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Rory McIlroy claimed his 19th PGA Tour title and a cheque for $1,458,000 after winning the 2021 Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow. Here’s the prize money payout for each golfer at the 2021 Wells Fargo Championship:
| Position | Player | Prize money |
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | $1,458,000 |
| 2 | Abraham Ancer | $882,900 |
| T3 | Viktor Hovland | $477,900 |
| T3 | Keith Mitchell | $477,900 |
| 5 | Gary Woodland | $332,100 |
| T6 | Luke List | $273,375 |
| T6 | Patrick Reed | $273,375 |
| T6 | Matt Wallace | $273,375 |
| T9 | Bryson DeChambeau | $228,825 |
| T9 | Aaron Wise | $228,825 |
| T11 | Satoshi Kodaira | $188,325 |
| T11 | Ben Martin | $188,325 |
| T11 | Scott Piercy | $188,325 |
| T14 | Tommy Fleetwood | $143,775 |
| T14 | Emiliano Grillo | $143,775 |
| T14 | Xander Schauffele | $143,775 |
| T14 | Charl Schwartzel | $143,775 |
| T18 | Keegan Bradley | $96,390 |
| T18 | Joel Dahmen | $96,390 |
| T18 | Brian Harman | $96,390 |
| T18 | Russell Knox | $96,390 |
| T18 | Joaquin Niemann | $96,390 |
| T18 | C.T. Pan | $96,390 |
| T18 | J.J. Spaun | $96,390 |
| T18 | Bubba Watson | $96,390 |
| T26 | Cameron Davis | $53,275.91 |
| T26 | Talor Gooch | $53,275.91 |
| T26 | Lanto Griffin | $53,275.91 |
| T26 | Brandon Hagy | $53,275.91 |
| T26 | Pat Perez | $53,275.91 |
| T26 | J.T. Poston | $53,275.91 |
| T26 | Kevin Streelman | $53,275.91 |
| T26 | Nick Taylor | $53,275.91 |
| T26 | Justin Thomas | $53,275.91 |
| T26 | Vincent Whaley | $53,275.91 |
| T26 | Kyle Stanley | $53,275.90 |
| T37 | Stewart Cink | $36,045 |
| T37 | Matt Jones | $36,045 |
| T37 | Sean O’Hair | $36,045 |
| T37 | Patrick Rodgers | $36,045 |
| T37 | Brian Stuard | $36,045 |
| T37 | Richy Werenski | $36,045 |
| T43 | Wyndham Clark | $25,069.50 |
| T43 | Corey Conners | $25,069.50 |
| T43 | Jason Dufner | $25,069.50 |
| T43 | Harris English | $25,069.50 |
| T43 | Peter Malnati | $25,069.50 |
| T43 | Andrew Putnam | $25,069.50 |
| T43 | Scott Stallings | $25,069.50 |
| T43 | Jhonattan Vegas | $25,069.50 |
| T51 | Kramer Hickok | $19,899 |
| T51 | Zach Johnson | $19,899 |
| T51 | Hank Lebioda | $19,899 |
| T54 | Hunter Mahan | $18,954 |
| T54 | Ryan Moore | $18,954 |
| T54 | Seamus Power | $18,954 |
| T54 | Sepp Straka | $18,954 |
| T58 | Michael Gligic | $18,063 |
| T58 | Patton Kizzire | $18,063 |
| T58 | Kyoung-Hoon Lee | $18,063 |
| T58 | Matthew NeSmith | $18,063 |
| T58 | Roger Sloan | $18,063 |
| T58 | Johnson Wagner | $18,063 |
| T58 | Tim Wilkinson | $18,063 |
| T65 | Jonas Blixt | $17,172 |
| T65 | Shane Lowry | $17,172 |
| T65 | Carlos Ortiz | $17,172 |
| T65 | Bo Van Pelt | $17,172 |
| 69 | Phil Mickelson | $16,767 |
| T70 | K.J. Choi | $16,524 |
| T70 | Brendan Steele | $16,524 |
| T72 | Russell Henley | $16,038 |
| T72 | Ted Potter | $16,038 |
| T72 | Kevin Tway | $16,038 |
| T72 | Jimmy Walker | $16,038 |
| 76 | D.J. Trahan | $15,633 |
| 77 | Beau Hossler | $15,471 |