Scottie Scheffler earned $4 million as part of a $20 million purse as the winner of The Memorial Tournament in 2025 on the PGA Tour. Scheffler becomes the second golfer to ever win The Memorial in back-to-back years, joining Tiger Woods, who won three in a row from 1999 to 2001.
Ben Griffin, who finished four strokes behind Scheffler (-10), earned $2.2 million and Sepp Straka won $1.4 million for finishing in third place.
Scheffler and Griffin entered Sunday’s final round in the final group, with Scheffler leading Griffin by one stroke.
Scheffler entered the final round of play looking to defend his title at The Memorial, with Griffin aiming for back-to-back wins on the PGA Tour after a victory in the Charles Schwab Challenge.
The Memorial, hosted by legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus, is played at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. The 2025 tournament is being played in honor of Nicklaus’ wife, Barbara.
In 2024, The Memorial Tournament purse was also $20 million, with Scheffler taking home a $4 million paycheck. Entering the 2025 Memorial, Scheffler, who won the had earned more than $10.5 million in 2025, putting him behind only Rory McIlroy on the money list. McIlroy has won $13.9 million with his three victories, including The Masters and The PLAYERS.
As the winner of The Memorial, one of eight Signature Events on the 2025 PGA Tour, Scheffler will also earn 700 FedExCup points. Scheffler leads the FedExCup standings with McIlroy in second place. Scheffler is the defending FedExCup champion and sits atop the World Golf Rankings, a spot he’s held for more than 100 weeks. He now has 16 wins on the PGA Tour.
Here is the full prize breakdown for The Memorial Tournament in 2025:
The Memorial Tournament 2025 Purse
The PGA Tour released the following purse distribution for the top 72 players in the 2025 Memorial Tournament:
| PLACE | PRIZE MONEY |
| 1st | $4,000,000 |
| 2nd | $2,200,000 |
| 3rd | $1,400,000 |
| 4th | $1,000,000 |
| 5th | $840,000 |
| 6th | $760,000 |
| 7th | $700,000 |
| 8th | $646,000 |
| 9th | $600,000 |
| 10th | $556,000 |
| 11th | $514,000 |
| 12th | $472,000 |
| 13th | $430,000 |
| 14th | $389,000 |
| 15th | $369,000 |
| 16th | $349,000 |
| 17th | $329,000 |
| 18th | $309,000 |
| 19th | $289,000 |
| 20th | $269,000 |
| 21st | $250,000 |
| 22nd | $233,000 |
| 23rd | $216,000 |
| 24th | $200,000 |
| 25th | $184,000 |
| 26th | $168,000 |
| 27th | $161,000 |
| 28th | $154,000 |
| 29th | $147,000 |
| 30th | $140,000 |
| 31st | $133,000 |
| 32nd | $126,000 |
| 33rd | $119,000 |
| 34th | $114,000 |
| 35th | $109,000 |
| 36th | $104,000 |
| 37th | $99,000 |
| 38th | $94,000 |
| 39th | $90,000 |
| 40th | $86,000 |
| 41st | $82,000 |
| 42nd | $78,000 |
| 43rd | $74,000 |
| 44th | $70,000 |
| 45th | $66,000 |
| 46th | $62,000 |
| 47th | $58,000 |
| 48th | $56,000 |
| 49th | $54,000 |
| 50th | $52,000 |
| 51st | $51,000 |
| 52nd | $50,000 |
| 53rd | $49,000 |
| 54th | $48,000 |
| 55th | $47,000 |
| 56th | $46,000 |
| 57th | $45,000 |
| 58th | $44,000 |
| 59th | $43,000 |
| 60th | $42,000 |
| 61st | $41,000 |
| 62nd | $40,000 |
| 63rd | $39,000 |
| 64th | $38,000 |
| 65th | $37,000 |
| 66th | $36,000 |
| 67th | $35,000 |
| 68th | $34,000 |
| 69th | $33,000 |
| 70th | $32,000 |
| 71st | $31,000 |
| 72nd | $30,000 |
The PGA Tour Heads to the RBC Canadian Open Next Before the U.S. Open in 2 Weeks
The PGA Tour will head north next week for the RBC Canadian Open. The tournament will be played from June 5 through June 8 at the TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley North Course in Caledon, Ontario. The purse for the Canadian Open will be $9.8 million.
In two weeks, the U.S. Open will be played at the Oakmont Country Club in Texas from June 12 to June 15. The purse for the third major tournament of the 2025 season is expected to go up from the $21.5 million purse that was awarded in 2024. The U.S. Open has the largest prize pool of all the major tournaments.
The PLAYERS is the biggest purse in golf, with a larger top prize than any of the four major tournaments. Rory McIlroy won $4.5 million as part of a $25 million purse.
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