2025 Texas Children's Houston Open money: Purse, winner's share, updated PGA Tour prize money payout
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2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open money: Purse, winner’s share, updated PGA Tour prize money payout

A photo of golfer Min Woo Lee


The 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open prize money payout is from the $9.5 million purse, with the 69 professional players who complete four rounds at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas, earning PGA Tour prize money this week.

The winner's share of Texas Children's Houston Open prize pool is at $1,710,000, with the second-place finisher taking home $1,035,500 in PGA Tour prize money today. The Texas Children's Houston Open prize-money payout breakdown shows a payout of 18 percent of the purse to the winner, and how much each PGA Tour player earns is guaranteed down to the last-place professional player.

For 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open results and payout, see our final leaderboard

The Texas Children's Houston Open field is headed by Min Woo Lee, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and more. The PGA Tour leaderboard features Lee with a four-shot lead in seeking his first PGA Tour win.

This tournament started with 153 players, and a cut was made this week after two rounds to the top 65 players and ties. Every professional player in the field is paid for completing the event, but how much each player is paid at the 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open from the correct 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open full-field payout is based on their finish.

The 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open prize money payout is set ahead of the event, with the PGA Tour typically adding money to the purse if more than 65 professionals make the cut to ensure all players are paid.

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What else is on the line

Beyond money, there are important points, perks and benefits on the line for the field -- in particular, the tournament winner.

The winner of this event will get 500 FedEx Cup points, as is the practice for all standard events in 2025.

Additionally, there are 53.4 Official World Golf Ranking points on the line for the winner.

While this event offers a significant payday, the win comes with enhanced PGA Tour status. The winner gets a two-year PGA Tour exemption, an invite to the 2025 Masters and PGA Championship, as well as the 2026 Sentry.

2025 Texas Children's Houston Open prize money, winner's share, first-place payout

For 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open results and payout, see our final leaderboard

POSITION MONEY
1 $1,710,000
2 $1,035,500
3 $655,500
4 $465,500
5 $389,500
6 $344,375
7 $320,625
8 $296,875
9 $277,875
10 $258,875
11 $239,875
12 $220,875
13 $201,875
14 $182,875
15 $173,375
16 $163,875
17 $154,375
18 $144,875
19 $135,375
20 $125,875
21 $116,375
22 $106,875
23 $99,275
24 $91,675
25 $84,075
26 $76,475
27 $73,625
28 $70,775
29 $67,925
30 $65,075
31 $62,225
32 $59,375
33 $56,525
34 $54,150
35 $51,775
36 $49,400
37 $47,025
38 $45,125
39 $43,225
40 $41,325
41 $39,425
42 $37,525
43 $35,625
44 $33,725
45 $31,825
46 $29,925
47 $28,025
48 $26,505
49 $25,175
50 $24,415
51 $23,845
52 $23,275
53 $22,895
54 $22,515
55 $22,325
56 $22,135
57 $21,945
58 $21,755
59 $21,565
60 $21,375
61 $21,185
62 $20,995
63 $20,805
64 $20,615
65 $20,425
66 $20,235
67 $20,045
68 $19,855

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