Wells Fargo Championship payout distribution 2024: Purse, prize money
With another major on the near horizon, the best on the PGA Tour came together once again for the season's sixth signature event. This time, Quail Hollow welcomed the elite field on the other side of a major just as Harbour Town had done in April. The Wells Fargo Championship won't be the last signature event to border a major, either, with both the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village and this year's Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands set to follow suit.
Even with the absence of World No.1 Scottie Scheffler, golf's juggernaut, the cream rose to the top once again in a signature event, as it has more often than not this season. This time, Xander Schauffele and four-time major winner Rory McIlroy led the way. Schauffele, in search of his first win since the 2022 Genesis Scottish Open, took control at the top early in the week at the Wells Fargo Championship and never looked back.
Rounds of 64, 67, and a 1-under 70 on Moving Day, left the 30-year-old well-positioned to find the winner's circle once again heading into this year's final round at Quail Hollow. The King of Quail Hollow, Rory McIlroy, was hot on the American's heels, however. The Northern Irishman, a three-time winner at the course, recorded a terrific bogey-free 4-under 67 on Moving Day to ensure he was just one shot adrift of Schauffele's lead going into the final round.
The two at the top would enter the final round of this year's Wells Fargo Championship paired together in a final group for just the third time on tour, per PGA Tour Communications, with the other instances coming at the 2018 BMW Championship and the 2019 WGC-HSBC Champions.
With Schauffele and McIlroy holding a significant advantage over the rest of the competition going into the final round and the closest from the chasing pack, Sungjae Im, four shots off the pace, it was looking increasingly likely that a 2024 signature event would crown a new champion come Sunday evening at this year's Wells Fargo Championship.
Whoever emerged victorious at Quail Hollow would not only follow in the footsteps of Chris Kirk (Sentry), Wyndham Clark (Pebble Beach), Hideki Matsuyama (Genesis), and Scottie Scheffler (Arnold Palmer, RBC Heritage), as a signature event winner this year, but also earn a significant share of this season's massive Wells Fargo Championship prize purse. How much was at stake? Let's take a look at the Wells Fargo Championship payout distribution and everything to know about the prize money on offer this year in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Wells Fargo Championship 2024: Total purse and winner's prize money
As the sixth of eight signature events on the PGA Tour schedule this season, the Wells Fargo Championship purse for 2024 is set at $20 million with this year's champion, Rory McIlroy, set to take home a massive $3,600,000 winner's share; 18% of the overall prize purse this year. For the second year running the Wells Fargo Championship will dish out a whopping $20 million, that figure is in keeping with all of the signature events on the PGA Tour in 2024 and comes in only behind this year's PLAYERS Championship for the largest prize purse tentatively set to be divvied out this season. In addition, the eye-opening $3.6 million winner's share at Quail Hollow matches the sum Scottie Scheffler received after winning last month's RBC Heritage.
Wells Fargo Championship payout distribution by finishing position in 2024
Here's the full breakdown of Wells Fargo Championship payouts for 2024, from the champion, Rory McIlroy, through to the 68th position on this year's leaderboard.
Finishing Position | Wells Fargo Championship Prize Money |
|---|---|
Wells Fargo Champion: Rory McIlroy | $3,600,000 |
2nd: Xander Schauffele | $2,160,000 |
3rd: Byeong Hun An | $1,360,000 |
T-4th: Jason Day | $880,000 |
T-4th: Sungjae Im | $880,000 |
T-6th: Mackenzie Hughes | $695,000 |
T-6th: Denny McCarthy | $695,000 |
T-8th: Max Homa | $601,000 |
T-8th: Sepp Straka | $601,000 |
T-10th: Russell Henley | $501,000 |
T-10th: Grayson Murray | $501,000 |
T-10th: Taylor Pendrith | $501,000 |
T-13th: Corey Conners | $387,666 |
T-13th: Tommy Fleetwood | $387,666 |
T-13th: Sam Burns | $387,666 |
T-16th: Lucas Glover | $301,000 |
T-16th: Si Woo Kim | $301,000 |
T-16th: Seamus Power | $301,000 |
T-16th: Christiaan Bezuidenhout | $301,000 |
T-16th: Collin Morikawa | $301,000 |
T-21st: Justin Thomas | $224,666 |
T-21st: Keegan Bradley | $224,666 |
T-21st: Stephan Jaeger | $224,666 |
T-24th: Viktor Hovland | $166,500 |
T-24th: Webb Simpson | $166,500 |
T-24th: Nick Dunlap | $166,500 |
T-24th: Alex Noren | $166,500 |
T-24th: Lee Hodges | $166,500 |
T-29th: Patrick Cantlay | $130,500 |
T-29th: Jordan Spieth | $130,500 |
T-29th: Adam Scott | $130,500 |
T-29th: Patrick Rodgers | $130,500 |
T-29th: Andrew Putnam | $130,500 |
T-34th: Matt Kuchar | $106,000 |
T-34th: Harris English | $106,000 |
T-34th: Kurt Kitayama | $106,000 |
T-34th: Cameron Young | $106,000 |
T-38th: Gary Woodland | $88,500 |
T-38th: Tom Hoge | $88,500 |
T-38th: Taylor Moore | $88,500 |
T-38th: Cam Davis | $88,500 |
42nd: Akshay Bhatia | $78,500 |
T-43rd: Chris Kirk | $68,500 |
T-43rd: Rickie Fowler | $68,500 |
T-43rd: Kevin Tway | $68,500 |
T-43rd: Nick Taylor | $68,500 |
T-47th: Brian Harman | $53,420 |
T-47th: Shane Lowry | $53,420 |
T-47th: Wyndham Clark | $53,420 |
T-47th: Tom Kim | $53,420 |
T-47th: Adam Svensson | $53,420 |
T-52nd: Matt Fitzpatrick | $47,000 |
T-52nd: Justin Rose | $47,000 |
T-52nd: Adam Hadwin | $47,000 |
T-52nd: Sahith Theegala | $47,000 |
T-52nd: Billy Horschel | $47,000 |
T-52nd: Tony Finau | $47,000 |
T-58th: Jake Knapp | $45,200 |
T-58th: Ben Kohles | $45,200 |
T-60th: J.T. Poston | $44,200 |
T-60th: Brendon Todd | $44,200 |
T-60th: Will Zalatoris | $44,200 |
63rd: Austin Eckroat | $43,400 |
T-64th: Emiliano Grillo | $42,800 |
T-64th: Adam Schenk | $42,800 |
66th: Peter Malnati | $42,200 |
67th: Matthieu Pavon | $41,800 |
68th: Eric Cole | $41,400 |
The large sums on offer at these signature events continue to impress with even 47th place in this year's Wells Fargo Championship netting a player over $50,000. Meanwhile, the Top 10 finishers at Quail Hollow will all cash cheques of $500,000 or more in prize money while securing a Top 3 finish in this year's championship will be worth over one million dollars.
In addition to taking home the massive $3.6 million winner's share, this year's Wells Fargo champion, Rory McIlroy, will also secure their spot in each of this season's remaining signature events (if not previously exempt already), along with everything else that comes with winning a PGA Tour event including earning a crucial 700 FedEx Cup points in the season-long race to the East Lake and the 2024 Tour Championship this Autumn.
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