2026 Travelers Championship: Prize Money Breakdown and Winner’s Payout

The Travelers Championship has entered its final two rounds. The 72-player field at the PGA Tour’s final Signature Event of the season is competing for one of the richest payouts of the season. With World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler just one shot off the lead, the lion’s share of the $20,000,000 tournament purse is within his reach.

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However, the no-cut event is not quite over. As the players compete to improve their finishing position at the par-70 TPC River Highlands, here’s a breakdown of what each player would take home.

Position Payout Position Payout Winner $3.6 million 37 $96,500 Runner-up $2.16 million 38 $92,500 3 $1.36 million 39 $88,500 4 $960,000 40 $84,000 5 $800,000 41 $80,000 6 $720,000 42 $76,000 7 $670,000 43 $72,000 8 $620,000 44 $68,000 9 $580,000 45 $64,000 10 $540,000 46 $60,000 11 $500,000 47 $56,000 12 $460,000 48 $53,000 13 $420,000 49 $50,000 14 $380,000 50 $49,000 15 $360,000 51 $48,000 16 $340,000 52 $47,000 17 $320,000 53 $46,000 18 $300,000 54 $46,000 19 $280,000 55 $45,500 20 $260,000 56 $45,000 21 $240,000 57 $44,500 22 $223,000 58 $44,000 23 $207,500 59 $43,400 24 $190,000 60 $43,000 25 $175,000 61 $42,500 26 $159,000 62 $42,000 27 $152,500 63 $41,500 28 $146,000 64 $41,000 29 $140,000 65 $40,500 30 $134,000 66 $40,000 31 $128,500 67 $39,500 32 $122,500 68 $39,000 33 $116,500 69 $38,000 34 $111,000 70 $37,500 35 $106,500 71 $37,000 36 $101,500 72 $36,000

The winner, of course, gets the biggest paycheck. But there’s more. He will receive 700 FedExCup points, a two-season PGA Tour exemption, an invitation back to the Travelers Championship, and 67 Official World Golf Ranking points.

The winner will also earn a place on the Travelers Championship’s illustrious list of champions, alongside previous winners Scottie Scheffler (2024), Keegan Bradley (2023 and 2025), and Xander Schauffele (2022). And speaking of Schauffele, he was the last winner to compete for the $8.3 million (non-elevated) purse.

The 2020 Olympic gold medalist pocketed $1.494 million for his victory in 2022, the final year before the Travelers Championship was designated a PGA Tour Signature Event, and its purse increased to $20 million. In fact, the tournament’s purse had grown steadily throughout the 2010s.

However, it experienced a dramatic jump starting with the 2023 season. In any case, with just two rounds remaining, can Scheffler win the biggest paycheck for the second time?

Scottie Scheffler nearly made history before coming into the Travelers weekend

Before entering the weekend at the Cromwell tournament, Scheffler came within one stroke of making PGA Tour history. ‘Mr. Inevitable’ fired a sensational 10-under 60 in Friday’s second round. This narrowly missed out on golf’s elusive sub-60 round.

After 54 holes, Scheffler sits just one shot away from Viktor Hovland, who is at 20-under. Patrick Cantlay and Ben Griffin are within five shots of Hovland, who will look to win his eighth PGA Tour title. But Scheffler is looking to break his title drought after winning in his debut tournament of 2026.

Scheffler has made three back-to-back runner-up finishes at one point in this season, and he seemed close every time. However, the World No. 1 failed to close the deal at the end of the day.

“It’s hard to keep up that pace, obviously, but [I] need to continue to execute and give myself looks,” Scheffler said after his second round.

Scheffler and Hovland faced a similar duel at the 2023 BMW Championship, where the Norwegian prevailed over the American. Hovland, after that landmark year, lost his momentum. Swing changes, coach changes, and multiple other trials and errors later, he came back to the winner’s circle at the 2025 Valspar Championship.

Since that fateful Sunday in 2023, Scheffler has won 14 times, captured the Masters for the second time, and added a Wanamaker and a Claret Jug to his trophy cabinet. Hovland, meanwhile, managed only seven top-tens and two titles. However, at the TPC River Highlands, both are desperate to win and prove a point.

“It was really fun. Just had a great time. You know, it’s been a while since I’ve been in this position,” Hovland said after the movind day. “To go head-to-head against the best player in the world and pull off some great shots, it was just a lot of fun.”

Hovland wants to add a signature event title to his resume. Scheffler wants to prove he still has it in him to close the deal on Sunday.