The Players Championship 2025 prize money payout, how much winners will make from $25M purse at TPC Sawgrass.

It's time for the marquee event on the 2025 PGA Tours schedule.

Rory McIlroy topped the J.J. Spaun competed in a three-hole aggregate playoff, beginning at 9 a.m. ET on the par-5 16th hole. McIlroy topped Spaun, finishing at 1 over for the three holes, and Spaun was 3 over after a triple bogey at the 17th hole.

The 2025 Players Championship kicks off Thursday at TPC Sawgrass' Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The Full field of 144 players includes 48 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, with the top three – Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele – grouped together the first two rounds.

Rory McIlroy takes home from the purse at the Players is $25 million, with $4.5 million going to the winner along with 750 FedEx Cup points. The purse is also the largest on the PGA Tour, with $25 million up for grabs. The winner will take home $4.5 million. The top five all clear at least $1 million. Finishing inside of the top 40 will net a six-figure payday.

Scheffler is the two-time back-to-back defending champion at The Players and is looking to join Jack Nicklaus as the only players with three Players titles.

The 2025 Players had 48 of the top-50 players in the world, and all of the top 10, led by back-to-back defending champion Scottie Scheffler.

There are eight past The Players champions who have combined for nine victories: Scheffler (2023, 2024), Justin Thomas (2021), Rory McIlroy (2019), Si Woo Kim (2017), Jason Day (2016), Rickie Fowler (2015), Matt Kuchar (2012), Adam Scott (2004).

NBC, Golf Channel, Peacock, ESPN+ and the new ESPN Bet are the go-to for viewing TV Channel & Streaming options this week for the 2025 Players Championship.

Here's everything you need to know for the first round of the 2025 Players Championship, tee times, pairings, and TV information.

Jack Nicklaus won the inaugural tournament back in 1974 and it has remained at the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course since 1982.

Scottie Scheffler has overwhelming defend his crown after cruising to a five-shot victory last year.

The world No.1 Scottie Scheffler is back after storming to the Arnold Palmer Invitational title at Bay Hill last week. Scheffler’s renewed confidence with the putter spells trouble for the rest of the field.

Here’s a look at how the purse will be paid out (depending on how many players make the cut):

2025 Players Championship prize money payout, purse breakdown for each PGA Tour player.

Total Purse fund: $25,000,000 million

Position Player Score Earnings

1 Rory McIlroy -12 $4,500,000

2 J.J. Spaun -12 $2,725,000

T3 Tom Hoge -10 $1,325,000

T3 Akshay Bhatia -10 $1,325,000

T3 Lucas Glover -10 $1,325,000

T6 Danny Walker -9 $843,750

T6 Corey Conners -9 $843,750

T6 Bud Cauley -9 $843,750

9 Robert MacIntyre -8 $731,250

T10 Collin Morikawa -7 $656,250

T10 Davis Thompson -7 $656,250

T12 Patrick Cantlay -6 $556,250

T12 Jake Knapp -6 $556,250

T14 Aaron Rai -5 $418,750

T14 Denny McCarthy -5 $418,750

T14 Tommy Fleetwood -5 $418,750

T14 Sam Ryder -5 $418,750

T14 Sepp Straka -5 $418,750

T14 Alex Smalley -5 $418,750

T20 Shane Lowry -4 $240,250

T20 Ryan Fox -4 $240,250

T20 Keegan Bradley -4 $240,250

T20 Joe Highsmith -4 $240,250

T20 Matt McCarty -4 $240,250

T20 Daniel Berger -4 $240,250

T20 Scottie Scheffler -4 $240,250

T20 Min Woo Lee -4 $240,250

T20 Max McGreevy -4 $240,250

T20 Stephan Jaeger -4 $240,250

T30 Russell Henley -3 $163,750

T30 Harris English -3 $163,750

T30 Will Zalatoris -3 $163,750

T33 Rico Hoey -2 $136,250

T33 Kurt Kitayama -2 $136,250

T33 Justin Thomas -2 $136,250

T33 Taylor Moore -2 $136,250

T33 J.T. Poston -2 $136,250

T38 Si Woo Kim -1 $111,250

T38 Justin Lower -1 $111,250

T38 Davis Riley -1 $111,250

T38 Taylor Pendrith -1 $111,250

T42 Hayden Springer E $81,688

T42 Matt Kuchar E $81,688

T42 Billy Horschel E $81,688

T42 Jesper Svensson E $81,688

T42 Mac Meissner E $81,688

T42 Tom Kim E $81,688

T42 Chris Kirk E $81,688

T42 Ryan Gerard E $81,688

T50 Beau Hossler 1 $63,500

T50 Jacob Bridgeman 1 $63,500

T52 Byeong Hun An 2 $60,750

T52 Sahith Theegala 2 $60,750

T54 Matthieu Pavon 3 $58,250

T54 Carson Young 3 $58,250

T54 Charley Hoffman 3 $58,250

T54 Camilo Villegas 3 $58,250

T54 Joel Dahmen 3 $58,250

59 Jordan Spieth 4 $56,750

60 Jhonattan Vegas 5 $56,250

T61 Trey Mullinax 6 $54,500

T61 Cameron Young 6 $54,500

T61 Sungjae Im 6 $54,500

T61 Will Chandler 6 $54,500

T61 Chandler Phillips 6 $54,500

T61 Austin Eckroat 6 $54,500

67 Emiliano Grillo 7 $52,750

68 Isaiah Salinda 8 $52,250

T69 Sami Valimaki 9 $51,500

T69 C.T. Pan 9 $51,500

71 Rickie Fowler 12 $50,750

72 Xander Schauffele 13 $50,250

Who won the Last year Players Championship in 2024.?

Scottie Scheffler made no excuses as he persevered until his neck improved on Sunday and fired a final-round 8-under 64 at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass to edge Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman and Xander Schauffele, three of the top-10 players in the world, and become the first player to repeat as champion in the 50-year history of the Players.

____