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2025 Rocket Classic Prize Money: Finish, player, score, and earnings

2025 Rocket Classic Prize Money: Finish, player, score, and earnings

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Jul 01, 2025, 18:12 IST

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Aldrich Potgieter, a 20-year-old South African, secured victory at the Rocket Classic 2025 held at Detroit Golf Club, winning by two strokes after defeating Max Greyserman and Chris Kirk. Potgieter's final-round 69 included a birdie on the fifth playoff hole. The tournament featured a record-breaking $9.6 million purse, with Potgieter claiming the top prize of $1.728 million.

2025 Rocket Classic Prize Money: Finish, player, score, and earnings

(Image via Getty Images: Aldrich Potgieter)

On June 29, Marca reported that the winner of the Rocket Classic 2025 will take home a staggering $1.72 million. It was almost a 20% increase from 2024’s champion share. Second place would earn $1.046 million, and the third-place finisher would take home approximately $662,000. On Sunday, the final round of the PGA Tour’s Rocket Classic was held at Detroit Golf Club. 20-year-old South African Aldrich Potgeiter won by two strokes. He defeated Max Greyserman and Chris Kirk. The final match lasted for more than an hour. Potgeiter shot a final-round 69, made birdie from 18 feet on the fifth playoff hole.

Record-breaking $9.6 million Rocket Classic purse payouts for each play's finish

In 2025, the total purse for the PGA Tour’s Rocket Classic is $9.6 million. It was $7.5 million in 2024. Here’s the breakdown of $9.6 million among all the players according to their finish.

FINISH	PLAYER	SCORE	EARNINGS
WINNER	Aldrich Potgieter	-22/266	$1,728,000
T-2nd	Max Greyserman	-22/266	$1,046,400
T-2nd	Chris Kirk	-22/266	$662,400
T-4th	Michael Thorbjornsen	-21/267	$432,000
T-4th	Jake Knapp	-21/267	$432,000
T-6th	NicoEchavarria	-20/268	$336,000
T-6th	Jackson Suber	-20/268	$336,000
T-8th	Matt Fitzpatrick	-19/269	$261,600
T-8th	Kevin Roy	-19/269	$261,600
T-8th	Collin Morikawa	-19/269	$261,600
T-8th	Thriston Lawrence	-19/269	$261,600
T-8th	Andrew Putnam	-19/269	$261,600
T-13th	Min Woo Lee	-18/270	$172,000
T-13th	Chandler Phillips	-18/270	$172,000
T-13th	Hideki Matsuyama	-18/270	$172,000
T-13th	Ben Griffin	-18/270	$172,000
T-13th	Harry Hall	-18/270	$172,000
T-13th	Mark Hubbard	-18/270	$172,000
T-19th	Sami Valimaki	-17/271	$117,984
T-19th	Cameron Champ	-17/271	$117,984
T-19th	Chan Kim	-17/271	$117,984
T-19th	Matt McCarty	-17/271	$117,984
T-19th	Doug Ghim	-17/271	$117,984
T-24th	Harry Higgs	-16/272	$88,800
T-24th	Nicolai Hojgaard	-16/272	$88,800
T-26th	Akshay Bhatia	-15/273	$70,080
T-26th	Michael Kim	-15/273	$70,080
T-26th	Matthew Riedel	-15/273	$70,080
T-26th	Chris Gotterup	-15/273	$70,080
T-26th	Jacob Bridgeman	-15/273	$70,080
T-26th	Chad Ramey	-15/273	$70,080
T-32nd	Vince Whaley	-14/274	$58,560
T-32nd	Patrick Cantlay	-14/274	$58,560
T-34th	Kris Ventura	-13/275	$47,932
T-34th	Joe Highsmith	-13/275	$47,932
T-34th	Hayden Springer	-13/275	$47,932
T-34th	Lee Hodges	-13/275	$47,932
T-34th	Philip Knowles	-13/275	$47,932
T-34th	William Mouw	-13/275	$47,932
T-34th	Davis Thompson	-13/275	$47,932
T-41st	Keegan Bradley	-12/276	$36,000
T-41st	Luke List	-12/276	$36,000
T-41st	Thorbjorn Olesen	-12/276	$36,000
T-41st	Peter Malnati	-12/276	$36,000
T-41st	Ryan Gerard	-12/276	$36,000
T-46th	Matt Wallace	-11/277	$27,091
T-46th	Takumi Kanaya	-11/277	$27,091
T-46th	Cameron Young	-11/277	$27,091
T-46th	Gary Woodland	-11/277	$27,091
T-46th	Justin Lower	-11/277	$27,091
T-51st	Lanto Griffin	-10/278	$22,709
T-51st	Henrik Norlander	-10/278	$22,709
T-51st	Victor Perez	-10/278	$22,709
T-51st	Nick Hardy	-10/278	$22,709
T-51st	Aaron Wise	-10/278	$22,709
T-51st	Webb Simpson	-10/278	$22,709
T-51st	Will Gordon	-10/278	$22,709
T-51st	Thomas Rosenmueller	-10/278	$22,709
T-51st	Kurt Kitayama	-10/278	$22,709
T-60th	Byeong Hun An	-9/279	$21,024
T-60th	Austin Eckroat	-9/279	$21,024
T-60th	Luke Clanton	-9/279	$21,024
T-60th	Isaiah Salinda	-9/279	$21,024
T-60th	Beau Hossler	-9/279	$21,024
T-60th	Ryo Hisatsune	-9/279	$21,024
T-60th	Paul Peterson	-9/279	$21,024
T-67th	Davis Riley	-8/280	$19,776
T-67th	Gordon Sargent	-8/280	$19,776
T-67th	Camilo Villegas	-8/280	$19,776
T-67th	David Skinns	-8/280	$19,776
T-67th	Ben Silverman	-8/280	$19,776
T-67th	Brett White	-8/280	$19,776
T-73rd	James Piot	-7/281	$18,720
T-73rd	Antoine Rozner	-7/281	$18,720
T-73rd	Kaito Onishi	-7/281	$18,720
T-73rd	Emiliano Grillo	-7/281	$18,720
T-73rd	Kevin Velo	-7/281	$18,720
T-78th	Quade Cummins	-6/282	$17,856
T-78th	Erik van Rooyen	-6/282	$17,856
T-78th	Ben Kohles	-6/282	$17,856
T-78th	Adam Hadwin	-6/282	$17,856
T-82nd	Harrison Endycott	-5/283	$17,280
T-82nd	Zach Johnso	-5/283	$17,280
84th	Si Woo Kim	-4/284	$16,992
85th	Mason Andersen	-3/285	$16,800
86th	Cristobal Del Solar	-2/286	$16,608

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