FIRST-PLACE WINNINGS BY THE NUMBERS

Collin Morikawa received $1.98 million for winning the COVID-delayed PGA Championship.

Y.E. Yang won $1.35 million in becoming the first golfer to erase a 54-hole lead by Tiger Woods in a major. 

Xander Schauffele's first major win – after 19 previous top-20 major finishes – earned him $3.33 million at Valhalla.

Rory McIlroy shot a final-round 66 to win $1,455,000 and break Jack Nicklaus' 42-year-old record for margin of victory (eight strokes).

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2020

2012

2009

Shaun Micheel earned the first million-dollar prize ($1,080,000) in PGA Championship history with a win at Oak Hill.

2003

Tiger Woods won his second career major, a 1-shot win over Sergio Garcia at Medinah that netted him $630,000. 

1999

John Daly landed a spot in the 1991 PGA Championship as the ninth alternate and won $230,000 for his first career win.

1991

John Mahaffey erased Tom Watson's 7-shot lead in the final round to win $50,000 at Oakmont Country Club.  

1978

Jack Nicklaus' first of five career PGA Championships had a winner's share of $13,000.

1963

Dow Finsterwald received $5,500 for 

winning the first stroke-play 

PGA Championship.  

1958

Bob Hamilton's win over Byron Nelson netted him $3,500, a 250% increase from the most recent tournament (1942).

1944

Denny Shute won the first of back-to-back PGA Championships, both of which had a winner's share of $1,000.

1936

Walter Hagen won the first of four straight PGA Championships, each of which had $1,000 for the winner's share.

1924

Jim Barnes sank a 4-foot putt on the 36th and final hole to win $500 at the inaugural match-play championship.

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