2026 BMW Championship prize money payout: How much purse is up for grab? What does the winner get?

Two of the three FedEx Cup postseason events have traditionally been at the same two golf courses, but the middle of the three, the BMW Championship, floats around to a new location each season. This year, Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis has the honors.

The BMW has big money on the line, the same as last week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship, as well as five of the signature events on the annual docket.

Wyndham Clark won the 2026 BMW Championship on Sunday at Bellerive in St. Louis, Missouri, his third win of the season and first since the U.S. Open. He topped Patrick Cantlay by three shots for the win, and he’s going to be one of the favorites next week at the Tour Championship in the FedEx Cup Playoffs finale.

The 2026 BMW Championship features a $20 million purse, with the winner taking home $3.6 million. Here’s the complete BMW Championship prize money payout and purse breakdown, including how much players earn for each finishing position.

When is the 2026 BMW Championship?

The 2026 BMW Championship will be played from August 20–23, 2026 (with practice rounds starting August 18) at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri.

Dates: August 20–23, 2026 (Tournament week runs August 18–23).

Where is the 2026 BMW Championship be played?

The 2026 BMW Championship will be played at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri.

Host Venue: Bellerive Country Club (located in Town and Country / St. Louis, Missouri).

What is the Total Purse at the 2026 BMW Championship?

There is a $20 million total prize fund up to be distributed among the 50 players who advanced from the St. Jude.

How much does the BMW Championship winner get?

The winner gets 18 percent of the prize fund, so in the case of this week, that’ll be $3.6 million.

More: What to know about the 2026 FedEx Cup Playoffs: Events, locations, prize money

2026 BMW Championship prize money payouts, purse, winner share for every PGA Tour

Position – Player – Score – Earnings

1 Wyndham Clark -17 $3,600,000

2 Patrick Cantlay -14 $2,160,000

3 Rory McIlroy -13 $1,360,000

T4 Gary Woodland -12 $856,667

T4 Collin Morikawa -12 $856,667

T4 Chris Gotterup -12 $856,667

T7 Robert MacIntyre -10 $667,500

T7 Maverick McNealy -10 $667,500

9 Jacob Bridgeman -9 $600,000

T10 Michael Brennan -8 $540,000

T10 Sungjae Im -8 $540,000

T12 Akshay Bhatia -7 $426,250

T12 Scottie Scheffler -7 $426,250

T12 Russell Henley -7 $426,250

T12 Ryo Hisatsune -7 $426,250

T16 Adam Scott -6 $312,000

T16 Alex Smalley -6 $312,000

T16 Aaron Rai -6 $312,000

T16 Justin Thomas -6 $312,000

T16 Ludvig Aberg -6 $312,000

T16 Ryan Gerard -6 $312,000

T22 Justin Rose -5 $221,000

T22 J.T. Poston -5 $221,000

T22 Kristoffer Reitan -5 $221,000

T22 J.J. Spaun -5 $221,000

T26 Kurt Kitayama -4 $177,500

T26 Xander Schauffele -4 $177,500

T28 Hideki Matsuyama -3 $153,000

T28 Tom Kim -3 $153,000

T28 Sam Burns -3 $153,000

T28 Matt Fitzpatrick -3 $153,000

T28 Eric Cole -3 $153,000

T33 Si Woo Kim -2 $124,500

T33 Matt McCarty -2 $124,500

T33 Viktor Hovland -2 $124,500

T33 Sepp Straka -2 $124,500

T37 Rickie Fowler -1 $106,000

T37 Michael Thorbjornsen -1 $106,000

T37 Cameron Young -1 $106,000

T37 Alex Noren -1 $106,000

T41 Jake Knapp E $92,000

T41 Sahith Theegala E $92,000

T41 Nicolai Hojgaard E $92,000

T44 Bud Cauley 1 $80,000

T44 Alex Fitzpatrick 1 $80,000

T44 Ben Griffin 1 $80,000

T47 Ryan Fox 2 $70,000

T47 Tommy Fleetwood 2 $70,000

T47 Min Woo Lee 2 $70,000

50 Nico Echavarria 5 $66,000..

Who won the 2025 BMW Championship last year?

Scottie Scheffler won the 2025 BMW Championship.

He delivered a stunning final-round comeback at Caves Valley Golf Club by erasing a four-shot deficit to shoot a 3-under 67, finishing 15-under par overall. The defining highlight of his two-stroke victory over runner-up Robert MacIntyre was a spectacular 82-foot chip-in birdie on the par-3 17th hole. The win marked Scheffler’s fifth PGA Tour title of the 2025 season.

Previous BMW Championship winners of last 10 years

2026: Wyndham Clark –
2025: Scottie Scheffler – 15-under par.
2024: Keegan Bradley – 12-under par.
2023: Viktor Hovland – 17-under par.
2022: Patrick Cantlay – 14-under par.
2021: Patrick Cantlay – 27-under par.
2020: Jon Rahm – 4-under par.
2019: Justin Thomas – 25-under par.
2018: Keegan Bradley – 20-under par.
2017: Marc Leishman – 23-under par.
2016: Dustin Johnson – 23-under par.

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2026 BMW Championship prize money payout, purse breakdown