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Largest Tournament Purses
This list features the golf tournaments with the largest prize monies in history as of 2025.
RANK | TOURNAMENT | PRIZE MONEY |
1 | Tour Championship | $100 million |
2 | The Players Championship | $25 million |
3 | The Masters | $20 million |
4 | U.S. Open | $20 million |
5 | Signature Events | $20 million |
6 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | $20 million |
7 | BMW Championship | $20 million |
8 | PGA Championship | $18.5 million |
9 | The Open Championship | $17.5 million |
10 | The CJ Cup Byron Nelson | $9.5 million |
11 | RBC Canadian Open | $9.4 million |
12 | Valero Texas Open | $9.2 million |
13 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | $9.2 million |
References
GolfLink, The Biggest Purses On the PGA Tour [online]. Available at: https://www.golflink.com/tour-golf/the-biggest-purses-on-the-pga-tour (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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