The Wells Fargo Championship purse was $7,100,000 for the 2015 tournament at the Quail Hollow Club. The 2015 Wells Fargo Championship winner Rory McIlroy received the 1st prize payout of $1,278,000.
Tied in 2nd place Patrick Rodgers and Webb Simpson collected $624,800 prize money and Gary Woodland, Phil Mickelson and Robert Streb shared 4th place for a $293,467 share of the prize fund each.
2015 Wells Fargo Championship Payouts
The Wells Fargo Championship prize money distribution including player earnings for each prize winning leaderboard position:
| Position | Players | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rory McIlroy | $1,278,000 |
| 2nd | Patrick Rodgers | $624,800 |
| 2nd | Webb Simpson | $624,800 |
| 4th | Gary Woodland | $293,467 |
| 4th | Phil Mickelson | $293,467 |
| 4th | Robert Streb | $293,467 |
| 7th | Geoff Ogilvy | $228,975 |
| 7th | Justin Thomas | $228,975 |
| 9th | Kevin Streelman | $184,600 |
| 9th | Shawn Stefani | $184,600 |
| 9th | Jason Bohn | $184,600 |
| 9th | Brendan Steele | $184,600 |
| 13th | Danny Lee | $137,267 |
| 13th | Scott Brown | $137,267 |
| 13th | Jim Herman | $137,267 |
| 16th | Kevin Chappell | $113,600 |
| 16th | Tony Finau | $113,600 |
| 16th | Boo Weekley | $113,600 |
| 19th | Carlos Ortiz | $99,400 |
| 20th | Chesson Hadley | $71,621 |
| 20th | Jonathan Randolph | $71,621 |
| 20th | Pat Perez | $71,621 |
| 20th | Stewart Cink | $71,621 |
| 20th | John Peterson | $71,621 |
| 20th | Hideki Matsuyama | $71,621 |
| 20th | Sean O'Hair | $71,621 |
| 20th | Will MacKenzie | $71,621 |
| 28th | William McGirt | $43,310 |
| 28th | Morgan Hoffmann | $43,310 |
| 28th | George McNeill | $43,310 |
| 28th | Steven Alker | $43,310 |
| 28th | Ricky Barnes | $43,310 |
| 28th | Michael Thompson | $43,310 |
| 28th | Lucas Glover | $43,310 |
| 28th | Matt Jones | $43,310 |
| 28th | Daniel Berger | $43,310 |
| 28th | K.J. Choi | $43,310 |
| 38th | Billy Hurley III | $27,690 |
| 38th | Charles Howell III | $27,690 |
| 38th | Steve Wheatcroft | $27,690 |
| 38th | Brian Stuard | $27,690 |
| 38th | Kevin Kisner | $27,690 |
| 38th | Mark Wilson | $27,690 |
| 38th | Ben Martin | $27,690 |
| 38th | John Merrick | $27,690 |
| 38th | Retief Goosen | $27,690 |
| 47th | Steven Bowditch | $18,016 |
| 47th | Ryan Moore | $18,016 |
| 47th | Hunter Mahan | $18,016 |
| 47th | Bo Van Pelt | $18,016 |
| 47th | Sam Saunders | $18,016 |
| 47th | Martin Flores | $18,016 |
| 47th | Carl Pettersson | $18,016 |
| 47th | Scott Pinckney | $18,016 |
| 55th | Martin Laird | $16,188 |
| 55th | Aaron Baddeley | $16,188 |
| 55th | Jason Gore | $16,188 |
| 58th | Henrik Stenson | $15,407 |
| 58th | Andres Gonzales | $15,407 |
| 58th | Russell Knox | $15,407 |
| 58th | Alex Cejka | $15,407 |
| 58th | Sang-Moon Bae | $15,407 |
| 58th | Michael Putnam | $15,407 |
| 58th | Carlos Sainz Jr | $15,407 |
| 58th | Patrick Reed | $15,407 |
| 66th | Colt Knost | $14,697 |
| 66th | Scott Gutschewski | $14,697 |
| 68 | Chad Collins | $14,342 |
| 68 | Bill Haas | $14,342 |
| 68 | Chad Campbell | $14,342 |
| 71st | Andres Romero | $14,058 |
| 72nd | David Toms | $13,916 |
| 73rd | James Hahn | $13,774 |
| Missed Cut | Blake Adams | $13,561 |
| Missed Cut | Jim Renner | $13,561 |
| Missed Cut | John Huh | $13,206 |
| Missed Cut | Jhonattan Vegas | $13,206 |
| Missed Cut | Max Homa | $13,206 |
| Missed Cut | Freddie Jacobson | $12,851 |
| Missed Cut | Angel Cabrera | $12,851 |
| Missed Cut | Jon Curran | $12,638 |
