BMW Championship Purse and Prize Money Breakdown 2019

The second-to-the-last leg of the 2019 FedExCup Playoffs. Previously referred to as the Western Open, the BMW Open Championship will come right after The Northern Trust, and will feature 70 players. There will be no cuts in this tournament, given the thin size of the field, but the difference between the winner’s and the 70th placer’s prize is massive. Let’s now take a look at how the purse for this tournament is shaping up.

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Updated Purse and Prize Money Breakdown for the PGA BMW Championship Running from August 15 to 18, 2019

Where: Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Illinois

When: August 15-18 2019

Lines: view all 2019 BMW Championship lines

TV Broadcast: ESPN/CBS

The Total Payout – $9.25 million

This year’s running of the BMW Championship will have a fatter purse, amounting to a total of $9.250, relatively a minor upgrade from 2018’s sum of $9 million. Nevertheless, that’s serious money and added motivation for players competing in the playoffs of the FedExCup Playoffs. This is also the fifth-straight year that the purse at the BMW Championship has been given a bump. In 2014, the purse was at $8 million. It improved to $8.25 million in 2015, to $8.5 million in 2016, then to $8.75 million in 2017.

Apart from the total purse for the 2019 BMW Championship, the only other thing we know so far about the breakdown of the prizes is the winner’s share, which is at $1.665 million. Last year, Justin Rose won the tournament and took home $1.62 million. We’re adding here the complete breakdown in 2018 to give you an estimation of what to expect for this year’s version of the total purse rundown for all 70 players.

The Complete Breakdown

2019 BMW Championship Top Prize

Finish	Amount
1	$1,665,000

2018 BMW Championship Purse Breakdown

Finish	Amount
1	$1,620,000
2	$972,000
3	$612,000
4	$432,000
5	$360,000
6	$324,000
7	$301,500
8	$279,000
9	$261,000
10	$243,000
11	$225,000
12	$207,000
13	$189,000
14	$171,000
15	$162,000
16	$153,000
17	$144,000
18	$135,000
19	$126,000
20	$117,000
21	$108,000
22	$100,800
23	$93,600
24	$86,400
25	$79,200
26	$72,000
27	$69,300
28	$66,600
29	$63,900
30	$61,200
31	$58,500
32	$55,800
33	$53,100
34	$50,850
35	$48,600
36	$46,350
37	$44,100
38	$42,300
39	$40,500
40	$38,700
41	$36,900
42	$35,100
43	$33,300
44	$31,500
45	$29,700
46	$27,900
47	$26,100
48	$24,660
49	$23,400
50	$22,680
51	$22,140
52	$21,600
53	$21,240
54	$20,880
55	$20,700
56	$20,520
57	20,340
58	$20,160
59	$19,980
60	$19,800
61	$19,620
62	$19,440
63	$19,260
64	$19,080
65	$18,900
66	$18,720
67	$18,540
68	$18,360
69	$18,180
70	$18,000