Moneyball - Big titles and seven-figure cheques for Young and Yamashita

The 2025 PGA Tour regular season and the 2025 women’s major championship season wrapped up at the Wyndham Championship, hosted at Sedgefield Country Club in North Carolina and at the AIG Women’s Open at Wales’ Royal Porthcawl.

At Sedgefield, the tournament was crucial for players aiming to secure a top-70 position in the FedEx Cup Playoffs or a top-100 spot for the next season, as the PGA Tour now limits fully-exempt players to 100 from 125.

Cameron Young excelled, building a three-stroke lead after round two, extending it to five by the final day, and ultimately winning by nine shots, earning his inaugural PGA Tour title and a $1.476 million prize – just over $20k more than he earned for his runner-up finish at the 2022 Open Championship at St Andrews.

Irish interest centred on Séamus Power and his bid to make the top 70 and secure his playing rights for 2026 ahead of time. He had to settle for a share of 43rd and $25,718 in earnings, and he’ll have to play in the FedEx Fall Series to keep his card.

At Royal Porthcawl, the AIG Women’s Open featured a record $9.75 million purse, up $250,000 from 2024. Miyu Yamashita of Japan won her first LPGA title and first major, earning $1,462,500—a record payout in the event’s 49-year history. Minami Katsu and Charley Hull tied for second at 9-under-par. Lottie Woad and Spanish amateur Paula Martin Sampedro tied for eighth, with Sampedro earning the Smyth Salver as the low amateur but no prize money.

Leona Maguire’s major season ended in disappointment, finishing tied for 63rd and earning $20,485.

Wyndham Championship

1. Cameron Young, -22/258, $1,476,000
1. Mac Meissner, -16/264, $893,800
T3. Alex Noren, -15/265, $483,800
T3. Mark Hubbard, -15/265, $483,800
T5. Jackson Koivun (amateur), -14/266, $0
T5. Chris Kirk, -14/266, $316,725
T5. Aaron Rai, -14/266, $316,725
T7. Matt Fitzpatrick, -13/267, $257,616
T7. Matt McCarty, -13/267, $257,616
T7. Patrick Fishburn, -13/267, $257,616
T10. Denny McCarthy, -12/268, $198,850
T10. Ben Griffin, -12/268, $198,850
T10. J.T. Poston, -12/268, $198,850
T10. Davis Thompson, -12/268, $198,850
T14. Patrick Rodgers, -11/269, $145,500
T14. Joel Dahmen, -11/269, $145,500
T14. Beau Hossler, -11/269, $145,500
T14. Harry Hall, -11/269, $145,500
T18. Hideki Matsuyama, -10/270, $112,750
T18. Nico Echavarria, -10/270, $112,750
T18. Sam Ryder, -10/270, $112,750
T18. Karl Vilips, -10/270, $112,750
T22. Gary Woodland, -9/271, $82,410
T22. Lanto Griffin, -9/271, $82,410
T22. Ricky Castillo, -9/271, $82,410
T22. Noah Goodwin, -9/271, $82,410
T26. Webb Simpson, -8/272, $62,320
T26. Sungjae Im, -8/272, $62,320
T26. Matt Wallace, -8/272, $62,320
T26. Harry Higgs, -8/272, $62,320
T30. Jordan Spieth, -7/273, $53,710
T30. Kurt Kitayama, -7/273, $53,710
T30. Matti Schmid, -7/273, $53,710
T33. Rasmus Hojgaard, -6/274, $45,715
T33. Chandler Phillips, -6/274, $45,715
T33. Max McGreevy, -6/274, $45,715
T33. Sami Valimaki, -6/274, $45,715
T37. Michael Thorbjornsen, -5/275, $36,490
T37. Matthew Riedel, -5/275, $36,490
T37. Chesson Hadley, -5/275, $36,490
T37. Victor Perez, -5/275, $36,490
T37. William Mouw, -5/275, $36,490
T37. Jacob Bridgeman, -5/275, $36,490
T43. Rickie Fowler, -4/276, $25,718
T43. Justin Lower, -4/276, $25,718
T43. Trevor Cone, -4/276, $25,718
T43. Robert MacIntyre, -4/276, $25,718
T43. Emiliano Grillo, -4/276, $25,718
T43. Patton Kizzire, -4/276, $25,718
T43. Cam Davis, -4/276, $25,718
T43. Matt Kuchar, -4/276, $25,718

