published: Sep 4, 2025

How much? Here is the BMW PGA Championship prize money for 2025

The BMW PGA Championship is the biggest event on the DP World Tour schedule, and it comes with a larger purse than usual

The BMW PGA Championship is the flagship on the DP World Tour schedule, which means it has a much higher purse to come with it.

There is a $9 million prize purse up for grabs at the Wentworth West Course in Virginia Water, Surrey. In 2024, Billy Horschel won €1,370,338 for his troubles.

Horschel tied Rory McIlroy and Thriston Lawrence after the final round, so a playoff began on the 18th hole. Lawrence dropped out on the first, then Horschel picked off McIlroy with an incredible eagle.

The best players on the circuit compete at Wentworth, plus a smattering of stars from America such as Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed.

This event has the same purse as the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. The finale of the season, the DP World Tour Championship, has a purse of $10 million.

The DP World Tour also runs a series of elevated purse events called the Rolex Series. The first one in the schedule was the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, then it was the Genesis Scottish Open.

The BMW PGA Championship is a Rolex Series event. Below is a rundown of these events and the payouts.

Hero Dubai Desert Classic: January 16-19
Winner: Tyrrell Hatton

Genesis Scottish Open: July 10-13
Winner: Chris Gotterup

BMW PGA Championship: September 11-14

Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship: November 6-9

DP World Tour Championship: November 13-16

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BMW PGA Championship prize money

2025

Purse: $9,000,000

2024

Purse: $9,000,000
Winner: €1,370,338 (Billy Horschel)

2023

Purse: $9,000,000
Winner: €1,435,858 (Ryan Fox)

2022

Purse: $8,000,000
Winner: €1,351,106 (Shane Lowry)

2021

Purse: $8,000,000
Winner: €1,125,952 (Billy Horschel)

2020

Purse: $7,000,000
Winner: €974,457 (Tyrrell Hatton)

2019

Purse: $7,000,000
Winner: €1,056,662 (Danny Willett)

2018

Purse: $7,000,000
Winner: €995,394 (Francesco Molinari)

2017

Purse: $7,000,000
Winner: €1,041,939 (Alex Noren)

2016

Purse: $5,000,000
Winner: €833,330 (Chris Wood)

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Matt Chivers

Matt has been playing golf since the age of 13 and was largely inspired to take up the game by countless family members who played golf during his childhood.

Matt is a member at Royal Cinque Ports in Deal playing off a 5 handicap, just a pitching wedge away from his hometown of Dover where he went to school and grew up. He has previously been a member at Etchinghill and Walmer and Kingsdown in Kent.

Having studied history at the University of Liverpool, Matt went on to pass his NCTJ Exams in Manchester a year later to fulfil his lifelong ambition of becoming a journalist. He picked up work experience along the way at places such as the Racing Post, the Independent, Sportsbeat and the Lancashire Evening Post.

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