Is Jake Knapp on the path to earn the maximum at the 2025 Cognizant Classic? The event has been an action-packed affair with the Californian leading from the front after a great first couple of rounds. He is facing tough competition from Matthieu Pavon & Co., who are eagerly chasing down the score.
With the 2025 Cognizant Classic glory in sight, the PGA Tour pros are fighting hard to add another trophy to their cabinet. But what else are they competing for except championship glory? Let’s take a look at the purse of the event.
Money matters of the 2025 Cognizant Classic
The complete purse value of the 2025 Cognizant Classic is quite lucrative. Top players at the PGA National Members Club are chasing the maximum of the $9.2 million prize money. This is an increase from last year’s $9 million purse value.
According to Today’s Golfer, the eventual winner is set to receive over a whopping $1.65 million. Everyone in the top 22 of the leaderboard will get at least $100,000 in winnings. At the other end of the table, the 65th ranked golfer on the leaderboard will receive $19,780. Of course, this will be shared with at least 3 other golfers as a total of 68 players have made the cut for the weekend. Let’s take a look at the remaining payouts:
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
Mar 3, 2024; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA; Tom Hoge hands his putter to his caddie as he walks off of the eighth green during the final round of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
This was the entire list of payouts. Let’s see which famous golfers have received the highest prize money in the tournament over the last two decades.
Past winners of the tournament
Only three golfers in the history of the tournament have won it twice. One of them was the GOAT, Jack Nicklaus, who captured the title, which was previously called the Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic, in 1977 and 1978. Other than him, Johnny Miller and Padraig Harrington have also won it two times in their career. The last person to win the tournament was Austin Eckroat. Unfortunately, he can’t join Nicklaus, Miller, and Harrington this year as he has already missed the cut.
Many other big names have also triumphed in the event in the past. Rory McIlroy won what was called The Honda Classic, in 2012. He did so by beating Tiger Woods & Co. by two strokes. Interestingly, McIlroy was on the losing end two years later. He finished 2nd after a playoff bout against Russell Henley. Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas won it in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Some other famous winners include Vijay Singh, Ernie Els, and the 2025 Ryder Cup captain for Team Europe, Luke Donald.
After the first round 12-under par 59, will Jake Knapp join the illustrious list of golfers by winning the 2025 Cognizant Classic? Or are you placing your bets on someone else? Let us know in the comments section.
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