The PGA Tour allocates 18 percent of a standard tournament’s purse to the winner. … For example, if the purse is $5 million and 72 pros make the cut, the 70th place golfer receives $10,000, the 71st receives $9,900 and the 72nd $9,800.

How much of the purse do golfers get?

Winners of PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour events receive 18 percent of the purse. Each successive place down the line receives a smaller piece of the pie. Typically, each golfer who makes the cut earns some prize money.

How much do you make if you make the cut in golf?

Players missing the cut and turning in a 36-hole score will be paid $3,200 each. Any player making the cut, but failing to submit a 72-hole score, will also be paid $3,200.