The PGA Championship 2023 is the 105th season of the PGA Championship that will take place from 18 May to 21 May 2023. The tournament will be held at Oak Hill Country Club.
This event has been organized & managed by the PGA of America. Justin Thomas is the previous tournament champion.
PGA Championship Prize Money
According to the reports, The payout for the PGA Championship 2023 is $15 million same as last year. There has been no change in the total purse for this season. The total payout will be split among the top 70 players.
In the 2022 season, a total of $15 million total purse was distributed among the golfers. The competition champion received a $2.7 million prize share. The runner-up of the event got a $1.6 million payout.
This year the tournament winner will get a $2.7 million prize share from the total purse. The runner-up of the contest will get a $1 million payout. The semi-finalist will fill their pockets with a $720k payout.
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The 4th place golfer will take a $600k prize money home. While the 70th-place player will also get a nice amount of $24.5k.
| Rank | Payouts |
| 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 |
PGA Championship Payout History
If we look at the PGA Championship total purse history it has grown in a few several years. In the first season, the tournament’s only total prize was $2580. But it starts growing after the first season and now has reached up to $15 million.
| Year | Payout |
| 2022 | $2,700,000 |
| 2021 | $2,160,000 |
| 2020 | $1,980,000 |
| 2019 | $1,980,000 |
| 2018 | $1,980,000 |
| 2017 | $1,890,000 |
| 2016 | $1,800,000 |
| 2015 | $1,800,000 |
| 2014 | $1,800,000 |
| 2013 | $1,445,000 |
| 2012 | $1,445,000 |
| 2011 | $1,445,000 |
| 2010 | $1,350,000 |
| 2009 | $1,350,000 |
| 2008 | $1,350,000 |
| 2007 | $1,260,000 |
| 2006 | $1,224,000 |
| 2005 | $1,170,000 |
| 2004 | $1,125,000 |
| 2003 | $1,080,000 |
| 2002 | $990k |
| 2001 | $936k |
| 2000 | $900k |
| 1999 | $630k |
| 1998 | $540k |
| 1997 | $470k |
| 1996 | $430k |
| 1995 | $360k |
| 1994 | $310k |
| 1993 | $300k |
| 1992 | $280k |
| 1991 | $230k |
| 1990 | $225k |
| 1989 | $200k |
| 1988 | $160k |
| 1987 | $150k |
| 1986 | $145k |
| 1985 | $125k |
| 1984 | $125k |
| 1983 | $100k |
| 1982 | $65k |
| 1981 | $60k |
| 1980 | $60k |
| 1979 | $60k |
| 1978 | $50k |
| 1977 | $45k |
| 1976 | $45k |
| 1975 | $45k |
| 1974 | $45k |
| 1973 | $45k |
| 1972 | $45k |
| 1971 | $40k |
| 1970 | $40k |
| 1969 | $35k |
| 1968 | $25k |
| 1967 | $25k |
| 1966 | $25k |
| 1965 | $25k |
| 1964 | $18k |
| 1963 | $13k |
| 1962 | $13k |
| 1961 | $11k |
| 1960 | $11k |
| 1959 | $8.25k |
| 1958 | $5.5k |
| 1957 | $8k |
| 1956 | $5k |
| 1955 | $5k |
| 1954 | $5k |
| 1953 | $5k |
| 1952 | $3.5k |
| 1951 | $3.5k |
| 1950 | $3.5k |
| 1949 | $3.5k |
| 1948 | $3.5k |
| 1947 | $3.5k |
| 1946 | $3.5k |
| 1945 | $3.75k |
| 1944 | $3.5k |
| 1943 | No tournament |
| 1942 | $1k |
| 1941 | $1.1k |
| 1940 | $1.1k |
| 1939 | $1.1k |
| 1938 | $1.1k |
| 1937 | $1k |
| 1936 | $$1k |
| 1935 | $1k |
| 1934 | $1k |
| 1933 | $1k |
| 1932 | $1k |
| 1931 | $1k |
| 1930 | – |
| 1929 | – |
| 1928 | – |
| 1927 | – |
| 1926 | – |
| 1925 | – |
| 1924 | – |
| 1923 | – |
| 1922 | $500 |
| 1921 | $500 |
| 1920 | $500 |
| 1919 | $500 |
| 1917–18 | No tournament |
| 1916 | $500 |
