Akshay Bhatia defeated Daniel Berger in a playoff to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
A classic back-nine duel at Bay Hill Club and Lodge resulted in the pair being knotted at 15 under par. On the first extra hole, Berger three-putted from 106 feet — missing a 7-footer for par — to make bogey. Bhatia, meanwhile, two-putted for par from 27 feet.
Bhatia collected $4 million from the $20-million signature purse. Berger earned $2.2 million.
Here’s the full breakdown, including how much Ludvig Åberg and Cameron earned for placing T-3.
2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational purse payout
FINISHPLAYEREARNINGS1Akshay Bhatia $4,000,0002Daniel Berger$2,200,000T3Ludvig Åberg$1,200,000T3Cameron Young$1,200,0005Collin Morikawa$840,000T6Sahith Theegala$702,000T6Russell Henley$702,000T6Min Woo Lee$702,000T9Harry Hall$578,000T9Rickie Fowler$578,000T11Adam Scott$493,000T11Jordan Spieth$493,000T13Sepp Straka$373,200T13Billy Horschel$373,200T13Maverick McNealy$373,200T13Si Woo Kim$373,200T13Viktor Hovland$373,200T18Chris Gotterup$261,000T18Max Greyserman$261,000T18Kurt Kitayama$261,000T18Jacob Bridgeman$261,000T18Jhonattan Vegas$261,000T18Bud Cauley$261,000T24Lucas Glover$157,000T24Robert MacIntyre$157,000T24Nicolai Højgaard$157,000T24Ryan Fox$157,000T24Patrick Rodgers$157,000T24Alex Noren$157,000T24Harris English$157,000T24Scottie Scheffler$157,000T24Xander Schauffele$157,000T33Keith Mitchell$109,000T33Michael Kim$109,000T33Corey Conners$109,000T33Ryo Hisatsune$109,000T33Michael Thorbjornsen$109,000T38Nick Taylor$90,000T38Taylor Pendrith$90,000T38Andrew Novak$90,000T41Hideki Matsuyama$78,000T41Matt McCarty$78,000T41Matt Fitzpatrick$78,000T44Nico Echavarria$66,000T44Taylor Moore$66,000T44Andrew Putnam$66,000T47Chris Kirk$58,000T47Daniel Bennett (a)$049Tommy Fleetwood$56,00050Brian Harman$54,000
The 72-player field was cut by 20 on Friday after 36 holes. Rory McIlroy and Austin Smotherman withdrew before third-round play started at Bay Hill on Saturday, leaving the field at a size of 50 players to play the final 36 holes — and split the above pot.