T43. Seamus Power, -4/276, $25,718
T43. Tony Finau, -4/276, $25,718
T43. David Lipsky, -4/276, $25,718
T54. Adam Scott, -3/277, $19,106
T54. Paul Peterson, -3/277, $19,106
T54. David Skinns, -3/277, $19,106
T54. Lee Hodges, -3/277, $19,106
T54. Nicolai Hojgaard, -3/277, $19,106
T59. Carson Young, -2/278, $18,532
T59. Steven Fisk, -2/278, $18,532
T61. Peter Malnati, -1/279, $17,958
T61. Henrik Norlander, -1/279, $17,958
T61. Thorbjorn Olesen, -1/279, $17,958
T61. Michael Kim, -1/279, $17,958
T61. Christiaan Bezuidenhout, -1/279, $17,958
T66. Luke Clanton, E/280, $17,220
T66. Rico Hoey, E/280, $17,220
T66. Thomas Rosenmueller, E/280, $17,220
T66. Trey Mullinax, E/280, $17,220
1. Taylor Dickson, +1/281, $16,801
T71. Matthieu Pavon, +2/282, $16,564
T71. Aaron Baddeley, +2/282, $16,564
T73. Eric Cole, +3/283, $16,236
T73. Vince Whaley, +3/283, $16,236

Note: Players who missed the cut received $10,000.

AIG Women’s British Open

1. Miyu Yamashita, -11/277, $1,462,500
T2. Charley Hull, -9/279, $772,391
T2. Minami Katsu, -9/279, $772,391
T4. A Lim Kim, -7/281, $452,217
T4. Rio Takeda, -7/281, $452,217
T6. Megan Khang, -6/282, $302,157
T6. Wei Ling Hsu, -6/282, $302,157
T8. Steph Kyriacou, -4/284, $228,359
T8. Lottie Woad, -4/284, $228,359
T8. Paula Martin Sampedro (amateur), -4/284, $0
T11. Andrea Lee, -3/285, $188,993
T11. Mao Saigo, -3/285, $188,993
T13. Chiara Tamburlini, -2/286, $145,533
T13. Hyo Joo Kim, -2/286, $145,533
T13. Minjee Lee, -2/286, $145,533
T13. Sei Young Kim, -2/286, $145,533
T13. Lauren Coughlin, -2/286, $145,533
T13. Pajaree Anannarukarn, -2/286, $145,533
T19. Georgia Hall, -1/287, $112,489
T19. Mimi Rhodes, -1/287, $112,489
T19. Yan Liu, -1/287, $112,489
T19. Linn Grant, -1/287, $112,489
T23. Jenny Shin, E/288, $91,298
T23. Ariya Jutanugarn, E/288, $91,298
T23. Morgan Metraux, E/288, $91,298
T23. Esther Henseleit, E/288, $91,298
T23. Celine Boutier, E/288, $91,298
T23. Haeran Ryu, E/288, $91,298
T23. Jinhee Im, E/288, $91,298
T30. Anna Nordqvist, +1/289, $74,358
T30. Jeeno Thitikul, +1/289, $74,358
T30. Narin An, +1/289, $74,358
T33. Ayaka Furue, +2/290, $65,500
T33. Nasa Hataoka, +2/290, $65,500
T33. Alexa Pano, +2/290, $65,500
T36. Sarah Schmelzel, +3/291, $57,632
T36. Lydia Ko, +3/291, $57,632
T36. Nelly Korda, +3/291, $57,632
1. In Gee Chun, +4/292, $52,710
T40. Darcey Harry, +5/293, $45,330
T40. Madelene Sagstrom, +5/293, $45,330
T40. Casandra Alexander, +5/293, $45,330
T40. Angel Yin, +5/293, $45,330
T40. Akie Iwai, +5/293, $45,330
T40. Shannon Tan, +5/293, $45,330
T46. Ilhee Lee, +6/294, $36,719
T46. Diksha Dagar, +6/294, $36,719
T46. Lindy Duncan, +6/294, $36,719
T46. Brooke Matthews, +6/294, $36,719
T50. Bronte Law, +7/295, $30,667
T50. Ashleigh Buhai, +7/295, $30,667
T50. Amy Yang, +7/295, $30,667
T50. Mi Hyang Lee, +7/295, $30,667
T50. Stacy Lewis, +7/295, $30,667
T55. Kristen Gillman, +8/296, $26,633
T55. Emma Spitz, +8/296, $26,633
T55. Manon De Roey, +8/296, $26,633
T58. Chisato Iwai, +9/297, $23,191
T58. Yuri Yoshida, +9/297, $23,191
T58. Arpichaya Yubol, +9/297, $23,191
T58. Carla Bernat (amateur), +9/297, $0
T58. Mary Liu, +9/297, $23,191
T63. Perrine Delacour, +11/299, $20,485
T63. Leona Maguire, +11/299, $20,485
T63. Patty Tavatanakit, +11/299, $20,485
T63. Yani Tseng, +11/299, $20,485
T67. Laura Fuenfstueck, +12/300, $19,006
T67. Grace Kim, +12/300, $19,006
T69. Dasom Ma, +15/303, $18,024
T69. Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, +15/303, $18,024
1. Jeneath Wong (amateur), +17/305, $0