The Korn Ferry Tour has returned to Mexico for the first time since the 2020 season (El Bosque Mexico Championship) and the 22nd time in Tour history. It was for a landmark stop on its 2025 schedule: the Tulum Championship at the PGA Riviera Maya. Set against the vibrant backdrop of the Caribbean coastline, the tournament takes place at PGA Riviera Maya. Last year, this course proved itself a stern test with a brutal scoring average of 74.64—the highest on PGA TOUR Americas—making any success here a true badge of honor.
The Tulum Championship marks the seventh and final international stop of the season and brings added weight as players fight for critical points and a share of the $1,000,000 purse. So, there’s more than just bragging rights at stake this week.
The 2025 Tulum Championship offers players a golden opportunity not just to move up the season rankings but also to secure a serious payday. Following the Korn Ferry Tour’s standard purse distribution, the winner will pocket $180,000, a significant boost for any player chasing PGA Tour status. A total of 65 players who make the cut will share the million-dollar purse, with the last-place finisher still earning a respectable $4,000.
Let’s take a look at the complete prize money breakdown for this year’s event:
Position
Payout
1
$180,000
2
$90,000
3
$60,000
4
$45,000
5
$38,000
6
$34,500
7
$32,000
8
$29,500
9
$27,500
10
$25,500
11
$23,650
12
$22,000
13
$20,500
14
$19,000
15
$18,000
16
$17,000
17
$16,000
18
$15,000
19
$14,000
20
$13,000
21
$12,150
22
$11,350
23
$10,550
24
$9,750
25
$9,000
26
$8,530
27
$8,100
28
$7,700
29
$7,400
30
$7,100
31
$6,850
32
$6,650
33
$6,450
34
$6,250
35
$6,050
36
$5,850
37
$5,650
38
$5,450
39
$5,250
40
$5,150
41
$5,050
42
$4,950
43
$4,850
44
$4,750
45
$4,650
46
$4,550
47
$4,500
48
$4,450
49
$4,400
50
$4,350
51
$4,300
52
$4,260
53
$4,240
54
$4,220
55
$4,200
56
$4,180
57
$4,160
58
$4,140
59
$4,120
60
$4,100
61
$4,080
62
$4,060
63
$4,040
64
$4,020
65
$4,000
With the Korn Ferry season heating up and PGA Tour cards on the line, every dollar—and every stroke—counts. The 2025 Tulum Championship could be the turning point for one player’s career. But who will rise to the occasion under the Riviera Maya sun?
Top players at the 2025 Tulum Championship
Johnny Keefer arrives as one of the hottest players in the game, fresh off his breakthrough win at the Veritex Bank Championship. He’s the latest in a streak of rookie winners on Tour, following Neal Shipley and Jeremy Gandon, adding excitement to an already unpredictable season. Veteran presence will also loom large this week. Fourteen PGA TOUR winners are in the field, headlined by three-time champ D.A. Points, who, along with Robby Shelton, leads all entrants with four career Korn Ferry Tour victories. In total, the field features 46 past Korn Ferry champions and a combined 66 wins, underscoring the strength and experience on display.
After T-2 at Veritex Bank Championship, 17-year-old Blades Brown is now No. 44 in KFT points. He’s also just 53 points away from special temporary membership on KFT, and his finish Sunday gets him into next week’s Tulum Championship in Mexico.
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— Brentley Romine (@BrentleyGC) April 28, 2025
But youth is driving much of the story in 2025. Seventeen-year-old Blades Brown nearly stole the show last week with a T2 finish, the best by a player under 18 in Korn Ferry Tour history. Sixteen-year-old amateur Miles Russell, along with Bruno Marques and Eduardo Garcia Cepeda, adds even more intrigue to a week packed with potential. Add in rising names like Davis Chatfield, Adam Long, and Dylan Menante, and the Tulum Championship promises a compelling mix of grit, experience, and future stars.
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