2026 Biltmore Championship: Player Earnings in Asheville
The 2026 FedEx Cup Fall season kicked off in Asheville, North Carolina, with the inaugural Biltmore Championship. Pros tackled The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, a course that yielded a flurry of birdies and a tightly contested leaderboard on Sunday.
Neal Shipley and Ben Kohles led heading into the final round. Sunday's outcome hinged on who could significantly lower their scores. Kohles dropped back early, while Shipley aimed for his first PGA Tour victory. Despite Shipley's efforts, Jacob Bridgeman secured the title with a final-round 61, showcasing his readiness for the upcoming Presidents Cup.
Bridgeman's win came with a $900,000 prize. Below is the full earnings list for the Biltmore Championship:
Note: Tyler Watts, an amateur, made the cut but did not receive prize money.
- Winner: Jacob Bridgeman, $900,000
- 2nd Place: Ben James, $545,000
- T3: Neal Shipley, $295,000
- T3: Ricky Castillo, $295,000
- T5: Jackson Koivun, $193,125
- T5: JT Poston, $193,125
- T7: Zecheng Dou, $157,083
- T7: Seamus Power, $157,083
- T7: Johnny Keefer, $157,083
- T10: Chris Kirk, $116,250
- T10: Haotong Li, $116,250
- T10: John VanDerLaan, $116,250
- T10: Marco Penge, $116,250
- T10: Max Greyserman, $116,250
- T15: Ben Kohles, $88,750
- T15: Jackson Suber, $88,750
- T17: Blades Brown, $71,250
- T17: Peter Malnati, $71,250
- T17: Austin Smotherman, $71,250
- T17: Doug Ghim, $71,250
- T17: Andrew Novak, $71,250
- T22: Steven Fisk, $54,250
- T22: John Parry, $54,250
- T24: Austin Eckroat, $38,083
- T24: Michael Kim, $38,083
- T24: Zach Bauchou, $38,083
- T24: Webb Simpson, $38,083
- T24: Trace Crow, $38,083
- T24: Kevin Roy, $38,083
- T24: Mackenzie Hughes, $38,083
- T24: Eric Cole, $38,083
- T24: Kevin Yu, $38,083
- T33: Justin Lower, $26,666
- T33: Ben Martin, $26,666
- T33: Jeremy Paul, $26,666
- T33: Tyler Duncan, $26,666
- T33: Gordon Sargent, $26,666
- T33: Chad Ramey, $26,666
- T39: Adam Hadwin, $21,250
- T39: Adam Svensson, $21,250
- T39: Karl Vilips, $21,250
- T39: Rico Hoey, $21,250
- T43: Corey Conners, $14,860
- T43: Vince Whaley, $14,860
- T43: Hayden Springer, $14,860
- T43: Paul Peterson, $14,860
- T43: Takumi Kanaya, $14,860
- T43: Adam Schenk, $14,860
- T43: Pontus Nyholm, $14,860
- T43: Troy Merritt, $14,860
- T43: Billy Horschel, $14,860
- T43: Ben Silverman, $14,860
- T53: Zac Blair, $11,883
- T53: Chandler Phillips, $11,883
- T53: Davis Chatfield, $11,883
- T56: Nick Taylor, $11,450
- T56: Isaiah Salinda, $11,450
- T56: Dylan Wu, $11,450
- T56: Stephan Jaeger, $11,450
- T56: Pierceson Coody, $11,450
- T61: Patton Kizzire, $11,000
- T61: William Mouw, $11,000
- T61: Jonathan Byrd, $11,000
- T61: Hank Lebioda, $11,000
- T65: Brice Garnett, $10,600
- T65: Harry Higgs, $10,600
- T65: Chandler Blanchet, $10,600
- T65: Andrew Putnam, $10,600
- T69: Will Gordon, $10,250
- T69: Cam Davis, $10,250
- T69: Lucas Glover, $10,250
- T72: Cameron Champ, $10,000
- T72: Michael Thompson, $10,000
- 74: David Skinns, $9,850
- 75: Nick Dunlap, $9,750
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