The winner of the 2025 BMW Championship will win $3.6 million as part of a $20 million purse, according to the PGA Tour. The tournament, being played from August 14 to August 17 at the Caves Valley Golf Glub in Owings Mill, Maryland, is the second leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs.
Robert MacIntyre entered Sunday’s final round with a lead over Scottie Scheffler, but Scheffler surged ahead to take a one-shot lead through nine holes at 14-under par. MacIntyre remained close behind at -13 through nine.
Sam Burns, Rickie Fowler, Tommy Fleetwood, Maverick McNealy, Harry Hall and Ludvig Aberg were also in contention. Michael Kim and Viktor Hovland rounded out the top 10 heading into the final nine holes for the leaders.
The top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings after the BMW Championship will advance to the final tournament in the playoffs, the Tour Championship. Scheffler will also take home a $5 million bonus no matter where he finishes for leading the playoff standings through the BMW Championship.
A $3.5 million bonus for second place in the standings through the BMW Championship remained on the line on Sunday. Rory McIlroy, who entered the playoffs in second but skipped the first tournament, the FedEx St. Jude Championship last weekend, continued holding onto that spot on Sunday.
There is a lot on the line for the Scottish-born MacIntyre. He can jump past several golfers, including J.J. Spaun and Justin Rose, into third place in the standings with a victory. That would lead to a $2.56 million bonus on top of the $3.6 million prize for winning the tournament.
BMW Championship 2025 Purse
The PGA Tour released the following purse distribution for the top players in the 2025 BMW Championship golf tournament:
| Place | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $3,600,000 |
| 2nd | $2,160,000 |
| 3rd | $1,360,000 |
| 4th | $990,000 |
| 5th | $830,000 |
| 6th | $750,000 |
| 7th | $695,000 |
| 8th | $640,000 |
| 9th | $600,000 |
| 10th | $560,000 |
| 11th | $520,000 |
| 12th | $480,000 |
| 13th | $441,000 |
| 14th | $402,000 |
| 15th | $382,000 |
| 16th | $362,000 |
| 17th | $342,000 |
| 18th | $322,000 |
| 19th | $302,000 |
| 20th | $282,000 |
| 21st | $262,000 |
| 22nd | $245,000 |
| 23rd | $229,000 |
| 24th | $213,000 |
| 25th | $197,000 |
| 26th | $181,000 |
| 27th | $174,000 |
| 28th | $167,000 |
| 29th | $160,000 |
| 30th | $153,000 |
| 31st | $146,000 |
| 32nd | $139,000 |
| 33rd | $132,000 |
| 34th | $127,000 |
| 35th | $122,000 |
| 36th | $117,000 |
| 37th | $112,000 |
| 38th | $108,000 |
| 39th | $104,000 |
| 40th | $100,000 |
| 41st | $96,000 |
| 42nd | $92,000 |
| 43rd | $88,000 |
| 44th | $84,000 |
| 45th | $80,000 |
| 46th | $76,000 |
| 47th | $72,000 |
| 48th | $70,000 |
| 49th | $68,000 |
| 50th | $66,000 |
The FedEx Cup Playoffs Wrap Up Next Week at the Tour Championship in Atlanta
The 2025 FedEx Cup playoffs will finish at the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. It will be played August 21 through August 24. The top 30 players in the playoff standings will compete in the tournament with a massive purse of $40 million on the line.
The tournament format will change for the 2025 event. The starting strokes format, where players would start with strokes based on their position in the playoff standings, has been eliminated. All 30 players will start at even par.
The winner will take home $10 million in prize money along with potential bonuses based on finishing position, according to the PGA Tour. Second place will win $5 million and third place will win $3.71 million. Every player will take home a big payday at East Lake, with the 30th place finisher winning $355,000.
Several players were jockeying for position on Sunday to round out the top 30, including Nick Taylor, Rickie Fowler, Jacob Bridgeman, Sung-jae Im, Akshay Bhatia, Michael Kim, Chris Gotterup, Harry Hall, Taylor Pendrith and Matt Fitzpatrick.
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