Unlike 2024 where Scottie Scheffler cashed half of those paychecks, the 2025 signature events saw eight different players walk into the winner's circle. Beginning with Hideki Matsuyama in the first week of the season and finishing with Keegan Bradley in June, the signature events' big prize funds were contested by many.

Akshay Bhatia had a blazing finish to get his PGA Tour postseason off to a good start, closing eagle-birdie-birdie for an 8-under 62 to post his career low and take a one-shot lead.

The par-70, 7,288-yard course hosting the top 70 golfers in the FedEx Cup standings. That includes the tournament's defending champion Hideki Matsuyama. No one has repeated at TPC Southwind since Daniel Berger did it in 2016-17.