How much prize money does the winner get at the 2024 BMW Championship?

This week, the golfers will battle it out at Castle Pines Golf Club in Colorado, all with their eyes on a piece of that massive $20 million prize pool. The winner? They’ll walk away with a cool $3.6 million, but the real win is the momentum it gives them heading into the Tour Championship, where even more money is up for grabs.

Hideki Matsuyama kicked off the playoffs with a bang, winning the first event of the season and climbing to third in the FedEx Cup standings. For Matsuyama, it was a solid payday, but not even his biggest of the year. That came back at the Genesis Invitational, where he pocketed $4 million. Meanwhile, Scottie Scheffler is on a tear, racking up six wins this season and closing in on $30 million in earnings just this year. With his finish at the St. Jude Championship, Scheffler has now cracked the top five in all-time PGA Tour earnings, trailing only Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, and Dustin Johnson.

The BMW Championship payout mirrors those hefty checks handed out at the season’s biggest events. But here’s the kicker: even those who don’t quite make it to the top will still leave with a nice chunk of change. Anyone finishing in the top 40 will clear six figures, and if you manage to crack the top 20, you’re looking at over $250,000. Not too shabby for a weekend of golf.

This year’s tour has seen some major winners cash in big. Chris Kirk took home $3.6 million at the Sentry, and Wyndham Clark matched that at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Matsuyama’s $4 million Genesis win stands out, but Scheffler has been the season’s golden boy, snagging top prizes at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Players Championship, RBC Heritage, Memorial Tournament, and the Travelers Championship. Each of those victories added at least $3.6 million to his bank account, with the biggest score coming from The Players Championship, where he earned a whopping $4.5 million.

Now, with the BMW Championship underway, it’s all about who can rise to the occasion. A win here doesn’t just mean a $3.6 million check - it’s about setting the stage for the Tour Championship, where the FedEx Cup’s ultimate prize awaits. But even for those who fall short, the money is nothing to scoff at. The second-place finisher will still walk away with over $2 million, and third place isn’t far behind at $1.36 million.

For the players hovering around the middle of the pack, there’s still plenty to play for. A top-10 finish means a payout of at least $560,000, and even if you find yourself down in 20th, you’re still pocketing $282,000. The payouts scale down from there, but no one in this field is walking away empty-handed.

So as the BMW Championship rolls on, the pressure is on. Every shot, every putt, and every decision could mean the difference between a six-figure and a seven-figure payday. And with only 50 players left, the competition is fierce. It’s golf at its finest, where the stakes are high, and the rewards are even higher.

2024 BMW Championship prize money, purse

Total purse: $20 million

1st: $3,600,000
2nd: $2,160,000
3rd: $1,360,000
4th: $990,000
5th: $830,000
6th: $750,000
7th: $695,000
8th: $640,000
9th: $600,000
10th: $560,000
11th: $520,000
12th: $480,000
13th: $441,000
14th: $402,000
15th: $382,000
16th: $362,000
17th: $342,000
18th: $322,000
19th: $302,000
20th: $282,000
21st: $262,000
22nd: $245,000
23rd: $229,000
24th: $213,000
25th: $197,000
26th: $181,000
27th: $174,000
28th: $167,000
29th: $160,000
30th: $153,000
31st: $146,000
32nd: $139,000
33rd: $132,000
34th: $127,000
35th: $122,000
36th: $117,000
37th: $112,000
38th: $108,000
39th: $104,000
40th: $100,000
41st: $96,000
42nd: $92,000
43rd: $88,000
44th: $84,000
45th: $80,000
46th: $76,000
47th: $72,000
48th: $70,000
49th: $68,000
50th: $66,000