PGA Tour: Biggest Purses, Prize Money 2025 Season

Scottie Scheffler celebrates after putting on the 18th green during the final round of The Players Championship golf tournament, which Scheffler won, Sunday, March 12, 2023, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
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  • The Players Championship is the biggest purse of the 2025 season ($25 million).
  • The winner's share for that event will be $4.5 million.

There’s a lot of money up for grabs on the PGA Tour during the 2025 season — likely over $400 million, in fact.

The PGA Tour signature events will feature the most money, as all eight will have $20 million purses.

What Is the Highest Paying Golf Tournament for the 2025 PGA Tour Season?

The Players Championship will be the biggest purse of the 2025 season ($25 million).

What Is the Biggest Winner’s Share for the 2024 PGA Tour Season?

The biggest winner’s share for the 2025 PGA Tour season will be $4.5 million at The Players Championship. Scottie Scheffler has won that event two straight years

Ranking PGA Tour Purses, Prize Money for the 2025 Season

RankTournamentPurseWinner's Share
1Players Championship$25 million$4.5 million
T-2The Sentry$20 million$3.6 million
T-2AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am$20 million$3.6 million
T-2Genesis Invitational$20 million$4 million
T-2Arnold Palmer Invitational$20 million$4 million
T-2RBC Heritage$20 million$3.6 million
T-2Truist Championship$20 million$3.6 million
T-2the Memorial$20 million$4 million
T-2The Travelers Championship$20 million$3.6 million
T-2FedEx St. Jude Championship$20 million$3.6 million
T-2BMW Championship$20 million$3.6 million
12The CJ CUP Byron Nelson$9.9 million$1.782 million
13RBC Canadian Open$9.8 million$1.764 million
14Rocket Mortgage Classic$9.6 million$1.728 million
T-15Texas Children's Houston Open$9.5 million$1.710 million
T-15Valero Texas Open$9.5 million$1.710 million
T-15Charles Schwab Challenge$9.5 million$1.710 million
18Farmers Insurance Open$9.3 million$1.674 million
T-19WM Phoenix Open$9.2 million$1.656 million
T-19Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches$9.2 million$1.656 million
T-19Zurich Classic of New Orleans$9.2 million$1.656 million
22The American Express$8.8 million$1.584 million
T-23Sony Open in Hawaii$8.7 million$1.566 million
T-23Valspar Championship$8.7 million$1.566 million
25Mexico Open at VidantaWorld$8.5 million$1.53 million
T-26John Deere Classic$8.4 million$1.512 million
T-263M Open$8.4 million$1.512 million
28Wyndham Championship$8.2 million$1.476 million
T-29Puerto Rico Open$4 million$720,000
T-29Corales Puntacana Championship$4 million$720,000
T-29Myrtle Beach Classic$4 million$720,000
T-29ISCO Championship$4 million$720,000
T-29Barracuda Championship$4 million$720,000
MastersTBDTBD
U.S. OpenTBDTBD
Genesis Scottish OpenTBDTBD
Open ChampionshipTBDTBD

*Purses for the four majors, as well as the Genesis Scottish Open, are not yet available. Typically, they are released the week of the event.

What Was the Highest Paying Golf Tournament Last Year?

The Players Championship was the highest-paying golf tournament last year, with a $25 million purse.

The next were all the PGA Tour signature events, which had $20 million purses.

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Jason Sobel is a Brand Ambassador for BetMGM. He joins after six years with Action Network. Prior to Action, Jason spent a total of 17 years in two stints at ESPN (1997-2011; 2015-18) and four years at Golf Channel (2011-15). He also currently works as a host for "Hitting the Green" on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio and contributes to the channel's on-site coverage during major championships. He's won four Sports Emmy awards, more than a dozen Golf Writers Association of America accolades and has earned an honorable mention in the Best of American Sportswriting series.

Jason Sobel is a Brand Ambassador for BetMGM. He joins after six years with Action Network. Prior to Action, Jason spent a total of 17 years in two stints at ESPN (1997-2011; 2015-18) and four years at Golf Channel (2011-15). He also currently works as a host for "Hitting the Green" on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio and contributes to the channel's on-site coverage during major championships. He's won four Sports Emmy awards, more than a dozen Golf Writers Association of America accolades and has earned an honorable mention in the Best of American Sportswriting series.