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The third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational 2026 couldn’t conclude on Saturday, March 7, as play was suspended due to darkness. Daniel Berger is still holding a two-stroke lead with 21 more holes to go, while Akshay Bhatia has narrowed the lead after playing 52 holes.
Since the Arnold Palmer Invitational is one of the eight Signature Events, it has a healthy purse of $20 million. The winner will be receiving a big fat paycheck of $4 million while the runner-up will also take $2.2 million home. The solo third-place finish will also get $1 million, while the fourth-place finish will earn $840K.
Here’s a look at the prize money distribution for the Arnold Palmer Invitational 2026:
- Winner – $4 million
- 2 – $2.2 million
- 3 – $1.4 million
- 4 – $1 million
- 5 – $840,000
- 6 – $760,000
- 7 – $700,000
- 8 – $646,000
- 9 – $600,000
- 10 – $556,000
- 11 – $514,000
- 12 – $472,000
- 13 – $430,000
- 14 – $389,000
- 15 – $369,000
- 16 – $349,000
- 17 – $329,000
- 18 – $309,000
- 19 – $289,000
- 20 – $269,000
- 21 – $250,000
- 22 – $233,000
- 23 – $216,000
- 24 – $200,000
- 25 – $184,000
- 26 – $168,000
- 27 – $161,000
- 28 – $154,000
- 29 – $147,000
- 30 – $140,000
- 31 – $133,000
- 32 – $126,000
- 33 – $119,000
- 34 – $114,000
- 35 – $109,000
- 36 – $104,000
- 37 – $99,000
- 38 – $94,000
- 39 – $90,000
- 40 – $86,000
- 41 – $82,000
- 42 – $78,000
- 43 – $74,000
- 44 – $70,000
- 45 – $66,000
- 46 – $62,000
- 47 – $58,000
- 48 – $56,000
- 49 – $54,000
- 50 – $52,000
- 51 – $50,000
- 52 – $48,000
- 53 – $46,000
- 54 – $44,000
- 55 – $42,000
- 56 – $40,00
Arnold Palmer Invitational 2026 leaderboard after Day 3 explored
Here’s a look at the leaderboard for the Arnold Palmer Invitational 2026 after Day 3:
- Daniel Berger: -13 (thru 15)
- Akshay Bhatia: -11 (thru 16)
- T3. Sepp Straka: -9
- T3. Cameron Young: -9
- T3. Collin Morikawa: -9
- Min Woo Lee: -8
- T7. Chris Gotterup: -7
- T7. Ludvig Åberg: -7 (thru 16)
- T9. Harry Hall: -6
- T9. Russell Henley: -6
- T9. Rickie Fowler: -6
- T9. Sahith Theegala: -6 (thru 16)
- T13. Viktor Hovland: -5
- T13. Jordan Spieth: -5
- T13. Bud Cauley: -5
- T16. Jhonattan Vegas: -4
- T16. Adam Scott: -4
- T16. Michael Thorbjornsen: -4
- T16. Xander Schauffele: -4
- T20. Patrick Rodgers: -3
- T20. Alex Noren: -3
- T20. Maverick McNealy: -3
- T20. Jacob Bridgeman: -3
- T20. Si Woo Kim: -3
- T20. Harris English: -3
- T20. Scottie Scheffler: -3