The US PGA Championship takes place this weekend at the Southern Hills Country Club, the second major of the year – but how much prize money is on offer for the field in 2022
The world’s greatest players will come to Oklahoma this week to prepare for the second major of the year.
Scottie Scheffler won the Masters at Augusta National in April and will enter a major for the first time as a champion. Phil Mickelson, the reigning champion, will not defend his title as he attempts to launch the Saudi-backed circuit.
PGA Championship 2022 Full Prize Money Pool Breakdown And Winner Purse
It is the first time the PGA Championship has been contested at Southern Hills Country Club since Tiger Woods won in 2007.
But how much money will be available in total for the 2022 PGA Championship? What is the total purse and how is it distributed among the golfers in the field?
US PGA Prize Money 2022:
The overall prize money purse for the 2022 PGA Championship will be roughly $12 million USD – or £9.61 million GBP at current exchange rates.
The winner will earn the lion’s share of the entire prize money pool, as is customary for the tour.
It comes to $2.160 million USD or £1.73 million GBP.
The runner-up will also wake up on Monday with almost a million dollars extra in their bank account.
They might anticipate receiving $1.29 million USD (£1.034 million GBP).
Third place will receive $816,500, or £654k in Pounds Sterling.
With the field of 156 slated to be reduced to 70 for the weekend’s play, the top 70 – those who make it to Saturday – will get US PGA Championship prize money.
For their efforts, 70th place will get $19,600, or £15,708.42 GBP.
Most Wins Familiar Names With Most Wins:
A couple of well-known personalities are at the top of the list of most US PGA Championship victories.
Tiger Woods with Jack Nicklaus.
Between 1963 and 1980, Nicklaus won a record-five stroke-play championship.
Between 1999 and 2007, Woods won four times.
The PGA and Masters were Woods’ most successful majors, with four wins each, until his triumph at the 2019 Masters.
He’s won the Open Championship and the US Open three times, most recently in 2006 and 2008.
Walter Hagen won five times during the Match Play era, including four straight between 1924 and 1927.
Both Gene Sarazen and Sam Snead have three.