The PGA of America announced a record-setting purse of $19 million for the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club — a $500,000 increase over last year’s event at Valhalla. The first-place prize also saw a boost, with Scottie Scheffler taking home $3.42 million for his dominant five-shot win. In 2024, Xander Schauffele earned $3.33 millionfor his victory.
Scheffler, the current World No. 1, secured his third career major (adding to two Masters titles) after finishing at 11-under-par 273 with a final-round 71. He held off runners-up Harris English, Bryson DeChambeau, and Davis Riley. Notably, DeChambeau finished second for the second year in a row. Jon Rahm, briefly tied for the lead mid-round, stumbled at the finish with double bogeys on the last two holes, dropping him into a tie for eighth.
The increase continues a yearly trend of growing prize pools at the PGA Championship, which has risen steadily since 2020, when the total purse was $11 million.
In the broader context of major golf tournaments, the PGA Championship now ranks third in total prize money:
- U.S. Open (2024): $21.5 million
- Masters (2025): $21 million
- The Open Championship (2024): $17 million
Here’s a historical snapshot showing how prize money has evolved at the PGA Championship over the years:
| Year | Winner’s Pay | Total Purse |
| 1916 | $500 | $2,580 |
| 1931 | $1,000 | $7,200 |
| 1953 | $5,000 | $20,700 |
| 1958 | $5,500 | $39,388 |
| 1965 | $25,000 | $149,700 |
| 1978 | $50,000 | $300,240 |
| 1983 | $100,000 | $608,099 |
| 1988 | $160,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 1993 | $300,000 | $1,702,750 |
| 1998 | $540,000 | $2,886,800 |
| 2000 | $900,000 | $5,031,100 |
| 2003 | $1,080,000 | $5,938,300 |
| 2009 | $1,350,000 | $7,484,500 |
| 2014 | $1,800,000 | $9,913,000 |
| 2018 | $1,980,000 | $11,000,000 |
| 2021 | $2,160,000 | $12,000,000 |
| 2022 | $2,700,000 | $15,000,000 |
| 2023 | $3,150,000 | $17,500,000 |
| 2024 | $3,300,000 | $18,500,000 |
| 2025 | $3,420,000 | $19,000,000 |
The numbers highlight just how dramatically the stakes—and payouts—have grown over the past century.
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