PGA Championship purse reaches $18.5M
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The overall purse for the PGA Championship continues to grow.
After last year's event featured a record $17.5 million purse, the PGA of America announced Saturday that golfers will be playing for an additional $1 million this time around.
Whoever wins this weekend's edition of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., will take home $3.