The BMW Championship is here, and with only 50 players left standing, the stakes couldn’t be higher. We take a look at the total prize breakdown.
How much prize money does the winner get at the 2025 BMW Championship?
This week, the golfers will battle it out at Caves Valley Golf Club in Maryland, all with their eyes on a piece of that massive $20 million prize pool. The winner? They’ll walk away with a cool $3.6 million, but the real win is the momentum it gives them heading into the Tour Championship, where even more money is up for grabs.
The BMW Championship payout mirrors those hefty checks handed out at the season’s biggest events. But here’s the kicker: even those who don’t quite make it to the top will still leave with a nice chunk of change. Anyone finishing in the top 40 will clear six figures, and if you manage to crack the top 20, you’re looking at over $250,000. Not too shabby for a weekend of golf.
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First round leader by three strokes
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Now, with the BMW Championship underway, it’s all about who can rise to the occasion. A win here doesn’t just mean a $3.6 million check - it’s about setting the stage for the Tour Championship, where the FedEx Cup’s ultimate prize awaits. But even for those who fall short, the money is nothing to scoff at. The second-place finisher will still walk away with over $2 million, and third place isn’t far behind at $1.36 million.
For the players hovering around the middle of the pack, there’s still plenty to play for. A top-10 finish means a payout of at least $560,000, and even if you find yourself down in 20th, you’re still pocketing $282,000. The payouts scale down from there, but no one in this field is walking away empty-handed.
So as the BMW Championship rolls on, the pressure is on. Every shot, every putt, and every decision could mean the difference between a six-figure and a seven-figure payday. And with only 50 players left, the competition is fierce. It’s golf at its finest, where the stakes are high, and the rewards are even higher.
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2025 BMW Championship prize money, purse
Total purse: $20 million
- 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: $92,0004
- 3rd: $88,000
- 44th: $84,000
- 45th: $80,000
- 46th: $76,000
- 47th: $72,000
- 48th: $70,000
- 49th: $68,000
- 50th: $66,000
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