Rory McIlroy finished -12 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 25th PGA Tour win, and 27% of the $16,923,326 he earned that season.
How the 2025 The Players Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 62% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2025 The Players Championship prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | Country | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | -12 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 |
| 2 | J.J. Spaun | USA | -12 | $1,891,667 | $2,725,000 +44% |
| T3 | Akshay Bhatia | USA | -10 | $1,325,000 | |
| T3 | Lucas Glover | USA | -10 | $1,325,000 | |
| T3 | Tom Hoge | USA | -10 | $1,325,000 | |
| T6 | Bud Cauley | USA | -9 | $875,000 | $843,750 |
| T6 | Corey Conners | Canada | -9 | $875,000 | $843,750 |
| T6 | Danny Walker | USA | -9 | $875,000 | $843,750 |
| 9 | Robert MacIntyre | Scotland | -8 | $706,250 | $731,250 +4% |
| T10 | Collin Morikawa | USA | -7 | $656,250 | |
| T10 | Davis Thompson | USA | -7 | $656,250 | |
| T12 | Jake Knapp | USA | -6 | $556,250 | |
| T12 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | -6 | $556,250 | |
| T14 | Aaron Rai | England | -5 | $418,750 | |
| T14 | Alex Smalley | USA | -5 | $418,750 | |
| T14 | Denny McCarthy | USA | -5 | $418,750 | |
| T14 | Sam Ryder | USA | -5 | $418,750 | |
| T14 | Sepp Straka | Austria | -5 | $418,750 | |
| T14 | Tommy Fleetwood | England | -5 | $418,750 | |
| T20 | Daniel Berger | USA | -4 | $240,250 | |
| T20 | Joe Highsmith | USA | -4 | $240,250 | |
| T20 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -4 | $240,250 | |
| T20 | Matt McCarty | USA | -4 | $240,250 | |
| T20 | Max McGreevy | USA | -4 | $240,250 | |
| T20 | Min Woo Lee | Australia | -4 | $240,250 | |
| T20 | Ryan Fox | New Zealand | -4 | $240,250 | |
| T20 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -4 | $240,250 | |
| T20 | Shane Lowry | Ireland | -4 | $240,250 | |
| T20 | Stephan Jaeger | Germany | -4 | $240,250 | |
| T30 | Harris English | USA | -3 | $163,750 | |
| T30 | Russell Henley | USA | -3 | $163,750 | |
| T30 | Will Zalatoris | USA | -3 | $163,750 | |
| T33 | J.T. Poston | USA | -2 | $136,250 | |
| T33 | Justin Thomas | USA | -2 | $136,250 | |
| T33 | Kurt Kitayama | USA | -2 | $136,250 | |
| T33 | Rico Hoey | Philippines | -2 | $136,250 | |
| T33 | Taylor Moore | USA | -2 | $136,250 | |
| T38 | Davis Riley | USA | -1 | $111,250 | |
| T38 | Justin Lower | USA | -1 | $111,250 | |
| T38 | Si Woo Kim | South Korea | -1 | $111,250 | |
| T38 | Taylor Pendrith | Canada | -1 | $111,250 | |
| T42 | Billy Horschel | USA | E | $93,750 | $81,688 |
| T42 | Chris Kirk | USA | E | $93,750 | $81,688 |
| T42 | Hayden Springer | USA | E | $93,750 | $81,688 |
| T42 | Jesper Svensson | Sweden | E | $93,750 | $81,688 |
| T42 | Mac Meissner | USA | E | $93,750 | $81,688 |
| T42 | Matt Kuchar | USA | E | $93,750 | $81,688 |
| T42 | Ryan Gerard | USA | E | $93,750 | $81,688 |
| T42 | Tom Kim | South Korea | E | $93,750 | $81,688 |
| T50 | Beau Hossler | USA | +1 | $63,500 | |
| T50 | Jacob Bridgeman | USA | +1 | $63,500 | |
| T52 | Byeong Hun An | South Korea | +2 | $60,750 | |
| T52 | Sahith Theegala | USA | +2 | $60,750 | |
| T54 | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | +3 | $57,500 | $58,250 |
| T54 | Carson Young | USA | +3 | $57,500 | $58,250 |
| T54 | Charley Hoffman | USA | +3 | $57,500 | $58,250 |
| T54 | Joel Dahmen | USA | +3 | $57,500 | $58,250 |
| T54 | Matthieu Pavon | France | +3 | $57,500 | $58,250 |
| 59 | Jordan Spieth | USA | +4 | $56,750 | |
| 60 | Jhonattan Vegas | Venezuela | +5 | $56,250 | |
| T61 | Austin Eckroat | USA | +6 | $54,500 | |
| T61 | Cameron Young | USA | +6 | $54,500 | |
| T61 | Chandler Phillips | USA | +6 | $54,500 | |
| T61 | Sungjae Im | South Korea | +6 | $54,500 | |
| T61 | Trey Mullinax | USA | +6 | $54,500 | |
| T61 | Will Chandler | USA | +6 | $54,500 | |
| 67 | Emiliano Grillo | Argentina | +7 | $52,750 | |
| 68 | Isaiah Salinda | USA | +8 | $51,500 | $52,250 +1% |
| T69 | C.T. Pan | Chinese Taipei | +9 | $51,500 | |
| T69 | Sami Välimäki | Finland | +9 | $51,500 | |
| 71 | Rickie Fowler | USA | +12 | $50,750 | |
| 72 | Xander Schauffele | USA | +13 | $50,250 | $50,250 |
