Rory McIlroy hits hits tee shot on Sunday on the 3rd hole at TPC Sawgrass.
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J.J. Spaun says his wife’s upset.
He’s been home just one week this year, at the end of last month. Before that, he played the Sony Open, then the American Express event, then the Farmers Insurance Open, then the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, then the WM Phoenix Open, then the Genesis Invitational. The week off followed. Then he was back on the road. Starting early this month, he played the Cognizant Classic, followed by the Arnold Palmer Invitational, followed by this week’s Players Championship.
“My wife is upset that I’ve only been home for one week this year,” Spaun said. “I’m itching to get back, and she wants me to get back to help her out a little bit.”
It’s understandable; Spaun’s wife, Melody, is parenting Emerson and Violent alone. That said, would a Players’ trophy, along with its $4.5 million winner’s check, help smooth things over?
“Yeah, she would not mind at all,” Spaun said. “The sacrifice would pay off at that point, for sure.”
With that, here is the complete payout breakdown for this week’s Players Championship, played at TPC Sawgrass. The total purse is $25 million.
How much every player made at the 2025 Players Championship
1. Rory McIlroy $4.5 million
2. J.J. Spaun $2.725 million
T3. Tom Hoge $1.325 million Akshay Bhatia $1.325 million Lucas Glover $1.325 million
T6. Danny Waker $843,750 Corey Conners $843,750 Bud Cauley $843,750
9. Robert MacIntyre $731,250
T10. Collin Morikawa $656,250 Davis Thompson $656,250
T12. Jake Knapp $556,250 Patrick Cantlay $556,250
T14. Aaron Rai $418,750 Tommy Fleetwood $418,750 Denny McCarthy $418,750 Sam Ryder $418,750 Sepp Straka $418,750 Alex Smalley $418,750
T20. Keegan Bradley $240,250 Ryan Fox $240,250 Joe Highsmith $240,250 Matt McCarty $240,250 Daniel Berger $240,250 Shane Lowry $240,250 Scottie Scheffler $240,250 Min Woo Lee $240,250 Max McGreevy $240,250 Stephan Jaeger $240,250
T30. Harris English $163,750 Will Zalatoris $163,750 Russell Henley $163,750
T33. Justin Thomas $136,250 Taylor Moore $136,250 J.T. Poston $136,250 Rico Hoey $136,250 Kurt Kitayama $136,250
T38. Davis Riley $111,250 Justin Lower $111,250 Taylor Pendrith $111,250 Si Woo Kim $111,250
T42. Jesper Svensson $81,687.50 Mac Meissner $81,687.50 Matt Kuchar $81,687.50 Billy Horschel $81,687.50 Tom Kim $81,687.50 Hayden Springer $81,687.50 Chris Kirk $81,687.50 Ryan Gerard $81,687.50
T50. Jacob Bridgeman $63,500 Beau Hossler $63,500
T52. Sahith Theegala $60,750 Byeong Hun An $60,750
T54. Joel Dahmen $58,250 Camilo Villegas $58,250 Matthieu Pavon $58,250 Carson Young $58,250 Charley Hoffman $58,250
59. Jordan Spieth $56,750
60. Jhonattan Vegas $56,250
T61. Austin Eckroat $54,500 Will Chandler $54,500 Chandler Phillips $54,500 Sungjae Im $54,500 Trey Mullinax $54,500 Cameron Young $54,500
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