Xander Schauffele emerged victorious on Sunday, taking home the Wanamaker Trophy at the PGA Championship at Valhalla Gold Club in Valhalla, New York.
And for Schauffele, 30, and the other players who finished near the top, the profit was rewarding. This year's championship purse was $18.5 million – $1 million higher than the year before and the largest in tournament history.
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Schauffele is now $3.3 million richer, while runner-up Bryson DeChambeau earned $1.998 million, followed by Viktor Hovland in third place with a prize of $1.258 million.
Meanwhile, the drama of the tournament started early. Before dawn on Friday, the second day of the tournament, early favorite and 2024 Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, was arrested and convicted of several charges, including second-degree assault on a police officer, and is scheduled to be arraigned on June 3. He reportedly warmed up in prison before being released to do his time. Scheffler finished tournament in a four-way tie for 8th place.
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The PGA Championship purse was slightly smaller than this year's Masters, which saw a $20 million prize purse and a $3.6 million payout to Scheffler for winning the tournament for the second time.
Golfers in the top 10 all take home at least $500,000. All players received at least $4,000 just for completing the 36-hole course.
Here's how the payout went for the top 20 players in this tournament.
First: $3,300,000, Xander Schauffele
Second: $1,998,000, Bryson DeChambeau
Third: $1,258,000, Viktor Hovland
4th: $888,000, Thomas Detry and Collin Morikawa ($814,000 per player)
Fifth: $740,000
6th: $660,580 – Justin Rose and Shane Lowry ($639,440 per player)
7: $618,300
Eighth: $577,790 — Scottie Scheffler, Billy Horschel, Robert MacIntyre and Justin Thomas ($521,418 per player)
9: $539,030
10: $502,040
11: $466,810
12: $433,340 – Taylor Moore, Rory McIlroy, Lee Hodges, Sahith Theegala, Dean Burmester and Alex Noren ($359,943 per player)
13: $401,630
14: $371,690
15: $343,500
16: $317,080
17: $292,420
18: $269,520 — Rio Hisatune, Harris English, Tony Finau, Keegan Bradley and Austin Eckroat ($230,764 per player)
19: $248,380
20: $229,000
21: $211,390
22nd: $195,530
23: $181,440 – Russell Henley, Tom Hoge and Maverick McNealy ($170,137 per player)
24: $169,990
25: $158,980