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.<\/p>\n
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There is a $20 million total prize fund up to be distributed among the 50 players who advanced<\/a> from the St. Jude.<\/p>\n How much does the winner of the BMW Championship get?<\/p>\n The winner gets 18 percent of the prize fund, so in the case of this week, that’ll be $3.6 million.<\/p>\n Explore how to live where you love to play Access community guides, golf real estate insights, trusted agent connections, and content built for passionate golfers.<\/a>More: What to know about the 2026 FedEx Cup Playoffs: Events, locations, prize money<\/a>2026 BMW Championship prize money payouts$3,600,000$2,160,000$1,360,000$960,000$800,000$720,000$670,000$621,000$581,000$541,000$501,000$461,000$421,000$381,000$361,000$341,000$321,000$301,000$281,000$261,000$241,000$224,500$208,500$192,500$176,500$160,500$154,500$148,500$142,500$136,500$130,500$124,500$118,500$113,500$108,500$103,500$98,500$94,500$90,500$86,500$82,500$78,500$74,500$70,500$66,500$62,500$58,500$55,300$52,500$51,000Total prize money on PGA Tour in 2026 surpasses $550 million<\/p>\n This week’s haul of $3.6 million to the winner is only lower than the three player-hosted signature events (Genesis, Arnold Palmer, Memorial) which have a $4 millioni first-place prize, three of the majors (Masters, PGA Championship<\/a>, U.S. Open<\/a>) and, of course, the Players Championship, the PGA Tour’s flagship event which has the biggest payout on the schedule every year. It’s all part of the more than $550 million that’s been on the line<\/a> during the 2026 PGA Tour season.<\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/85613620007-bmwtrophies.jpg\")