Here's How Much Money Xander Schauffele Won at the 2024 PGA Championship This year's purse was $18.5 million in total, up $1 million from last year.
By Emily Rella Edited by Melissa Malamut
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Xander Schauffele emerged victorious on Sunday, taking home the Wanamaker Trophy at the PGA Championship at Valhalla Gold Club in Valhalla, New York.
And for Schauffele, 30, and the other golfers who finished near the top, the payoff was rewarding. This year's championship purse was $18.5 million — $1 million higher than a year ago and the largest in the tournament's history.
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Schauffele is now $3.3 million richer, while second-place winner Bryson DeChambeau earned $1.998 million, followed by Viktor Hovland in third place with a prize of $1.258 million.
Meanwhile, the tournament drama started early. Before dawn on Friday, the second day of the tournament, early favorite and 2024 Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, was arrested and booked on several charges including second-degree assault of a police officer, and is scheduled to be arraigned on June 3. He reportedly warmed up in jail before being released to make his tee time. Scheffler finished the tournament in a four-way tie for 8th place.
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The PGA Championship purse was slightly less than the Masters this year, which saw a prize purse of $20 million and a payout to Scheffler of $3.6 million for winning the tournament for the second time.
Golfers in the top 10 all take home at least $500,000. All players received at least $4,000 just for finishing the 36-hole course.
Here's how the payout went for the top 20 players this tournament.
1st: $3,300,000, Xander Schauffele
2nd: $1,998,000, Bryson DeChambeau
3rd: $1,258,000, Viktor Hovland
4th: $888,000, Thomas Detry and Collin Morikawa ($814,000 per player)
5th: $740,000
6th: $660,580 -- Justin Rose and Shane Lowry ($639,440 per player)
7th: $618,300
8th: $577,790 -- Scottie Scheffler, Billy Horschel, Robert MacIntyre and Justin Thomas ($521,418 per player)
9th: $539,030
10th: $502,040
11th: $466,810
12th: $433,340 -- Taylor Moore, Rory McIlroy, Lee Hodges, Sahith Theegala, Dean Burmester and Alex Noren ($359,943 per player)
13th: $401,630
14th: $371,690
15th: $343,500
16th: $317,080
17th: $292,420
18th: $269,520 -- Rio Hisatune, Harris English, Tony Finau, Keegan Bradley and Austin Eckroat ($230,764 per player)
19th: $248,380
20th: $229,000
21st: $211,390
22nd: $195,530
23rd: $181,440 -- Russell Henley, Tom Hoge and Maverick McNealy ($170,137 per player)
24th: $169,990
25th: $158,980
