Xander Schauffele can — finally — exhale.
Leading this whole week at the 2024 PGA Championship, thanks to a historic 9-under par on Day 1, the World No. 3 golfer snapped his three-year drought of not winning a PGA Tour event on Sunday.
He not only won his first PGA Tour event since 2022 on Sunday at Valhalla Golf Course, but it is also the first major of his career, which also brought a payout of $3.33 million from the PGA Championship purse.
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Here's what you need to know from how much Schauffele won in cash prizes by winning the PGA Championship to his net worth:
How much did Xander Schauffele win today?
By winning the 2024 PGA Championship, Xander Schauffele won the winner's share: $3.3 million.
PGA Championship winner's share
Xander Schauffele will take home $3.3 million of the $18.5 million PGA Championship purse after winning the 2024 PGA Championship — his first PGA major win of his career.
With the win at Valhalla Golf Course, Schauffele has now won roughly $10.6 million this season. He had won $7,688,071 in official winnings — highlighted by his top two finishes at the Wells Fargo Championship ($2.16 million) and The Players Championship ($1.89 million) — coming into this week according to his PGA Tour profile.
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PGA Championship payout, purse
Like The Masters Tournament, the purse for the PGA Championship saw an increase from last year's tournament. The purse for the 2024 PGA Championship is $18.5 million, an increase of $1 million from last year's purse.
Here's the full purse breakdown for the top 10 finishers at the PGA Championship:
1st place: $3,300,000
2nd place: $1,998,000
3rd place: $1,258,000
4th place: $888,000
5th place: $740,000
6th place: $660,580
7th place: $618,300
8th place: $577,790
9th place: $539,030
10th place: $502,040
Click here to view the full breakout of PGA Championship winnings.
Xander Schauffele net worth
Net worth: $33 million
According to Forbes.com, Schauffele was the 18th highest-paid golfer in 2023 with a net worth of $33 million.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: How much did Xander Schauffele win today? PGA Championship winner's share, purse breakdown
