There was plenty of movement on the leaderboard at the Players Championship this year. Min Woo Lee and Will Zalatoris went from contenders to finishing outside the top 20; there were holes-in-one, and, of course, golf balls found the water on 17.
Instead of a Sunday finish, this year’s tournament stretched into a rare Monday morning St. Patrick’s Day finale.
Rory McIlroy, with a little luck of the Irish (and plenty of skill), closed out a three-hole aggregate playoff to defeat J.J. Spaun and claim his second win of 2025. Having already won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, McIlroy is showing strong form early in the season and added another four and a half million to his career earnings.
Here’s a look at the full payout for the Players Championship.
Players Championship Prize Money Payout
| Pos. | 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 |
Top Photo Caption: Rory McIlroy won a three-hole playoff Monday morning to capture his second Players Championship. (GETTY IMAGES/Jared C. Tilton)
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