There was a lot more on the line than bragging rights at the 2023 PGA Championship
The winner of this year's second major championship — which was held at Oak Hill Country Club outside Rochester, N.Y. — would not only take home the coveted Wanamaker Trophy, but also several million dollars. But not only the first-place golfer would come away with a massive payday: Each of the first-, second- and third-place finishers would earn over a million dollars.
The biggest winner from this year's event was Brooks Koepka, who won the tournament for a third time. He held off Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland for the victory and the top prize.
MORE: Brooks Koepka career earnings breakdown
Here's everything you need to know about this year's purse and winner's share at the 2023 PGA Championship:
PGA Championship tournament purse 2023
The total purse for the 2023 PGA Championship was $17.5 million, a 16.7 percent increase from the tournament's $15 million purse in 2022.
MORE: List of PGA Championship winners, payouts by year
How much money does PGA Championship winner get?
The winner at Oak Hill Country Club — Brooks Kopeka — made $3.15 million, or 18 percent of the total prize pool. To compare, Justin Thomas took home $2.7 million in 2022, when the purse was $15 million.
PGA Championship Tournament payouts 2023
Seventy-six players made the cut at the 2023 PGA Championship. Below are the payouts for each finishing position. (Souce: Golf.com.)
| Place | Payout |
| 1 | $3.15 million |
| 2 | $1.89 million |
| 3 | $1.19 million |
| 4 | $840,000 |
| 5 | $700,000 |
| 6 | $620,000 |
| 7 | $575,000 |
| 8 | $535.000 |
| 9 | $500,000 |
| 10 | $465,000 |
| 11 | $430,000 |
| 12 | $395,000 |
| 13 | $365,000 |
| 14 | $335,000 |
| 15 | $309,000 |
| 16 | $288,000 |
| 17 | $268,000 |
| 18 | $248,000 |
| 19 | $228,000 |
| 20 | $213,000 |
| 21 | $198,000 |
| 22 | $185,000 |
| 23 | $175,000 |
| 24 | $165,000 |
| 25 | $155,000 |
| 26 | $145,000 |
| 27 | $135,000 |
| 28 | $125,000 |
| 29 | $116,500 |
| 30 | $110,000 |
| 31 | $105,000 |
| 32 | $100,000 |
| 33 | $95,000 |
| 34 | $90,000 |
| 35 | $85,000 |
| 36 | $80,000 |
| 37 | $75,000 |
| 38 | $70,000 |
| 39 | $65,000 |
| 40 | $60,000 |
| 41 | $55,000 |
| 42 | $50,000 |
| 43 | $48,000 |
| 44 | $46,000 |
| 45 | $44,000 |
| 46 | $43,000 |
| 47 | $42,000 |
| 48 | $41,000 |
| 49 | $40,000 |
| 50 | $39,000 |
| 51 | $38,000 |
| 52 | $37,000 |
| 53 | $36,500 |
| 54 | $36,000 |
| 55 | $35,500 |
| 56 | $35,000 |
| 57 | $34,500 |
| 58 | $34,000 |
| 59 | $33,500 |
| 60 | $33,000 |
| 61 | $32,500 |
| 62 | $32,000 |
| 63 | $31,500 |
| 64 | $31,000 |
| 65 | $30,500 |
| 66 | $30,000 |
| 67 | $29,500 |
| 68 | $29,000 |
| 69 | $28,500 |
| 70 | $28,000 |
| 71 | $27,500 |
| 72 | $27,000 |
| 73 | $26,500 |
| 74 | $26,000 |
| 75 | $25,500 |
| 76 | $25,000 |
Of note: Among golfers who tied in the final standings, the money they would have made in their respective positions was added up and divided evenly.
For example, Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland tied for second place. The earnings for the second- and third-place positions — $1.89 million and $1.19 million — were added together and divided among the two players for their final payout ($1.54 million each, as listed by PGATour.com).
2023 PGA Tour's biggest purses, winner's shares
While it still pays to win the PGA Championship, it is no longer among the highest-paying events on the PGA Tour. Indeed, it has been passed by several non-major tournaments under the tour's new pay structure, which was introduced to combat defections to LIV Golf.
Here's where the PGA Championship ranks this year in terms of golf's biggest purses and winner's shares:
Events with identical purse, winner's shares are listed by date on 2023 PGA Tour schedule. U.S. Open and Open Championship figures are from2022.
| Event | Purse | Winner's share |
| The Players Championship | $25 million | $4.5 million |
| Waste Management Open | $20 million | $3.6 million |
| The Genesis Invitational | $20 million | $3.6 million |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | $20 million | $3.6 million |
| WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | $20 million | $3.6 million |
| RBC Heritage | $20 million | $3.6 million |
| Wells Fargo Championship | $20 million | $3.6 million |
| The Memorial Tournament | $20 million | $3.6 million |
| Travelers Championship | $20 million | $3.6 million |
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | $20 million | $3.6 million |
| BMW Championship | $20 million | $3.6 million |
| Masters Tournament* | $18 million | $3.24 million |
| PGA Championship* | $17.5 million | $3.15 million |
| Sentry Tournament of Champions | $15 million | $2.7 million |
| U.S. Open* | $15 million | $2.7 million |
| Open Championship* | $14 million | $2.5 million |
| Zozo Championship | $11 million | $1.98 million |
| The CJ Cup | $10.5 million | $1.89 million |
* Major tournament
