How much are players earning at PGA Championship? The purse goes up to $20.5M
By DOUG FERGUSON••Yahoo Sports
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — The PGA Championship raised its total prize fund this year to $20. 5 million, a $1.
5 million increase from last year but still third among the three American majors. The winner's share will be $3,690,000. The Masters raised its total purse to $22.
5 million this year, the highest payout of golf's four majors and a $1. 5 million increase from the previous year. The U.
S. Open next month and the British Open in July — typically the smallest of major purses — have not announced their plans. The U.
S. Open had a $21. 5 million purse last year, and the British Open purse was at $17 million.