US PGA Championship prize money as Rory McIlroy eyes another big payday

The world's best golfers will soon descend upon Quail Hollow club in Charlotte, North Carolina in search of glory. There are 156 players all contending for the and the riches that come with it.

after finally and is favourite to take the win on Sunday afternoon given his pedigree around the course. But what could he win?

Last year an $18.5million (£14.01m) purse was available for prizes to be drawn from and champion Schauffele bagged a cool $3.3m (£2.5m) following his four rounds of the course. That is 18 per cent of the total.

The American was also able to following his final round. The silverware bears the name of Lewis Rodman Wanamaker, who helped establish the PGA of America in 1916 and is one of the largest trophies in professional sport.

It stands 28 inches tall and 27 inches from handle to handle to own the record of the largest trophy on the PGA Tour. But despite its grandure, it is not all the winner claims.

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A lifetime exemption to the also awaits the winner, with the Masters the only other event that offers such an award. And a Champions Dinner is also on the cards in a tradition that started in 1965.

The win will also se the winning golfer receives five-year exemptions into the other three major competitions. And if required, the PGA hands out a five-year membership card to the PGA Tour, and a seven-year membership card to the DP World Tour.

The winner of the PGA Championship also typically earns 100 Official World Golf Rankings points. That would be enough for the victor to earn a top-50 ranking worldwide.

American-born winners will even receive 1.5 points for every $1,000 (£757) earned in the PGA Championship. That will certainly not come in wrong for players hoping to earn a berth on the US team to play the Bethpage Black Course, Farmingdale, New York, USA in September.

The PGA Championship victor will also bank 750 FedExCup points. The season-long points competition offers a $100m (£75.74m) prize pool with $25m (£18.93m) awaiting the champion of the FedExCup Playoffs.

McIlroy will hope to prove the beneficiary, especially now not having the burden of a decade wait for a major trophy. "I think I'm in a good place," McIlroy said on Sunday.

"I didn't feel like I played all that well this week [at the Truist Championship], I still finished seventh. Even my -- what I feel is my bad golf, I'm still there or thereabouts.

"A couple little improvements and little tweaks, especially going to a place I love like Quail Hollow, and I feel like I'm in a really good spot."