Wells Fargo Championship Prize Money: Winner’s Payout and Complete Breakdown of the Purse

The Wells Fargo Championship returns to the tour after being canceled in 2020. The tournament event will take place at the prestigious Quail Hollow Club and boasts a star-studded field this year. Keep reading to gather details about the event’s prize money, the champion’s share, and the payout for the entire field. 

PGA Tour tournaments are unified when it comes to awarding lucrative prize purses. The Wells Fargo Championship is one of the most important events on the calendar and the world’s best golfers ensure they compete at Quail Hollow every year. 

The 2021 edition of the Wells Fargo Championship will award a total prize purse of $8.1 million. There is a drastic $1.2 million difference when comparing the prize pool of this tournament with that of the preceding Valspar Championship. 

Wells Fargo Championship payout for the top five positions

There was no Wells Fargo Championship in 2019 due to the pandemic. The year before, in 2019, the tournament had a total prize pool of $7.9 million, and the organizers have increased it this year. That implies that the top positions will be awarded a higher payout. 

The winner of the Wells Fargo Championship will receive $1.458 million from the total purse. It is the standard 18% stake that a champion gets for winning an event on the PGA Tour. The same does not apply to the rest of the field, unfortunately. 

The runner-up of the Wells Fargo Championship will receive $882,900. Furthermore, here’s the payout the top five positions will earn at Quail Hollow this year: 

Complete breakdown of the $8.1M prize purse

1. $1,458,000 (Winner)
2. 882,900 (Runner-up)
3. 558,900
4. 396,900
5. 332,100
6. 293,625
7. 273,375
8. 253,125
9. 236,925
10. 220,725
11. 204,525
12. 188,325
13. 172,125
14. 155,925
15. 147,825
16. 139,725
17. 131,625
18. 123,525
19. 115,425
20. 107,325
21. 99,225
22. 91,125
23. 84,645
24. 78,165
25. 71,685
26. 65,205
27. 62,775
28. 60,345
29. 57,915
30. 55,485
31. 53,055
32. 50,625
33. 48,195
34. 46,170
35. 44,145
36. 42,120
37. 40,095
38. 38,475
39. 36,855
40. 35,235
41. 33,615
42. 31,995
43. 30,375
44. 28,755
45. 27,135
46. 25,515
47. 23,895
48. 22,599
49. 21,465
50. 20,817
51. 20,331
52. 19,845
53. 19,521
54. 19,197
55. 19,035
56. 18,873
57. 18,711
58. 18,549
59. 18,387
60. 18,225
61. 18,063
62. 17,901
63. 17,739
64. 17,577
65. 17,415

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