{"id":435598,"date":"2025-06-30T07:17:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T07:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/?p=435598"},"modified":"2025-06-30T07:17:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T07:17:57","slug":"2025-rocket-classic-payout-breakdown-what-the-winner-and-runners-up-earn-at-detroit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/2025-rocket-classic-payout-breakdown-what-the-winner-and-runners-up-earn-at-detroit\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Rocket Classic Payout Breakdown: What the Winner and Runners-Up Earn at Detroit"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year\u2019s edition of the Rocket Classic has seen a significant increase in prize money compared to last year’s edition. The PGA Tour event comes with a $9.6 million prize purse, an increase of $400,000 over last year\u2019s tournament, which was won by Australian Cam Davis. Davis took home $1,656,000 for his remarkable victory.<\/p>\n

Watch Video: Collin Morikawa Defends Himself Over Media Criticism at Rocket Classic<\/a><\/p>\n

What Will The Winners And Runners-Up Earn At The Rocket Classic?<\/h2>\n

Aldrich Potgieter<\/a> defeated Max Greyserman and Chris Kirk in a playoff to win his first PGA Tour title. Potgieter will walk away with $1,728,000 for the victory. This payout reflects the standard 18 percent share of the total purse. The runner-up, Max Greyserman, will go home with $1,046,000. The difference between first and second remains significant, but both positions guarantee life-changing paydays. Third-place finisher Chris Kirk will earn $662,400.<\/p>\n

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Jun 29, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Aldrich Potgieter poses for photos with the trophy after winning the Rocket Mortgage Classic golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The payouts continue to reward strong finishes down the leaderboard. Fourth place will secure $470,400, while fifth place earns $393,600. The sixth-place finisher will take home $348,000. Players who finish seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth will collect $324,000, $300,000, $280,800, and $261,600, respectively.<\/p>\n

The Rocket Mortgage Classic also offers solid payouts for those outside the top ten. Players who finish between 11th and 20th will earn between $127,200 and $223,200. Positions 21 through 25 will bring in payouts ranging from $84,960 to $117,600.<\/p>\n

Also Read: Jake Knapp Is Breaking Records At Rocket Classic<\/a><\/p>\n

Every player who makes the cut will leave Detroit with prize money. Those who finish between 26th and 40th will earn between $41,760 and $77,280. The prize money drops steadily for players further down the leaderboard, but even those lower in the standings will take home a portion of the $9.6 million purse.<\/p>\n

Full List of Payout For All Players At The Rocket Classic<\/h2>\n

WINNER<\/strong>: $1.728 million<\/p>\n

2: $1.046 million<\/p>\n

3: $662,400<\/p>\n

4: $470,400<\/p>\n

5: $393,600<\/p>\n

6: $348,000<\/p>\n

7: $324,000<\/p>\n

8: $280,000<\/p>\n

9: $261,600<\/p>\n

10: $242,400<\/p>\n

11: $223,200<\/p>\n

12: $204,000<\/p>\n

13: $184,800<\/p>\n

14: $175,200<\/p>\n

15: $165,600<\/p>\n

16: $156,000<\/p>\n

17: $146,400<\/p>\n

18: $136,800<\/p>\n

19: $136,800<\/p>\n

20: $127,200<\/p>\n

21: $117,600<\/p>\n

22: $108,000<\/p>\n

23: $100,320<\/p>\n

24: $92,640<\/p>\n

25: $84,960<\/p>\n

26: $77,280<\/p>\n

27: $74,400<\/p>\n

28: $71,520<\/p>\n

29: $68,640<\/p>\n

30: $65,760<\/p>\n

31: $62,880<\/p>\n

32: $60,000<\/p>\n

33: $57,120<\/p>\n

34: $54,720<\/p>\n

35: $52,320<\/p>\n

36: $49,920<\/p>\n

37: $47,520<\/p>\n

38: $45,600<\/p>\n

39: $43,680<\/p>\n

40: $41,760<\/p>\n

41: $39,840<\/p>\n

42: $37,920<\/p>\n

43: $36,000<\/p>\n

44: $34,080<\/p>\n

45: $32,160<\/p>\n

46: $30,240<\/p>\n

47: $28,320<\/p>\n

48: $26,784<\/p>\n

49: $25,440<\/p>\n

50: $24,672<\/p>\n

51: $24,096<\/p>\n

52: $23,520<\/p>\n

53: $23,136<\/p>\n

54: $22,752<\/p>\n

55: $22,560<\/p>\n

56: $22,368<\/p>\n

57: $22,176<\/p>\n

58: $21,984<\/p>\n

59: $21,792<\/p>\n

60: $21,600<\/p>\n

61: $21,408<\/p>\n

62: $21,216<\/p>\n

63: $21,024<\/p>\n

64: $20,832<\/p>\n

65: $20,640<\/p>\n

66: $20,448<\/p>\n

67: $20,256<\/p>\n

68: $20,064<\/p>\n

69: $19,872<\/p>\n

70: $19,680<\/p>\n

71: $19,488<\/p>\n

72: $19,296<\/p>\n

73: $19,104<\/p>\n

74: $18,912<\/p>\n

75: $18,720<\/p>\n

76: $18,528<\/p>\n

77: $18,336<\/p>\n

78: $18,144<\/p>\n

79: $17,952<\/p>\n

80: $17,760<\/p>\n

Main Photo Credit: \u00a9 Aaron Doster-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This year\u2019s edition of the Rocket Classic has seen a significant increase in prize money compared to last year’s edition. The PGA Tour event comes with a $9.6 million prize purse, an increase of $400,000 over last year\u2019s tournament, which was won by Australian Cam Davis. Davis took home $1,656,000 for his remarkable victory. Watch […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5425,"featured_media":435602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,19],"tags":[218,8134,8126],"class_list":["post-435598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf","category-pga","tag-aldrich-potgieter","tag-cam-davis","tag-rocket-classic"],"modified_by":"Ajayi Segun","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5425"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435598"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":435608,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435598\/revisions\/435608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}