PGA Championship Payout 2015: Complete Prize Money Purse Info and More

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Published: August 17, 2015

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The serene beauty of Whistling Straits Golf Course was on full display Sunday in the final round of the 2015 PGA Championship. The sun sparkled off the deep blue of Lake Michigan throughout the day and gradually set among the rolling hills during the closing stretch of the year’s final major.

None of it was as beautiful as Jason Day’s swing.

The Australian golfer won his first career major Sunday with a five-under 67 to bring his weekend score to a record-setting 20 under par. He became the first player to ever finish a major championship at 20 under par and made himself some impressive money in the process.

The top prize money payouts for Day and his competition can be found below, and the entire purse distribution is available at ESPN.com.



Here is a look at the unbeatable performance by Day and some of the other notable storylines from the 2015 PGA Championship.

 

Notable PGA Championship Storylines Jason Day’s Triumph



It takes a special performance to win a major, but it takes an even more impressive performance to do so while playing alongside the world's top golfer in Jordan Spieth as he stalks the top of the leaderboard like his prey.

Day did both Sunday.



He won by three strokes over Spieth, but the result never seemed in doubt after the Australian birdied No. 14 to get to 20 under. Not even Spieth was catching him on this day, which means Day truly earned his first major against the best competition.

It would have been easy in the tense moments for Day to harken back to his near miss at the British Open when he finished one stroke outside of the playoff or to the U.S. Open when he collapsed with vertigo in the second round and fell out of contention during the last day. Instead, he fought through any lingering nerves in the final round of a major and picked up the biggest win of ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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