| MC | Adam Hadwin | Canada | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Adam Schenk | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Adam Scott | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Adam Svensson | Canada | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Aldrich Potgieter | South Africa | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Alejandro Tosti | Argentina | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Novak | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Putnam | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Griffin | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Kohles | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Silverman | Canada | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Campbell | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Harman | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Brice Garnett | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Cam Davis | Australia | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Ramey | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Chan Kim | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Gotterup | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | South Africa | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | David Lipsky | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | David Skinns | England | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Ghim | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Eric Cole | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Erik van Rooyen | South Africa | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Frankie Capan III | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Woodland | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Greyson Sigg | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Harry Hall | England | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Henrik Norlander | Sweden | E | $0 | |
| MC | Hideki Matsuyama | Japan | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jackson Suber | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Rose | England | E | $0 | |
| MC | Karl Vilips | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Keith Mitchell | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Roy | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Yu | Chinese Taipei | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | K.H. Lee | South Korea | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Kristoffer Ventura | Norway | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Lanto Griffin | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Laurie Canter | England | E | $0 | |
| MC | Ludvig Åberg | Sweden | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke List | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mackenzie Hughes | Canada | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Hubbard | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Fitzpatrick | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Matti Schmid | Germany | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Maverick McNealy | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Max Greyserman | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Max Homa | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Kim | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Nate Lashley | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Dunlap | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Taylor | Canada | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Nico Echavarria | Colombia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Nicolai Højgaard | Denmark | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Fishburn | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Rodgers | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Patton Kizzire | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Malnati | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Rafael Campos | Puerto Rico | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Rasmus Højgaard | Denmark | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Ricky Castillo | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Ryo Hisatsune | Japan | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Sam Burns | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Sam Stevens | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Séamus Power | Ireland | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Detry | Belgium | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tony Finau | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Viktor Hovland | Norway | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Vince Whaley | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Will Gordon | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Wyndham Clark | USA | +4 | $0 |
The Players Championship winner's share over time
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2025 The Players Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2025 The Players Championship get?
Rory McIlroy won $4,500,000 from a $25,000,000 purse.
What was the 2025 The Players Championship purse?
$25,000,000.
How much did last place get at the 2025 The Players Championship?
The smallest check was $50,250, to Xander Schauffele (72).
How many players made the cut at the 2025 The Players Championship?
72 players made the cut and finished, and 72 players missed it.