The PGA Tour’s flagship event, the PLAYERS Championship from Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, culminated on Monday morning with Rory McIlroy reigning supreme. McIlroy bested JJ Spaun in a three-hole playoff to capture the 28th win of his PGA Tour career. Sunday’s final round hit a four-hour rain delay, which pushed players to the brink of sunlight. When both Spaun came up inches short of making a birdie to win on 18, both players were told they would be playing first thing Monday morning. McIlroy came out hot, birdieing the par-5 16th to take a one-shot lead. But it ultimately came down to the famous island green on 17. Spaun’s tee shot air-mailed the green straight into the lake. That all but clinched the title for Rory and, with it, a handsome reward of $4.5 million. That is because of the relatively new purse structure on the PGA Tour. In 2024, the Tour felt inclined to increase purse sizes to hold onto elite talent, as LIV Golf’s endless pit of money had pried away some of the world’s best. The eight Signature Events on the PGA Tour schedule each have an elevated purse of $20 million. But The PLAYERS is even higher, as $25 million will be doled out. Below is the breakdown of the full payouts at the Players Championship. Players Championship $25 Million Payouts P1 Rory McIlroy -12 $4,500,000 P2 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 Exactly half of The Players field earned a paycheck this week. Notice how Xander Schauffele finished dead last among those to make the cut. Certainly not ideal, but he appears to still be battling with the rib injury that kept him off the course for over a month. Meanwhile, 72 others will head home with lost wages incurred on the trip to Ponte Vedra. They include some of the more well-known players on Tour, including Ludvig Aberg, Hideki Matsuyama, Max Homa, Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick and Tony Finau, among others.