The Players Championship 2025 purse breakdown: How much each golfer earned from the $25M pool?

The 2025 Players Championship has been concluded. After a thrilling three-hole aggregate playoff, Rory McIlroy defeated J.J. Spaun to earn his second win of the season and the 28th of his illustrious PGA Tour career.

Both the world-class golfers carded in a 12 under par score each for 72 holes of competition at the 2025 Players Championship. McIlroy, with scores of 67, 68, 73, and 68, earned a massive check worth $4.5 million for his performance along with 750 FedEx Cup points.

J.J. Spaun had scores of 66, 68, 70, and 72 at the 2025 Players Championship. The runner-up was awarded $2.725 million for falling short in the playoff. This week's event marks Spaun's third top 5 finish of the season.

Tom Hoge, Akshay Bhatia and Lucas Glover share the third place at the 2025 Players Championship. Bearing a total 10 under par score each for the week, the three golfers earned checks of $1.325 million each for their performances.

Scottie Scheffler, who won the Players Championship in 2023 and 2024, finished tied for 20th place this year. The World No. 1 golfer shares the position with 9 other players who all received $240,250 each.

Here's a look at the breakdown of the Players Championship's $25 million prize purse:

Position	Player	Score	Earnings
1	Rory McIlroy	-12	$4,500,000
2	J.J. Spaun	-12	$2,725,000
T3	Tom Hoge	-10	$1,325,000
T3	Akshay Bhatia	-10	$1,325,000
T3	Lucas Glover	-10	$1,325,000
T6	Danny Walker	-9	$843,750
T6	Corey Conners	-9	$843,750
T6	Bud Cauley	-9	$843,750
9	Robert MacIntyre	-8	$731,250
T10	Collin Morikawa	-7	$656,250
T10	Davis Thompson	-7	$656,250
T12	Patrick Cantlay	-6	$556,250
T12	Jake Knapp	-6	$556,250
T14	Aaron Rai	-5	$418,750
T14	Denny McCarthy	-5	$418,750
T14	Tommy Fleetwood	-5	$418,750
T14	Sam Ryder	-5	$418,750
T14	Sepp Straka	-5	$418,750
T14	Alex Smalley	-5	$418,750
T20	Shane Lowry	-4	$240,250
T20	Ryan Fox	-4	$240,250
T20	Keegan Bradley	-4	$240,250
T20	Joe Highsmith	-4	$240,250
T20	Matt McCarty	-4	$240,250
T20	Daniel Berger	-4	$240,250
T20	Scottie Scheffler	-4	$240,250
T20	Min Woo Lee	-4	$240,250
T20	Max McGreevy	-4	$240,250
T20	Stephan Jaeger	-4	$240,250
T30	Russell Henley	-3	$163,750
T30	Harris English	-3	$163,750
T30	Will Zalatoris	-3	$163,750
T33	Rico Hoey	-2	$136,250
T33	Kurt Kitayama	-2	$136,250
T33	Justin Thomas	-2	$136,250
T33	Taylor Moore	-2	$136,250
T33	J.T. Poston	-2	$136,250
T38	Si Woo Kim	-1	$111,250
T38	Justin Lower	-1	$111,250
T38	Davis Riley	-1	$111,250
T38	Taylor Pendrith	-1	$111,250
T42	Hayden Springer	E	$81,688
T42	Matt Kuchar	E	$81,688
T42	Billy Horschel	E	$81,688
T42	Jesper Svensson	E	$81,688
T42	Mac Meissner	E	$81,688
T42	Tom Kim	E	$81,688
T42	Chris Kirk	E	$81,688
T42	Ryan Gerard	E	$81,688
T50	Beau Hossler	1	$63,500
T50	Jacob Bridgeman	1	$63,500
T52	Byeong Hun An	2	$60,750
T52	Sahith Theegala	2	$60,750
T54	Matthieu Pavon	3	$58,250
T54	Carson Young	3	$58,250
T54	Charley Hoffman	3	$58,250
T54	Camilo Villegas	3	$58,250
T54	Joel Dahmen	3	$58,250
59	Jordan Spieth	4	$56,750
60	Jhonattan Vegas	5	$56,250
T61	Trey Mullinax	6	$54,500
T61	Cameron Young	6	$54,500
T61	Sungjae Im	6	$54,500
T61	Will Chandler	6	$54,500
T61	Chandler Phillips	6	$54,500
T61	Austin Eckroat	6	$54,500
67	Emiliano Grillo	7	$52,750
68	Isaiah Salinda	8	$52,250
T69	Sami Valimaki	9	$51,500
T69	C.T. Pan	9	$51,500
71	Rickie Fowler	12	$50,750
72	Xander Schauffele	13	$50,250

Xander Schauffele earned $50,250 for finishing in last place (72nd) at the 2025 Players Championship. The PGA Tour star carded in rounds of 72, 71, 77 and 81 to total 13 over par for 72 holes.

Players Championship past winners explored

Here's a look at a few of the past winners of the Players Championship along with their winning scores (via PGA Tour):

2024 - Scottie Scheffler (20 under par)
2023 - Scottie Scheffler (17 under par)
2022 - Cameron Smith (13 under par)
2021 - Justin Thomas (14 under par)
2020 - NOT PLAYED DUE TO COVID-19
2019 - Rory McIlroy (16 under par)
2018 - Webb Simpson (18 under par)
2017 - Si Woo Kim (10 under par)
2016 - Jason Day (15 under par)
2015 - Rickie Fowler (12 under par)
2014 - Martin Kaymer (13 under par)
2013 - Tiger Woods (13 under par)
2012 - Matt Kuchar (13 under par)
2011 - K.J. Choi (12 under par)
2010 - Tom Clark (16 under par)
2009 - Henrik Stenson (12 under par)
2008 - Sergio Garcia (5 under par)
2007 - Phil Mickelson (11 under par)
2006 - Stephen Ames (14 under par)
2005 - Fred Funk (9 under par)
2004 - Adam Scott (12 under par)
2003 - Davis Love III (17 under par)
2002 - Craig Perks (8 under par)
2001 - Tiger Woods (14 under par)
2000 - Hal Sutton (10 under par)

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