JT was already a member of the PGA TOUR Richy Rich Club before his victory yesterday, but after collecting $3.6M and a nice plaid blazer for his efforts, he’s now amassed $66,626,027 in career earnings. Yesterday, he leapt past buddies Jason Day and Jordan Spieth on the all-time earnings list to land in 10th place.
Thomas nailed a long birdie putt on the first playoff hole Sunday to take down Andrew Novak (pocketed $2.2M for his great play) and claim victory at the RBC Heritage, a PGA Tour Signature Event with a whopping $20 million purse. That’s just shy of the Masters, and more than enough to make kids and overbearing parents start Googling “how to swing a golf club like a boss.”
The win didn’t just break a dry spell—it broke the bank.
It was his first win since the 2022 PGA Championship, and it didn’t come easy. Thomas has been flirting with victory for a while now—six top-10 finishes last season and two runner-up finishes this year alone. He’s basically been golf’s best man for two years straight.
Despite the near-misses, he’s been rock-solid this season: 10 starts, zero missed cuts, and a modest T36 at Augusta last week. But in Hilton Head, he flipped the switch. He tied the course record with a 61 on Thursday, grabbed his first 36-hole lead in nearly four years, and never looked back—except maybe once, just to make sure Novak really missed that 8-footer in regulation.
So, after a bogey-free 68 and a clutch playoff performance, JT is back on top—richer, relieved, and probably changing out diapers today—or at least he should be. Daddy duty after a big win should always be priority #1.
Let’s check how much everyone else earned this week (and how many yachts that could buy) in scenic Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Winners & Losers from Sunday at the RBC Heritage:
- Winner: JT. Ok, this is an easy selection, but he hasn’t won in nearly 3-years which makes his performance yesterday over 19 holes all that more impressive.
- Winner: Daniel Berger. Berger, who as recently as 2021 competed for the US in the Ryder Cup, is quietly putting together a stellar 2025 season and has jumped up the Ryder Cup rankings. His six-under 65 yesterday tied for the 2nd best score of the day and led to Berger jumping 13 spots on the leaderboard to land in T-3. He banked $960k along with Mackenzie Hughes, Brian Harman, and Mav McNealy for his efforts.
- Loser: Si Woo Kim. Kim played some of his best golf of the season Thurs-Saturday, but couldn’t find his groove on Sunday playing in the leader group. After firing a 3-over 74, he fell seven spots down the board finishing up T-8. At least he still posted a Top 10 finish.
- Loser: Matt Fitzpatrick. Like Kim, he posted a 3-over par round on Sunday. But unlike Kim, the one-time US Open Champion’s game continues to trend in the wrong direction. He fell 25 spots on the board Sunday to finish up a pedestrian T-38.
- Winner: Bud “Buddy” Cauley. He shot the round of the day Sunday, a 7-under-par 74. He jumped from 64th place to 32nd, finishing up 7-under for the tourney.
2025 RBC Heritage Prize Money Payouts
| Pos. | Player | Score | Money |
| 1 | Justin Thomas | -17 | $3,600,000 |
| 2 | Andrew Novak | -17 | $2,160,000 |
| T3 | Daniel Berger | -14 | $960,000 |
| T3 | Mackenzie Hughes | -14 | $960,000 |
| T3 | Brian Harman | -14 | $960,000 |
| T3 | Maverick McNealy | -14 | $960,000 |
| 7 | Tommy Fleetwood | -13 | $670,000 |
| T8 | Scottie Scheffler | -12 | $580,000 |
| T8 | Russell Henley | -12 | $580,000 |
| T8 | Si Woo Kim | -12 | $580,000 |
| T11 | Sungjae Im | -11 | $480,000 |
| T11 | J.T. Poston | -11 | $480,000 |
| T13 | Sepp Straka | -10 | $364,000 |
| T13 | Sam Burns | -10 | $364,000 |
| T13 | Viktor Hovland | -10 | $364,000 |
| T13 | Cam Davis | -10 | $364,000 |
| T13 | Patrick Cantlay | -10 | $364,000 |
| T18 | Xander Schauffele | -9 | $226,056 |
| T18 | Eric Cole | -9 | $226,056 |
| T18 | Chris Kirk | -9 | $226,056 |
| T18 | Sami Valimaki | -9 | $226,056 |
| T18 | Tom Hoge | -9 | $226,056 |
| T18 | Ryo Hisatsune | -9 | $226,056 |
| T18 | Jordan Spieth | -9 | $226,056 |
| T18 | Shane Lowry | -9 | $226,056 |
| T18 | Keegan Bradley | -9 | $226,056 |
| T27 | Davis Thompson | -8 | $140,200 |
| T27 | Ryan Gerard | -8 | $140,200 |
| T27 | Billy Horschel | -$8 | $140,200 |
| T27 | Max Greyserman | -8 | $140,200 |
| T27 | Wyndham Clark | -8 | $140,200 |
| T32 | Bud Cauley | -7 | $109,084 |
| T32 | Austin Eckroat | -7 | $109,084 |
| T32 | Matt Kuchar | -7 | $109,084 |
| T32 | Thomas Detry | -7 | $109,084 |
| T32 | Stephan Jaeger | -7 | $109,084 |
| T32 | Brian Campbell | -7 | $109,084 |
| T38 | Tony Finau | -6 | $86,250 |
| T38 | Aaron Rai | -6 | $86,250 |
| T38 | Byeong Hun An | -6 | $86,250 |
| T38 | Matt Fitzpatrick | -6 | $86,250 |
| T42 | Patrick Rodgers | -5 | $64,143 |
| T42 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | -5 | $64,143 |
| T42 | Matthieu Pavon | -5 | $64,143 |
| T42 | J.J. Spaun | -5 | $64,143 |
| T42 | Taylor Pendrith | -5 | $64,143 |
| T42 | Akshay Bhatia | -5 | $64,143 |
| T42 | Justin Rose | -5 | $64,143 |
| T49 | Corey Conners | -4 | $48,000 |
| T49 | Denny McCarthy | -4 | $48,000 |
| T49 | Nick Taylor | -4 | $48,000 |
| T49 | Adam Scott | -4 | $48,000 |
| T49 | Jason Day | -4 | $48,000 |
| T54 | Michael Kim | -3 | $44,500 |
| T54 | Collin Morikawa | -3 | $44,500 |
| T54 | Ludvig Aberg | -3 | $44,500 |
| T54 | Sam Stevens | -3 | $44,500 |
| T54 | Will Zalatoris | -3 | $44,500 |
| T54 | Cameron Young | -3 | $44,500 |
| T54 | Karl Vilips | -3 | $44,500 |
| T61 | Adam Hadwin | -2 | $41,500 |
| T61 | Min Woo Lee | -2 | $41,500 |
| T61 | Gary Woodland | -2 | $41,500 |
| T61 | Lucas Glover | -2 | $41,500 |
| T61 | Jacob Bridgeman | -2 | $41,500 |
| T66 | Robert MacIntyre | -1 | $39,750 |
| T66 | Harris English | -1 | $39,750 |
| 68 | Rickie Fowler | E | $39,000 |
| 69 | Sahith Theegala | 1 | $38,000 |
| 70 | Max Homa | 2 | $37,000 |
| 71 | Nick Dunlap | 6 | $36,500 |
| 72 | Joe Highsmith | 7 | $36,000 |
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