Breaking down the prize money at the 2025 Players Championship, which features a $25 million purse
Breaking down the prize money at the 2025 Players Championship, which features a $25 million purse
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Russell Henley talks about his eagle chip-in and par at the last to win his first signature event on the PGA Tour.
The 2025 Players Championship offers the largest purse on the PGA Tour, with $25 million up for grabs.
The winner will receive $4.5 million.
Finishing in the top 40 guarantees a six-figure prize for the players.
There's a lot of money up for grabs at the PGA Tour's marquee event.
The 2025 Players Championship gets underway Thursday at TPC Sawgrass' Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, where 144 of the PGA Tour's best will battle it out. Scottie Scheffler is the two-time defending champion at the Players, the only player in the event's history to go back-to-back. He'll look to join Jack Nicklaus as the only three-time winner of the Players.
Forty-eight of the top 50 players in the world are in the field, which is the strongest in golf outside of the major championships.
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.
Here's a look at the prize money breakdown for the 2025 Players Championship:
Players Championship 2025 prize money breakdown, purse info
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