BMW PGA Championship Prize Money Payout 2026

Rory McIlroy during the BMW PGA Championship — Rory McIlroy was one of many in contention with 18 holes to play

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The BMW PGA Championship is drawing to a close after some exceptional golf at a picture-perfect Wentworth.

One of the best fields of the season has given the tens of thousands who attended full value for their money and created a 54-hole leaderboard which could see any number of players ultimately reign supreme at the DP World Tour's flagship event.

In fact, no fewer than 20 players were within four shots of the lead with one round to play, although it was Filippo Celli and Manuel Elvira out in front on 13-under-par.

Manuel Elvira during the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth — Manuel Elvira co-led with Filippo Celli after Moving Day

Some of the biggest names in the field were also in contention, including Rory McIlroy, Joaquin Niemann, Adam Scott and JJ Spaun.

There is a $9 million tournament purse to be shared out among those who made the cut.

Then there are 8,000 Race to Dubai points and 2,000 Ryder Cup points up for grabs, with 1,335 Race to Dubai points and 335 Ryder Cup qualification points heading the way of the champion.

But as far as money goes, the player who succeeds Alex Noren as champion will scoop an initial $1.53 million before various factors reduce how much they ultimately end up seeing in their bank account.

Alex Noren with the BMW PGA Championship trophy — Alex Noren won the title 12 months ago

After that, if someone finishes in solo second place then they will pick up a very handsome check for just a shade under $1 million.

Given this is the joint-second-highest payout of the year, behind only the DP World Tour Championship, anyone who ends the week inside the top-22 has a chance of walking away with a six-figure payday while those who finish among the back-markers at 'Burma Road' should be looking at in excess of $15,000.

Below is the maximum prize money payout for each position at the 2026 BMW PGA Championship before ties are taken into account. This list will be updated in full upon the conclusion of the event.

BMW PGA Championship Prize Money Breakdown

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Position	Prize Money
1st	$1,530,000
2nd	$990,000
3rd	$567,000
4th	$450,000
5th	$381,600
6th	$315,000
7th	$270,000
8th	$225,000
9th	$201,600
10th	$180,000
11th	$165,600
12th	$154,800
13th	$144,900
14th	$137,700
15th	$132,300
16th	$126,900
17th	$121,500
18th	$116,100
19th	$111,600
20th	$108,000
21st	$104,400
22nd	$101,700
23rd	$99,000
24th	$96,300
25th	$93,600
26th	$90,900
27th	$88,200
28th	$85,500
29th	$82,800
30th	$80,100
31st	$77,400
32nd	$74,700
33rd	$72,000
34th	$69,300
35th	$66,600
36th	$63,900
37th	$62,100
38th	$60,300
39th	$58,500
40th	$56,700
41st	$54,900
42nd	$53,100
43rd	$51,300
44th	$49,500
45th	$47,700
46th	$45,900
47th	$44,100
48th	$42,300
49th	$40,500
50th	$38,700
51st	$36,900
52nd	$35,100
53rd	$33,300
54th	$31,500
55th	$30,600
56th	$29,700
57th	$28,800
58th	$27,900
59th	$27,000
60th	$26,100
61st	$25,200
62nd	$24,300
63rd	$23,400
64th	$22,500
65th	$21,600
66th	$20,700
67th	$19,800
68th	$18,900
69th	$18,000
70th	$17,100

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.

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