Arnold Palmer Invitational prize money
How much does each PGA Tour star take home from Bay Hill?
The Arnold Palmer Invitational is the next Signature Event on the PGA Tour schedule.
There is a $20 million prize purse up for grabs at Bay Hill Club this week, the majority of which was won by Kurt Kitayama in 2023.
The American won the prestigious tour title by one shot ahead of Rory McIlroy and Harris English.
The best players on the circuit are back for more this week as the season approaches The Players Championship and the Masters.
In 2024, the winner of the Arnold Palmer Invitational will pocket a cool $4 million, the same amount of money you win if you finish top of the leaderboard at a LIV Golf event.
There is a reduced field this week in Florida as it is a Signature Event, so only the top 50 after the cut will earn a return.
Let’s take a closer look at the Arnold Palmer Invitational purse…
Arnold Palmer Invitational prize money 2024
2024
Purse: $20,000,000
1: $4,000,000
2: $2,200,000
3: $1,400,000
4: $1,000,000
5: $840,000
6: $760,000
7: $700,000
8: $646,000
9: $600,000
10: $556,000
11: $514,000
12: $472,000
13: $430,000
14: $389,000
15: $369,000
16: $349,000
17: $329,000
18: $309,000
19: $289,000
20: $269,000
21: $250,000
22: $233,000
23: $216,000
24: $200,000
25: $184,000
26: $168,000
27: $161,000
28: $154,000
29: $147,000
30: $140,000
31: $133,000
32: $126,000
33: $119,000
34: $114,000
35: $109,000
36: $104,000
37: $99,000
38: $94,000
39: $90,000
40: $86,000
41: $82,000
42: $78,000
43: $74,000
44: $70,000
45: $66,000
46: $62,000
47: $58,000
48: $56,000
49: $54,000
50: $52,000
That was the Arnold Palmer Invitational prize money in 2024, but what about previous years? Here is the total purse and the winners’ share from historical tournaments…
2023
Purse: $20,000,000
Winner: $3,600,000 (Kurt Kitayama)
2022
Purse: $12,000,000
Winner: $2,160,000 (Scottie Scheffler)
2021
Purse: $9,300,000
Winner: $1,674,000 (Bryson DeChambeau)
2020
Purse: $9,300,000
Winner: $1,674,000 (Tyrrell Hatton)
2019
Purse: $9,100,000
Winner: $1,638,000 (Francesco Molinari)
2018
Purse: $8,900,000
Winner: $1,602,000 (Rory McIlroy)
2017
Purse: $8,700,000
Winner: $1,566,000 (Marc Leishman)
2016
Purse: $6,300,000
Winner: $1,134,000 (Jason Day)
2015
Purse: $6,300,000
Winner: $1,134,000 (Matt Every)
2014
Purse: $6,200,000
Winner: $1,116,000 (Matt Every)
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