TULSA, Okla. — “You will see a very significant spike, as well, in our purse,” PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh said earlier this week when asked about prize money ahead of the 2022 PGA Championship.
His response pertained to a question about whether the PGA money will go up as significantly as it did at the Masters, where the total purse jumped to $15 million this year.
Well, the PGA Championship has matched it, as the 2022 event’s total purse will be also be $15 million.
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The 2021 PGA Championship winner, Phil Mickelson, took home $2.16 million. This year’s champ will pocket $2.7 million. Second place will be worth $1,620,000 and third a cool $1,020,000.
2022 PGA Championship prize money
1. $2,700,000
2. $1,620,000
3. $1,020,000
4. $720,000
5. $600,000
6. $516,250
7. $475,000
8. $436,600
9. $400,000
10. $371,250
11. $343,750
12. $316,250
13. $291,250
14. $278,750
15. $266,250
16. $253,750
17. $241,250
18. $228,750
19. $216,250
20. $203,750
21.$191,250
22. $178,750
23. $166,250
24. $153,750
25. $141,250
26. $128,750
27. $116,250
28. $104,375
29. $97,750
30. $91,250
31. $86,250
32. $81,250
33. $76,250
34. $71,250
35. $66,250
36. $63,750
37. $61,250
38. $58,750
39. $56,250
40. $53,750
41. $51,250
42. $48,750
43. $46,250
44. $43,750
45. $41,250
46. $38,750
47. $36,875
48. $35,000
49. $33,750
50. $32,500
51. $31,250
52. $30,500
53. $29,875
54. $29,250
55. $28,750
56. $28,250
57. $27,875
58. $27,500
59. $27,250
60. $27,000
61. $26,750
62. $26,500
63. $26,250
64. $26,000
65. $25,750
66. $25,500
67. $25,250
68. $25,000
69. $24,750
70. $24,500
