Rich Golf Weekend Sees PGA Tour, LIV Players Split $53M in Bonuses

PGA Tour and LIV Golf players cashed nearly $53 million in bonuses Sunday, following the penultimate events of the rival leagues’ respective seasons.

Leading the way was Jon Rahm, who earned $18 million for winning LIV’s individual season-long championship for the second year in a row. Rahm did not win a single tournament all year, but had four runner-up finishes, and his worst result was a tie for 11th in Dallas. 

Joaquin Niemann, who won five LIV tournaments this year, finished second in the points race, taking home an $8 million bonus. However, Niemann beat Rahm on the money list, cashing $22.22 million from LIV tournament winnings alone, with Rahm earning $13.6 million. 

Bryson DeChambeau finished the LIV season in third place in points, good for a $4 million bonus.

LIV’s event in Indianapolis over the weekend wrapped up the individual portion of the season. This coming weekend’s event in Detroit will crown a team champion.

PGA Tour Payouts

The PGA Tour awarded another $22.93 million of FedExCup bonus money following Sunday’s BMW Championship, as part of a restructured distribution model for the season-long competition. This comes after the top 10 PGA Tour players at the end of the regular season earned a collective $60 million in bonus money.

The top five players in the FedExCup standings through Sunday’s penultimate playoff event all cashed seven-figure checks:

• 1st: Scottie Scheffler, $5 million
• 2nd: Rory McIlroy, $3.5 million
• 3rd: J.J. Spaun, $2.6 million
• 4th: Justin Rose, $1.8 million
• 5th: Tommy Fleetwood, $1.45 million

All 30 players who advanced to the Tour Championship earned bonuses ranging from $900,000 for 6th place to $195,000 for 30th. This week’s playoff finale at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta will crown the 2025 FedExCup champion, offering a $40 million purse that will count as official money, not bonus money, for players in yet another change to the PGA Tour’s postseason.

Scheffler Surging

Scheffler won the BMW Championship on Sunday, his fifth victory of the year, taking his official tournament winnings on the season to $23.96 million, and his career earnings (not including bonus money) to $95.75 million, which is now within striking distance of Phil Mickelson ($96.72 million), who is third all-time on the PGA Tour money list. 

Scheffler can pass Mickelson at the Tour Championship if he finishes solo 8th or better. A two-way tie for second place, or higher, would vault Scheffler past the $100 million mark.
Additionally, Scheffler has won $23 million in bonus money this season.