2025 PLAYERS Championship prize money
Rory McIlroy won the 2025 PLAYERS Championship on 17 March 2025 and took $4,500,000. Below is every one of the 72 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $50,250 Xander Schauffele collected for finishing 72.
Every cheque at the 2025 PLAYERS Championship
17 March 2025
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | -12 | 276 | $4,500,000$4.5m |
| 2 | J.J. Spaun | USA | -12 | 276 | $2,725,000$2.7m |
| T3 | Akshay Bhatia | USA | -10 | 278 | $1,325,000 |
| T3 | Lucas Glover | USA | -10 | 278 | $1,325,000 |
| T3 | Tom Hoge | USA | -10 | 278 | $1,325,000 |
| T6 | Bud Cauley | USA | -9 | 279 | $843,750 |
| T6 | Corey Conners | CAN | -9 | 279 | $843,750 |
| T6 | Danny Walker | USA | -9 | 279 | $843,750 |
| 9 | Robert MacIntyre | SCO | -8 | 280 | $731,250 |
| T10 | Collin Morikawa | USA | -7 | 281 | $656,250 |
| T10 | Davis Thompson | USA | -7 | 281 | $656,250 |
| T12 | Jake Knapp | USA | -6 | 282 | $556,250 |
| T12 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | -6 | 282 | $556,250 |
| T14 | Aaron Rai | ENG | -5 | 283 | $418,750 |
| T14 | Alex Smalley | USA | -5 | 283 | $418,750 |
| T14 | Denny McCarthy | USA | -5 | 283 | $418,750 |
| T14 | Sam Ryder | USA | -5 | 283 | $418,750 |
| T14 | Sepp Straka | AUT | -5 | 283 | $418,750 |
| T14 | Tommy Fleetwood | ENG | -5 | 283 | $418,750 |
| T20 | Daniel Berger | USA | -4 | 284 | $240,250 |
| T20 | Joe Highsmith | USA | -4 | 284 | $240,250 |
| T20 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -4 | 284 | $240,250 |
| T20 | Matt McCarty | USA | -4 | 284 | $240,250 |
| T20 | Max McGreevy | USA | -4 | 284 | $240,250 |
| T20 | Min Woo Lee | AUS | -4 | 284 | $240,250 |
| T20 | Ryan Fox | NZL | -4 | 284 | $240,250 |
| T20 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -4 | 284 | $240,250 |
| T20 | Shane Lowry | IRL | -4 | 284 | $240,250 |
| T20 | Stephan Jaeger | GER | -4 | 284 | $240,250 |
| T30 | Harris English | USA | -3 | 285 | $163,750 |
| T30 | Russell Henley | USA | -3 | 285 | $163,750 |
| T30 | Will Zalatoris | USA | -3 | 285 | $163,750 |
| T33 | J.T. Poston | USA | -2 | 286 | $136,250 |
| T33 | Justin Thomas | USA | -2 | 286 | $136,250 |
| T33 | Kurt Kitayama | USA | -2 | 286 | $136,250 |
| T33 | Rico Hoey | USA | -2 | 286 | $136,250 |
| T33 | Taylor Moore | USA | -2 | 286 | $136,250 |
| T38 | Davis Riley | USA | -1 | 287 | $111,250 |
| T38 | Justin Lower | USA | -1 | 287 | $111,250 |
| T38 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | -1 | 287 | $111,250 |
| T38 | Taylor Pendrith | CAN | -1 | 287 | $111,250 |
| T42 | Billy Horschel | USA | 0 | 288 | $81,688 |
| T42 | Chris Kirk | USA | 0 | 288 | $81,688 |
| T42 | Hayden Springer | USA | 0 | 288 | $81,688 |
| T42 | Jesper Svensson | SE | 0 | 288 | $81,688 |
| T42 | Joohyung Kim | KOR | 0 | 288 | $81,688 |
| T42 | Mac Meissner | USA | 0 | 288 | $81,688 |
| T42 | Matt Kuchar | USA | 0 | 288 | $81,688 |
| T42 | Ryan Gerard | USA | 0 | 288 | $81,688 |
| T50 | Beau Hossler | USA | 1 | 289 | $63,500 |
| T50 | Jacob Bridgeman | USA | 1 | 289 | $63,500 |
| T52 | Byeong Hun An | KOR | 2 | 290 | $60,750 |
| T52 | Sahith Theegala | USA | 2 | 290 | $60,750 |
| T54 | Camilo Villegas | COL | 3 | 291 | $58,250 |
| T54 | Carson Young | USA | 3 | 291 | $58,250 |
| T54 | Charley Hoffman | USA | 3 | 291 | $58,250 |
| T54 | Joel Dahmen | USA | 3 | 291 | $58,250 |
| T54 | Matthieu Pavon | FRA | 3 | 291 | $58,250 |
| 59 | Jordan Spieth | USA | 4 | 292 | $56,750 |
| 60 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | 5 | 293 | $56,250 |
| T61 | Austin Eckroat | USA | 6 | 294 | $54,500 |
| T61 | Cameron Young | USA | 6 | 294 | $54,500 |
| T61 | Chandler Phillips | USA | 6 | 294 | $54,500 |
| T61 | Sungjae Im | KOR | 6 | 294 | $54,500 |
| T61 | Trey Mullinax | USA | 6 | 294 | $54,500 |
| T61 | Will Chandler | USA | 6 | 294 | $54,500 |
| 67 | Emiliano Grillo | ARG | 7 | 295 | $52,750 |
| 68 | Isaiah Salinda | USA | 8 | 296 | $52,250 |
| T69 | C.T. Pan | TPE | 9 | 297 | $51,500 |
| T69 | Sami Valimaki | FIN | 9 | 297 | $51,500 |
| 71 | Rickie Fowler | USA | 12 | 300 | $50,750 |
| 72 | Xander Schauffele | USA | 13 | 301 | $50,250 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $17,725,000 between them, against $7,637,254 shared by the other 57 players paid.
The 72 cheques above come to $25,362,254 between them. We hold 144 players for the week in all, so 72 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other PLAYERS Championship years
31 editions, 1995 to 2026
The 2024 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Scottie Scheffler. The 2026 ladder is the one after, won by Cameron Young. The PLAYERS Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2025 golf year
42 other tournaments we hold a 2025 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2025 was the $10,000,000 paid at the TOUR Championship, won by Tommy Fleetwood.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2025 PLAYERS Championship?
Rory McIlroy, on 17 March 2025. The win paid $4,500,000.
How much did the 2025 PLAYERS Championship pay out?
The 72 cheques on this page come to $25,362,254 between them, from $4,500,000 at the top down to $50,250.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2025 PLAYERS Championship?
$50,250, which Xander Schauffele collected for finishing 72.
How many players were paid at the 2025 PLAYERS Championship?
72. We hold 144 players for that week in all, so 72 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players by what they have won across their careers. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.