The 2025 Players Championship stands every year as the most significant tournament on the PGA Tour’s own schedule, and as such, it doles out the biggest purse to golfers. A total of $25 million was up grabs Sunday at TPC Sawgrass with players who made the cut grabbing a slice of the largest prize fund of the season.
However, 72 holes was not enough to decide a champion. In fact, more than $7 million remained unclaimed as Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun battled for first and second place in a three-hole aggregate playoff on Monday. McIlroy ultimately came through with his second Players Championship title, birding the first hole and never looking back during a chilly and windy affair at TPC Sawgrass.
The winner’s share stood at $4.5 million for the second straight year making it the single highest payout in 2024-25, even more than the four major championships. In order to grab that massive check, McIlroy beat Spaun by two strokes across holes No. 16, No. 17 and No. 18. In doing so, he claimed the $4.5 million prize, nearly double what Spaun will bring home for his second-place finish.
Although The Players Championship is neither a major nor one of the PGA Tour’s