2024 BMW Championship prize money, purse: Payouts from $20M pool for second FedEx Cup Playoff event
The number of players in the FedEx Cup Playoffs was reduced from 70 to 50, but the prize money for the second stage remained the same. $20 million was divided among the players participating in the BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club in Colorado this week. Winner Keegan Bradley not only won $3.6 million, but also put himself in a better position to earn additional money ahead of next week’s Tour Championship.
Hideki Matsuyama won the first playoff event of the season and moved up to third in the FedEx Cup standings, but it was his second-largest payday of the year; he claimed $4 million for his victory at the Genesis Invitational. (Matsuyama eventually Withdrew from this event due to a lower back injury.)
Scottie Scheffler has cashed the winner’s check on six different occasions on the PGA Tour; he is approaching $30 million in earnings this season and has earned over $71 million in his career. In fact, with his most recent performance at the St. Jude Championship, Scheffler has moved into the top five in career earnings on the PGA Tour and now trails only Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson.
The BMW Championship is in line with the regular season’s signature events in terms of winner’s share, but more money will be on offer for those higher up the leaderboard. The top 40 of the 50-man field will all cross six figures, with the top 20 winning over $250,000.
Here are the winners of this season’s biggest events on the PGA Tour:
- Sentry: Chris Kirk ($3.6 million)
- Pebble Beach Pro Am: Wyndham Clark ($3.6 million)
- Genesis Invitation: Hideki Matsuyama ($4 million)
- Arnold Palmer Invitational: Scottie Scheffler ($4 million)
- Players Championship: Scottie Scheffler ($4.5 million)
- RBC Heritage: Scottie Scheffler ($3.6 million)
- Wells Fargo Championship: Rory McIlroy ($3.6 million)
- Memorial Tournament: Scottie Scheffler ($4 million)
- Travelers Championship: Scottie Scheffler ($3.6 million)
- St.Jude Championship: Hideki Matsuyama ($3.6 million)
- BMW Championship: Keegan Bradley ($3.6 million)
Let’s take a look at the payout list for the top 10 players appearing at the 2024 BMW Championship.
2024 BMW Championship prize money, purse
Total amount: $20 million
First: $3,600,000 — Keegan Bradley
2nd: $2,160,000 – Sam Burns, Ludvig Aberg, Adam Scott ($1.503 million each)
Third: $1,360,000
4th: $990,000
5th: $830,000 – Cam Davis, Tommy Fleetwood, Si Woo Kim, Xander Schauffele ($728,750 each)
6th: $750,000
7th: $695,000
8th: $640,000
9th: $600,000 – Chris Kirk, Alex Noren ($580,000 each)
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
Rick Gehman, Kyle Porter, Patrick MacDonald and Greg Ducharme recap the 2024 BMW Championship at Castle Pines. Plus, Lydia Ko’s win at St. Andrews and the Presidents Cup automatic qualifiers. Follow and listen to The First Cut on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
