2025 Cognizant Classic prize money: How much every player will earn in The Palm Beaches
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Here’s how the 2025 Cognizant Classic prize money will be distributed on the PGA Tour.
The 2025 purse at The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches rises by $200,000 to $9.2m with the winner set to take home $1.656m in addition to 500 FedEx Cup points, a two-year PGA Tour exemption, and a coveted spot in the field for The Masters.
Last year saw American Austin Eckroat tame the infamous Bear Trap at PGA National to claim the first of his two PGA Tour titles to date with a three-shot victory, securing him the $1.62m winner’s cheque.
Here’s how much every player who makes the cut is set to win at PGA National…
Cognizant Classic prize money payout
| Position | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $1,656,000 |
| 2nd | $1,002,800 |
| 3rd | $634,800 |
| 4th | $450,800 |
| 5th | $377,200 |
| 6th | $333,500 |
| 7th | $310,500 |
| 8th | $287,500 |
| 9th | $269,100 |
| 10th | $250,700 |
| 11th | $232,300 |
| 12th | $213,900 |
| 13th | $195,500 |
| 14th | $177,100 |
| 15th | $167,900 |
| 16th | $158,700 |
| 17th | $149,500 |
| 18th | $140,300 |
| 19th | $131,100 |
| 20th | $121,900 |
| 21st | $112,700 |
| 22nd | $103,500 |
| 23rd | $96,140 |
| 24th | $88,780 |
| 25th | $81,420 |
| 26th | $74,060 |
| 27th | $71,300 |
| 28th | $68,540 |
| 29th | $65,780 |
| 30th | $63,020 |
| 31st | $60,260 |
| 32nd | $57,500 |
| 33rd | $54,740 |
| 34th | $52,440 |
| 35th | $50,140 |
| 36th | $47,840 |
| 37th | $45,540 |
| 38th | $43,700 |
| 39th | $41,860 |
| 40th | $40,020 |
| 41st | $38,180 |
| 42nd | $36,340 |
| 43rd | $34,500 |
| 44th | $32,660 |
| 45th | $30,820 |
| 46th | $28,980 |
| 47th | $27,140 |
| 48th | $25,668 |
| 49th | $24,380 |
| 50th | $23,644 |
| 51st | $23,092 |
| 52nd | $22,540 |
| 53rd | $22,172 |
| 54th | $21,804 |
| 55th | $21,620 |
| 56th | $21,436 |
| 57th | $21,252 |
| 58th | $21,068 |
| 59th | $20,884 |
| 60th | $20,700 |
| 61st | $20,516 |
| 62nd | $20,332 |
| 63rd | $20,148 |
| 64th | $19,964 |
| 65th | $19,780 |
Cognizant Classic prize fund history
Here is how the prize fund and winner’s payout at the Cognizant Classic has evolved since 1990.
| Year | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | Winner’s Share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TBD | TBD | 9,200,000 | 1,656,000 |
| 2024 | Austin Eckroat (USA) | -17 | 9,000,000 | 1,620,000 |
| 2023 | Chris Kirk (USA) | -14 | 8,400,000 | 1,512,000 |
| 2022 | Sepp Straka (AUT) | -10 | 8,000,000 | 1,440,000 |
| 2021 | Matt Jones (AUS) | -12 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 |
| 2020 | Im Sung-jae (KOR) | -6 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 |
| 2019 | Keith Mitchell (USA) | -9 | 6,800,000 | 1,224,000 |
| 2018 | Justin Thomas (USA) | -8 | 6,600,000 | 1,188,000 |
| 2017 | Rickie Fowler (USA) | -12 | 6,400,000 | 1,152,000 |
| 2016 | Adam Scott (AUS) | -9 | 6,100,000 | 1,098,000 |
| 2015 | Pádraig Harrington (IRL) | -6 | 6,100,000 | 1,098,000 |
| 2014 | Russell Henley (USA) | -8 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 |
| 2013 | Michael Thompson (USA) | -9 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 |
| 2012 | Rory McIlroy (NIR) | -12 | 5,700,000 | 1,026,000 |
| 2011 | Rory Sabbatini (RSA) | -9 | 5,700,000 | 1,026,000 |
| 2010 | Camilo Villegas (COL) | -13 | 5,600,000 | 1,008,000 |
| 2009 | Yang Yong-eun (KOR) | -9 | 5,600,000 | 1,008,000 |
| 2008 | Ernie Els (RSA) | -6 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 |
| 2007 | Mark Wilson (USA) | -5 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 |
| 2006 | Luke Donald (ENG) | -12 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 |
| 2005 | Pádraig Harrington (IRL) | -14 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 |
| 2004 | Todd Hamilton (USA) | -12 | 5,000,000 | 900,000 |
| 2003 | Justin Leonard (USA) | -24 | 5,000,000 | 900,000 |
| 2002 | Matt Kuchar (USA) | -19 | 3,500,000 | 630,000 |
| 2001 | Jesper Parnevik (SWE) | -18 | 3,200,000 | 576,000 |
| 2000 | Dudley Hart (USA) | -19 | 2,900,000 | 522,000 |
| 1999 | Vijay Singh (FIJ) | -11 | 2,600,000 | 468,000 |
| 1998 | Mark Calcavecchia (USA) | -18 | 1,800,000 | 324,000 |
| 1997 | Stuart Appleby (AUS) | -14 | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| 1996 | Tim Herron (USA) | -17 | 1,300,000 | 234,000 |
| 1995 | Mark O’Meara (USA) | -9 | 1,200,000 | 216,000 |
| 1994 | Nick Price (ZIM) | -8 | 1,100,000 | 198,000 |
| 1993 | Fred Couples (USA) | -9 | 1,100,000 | 198,000 |
| 1992 | Corey Pavin (USA) | -15 | 1,100,000 | 198,000 |
| 1991 | Steve Pate (USA) | -9 | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
| 1990 | John Huston (USA) | -6 | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
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Cognizant Classic prize money breakdown on the PGA Tour.
