The professional golf circuit made its comeback to the southern Florida region for the debut of the Cadillac Invitational tournament, a freshly designated prestigious competition added to the tour’s calendar. This marked the first occasion since the WGC-Cadillac tournament concluded in 2016 that play resumed at the iconic Blue Monster track, where numerous elite golfers from around the globe sought to master a challenging course stretching 7,739 yards, among the most extensive they would encounter throughout the year.
Given the inclusion of three high-profile tournaments positioned between the Masters and the PGA Championship, the tightly packed agenda resulted in several prominent players being absent, including Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele, and Ludvig Åberg, none of whom participated. The absence of these renowned figures presented a chance for the remaining 72 competitors to secure a significant portion of the Tour’s recent $20 million prize fund.
Seizing the opportunity presented by the less crowded top tier was Cameron Young, who claimed his second triumph across his most recent four appearances, having previously secured a win at The Players Championship. During this period, he also achieved a tied-for-third finish at the Masters, marking what is undoubtedly the most successful phase of his nascent professional journey. Come Sunday, Young defeated the world’s top-ranked player, Scottie Scheffler, preserving the six-stroke advantage he had established before the final day of play until the conclusion.
Young will receive a prize of $3.6 million, whereas all participants who placed ninth or higher secured a minimum of $505,000. The leading 36 competitors each earned compensation reaching at least six digits, indicating that achieving a position in the upper half of the Cadillac Championship leaderboard resulted in a substantial sum for their efforts over the four-day event.
Presented here is the comprehensive distribution of prize money and the remuneration framework corresponding to every ranking on the scoreboard for the Cadillac Championship held this week.
Cadillac Championship 2026 winnings, prize fund
Overall Prize Fund: $20,000,000
1st: $3,600,000 — Cameron Young
2nd: $2,180,000 — Scottie Scheffler
3rd: $1,380,000 — Ben Griffin
4th: $980,000 — Adam Scott, Sepp Straka, Si Woo Kim
5th: $820,000
6th: $725,000
7th: $675,000 — Alex Smalley, Alex Noren,
8th: $625,000
9th: $585,000 — Alex Fitzpatrick, Kurt Kitayama, Rickie Fowler, Nick Taylor, Matt McCarty
10th: $545,000
11th: $505,000
12th: $465,000
13th: $425,000
14th: $385,000 — Lucas Glover, J.J. Spaun, Aldrich Potgieter, Kristoffer Reitan
15th: $365,000
16th: $345,000
17th: $325,000
18th: $305,000 — Min Woo Lee, Andrew Putnam, Jordan Spieth, Michael Kim
19th: $285,000
20th: $265,000
21st: $245,000
22nd: $225,000
23rd: $209,000 — Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas, Matt Wallace, Nicolai Hojgaard, Shane Lowry, Daniel Berger, Akshay Bhatia
24th: $193,000
25th: $177,000
26th: $161,000
27th: $155,000
28th: $149,000
29th: $143,000
30th: $137,000 — Ryan Fox, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Denny McCarthy, Maverick McNealy, Ryan Gerard, Corey Conners, Harry Hall, Sahith Theegala
31st: $131,000
32nd: $125,000
33rd: $119,000
34th: $114,000
35th: $109,000
36th: $104,000
37th: $99,000
38th: $95,000 — Max Homa, Taylor Pendrith, Gary Woodland, Pierceson Coody, Jason Day, Chris Gotterup, Sam Burns, Max Greyserman, Brian Harman, Bud Cauley, Viktor Hovland
39th: $91,000
40th: $87,000
41st: $83,000
42nd: $79,000
43rd: $75,000
44th: $71,000
45th: $67,000
46th: $63,000
47th: $59,000
48th: $55,800
49th: $53,000 — Brian Campbell, Keegan Bradley, Russell Henley, J.T. Poston
50th: $51,400
51st: $50,200
52nd: $49,000
53rd: $48,200 — Michael Thorbjornsen, Hideki Matsuyama
54th: $47,400
55th: $47,000 — Ricky Castillo, Jordan Smith, Harris English, Nico Echavarria, Keith Mitchell
56th: $46,600
57th: $46,200
58th: $45,800
59th: $45,400
60th: $45,000 — Jhonattan Vegas, Austin Smotherman
61st: $44,600
62nd: $44,200 — Collin Morikawa, Tom Hoge, Joel Dahmen
63rd: $43,800
64th: $43,400
65th: $43,000 — Patrick Rodgers, Jacob Bridgeman, Ryo Hisatsune, Sungjae Im, Andrew Novak, Justin Rose
66th: $42,600
67th: $42,200
68th: $41,800
69th: $41,450
70th: $41,000
71st: $40,600 — David Lipsky
72nd: $40,200 — Chandler Blanchet
