A king's ransom is up for grabs this week at the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational as the third signature event of the PGA Tour season wraps up at Bay Hill Club & Lodge. Welcoming 72 players to Arnie's Place, the event boasts a $20 million purse with $4 million reserved for the man who finishes atop the leaderboard by week's end.
Unlike other signature events, not all are guaranteed paydays at the Arnold Palmer Invitational as the field is cut to the top 50 players and ties (as well as those within 10 strokes of the leader) at the 36-hole mark.
Last season, it was Russell Henley who donned the red cardigan and saw $4 million hit his bank account. The purse remains the same for this year's edition of the tournament, meaning other players will walk away with a nice payday as every player inside the top 11 will earn north of $500,000. Those inside the top 24, all will clear at least $200,000.
Due to the Arnold Palmer Invitational being designated as a player-hosted invitational -- just like the Genesis Invitational and the Memorial -- the winner's share is slightly more than those doled out at signature events.
Here are your winners from the 2026 signature events thus far:
- Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Collin Morikawa ($3.6 million)
- Genesis Invitational: Jacob Bridgeman ($4 million)
Let's take a look at the full breakdown of how much each finishing spot will take home from the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, and check out how to watch all the action through the weekend at Bay Hill Club & Lodge.
2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational prize money, purse
1st: $4,000,0002nd: $2,200,0003rd: $1,400,0004th: $1,000,0005th: $840,0006th: $760,0007th: $700,0008th: $646,0009th: $600,00010th: $556,00011th: $514,00012th: $472,00013th: $430,00014th: $389,000 15th: $369,00016th: $349,00017th: $329,00018th: $309,000 19th: $289,000 20th: $269,000 21st: $250,00022nd: $233,00023rd: $216,00024th: $200,00025th: $184,00026th: $168,00027th: $161,00028th: $154,00029th: $147,000 30th: $140,00031st: $133,00032nd: $126,00033rd: $119,00034th: $114,00035th: $109,00036th: $104,00037th: $99,00038th: $94,00039th: $90,00040th: $86,00041st: $82,00042nd: $78,00043rd: $74,00044th: $70,00045th: $66,00046th: $62,00047th: $58,00048th: $56,000 49th: $54,00050th: $52,00051st: $51,00052nd: $50,00053rd: $49,00054th: $48,00055th: $47,00056th: $46,00057th: $45,00058th: $44,00059th: $43,00060th: $42,00061st: $41,00062nd: $40,00063rd: $39,00064th: $38,00065th: $37,00066th: $36,00067th: $35,00068th: $34,00069th: $33,00070th: $32,00071st: $31,00072nd: $30,000
