BMW PGA Championship 2023: How much prize money did players win at Wentworth?

The BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth had its biggest ever prize fund in 2023 with $9m on offer at the DP World Tour’s flagship event.

Wentworth’s West course welcomed a field of 138 players for the 2023 BMW PGA Championship, with 70 making the cut come the end of Friday’s second round and guaranteeing a share of the huge prize fund.

The $9m on offer was an increase of $1m on 2022 with the winner taking home $1.53m – $170,000 more than Shane Lowry won last year.

The BMW PGA Championship is hosted at Wentworth

Ryan Fox came out victorious at -18 to take the top prize, with Aaron Rai and Tyrrell Hatton tied for second, one shot back.

BMW PGA Championship 2023 Prize Money

PositionPrize Money
1st$1,530,000
2nd$990,000
3rd$567,000
4th$450,000
5th$381,600
6th$315,000
7th$270,000
8th$225,000
9th$201,600
10th$180,000
11th$165,600
12th$154,800
13th$144,900
14th$137,700
15th$132,300
16th$126,900
17th$121,500
18th$116,100
19th$111,600
20th$108,000
21st$104,400
22nd$101,700
23rd$99,000
24th$96,300
25th$93,600
26th$90,900
27th$88,200
28th$85,500
29th$82,800
30th$80,100
31st$77,400
32nd$74,700
33rd$72,000
34th$69,300
35th$66,600
36th$63,900
37th$62,100
38th$60,300
39th$58,500
40th$56,700
41st$54,900
42nd$53,100
43rd$51,300
44th$49,500
45th$47,700
46th$45,900
47th$44,100
48th$42,300
49th$40,500
50th$38,700
51st$36,900
52nd$35,100
53rd$33,300
54th$31,500
55th$30,600
56th$29,700
57th$28,800
58th$27,900
59th$27,000
60th$26,100
61st$25,200
62nd$24,300
63rd$23,400
64th$22,500
65th$21,600
66th$20,700
67th$19,800
68th$18,900
69th$18,000
70th$17,100

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