The winner of the 2025 Mexico Open walked away with $1.26 million.
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Golf has taken Brian Campbell for a ride over the last decade.
The 31-year-old was a top amateur at the University of Illinois a decade ago. He turned pro in 2015 and quickly raced through the Korn Ferry Tour to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2016-17 season. But professional golf punched Campbell in the mouth. He finished 180th in the FedEx Cup standings in 2017 and lost his card. Campbell has been grinding away on the Korn Ferry Tour for years.
He had good years, like when he finished 30th in the KFT points standings in 2019 and just missed a PGA Tour card by five spots. He has also had his share of struggles. Campbell finished 98th on the KFT points list in the 2020-21 season and lost his exempt status. He made just three starts in 2022 but kept chopping and rediscovered his form last season when he finished seventh on the points list and earned his way back to the PGA Tour.
All of that led to this week at the 2025 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, where Campbell put on his best performance in his PGA Tour career.
After shooting a bogey-free 64 on Saturday, Campbell entered Sunday’s final round just one shot back of 54-hole leader Aldrich Potgieter. It was the first time in his PGA Tour career that he entered the final round in the top five.
“Awesome,” Campbell said about putting himself in contention to win on Saturday. “I mean, it’s what dreams are made of. This is why I’ve worked so hard to get back here. It’s a blessing to be here this quickly, but I’m just enjoying the moment and going to continue to do what I’ve been doing this week tomorrow and see where it takes us.”
Campbell’s Sunday was the stuff of storybook legends. He tracked down Potgieter and finally beat the young South African on the second playoff hole with the help of an extremely lucky bounce off a tree.
A win at the 2025 Mexico Open comes with all the perks of winning a PGA Tour event (two-year exemption, a spot in the Players, a spot in the Masters, a spot in the PGA Championship, etc.) and a $1.26 million check.
Check out how much every player made Sunday at Vidanta Vallarta below:
How much every player made at the 2025 Mexico Open
(Final payouts will be updated upon conclusion of the final round)
T13. Danny Walker $133,000 Henrik Norlander $133,000 Michael Kim $133,000 Justin Hastings $133,000
T17. Chan Kim $89,775 Ryan Gerard $89,775 Greyson Sigg $89,775 Jose Luis Ballester Barrio $89,775 Joe Highsmith $89,775 John Pak $89,775 Steven Fisk $89,775 Kevin Roy $89,775
T25. Kris Ventura $53,783 Lanto Griffin $53,783 Jeremy Paul $53,783 Jake Knapp $53,783 Max McGreevy $53,783 Ben Kohles $53,783 Patrick Rodgers $53,783
T32. Takumi Kanaya $42,700 Quade Cummins $42,700
T34. Rasmus Hojgaard $32,040 Sami Valimaki $32,040 Taylor Moore $32,040 Rafael Campos $32,040 Niklas Norgaard $32,040 Aaron Baddeley $32,040 Jacob Bridgeman $32,040 Blades Brown $32,040 Chandler Phillips $32,040 Chad Ramey $32,040 Harry Hall $32,040
T45. Ben Martin $21,420 Kevin Yu $21,420 Hayden Springer $21,420 Taylor Montgomery $21,420
T49. Francesco Molinari $17,453 Jesper Svensson $17,453 Andrew Putnam $17,453 Thorbjorn Olesen $17,453 Noah Goodwin $17,453 Jonathan Byrd $17,453
T55. Ricky Castillo $16,240 Frankie Capan III $16,240 Scott Piercy $16,240 Antoine Rozner $16,240
T59. Erik van Rooyen $15,680 Sam Ryder $15,680 Thirston Lawrence $15,680 Adam Svensson $15,680
T63. Matt McCarty $15,260 Fred Biondi $15,260
T65. Emiliano Grillo $14,910 Mason Andersen $14,910 Santiago de la Fuente $14,910
T68. Peter Malnati $14,420 C.T. Pan $14,420 Matteo Manassero $14,420 Thomas Rosenmueller $14,420
T72. Karl Vilips $14,000 Victor Perez $14,000
74. Harry Higgs $13,790
75. Vincent Norrman $13,659
T76. David Lipsky $13,440 Riley Lewis $13,440
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Josh Schrock is a writer and reporter for Golf. com. Before joining GOLF, Josh was the Chicago Bears insider for NBC Sports Chicago. He previously covered the 49ers and Warriors for NBC Sports Bay Area. A native Oregonian and UO alum, Josh spends his free time hiking with his wife and dog, thinking of how the Ducks will break his heart again, and trying to become semi-proficient at chipping. A true romantic for golf, Josh will never stop trying to break 90 and never lose faith that Rory McIlroy’s major drought will end. Josh can be reached at josh.schrock@golf.com.
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