3M Open Prize Money Payout 2026

Kurt Kitayama poses with the 3M Open trophy after winning in 2025 — (Image credit: Getty Images)

The FedEx Cup Playoffs are fast approaching and everyone who made the cut this weekend is desperate to finish as high up the leaderboard as possible at TPC Twin Cities.

With significant impending changes coming to the PGA Tour over the next season or two, booking a spot in the FedEx Cup Playoffs and avoiding a drop down to the Korn Ferry Tour could be career-altering.

Therefore, anyone in contention in Blaine, Minnesota will leave no stone unturned in trying to follow in Kurt Kitayama's footsteps.

The man currently best placed to do that is Jackson Koivun - the college star who has enjoyed a relatively strong start to life on the PGA Tour.

With a three-shot advantage heading into the final round, Koivun could launch his PGA Tour career in some style against a field that includes the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Hideki Matsuyama and Brian Harman.

Whoever comes out on top is not only set to keep their PGA Tour status for the next couple of years, but they're also going to walk away with a check for almost $1.6 million from a total purse of $8.8 million.

That is $400,000 higher than last year when Kitayama held off Sam Stevens and co. by a shot to claim his second PGA Tour title. Back in 2025, Kitayama won $1,512,000.

The runner-up at the 2026 3M Open, should they finish without company, is destined to pick up almost $1 million themselves while there are six-figure checks on offer all the way down to T21st before ties are taken into account.

Even from a worst-case scenario, finishing 75th this week should see a player collect more than $17,000 before various factors reduce how much they truly take home.

Below is the maximum prize money payout for each position at the 3M Open before ties are taken into account.

3M OPEN PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN

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Position	Prize Money
1st	$1,584,000
2nd	$959,200
3rd	$607,200
4th	$431,200
5th	$360,800
6th	$319,000
7th	$275,000
8th	$271,875
9th	$257,400
10th	$239,800
11th	$222,200
12th	$204,600
13th	$187,000
14th	$169,400
15th	$160,600
16th	$151,800
17th	$143,000
18th	$134,200
19th	$125,400
20th	$116,600
21st	$107,800
22nd	$99,000
23rd	$91,960
24th	$84,920
25th	$77,880
26th	$70,840
27th	$68,200
28th	$65,560
29th	$62,920
30th	$60,280
31st	$57,640
32nd	$55,000
33rd	$52,360
34th	$50,160
35th	$47,960
36th	$45,760
37th	$43,560
38th	$41,800
39th	$40,040
40th	$38,280
41st	$36,520
42nd	$34,760
43rd	$33,000
44th	$31,240
45th	$29,480
46th	$27,720
47th	$25,960
48th	$24,552
49th	$23,320
50th	$22,616
51st	$22,088
52nd	$21,560
53rd	$21,208
54th	$20,856
55th	$20,680
56th	$20,504
57th	$20,328
58th	$20,152
59th	$19,976
60th	$19,800
61st	$19,624
62nd	$19,448
63rd	$19,272
64th	$19,096
65th	$18,920
66th	$18,744
67th	$18,568
68th	$18,392
69th	$18,216
70th	$18,040
71st	$17,864
72nd	$17,688
73rd	$17,512
74th	$17,336
75th	$17,160

Jonny Leighfield is our Staff News Writer who joined Golf Monthly just in time for the 2023 Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup. He graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Sport Journalism in 2017 and spent almost five years as the sole sports reporter at his local newspaper. During his time with Golf Monthly, Jonny has interviewed several stars of the game, including Robert MacIntyre, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, and Joaquin Niemann. An improving golfer himself, Jonny enjoys learning as much about the game as he can and recently reached his Handicap goal of 18 for the first time.