Consistently one of the most anticipated events on the golf calendar, The Players Championship from the iconic Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass seldom fails to deliver exciting finishes. And with unpredictable weather forcing the PGA Tour to move up the final-round tee times several hours, the 2025 edition promises to be no different.
Coming into this year's championship, many eyes were on world No.1 Scottie Scheffler as he began his quest for an unprecedented three-peat.
The two-time major champion got off to a steady start with two sub-70 rounds to throw his name into the mix once again, but players such as J.J. Spaun, Lucas Glover, Bud Cauley, and Alex Smalley emerged as surprise contenders for this year's title.
Spaun, whose lone PGA Tour victory came at the 2022 Valero Texas Open, opened his championship with a scintillating 6-under 66 for a share of the early lead.
Following rounds of 68 and an exceptional 2-under 70 on a wild and windy Moving Day, the 34-year-old is well-positioned going into the final round. Spaun would sleep on a slim overnight lead as he aims to secure the biggest win of his career.
Of course, with the volatile nature of TPC Sawgrass, Spaun will need to keep his foot on the pedal in the final round of this year's Players Championship with Cauley, Glover, Smalley, and a plethora of big names, including Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay, and Scottie Scheffler, looking to secure the title and the largest prize purse of the season for themselves.
Let's take a look at The Players Championship's renowned prize purse and exactly how much is on the line this week for this year's elite field.
The Players Championship purse 2025: Total purse and winner's prize money
The purse for The Players Championship is set at $25 million, with the champion at TPC Sawgrass set to take home an enormous $4.5 million winner's share, which represents 18% of the overall prize purse.
This matches the massive sums divvied out at each of the last two editions of The Players. It is comfortably the largest prize purse of the season, divvying out $5 million more than the Signature Events on the PGA Tour and what will likely be seen at the season's four major championships in the coming months.
The Players Championship 2025 payout distribution by finishing position
In addition to handing out the largest winner's share of the season at $4.5 million, here is a look at the entire prize money breakdown by finishing position for all 72 players who made the cut at the 51st Players Championship.
Finishing Position | Players Championship Prize Money |
|---|---|
1st | $4,500,000 |
2nd | $2,725,000 |
3rd | $1,725,000 |
4th | $1,225,000 |
5th | $1,025,000 |
6th | $906,250 |
7th | $843,750 |
8th | $781,250 |
9th | $731,250 |
10th | $681,250 |
11th | $631,250 |
12th | $581,250 |
13th | $531,250 |
14th | $481,250 |
15th | $456,250 |
16th | $431,250 |
17th | $406,250 |
18th | $381,250 |
19th | $356,250 |
20th | $331,250 |
21st | $306,250 |
22nd | $281,250 |
23rd | $261,250 |
24th | $241,250 |
25th | $221,250 |
26th | $201,250 |
27th | $193,750 |
28th | $186,250 |
29th | $178,750 |
30th | $171,250 |
31st | $163,750 |
32nd | $156,250 |
33rd | $148,750 |
34th | $142,500 |
35th | $136,250 |
36th | $130,000 |
37th | $123,750 |
38th | $118,750 |
39th | $113,750 |
40th | $108,750 |
41st | $103,750 |
42nd | $98,750 |
43rd | $93,750 |
44th | $88,750 |
45th | $83,750 |
46th | $78,750 |
47th | $73,750 |
48th | $69,750 |
49th | $66,250 |
50th | $64,250 |
51st | $62,750 |
52nd | $61,250 |
53rd | $60,250 |
54th | $59,250 |
55th | $58,750 |
56th | $58,250 |
57th | $57,750 |
58th | $57,250 |
59th | $56,750 |
60th | $56,250 |
61st | $55,750 |
62nd | $55,250 |
63rd | $54,750 |
64th | $54,250 |
65th | $53,750 |
66th | $53,250 |
67th | $52,750 |
68th | $52,250 |
69th | $51,750 |
70th | $51,250 |
71st | $50,750 |
72nd | $50,250 |
As mentioned, the purse for The Players Championship is the largest of the season, and this is clearly reflected in the payout distribution, as each of the top five finishers at TPC Sawgrass earns a seven-figure payday. Meanwhile, each of the top 21 finishers will all clear $300k in prize money, while the top 41 at The Players Championship take home an incredible six figures.
In addition to earning the largest winner's payout of the season, this year's champion will also be awarded 750 FedEx Cup points in the season-long race toward the Tour Championship at East Lake this August.