The PGA Tour returned to the iconic East Lake GC for the final event of the season, the 2025 Tour Championship in Atlanta, Georgia.
One year after the historic venue underwent significant changes ahead of last season's finale, the Tour Championship itself saw a revamped format ahead of the 2025 FedEx Cup decider with the removal of the staggered strokes system. The result ramped up the drama as anyone in the elite 30-man field had a legitimate chance at hoisting this year's FedEx Cup.
With two majors in hand this year and a FedEx Cup title to defend, world No.1 Scottie Scheffler came into the season finale as the clear favorite to repeat the feat. However, it's Tommy Fleetwood and Patrick Cantlay who sit atop the leaderboard heading into the final round and are threatening to claim the FedEx Cup crown for themselves.
Fleetwood, who took a share of the lead into Moving Day at the Tour Championship, would maintain his position after 54 holes after posting a solid 3-under 67 in round three of the season-ending event. Cantlay, the 2021 FedEx Cup champion, ensured that he would join Fleetwood at the top of the leaderboard going into the final round after a sublime 6-under 64 on Saturday at East Lake.
Whether it was Fleetwood, who would look to make his first PGA Tour win a FedEx Cup, Cantlay, who looked to win for the first time since the 2022 BMW Championship, Scheffler, or any of the chasing pack, whoever emerges victorious is guaranteed not only one of the Tour's most prestigious titles, but an extraoridnary winner's share from the season's biggest prize purse.
How much is on the line, though? Let's dive into the full breakdown of the prize money up for grabs at this year's Tour Championship.
Tour Championship purse 2025: Total purse and winner's prize money
The 2025 edition of the Tour Championship will feature the largest prize of the season, a humongous $40 million purse, with this year's FedEx Cup champion collecting a cool $10 million, 25% of the overall prize purse.
With the revamped Tour Championship format, the prize money available at East Lake has actually decreased from the whopping $83 million that was divvied out at last season's finale. Additional prize money was awarded at the end of the Wyndham Championship and BMW Championship as part of the changes implemented in 2025.
Tour Championship payout distribution by finishing position in 2025
In addition to the massive $10 million the champion at East Lake will collect, here is a look at the entire prize money breakdown by finishing position at the Tour Championship.
Finishing Position | Tour Championship Prize Money |
|---|---|
Winner | $10,000,000 |
2nd | $5,000,000 |
3rd | $3,705,000 |
4th | $3,200,000 |
5th | $2,750,000 |
6th | $1,900,000 |
7th | $1,400,000 |
8th | $1,065,000 |
9th | $900,000 |
10th | $735,000 |
11th | $695,000 |
12th | $660,000 |
13th | $625,000 |
14th | $590,000 |
15th | $560,000 |
16th | $505,000 |
17th | $490,000 |
18th | $475,000 |
19th | $460,000 |
20th | $445,000 |
21st | $430,000 |
22nd | $415,000 |
23rd | $400,000 |
24th | $390,000 |
25th | $380,000 |
26th | $375,000 |
27th | $370,000 |
28th | $365,000 |
29th | $360,000 |
30th | $355,000 |
As mentioned, the money divvied out at the Tour Championship leads the way this season when it comes to prize money, with the season finale ranking ahead of The Players Championship ($25 million) in second.
All of this is reflected in the payout distribution, with the top eight finishers at East Lake collecting seven-figure prizes for their efforts. Meanwhile, those who finish inside the top half of the field will clear $500k in prize money, while finishing 30th in the 30-man field will still net a player a cool $355,000.