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Xander Schauffele emerged victorious on Sunday, winning the Wanamaker Trophy at the PGA Championship at Valhalla Gold Club in Valhalla, New York.
And for Schauffele, 30, and the other golfers who finished at the top, the reward was worthwhile. Prize money for this year's championship was $18.5 million – $1 million more than a year ago and the highest in the tournament's history.
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Schauffele is now $3.3 million richer, while runner-up Bryson DeChambeau earned $1.998 million, followed by Viktor Hovland in third place with $1.258 million.
Meanwhile, the tournament drama started early. Before dawn on Friday, the second day of the tournament, early favorite and 2024 Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested and charged with multiple charges, including second-degree assault on a police officer. He is scheduled to be arraigned on June 3 and warmed up in jail before being released to take his sentence. Scheffler finished the tournament in a four-way tie for 8th place.
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The PGA Championship's prize money this year was slightly less than the Masters, which had $20 million in prize money and a $3.6 million payout to Scheffler for winning second in the tournament.
The golfers in the top 10 will all take home at least $500,000. All players received at least $4,000 just for completing the 36-hole course.
This is how the payout went for the best 20 players in this tournament.
1st: $3,300,000, Xander Schauffele
2nd: $1,998,000, Bryson DeChambeau
3rd place: $1,258,000, Viktor Hovland
4th place: $888,000, Thomas Detry and Collin Morikawa ($814,000 per player)
5th: $740,000
6th place: $660,580 – Justin Rose and Shane Lowry ($639,440 per player)
7th place: $618,300
8th: $577,790 – Scottie Scheffler, Billy Horschel, Robert MacIntyre and Justin Thomas ($521,418 per player)
9th place: $539,030
10th: $502,040
11th place: $466,810
12th place: $433,340 – Taylor Moore, Rory McIlroy, Lee Hodges, Sahith Theegala, Dean Burmester and Alex Noren ($359,943 per player)
13th place: $401,630
14th: $371,690
15th: $343,500
16th place: $317,080
17th place: $292,420
18th place: $269,520 – Rio Hisatune, Harris English, Tony Finau, Keegan Bradley and Austin Eckroat ($230,764 per player)
19th: $248,380
20th: $229,000
21st place: $211,390
22nd place: $195,530
23rd: $181,440 – Russell Henley, Tom Hoge and Maverick McNealy ($170,137 per player)
24th: $169,990
25th: $158,980
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