The PGA Tour’s standard schedule may have concluded, but substantial financial awards have entered the postseason, commencing this weekend at the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship. Presenting a total of $20 million in prize money, the event at TPC Southwind will grant the week’s ultimate victor a payment of $3.6 million, aligning with the monetary rewards seen in the PGA Tour’s distinguished events.
In contrast to 2024, where Scottie Scheffler secured a significant portion of these high-value paychecks, the distinguished events of 2025 witnessed eight distinct competitors claiming victory. Beginning with Hideki Matsuyama at the season’s outset and concluding with Keegan Bradley in June, the substantial prize pools of the distinguished events were more evenly distributed among some of the PGA Tour’s leading participants this year.
Here are your eight champions from distinguished events in 2025:
- The Sentry: Hideki Matsuyama ($3.6 million)
- Pebble Beach Pro Am: Rory McIlroy ($3.6 million)
- Genesis Invitational: Ludvig Åberg ($4 million)
- Arnold Palmer Invitational: Russell Henley ($4 million)
- RBC Heritage: Justin Thomas ($3.6 million)
- Truist Championship: Sepp Straka ($3.6 million)
- The Memorial Tournament: Scottie Scheffler ($4 million)
- Travelers Championship: Keegan Bradley ($3.6 million)
The champion in Memphis isn’t the sole individual who will be greatly compensated for their performance; those finishing within the top 11 will all see sums exceeding $500,000 added to their financial accounts once the week concludes. Every participant within the top 23 will earn in excess of $200,000, and even the player finishing in last place will receive slightly above $40,000.
Beyond the monetary reward received on Sunday evening, the top 50 players in the FedEx Cup standings upon completion of play in Memphis will qualify for all 2026 distinguished events, while also advancing to the following week’s BMW Championship. This event offers another sizable purse and the opportunity to progress to the Tour Championship final. Therefore, the finishing positions of these players at TPC Southwind may hold a value considerably greater than the figure ultimately deposited into their accounts early the following week.
Let’s examine the payout distribution for the 69 players participating in the 2025 St. Jude Championship.
2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship prize money, purse
Total purse: $20 million
1st: $3,600,000
2nd: $2,160,000
3rd: $1,360,000
4th: $960,000
5th: $800,000
6th: $720,000
7th: $670,000
8th: $621,000
9th: $581,000
10th: $541,000
11th: $501,000
12th: $461,000
13th: $421,000
14th: $381,000
15th: $361,000
16th: $341,000
17th: $321,000
18th: $301,000
19th: $281,000
20th: $261,000
21st: $241,000
22nd: $224,500
23rd: $208,500
24th: $192,500
25th: $176,500
26th: $160,500
27th: $154,500
28th: $148,500
29th: $142,500
30th: $136,500
31st: $130,500
32nd: $124,500
33rd: $118,500
34th: $113,500
35th: $108,500
36th: $103,500
37th: $98,500
38th: $94,500
39th: $90,500
40th: $86,500
41st: $82,500
42nd: $78,500
43rd: $74,500
44th: $70,500
45th: $66,500
46th: $62,500
47th: $58,500
48th: $55,300
49th: $52,500
50th: $51,000
51st: $49,800
52nd: $48,600
53rd: $47,800
54th: $47,000
55th: $46,600
56th: $46,200
57th: $45,800
58th: $45,400
59th: $45,000
60th: $44,600
61st: $44,200
62nd: $43,800
63rd: $43,400
64th: $43,000
65th: $42,600
66th: $42,200
67th: $41,800
68th: $41,400
69th: $41,000
