2026 Memorial Tournament: $20 Million Purse and Payouts at Jack Nicklaus’ Event

The 2026 Memorial Tournament has brought the PGA Tour's top stars back to Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, for Jack Nicklaus' annual event. The Memorial has long been one of the premier events on the PGA Tour calendar, boasting a long list of strong winners since its first edition in 1976, headlined by five-time champion Tiger Woods. Woods is the last (and only) player to three-peat at Muirfield Village, but he could have company this year if Scottie Scheffler is able to rally back and capture another victory at Jack's place.

Scheffler took home the $4 million winner's share in 2024 and 2025, and he will look to push his career earnings at the Memorial north of eight figures this year. The Memorial is one of the signature events on the PGA Tour calendar that features a cut, as the 72-player field will be trimmed to the top 50 and ties after Friday's second round. That cut is the reason for the bump in the winner's share of the $20 million purse compared to the no-cut signature events that pay out $3.6 million to the champion.

Scheffler is just one of many prominent names in the field, which includes Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Åberg, Tommy Fleetwood, Matt Fitzpatrick, Russell Henley and more. Many top players will use this as their final tune-up for the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills in two weeks.

Below is the full breakdown of prize money and payouts for each spot on the final leaderboard.

2026 Memorial Tournament prize money, payouts

Total purse: $20 million

1st: $4,000,000 2nd: $2,200,000  3rd: $1,400,000 4th: $1,000,000 5th: $840,000 6th: $760,000 7th: $700,000 8th: $646,000 9th: $600,000 10th: $556,000 11th: $514,000 12th: $472,000 13th: $430,000 14th: $389,000  15th: $369,000 16th: $349,000 17th: $329,000 18th: $309,000  19th: $289,000  20th: $269,000  21st: $250,000 22nd: $233,000 23rd: $216,000 24th: $200,000 25th: $184,000 26th: $168,000 27th: $161,000 28th: $154,000 29th: $147,000  30th: $140,000 31st: $133,000 32nd: $126,000 33rd: $119,000 34th: $114,000 35th: $109,000 36th: $104,000 37th: $99,000 38th: $94,000 39th: $90,000 40th: $86,000 41st: $82,000  42nd: $78,000 43rd: $74,000 44th: $70,000 45th: $66,000 46th: $62,000 47th: $58,000  48th: $56,000 49th: $54,000  50th: $52,000 51st: $51,000 52nd: $52,000 53rd: $49,000 54th: $48,000 55th: $47,000 56th: $46,000 57th: $45,000 58th: $44,000 59th: $43,000 60th: $42,000 61st: $41,000 62nd: $40,000

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