 2023 PGA Championship winner earn?

The winner’s share of the 2023 PGA Championship purse is a lot of money, and the PGA Championship first-place payout is commensurate with winning on the PGA Tour. The 2023 PGA Championship purse is $17.5 million, which is more than $2 million over 2022. How much money does the 2023 PGA Championship winner get? The […]