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2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla features record purse, prize money

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club will feature a record purse and first-place prize money payout this year.

On Saturday the PGA of America announced the 106th playing of its flagship event will offer an $18.5 million purse, with $3.33 million going to the winner. Second place will earn $1,998,000 while third will bank $1,258,000.

The PGA of America has been steadily increasing the PGA Championship purse over the years, the last several in particular. The 2023 PGA Championship featured a $17.5 million purse, up from $15 million in 2022, $12 million in 2021 and $11 million in 2020. The last time the PGA Championship was at Valhalla in 2014, the purse was $9,913,000.

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Players who missed the cut and turned in a 36-hole score will earn $4,000 each. Any player who made the cut but failed to submit a 72-hole score will also be paid $4,000.

Earlier this year at Augusta National, the 2024 Masters offered a $20 million purse, with a top prize of $3.6 million.

2024 PGA Championship purse breakdown

Position Earnings
1 $3,330,000
2 $1,998,000
3 $1,258,000
4 $888,000
5 $740,000
6 $660,580
7 $618,300
8 $577,790
9 $539,030
10 $502,040
11 $466,810
12 $433,340
13 $401,630
14 $371,690
15 $343,500
16 $317,080
17 $292,420
18 $269,520
19 $248,380
20 $229,000
21 $211,390
22 $195,530
23 $181,440
24 $169,990
25 $158,980
26 $148,410
27 $138,280
28 $128,590
29 $119,340
30 $110,540
31 $103,490
32 $97,330
33 $92,040
34 $87,640
35 $84,110
36 $80,770
37 $77,510
38 $74,340
39 $71,250
40 $68,260
41 $65,350
42 $62,530
43 $59,800
44 $57,160
45 $54,610
46 $52,140
47 $49,760
48 $47,470
49 $45,270
50 $43,160
51 $41,130
52 $39,190
53 $37,340
54 $35,580
55 $33,910
56 $32,320
57 $30,830
58 $29,590
59 $28,540
60 $27,660
61 $26,950
62 $26,440
63 $26,000
64 $25,590
65 $25,190
66 $24,800
67 $24,430
68 $24,060
69 $23,690
70 $23,340
71 $23,060
72 $22,830
73 $22,650
74 $22,470
75 $22,350
76 $22,230
77 $22,140
78 $22,100

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