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
67. Emiliano Grillo $52,750
68. Isaiah Salinda $52,250
T69. C.T. Pan $51,500
Sami Valinaki $51,500
71. Rickie Fowler $50,750
72. Xander Schauffele $50,250
