A massive amount of Players Championship money was up for grabs during Monday’s playoff at the 2025 Players Championship. As the loser, J.J. Spaun nearly lost as much money as he won. Here’s what you need to know about the ramifications of the playoff.
How much money Rory McIlroy won on Monday
The Players Championship has the biggest purse in golf, with $25 million total on the line during tournament week. The winner, of course, gets by far the largest share.
This year’s winner was Rory McIlroy. By coming out on top of the three-hole Monday playoff, McIlroy walked away with $4.5 million. The story was not as good for Spaun, depending on how you look at it.
Though he lost on Monday, Spaun still walked away with $2.725 million. That’s a much larger amount than most other tournaments offer for second place. In fact, it’s almost double what winners of regular PGA Tour events get. It’s also Spaun’s biggest PGA Tour paycheck to date.
How much money J.J. Spaun lost on Monday
While Spaun will no doubt be happy to see that amount drop into his bank account, it will hurt to know how much he lost. By losing the three-hole aggregate playoff to McIlroy, Spaun missed out on an extra $1.775 million, or $591,667 per hole.
For perspective, that amount is more than Joe Highsmith earned for winning the 2025 Cognizant Classic at the Palm Beaches a few weeks ago ($1.656 million).
It’s also more than Spaun took home for his only PGA Tour victory, the 2022 Valero Texas Open. That week he earned $1.548 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
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