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Money, money and more money.
Prize money on the PGA Tour in 2023 is going to reach unprecedented levels, with 13 events now designated as “elevated”.
This will guarantee the game’s biggest stars will gather more often to compete at events with purses worth $20 million (or more).
Almost all of the elevated events will surpass the majors, not in significance or course, but on the pay scale.
The Players Championship and the Tour Championship will still flaunt the gaudiest paydays, but many of the traditional events will have a brighter spotlight on them in 2023.
Check out the breakdown of the money at each event from Kapalua to East Lake.
The majors
Tiger Woods putts on the 16th hole during the final round of the 2022 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. (Photo: Adam Cairns-Augusta Chronicle/USA TODAY Sports)
The majors are of course the most prestigious events but that doesn’t make them the richest. These numbers represent the purses from 2022; the 2023 numbers will be revealed the week of the event.
|
Major |
Money |
|
Masters Tournament |
15,000,000 |
|
PGA Championship |
15,000,000 |
|
U.S. Open |
17,500,000 |
|
Open Championship |
14,000,000 |
FedEx Cup Playoff events
The 2022 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. (Photo: Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via AP Images)
The Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta caps the season, and it has the distinction of having the biggest pile of cash on the line. However, the money earned there is “bonus” money and doesn’t count towards a golfer’s official money standings. But it spends just the same.
The FedEx St. Jude and the BMW are now elevated events featuring $20 million in total prize money.
|
FedEx Cup Playoff events |
Money |
|
FedEx St. Jude Championship |
$20,000,000 |
|
BMW Championship |
$20,000,000 |
|
Tour Championship |
$75,000,000* |
Elevated events
Golf fans cheer on the 16th hole during Round 2 of the 2022 WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Photo: Cheryl Evans/The Arizona Republic)
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