The RSM Classic prize money
Every RSM Classic champion on record here, what the win paid and the year it was won. Sami Valimaki took $1,260,000 in 2025, and the biggest cheque in sixteen editions is the $1,512,000 Ludvig Aberg collected in 2023.
The same tournament has run as The McGladrey Classic. Those years are counted here, under the name it carries now.
Every The RSM Classic winner
Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.
| YEAR | WINNER | COUNTRY | WHAT IT PAID | PLAYERS PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sami Valimaki | FIN | $1,260,000 | 73 |
| 2024 | Maverick McNealy | USA | $1,368,000$1.4m | 68 |
| 2023 | Ludvig Aberg | SWE | $1,512,000$1.5m | 78 |
| 2022 | Adam Svensson | CAN | $1,458,000$1.5m | 69 |
| 2021 | Talor Gooch | USA | $1,296,000 | 71 |
| 2020 | Robert Streb | USA | $1,188,000 | 65 |
| 2019 | Tyler Duncan | USA | $1,188,000 | 76 |
| 2018 | Charles Howell III | USA | $1,152,000 | 77 |
| 2017 | Austin Cook | USA | $1,116,000 | 72 |
| 2016 | Mackenzie Hughes | CAN | $1,080,000 | 80 |
| 2015 | Kevin Kisner | USA | $1,026,000 | 82 |
| 2014 | Robert Streb | USA | $1,008,000 | 81 |
| 2013 | Chris Kirk | USA | $990,000 | 64 |
| 2012 | Tommy Gainey | USA | $720,000 | 67 |
| 2011 | Ben Crane | USA | $720,000 | 52 |
| 2010 | Heath Slocum | USA | $720,000 | 42 |
A champion is named for all sixteen editions on this page. The payout ladder behind each year is the full field we hold for it. Two names in a row is a pairs event, and both halves were paid the same cheque.
Won it more than once
One player has taken the RSM Classic at least twice
| PLAYER | WINS | YEARS | PAID FOR THOSE WINS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Streb | 2 | 2020, 2014 | $2,196,000$2.2m |
The last column is the sum of the cheques we hold for exactly the years beside it, and nothing else. It is not a career total: what these players earned across the rest of their seasons is on their own pages.
What winning it has paid
The champion's cheque, 2010 to 2025
Every edition here we hold a winner's cheque for, back to 2010.
The 2025 top ten
23 November 2025
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sami Valimaki | FIN | -23 | $1,260,000 |
| 2 | Max McGreevy | USA | -22 | $763,000 |
| 3 | Ricky Castillo | USA | -21 | $483,000 |
| T4 | Lee Hodges | USA | -19 | $294,583 |
| T4 | Nicolas Echavarria | COL | -19 | $294,583 |
| T4 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | -19 | $294,583 |
| T7 | Andrew Novak | USA | -18 | $166,886 |
| T7 | Doug Ghim | USA | -18 | $166,886 |
| T7 | John Keefer | -18 | $166,886 | |
| T7 | John Pak | USA | -18 | $166,886 |
Frequently asked questions
Who won the RSM Classic in 2025?
Sami Valimaki, on 23 November 2025. The win was worth $1,260,000.
How much does the RSM Classic winner get?
The 2025 champion took $1,260,000. The biggest winner's cheque across the sixteen editions on this page is $1,512,000, which Ludvig Aberg collected in 2023.
Who has won the RSM Classic most often?
Robert Streb, twice: 2014, 2020. Those wins paid $2,196,000 between them.
How far back does The RSM Classic prize money go here?
To 2010. This page carries sixteen editions and 1,117 individual payouts across them.
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 themselves by what they have won across their careers. For the tournaments closest to this one, see 3M Open, John Deere Classic, Genesis Scottish Open, Wyndham Championship, Procore Championship, Shriners Children's Open, Sanderson Farms Championship, World Wide Technology Championship, Zurich Classic of New Orleans, The Greenbrier Classic, CIMB Classic and Quicken Loans National. 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.