Charles Schwab Challenge: $9.5 Million Payout at Colonial, Revealed
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The 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge is in the books, and it ended with a spectacular victory for Ben Griffin. The 29-year-old claimed his second PGA Tour title and the lion's share of the $9.5 million purse at Colonial Country Club.
Griffin was tied for the lead with Matti Schmid after 54 holes, and although the American did not play his best golf in the fourth round, the same happened to the German, who eventually finished one shot behind.
The winner started the round on a high, carding an eagle and a birdie on the first two holes, but the rest of the round was a completely different story, with four bogeys and no birdies (1-over for the round).
Schmid, on the other hand, carded six birdies on Sunday, but also five bogeys and a double bogey on the fifth hole, which proved to be decisive for the final result. The German hit his tee shot into the trees, ending in a penalty stroke, and then missed a putt inside 10 feet for bogey.
Ben Griffin of the United States celebrates after winning the Charles Schwab Challenge 2025 at Colonial Country Club on May 25, 2025 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Ben Griffin of the United States celebrates after winning the Charles Schwab Challenge 2025 at Colonial Country Club on May 25, 2025 in Fort Worth, Texas.Rickie Fowler, who started Sunday in third place, dropped 16 places on the leaderboard after a final-round 74. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Tommy Fleetwood finished tied for fourth, four shots off the winner.
Both Griffin and Shmid took home seven-figure paychecks from the Colonial Country Club. The top 21 players earned $100,000 or more.
2025 Charles Schwab Challenge payouts
Below is the final payout for the Charles Schwab Challenge:
1 Ben Griffin -12 $1,710,000
2 Matti Schmid -11 $1,035,300
3 Bud Cauley -9 $655,000
T4 Tommy Fleetwood -8 $427,500
T4 Scottie Scheffler -8 $427,500
T6 Aldrich Potgieter -7 $299,725
T6 Harry Hall -7 $299,725
T6 J.J. Spaun -7 $299,725
T6 Ryo Hisatsune -7 $299,725
T6 Robert MacIntyre -7 $299,725
T11 Gary Woodland -6 $203,775
T11 Vince Whaley -6 $203,775
T11 Karl Vilips -6 $203,775
T11 Andrew Novak -6 $203,775
T11 Nick Hardy -6 $203,775
T16 Michael Kim -5 $140,125
T16 Christiaan Bezuidenhout -5 $140,125
T16 Kris Ventura -5 $140,125
T16 Pierceson Coody -5 $140,125
T16 Emiliano Grillo -5 $140,125
T16 Rickie Fowler -5 $140,125
T22 Max Greyserman -4 $88,667
T22 Webb Simpson -4 $88,667
T22 Matt Wallace -4 $88,667
T22 Lucas Glover -4 $88,667
T22 Kurt Kitayama -4 $88,667
T22 Akshay Bhatia -4 $88,667
T28 Patrick Rodgers -3 $60,979
T28 Sam Stevens -3 $60,979
T28 Mac Meissner -3 $60,979
T28 Mark Hubbard -3 $60,979
T28 Chris Gotterup -3 $60,979
T28 Si Woo Kim -3 $60,979
T28 Eric Cole -3 $60,979
T28 John Pak -3 $60,979
T36 Erik van Rooyen -2 $42,335
T36 Brice Garnett -2 $42,335
T36 Keith Mitchell -2 $42,335
T36 Luke List -2 $42,335
T36 Jordan Spieth -2 $42,335
T36 Quade Cummins -2 $42,335
T36 J.T. Poston -2 $42,335
T36 Hideki Matsuyama -2 $42,335
T44 Tom Kim -1 $32,775
T44 Andrew Putnam -1 $32,775
T46 Austin Eckroat E $25,881
T46 Thorbjorn Olesen E $25,881
T46 Jesper Svensson E $25,881
T46 Kevin Roy E $25,881
T46 Adam Svensson E $25,881
T46 Doug Ghim E $25,881
T46 Brian Harman E $25,881
T53 Sam Ryder 1 $22,267
T53 Lee Hodges 1 $22,267
T53 Harris English 1 $22,267
T53 Matt Kuchar 1 $22,267
T53 Carson Young 1 $22,267
T53 Jackson Suber 1 $22,267
T59 Henrik Norlander 2 $20,995
T59 Beau Hossler 2 $20,995
T59 Nico Echavarria 2 $20,995
T59 Seamus Power 2 $20,995
T59 Jeremy Paul 2 $20,995
T59 Harry Higgs 2 $20,995
T59 Ricky Castillo 2 $20,995
T66 Rico Hoey 3 $19,950
T66 Max McGreevy 3 $19,950
T66 Steven Fisk 3 $19,950
T66 Peter Malnati 3 $19,950
T70 Dylan Wu 4 $19,285
T70 Ben Silverman 4 $19,285
T70 Camilo Villegas 4 $19,285
T73 Taylor Moore 5 $18,810
T73 Ryan Gerard 5 $18,810
75 Victor Perez 6 $18,525
76 Will Chandler 7 $18,335
T77 Hayden Springer 8 $18,050
T77 Frankie Capan III 8 $18,050
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