Cameron Young's Wyndham Championship win draws best viewership for the event in five years

Cameron Young's win at the Wyndham Championship has broken the five-year viewership record for the tournament. The final round of the event on CBS garnered 1.95 million viewers, which is 36% more than in 2024.

The Wyndham Championship took place from July 31 to August 3 at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina. The event concluded with Cameron Young bagging his first PGA Tour title after a six-shot win over Mac Meissner.

On Tuesday, August 5, Josh Carpenter of Sports Business Journal shared the details of CBS viewership this season.

"A big 2025 for CBS's golf coverage. Overall, CBS up 17% for the year (2.969M viewers) and its best season since 2018," he wrote. "Fourteen of 19 final rounds on the network saw YoY increases. Cam Young's win in the Wyndham Championship drew 1.951M viewers, its best in five years."

If we strictly speak about the PGA Tour and not majors, the viewership rose to 21% from 2024.

How much did Cameron Young and others earn at the Wyndham Championship 2025? Earnings explored

Here's a look at the payout for the Wyndham Championship 2025 (top 44 and ties):

1. Cameron Young (-22): $1,476,000
2. Mac Meissner (-16): $893,800
T3. Mark Hubbard (-15): $483,800
T3. Alex Noren (-15): $483,800
T5. Jackson Koivun (a) (-14): --
T5. Chris Kirk (-14): $316,725
T5. Aaron Rai (-14): $316,725
T8. Matt McCarty (-13): $257,617
T8. Patrick Fishburn (-13): $257,617
T8. Matt Fitzpatrick (-13): $257,617
T11. Denny McCarthy (-12): $198,850
T11. Ben Griffin (-12): $198,850
T11. J.T. Poston (-12): $198,850
T11. Davis Thompson (-12): $198,850
T15. Harry Hall (-11): $145,550
T15. Beau Hossler (-11): $145,550
T15. Patrick Rodgers (-11): $145,550
T15. Joel Dahmen (-11): $145,550
T19. Sam Ryder (-10): $112,750
T19. Hideki Matsuyama (-10): $112,750
T19. Karl Vilips (-10): $112,750
T19. Nico Echavarria (-10): $112,750
T23. Lanto Griffin (-9): $82,410
T23. Noah Goodwin (-9): $82,410
T23. Ricky Castillo (-9): $82,410
T23. Gary Woodland (-9): $82,410
T27. Harry Higgs (-8): $62,320
T27. Matt Wallace (-8): $62,320
T27. Webb Simpson (-8): $62,320
T27. Sungjae Im (-8): $62,320
T31. Jordan Spieth (-7): $53,710
T31. Kurt Kitayama (-7): $53,710
T31. Matthias Schmid (-7): $53,710
T34. Rasmus Højgaard (-6): $45,715
T34. Chandler Phillips (-6): $45,715
T34. Sami Välimäki (-6): $45,715
T34. Max McGreevy (-6): $45,715
T38. Matthew Riedel (-5): $36,490
T38. Michael Thorbjornsen (-5): $36,490
T38. Victor Perez (-5): $36,490
T38. Chesson Hadley (-5): $36,490
T38. Jacob Bridgeman (-5): $36,490
T38. William Mouw (-5): $36,490
T44. Justin Lower (-4): $23,951
T44. Rickie Fowler (-4): $23,951
T44. Trevor Cone (-4): $23,951
T44. Robert MacIntyre (-4): $23,951
T44. Emiliano Grillo (-4): $23,951
T44. Patton Kizzire (-4): $23,951
T44. Matt Kuchar (-4): $23,951
T44. Cam Davis (-4): $23,951
T44. Séamus Power (-4): $23,951
T44. Tony Finau (-4): $23,951
T44. David Lipsky (-4): $23,951

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