What happens when you take the chaos of an NFL Survivor pool, mix it with fantasy sports and convert it to an eight month PGA Tour season? You get a One-And-Done game.
These season-long pools keep growing in popularity and are fairly easy to comprehend. Each week contestants pick one player in a PGA Tour or major championship event who they think will have the best finish that weekend. Once you pick a player, you can no longer use them the rest of the season. The contestant with the most points at the end of the year wins the pool.
The twist is that instead of using the standings to award points, One-And-Done pools award points equal to the amount of money a chosen player earns in a given tournament. Winning the Sony Open or Texas Open doesn’t earn nearly as much cash for the champion as finishing top five at The Masters of THE PLAYERS. So you don’t want to waste the likes of Scottie Scheffler or Xander Schauffele on smaller tournaments, even though they are more likely to win those.
Which means it is just as vital to know how much money is in the purse each week as much as it is to know who plays best at each course. We can go ahead and make one part of that equation a bit easier.
Here’s a look at the purses and previous champions at each stop along the 2025 PGA Tour.
Sony Open ($8.7 million): Jan 9-12, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, HI. Grayson Murray
The American Express ($8.8 million): Jan 16-19, Pete Dye Stadium Course, La Quinta, CA. Nick Dunlap
Farmers Insurance Open ($9.3 million): Jan 22-25, Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), San Diego, CA. Matthieu Pavon
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am ($20 million): Jan 30-Feb 2, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, CA. Wyndham Clark
WM Phoenix Open ($9.2 million): Feb 6-9, TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, AZ. Nick Taylor
The Genesis Invitational ($20 million): Feb 13-16, The Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, CA. Hideki Matsuyama
Mexico Open at VidantaWorld ($8.5 million): Feb 20-23, VidantaWorld, Vallarta, MEX. Jake Knapp
Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches ($9.2 million): Feb 27-Mar 2, PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Austin Eckroat
Arnold Palmer Invitational ($20 million): Mar 6-9, Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, FL. Scottie Scheffler
Puerto Rico Open ($4 million): Mar 6-9, Grand Reserve Golf Club, Rio Grande, PUR. Brice Garnett
THE PLAYERS Championship ($25 million): Mar 13-16, TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, Scottie Scheffler
Valspar Championship ($8.7 million): Mar 20-23, Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, FL. Peter Malnati
Texas Children’s Houston Open ($9.5 million): Mar 27-30, Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston, TX. Stephan Jaeger
Valero Texas Open ($9.5 million): Apr 3-6, TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), San Antonio, TX. Akshay Bhatia
The Masters (TBD): Apr 10-13, Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, GA. Scottie Scheffler
RBC Heritage ($20 million): Apr 17-20, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, SC. Scottie Scheffler
Corales Puntacana Champion ($4 million): Apr 17-20, Puntacana Resort & Club (Corales Golf Course), Punta Cana, DOM. Billy Horschel
Zurich Classic of New Orleans ($9.2 million): Apr 24-27, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, LA. Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson ($9.9 million): May 1-4, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, TX. Taylor Pendrith
Truist Championship ($20 million): May 8-11, The Philadelphia Cricket Club (Wissahickon Course), Philadelphia, PA. Rory McIlroy
Myrtle Beach Classic ($4 million): May 8-11, Dunes Golf and Beach Club, Myrtle Beach, SC. Chris Gotterup
PGA Championship (TBD): May 15-18, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, NC. Xander Schauffele
Charles Schwab Challenge ($9.5 million): May 22-25, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, TX. Davis Riley
the Memorial Tournament ($20 million): May 29-Jun 1, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, OH. Scottie Scheffler
RBC Canadian Open ($9.8 million): Jun 5-8, TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course), Caledon, Ontario. Robert MacIntyre
U.S. Open (TBD): Jun 12-15, Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, PA. Bryson DeChambeau
Travelers Championship ($20 million): June 19-22, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, CT. Scottie Scheffler
Rocket Mortgage Classic ($9.6 million): Jun 26-29, Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, MI. Cam Davis
John Deere Classic ($8.4 million): Jul 3-6, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, IL. Davis Thompson
Genesis Scottish Open (TBD): Jul 10-13, The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, SCO. Robert MacIntyre
ISCO Championship ($4 million): Jul 10-13, Hurstbourne Country Club, Louisville, KY. Harry Hall
The Open Championship (TBD): Jul 17-20, Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, NIR. Xander Schauffele
Barracuda Championship ($4 million): Jul 17-20, Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood), Truckee, CA. Nick Dunlap
3M Open ($8.4 million): Jul 24-27, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, MN. Jhonattan Vegas
Wyndham Championship ($8.2 million): Jul 31-Aug 3, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, NC. Aaron Rai
FedEx St. Jude Championship ($20 million): Aug 7-10, TPC Southwind, Memphis, TN. Hideki Matsuyama
BMW Championship ($20 million): Aug 14-17, Caves Valley Golf Club, Owings Mills, MD. Keegan Bradley
TOUR Championship (TBD): Aug 21-24, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, GA. Scottie Scheffler
As a reminder: The eight signature events have an increased purse of $20 million and a minimum field size of 72.
The Genesis Invitational, Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Memorial Tournament feature a 36-hole cut to the top 50 and ties plus any player within 10 shots of the lead. They also pay out 20 percent of the purse to the winner. The other five signature events do not have a cut and pay out 18 percent of purse to the champion.
