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Players Championship 2025: High Prize Money for Rory McIlroy

03/17/2025 by Golf Post Editors

Players Championship 2025: High Prize Money for Rory McIlroy

The prize money at the Players Championship 2025. (Photo: Getty)

13 Mar

03/13 – 03/16/2025

PGA Tour: THE PLAYERS Championship 2025

TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) – Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States of America

  • Round 4/4
  • Official
  • Strokeplay
  • Prize money: $25,000,000
  • Defending champion: Scottie Scheffler

Top 5 Leaderboard

# Nationality Player Name Today Thru To Par R1 R2 R3 R4 Total

Show full Leaderboard of the THE PLAYERS Championship 2025

Rory McIlroy wins one of the most prestigious titles on the PGA Tour—along with an unprecedented prize purse. A staggering $25 million was up for grabs at the Players Championship 2025 at TPC Sawgrass, making it the richest regular-season tournament on the circuit. McIlroy will walk away with an eye-watering $4.5 million, while the runner-up collects $2.725 million and the third-place finisher $1.725 million. Even a top-10 finish secures a payout of at least $681,250, and those finishing as far back as 40th place will still pocket a six-figure sum.

Prize money at the Players Championship has increased dramatically over the years. When Jack Nicklaus won the inaugural event in 1974, he pocketed just $50,000. Today, that amount wouldn’t rank inside the top 40.

As always, the tournament is contested on the iconic Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. The layout is best known for its signature par-3 17th hole, where the island green has played a decisive role in countless finishes.

FedExCup Points and Career Incentives

Beyond the massive prize money, 750 FedExCup points are on offer for the winner, a boost in the season-long race to the Tour Championship. Before the tournament Sepp Straka sat atop the standings, but a strong performance in Sawgrass could dramatically shake up the leaderboard.

Victory at The Players also comes with long-term perks: a five-year PGA Tour exemption, a guaranteed spot in all four majors for the next three years, and an invitation to The Sentry, where the year’s tournament winners kick off the new season. The champion also claims 80 Official World Golf Ranking points, just 20 points shy of what the four major winners will receive this year.

FinishPlayerPrize Money
1Rory McIlroy$4,500,000
2JJ Spaun$2,725,000
T3Tom Hoge$1,325,000
T3Akshay Bhatia$1,325,000
T3Lucas Glover$1,325,000
T6Danny Walker$843,750
T6Corey Conners$843,750
T6Bud Cauley$843,750
9Robert MacIntyre$731,250
T10Collin Morikawa$656,250
T10Davis Thompson$656,250
T12Patrick Cantlay$556,250
T12Jake Knapp$556,250
T14Aaron Rai$418,750
T14Denny McCarthy$418,750
T14Tommy Fleetwood$418,750
T14Sam Ryder$418,750
T14Sepp Straka$418,750
T14Alex Smalley$418,750
T20Shane Lowry$240,250
T20Ryan Fox$240,250
T20Keegan Bradley$240,250
T20Joe Highsmith$240,250
T20Matt McCarty$240,250
T20Daniel Berger$240,250
T20Scottie Scheffler$240,250
T20Min Woo Lee$240,250
T20Max McGreevy$240,250
T20Stephan Jaeger$240,250
T30Russell Henley$163,750
T30Harris English$163,750
T30Will Zalatoris$163,750
T33Rico Hoey$136,250
T33Kurt Kitayama$136,250
T33Justin Thomas$136,250
T33Taylor Moore$136,250
T33J.T. Poston$136,250
T38Si Woo Kim$111,250
T38Justin Lower$111,250
T38Davis Riley$111,250
T38Taylor Pendrith$111,250
T42Hayden Springer$81,688
T42Matt Kuchar$81,688
T42Billy Horschel$81,688
T42Jesper Svensson$81,688
T42Mac Meissner$81,688
T42Tom Kim$81,688
T42Chris Kirk$81,688
T42Ryan Gerard$81,688
T50Beau Hossler$63,500
T50Jacob Bridgeman$63,500
T52Byeong Hun An$60,750
T52Sahith Theegala$60,750
T54Matthieu Pavon$58,250
T54Carson Young$58,250
T54Charley Hoffman$58,250
T54Camilo Villegas$58,250
T54Joel Dahmen$58,250
59Jordan Spieth$56,750
60Jhonattan Vegas$56,250
T61Trey Mullinax$54,500
T61Cameron Young$54,500
T61Sungjae Im$54,500
T61Will Chandler$54,500
T61Chandler Phillips$54,500
T61Austin Eckroat$54,500
67Emiliano Grillo$52,750
68Isaiah Salinda$52,250
T69Sami Valimaki$51,500
T69C.T. Pan$51,500
71Rickie Fowler$50,750
72Xander Schauffele$50,250

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