The top talents in Europe are in South Africa playing the fourth event of the new season of the DP World Tour. The field at Royal Johannesburg is packed with some exciting names. Leading the charge is the former LIV Golf pro, Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra. Dean Burmester, Branden Grace, and Louis Oosthuizen also made the list.

All of them will have their eyes set on winning the Alfred Dunhill Championship 2025 title. Notably, the winner will get the highest paycheck from the $2 million purse. But what will the winner of the tournament take home? Let’s find out.

Firstly, we would like to point out that the prize money for the Alfred Dunhill Championship 2024 was also $2 million. That means the winner of the tournament this year will also take home the same paycheck as Shaun Norris did last year.

The South African pro banked $277,907 for his victory at Royal Johannesburg in 2024. The same will be the case on Sunday this week. In fact, the top-3 on the leaderboard will all take home more than $100,000 in prize money. Even those finishing last will at least earn over $3,000. Here’s the complete breakdown of the $2 million purse.

This is the pre-determined prize money distribution table provided by the tournament. As the cutline included more than 65 players, the final breakdown will be a little different from what is displayed here.

That being said, let’s analyze what has happened in the tournament so far.

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Who is leading the table going into the weekend?

After 36 holes of action, there is only one name that has remained consistent at the top of the leaderboard. Eugenio Chacarra displayed incredible strokeplay in both rounds to take a two-stroke lead going into the weekend.

His first round saw him beat the course record by scoring a 9-under 63. He sealed the record with an 18th hole eagle to end the first round tied at the top with Christiaan Burke. The Spaniard maintained his form in the second round after he started the day with an eagle. He shot a 6-under 66 to finish with a total of -15.

Jayden Schaper is closely chasing him down after he shot an 8-under 64 on Friday. He, too, ended the first round with an 18th-hole eagle. But the only thing he did better than Chacarra in the second round was that he didn’t commit any faults. The flawless round helped him get within two strokes of the former LIV Golf pro.

With two more rounds to go, anything could happen between the two players. John Parry and Branden Grace could also pick up the pace and chase them down for the win in the end. It will be interesting to see who ends up winning the $277,907 paycheck in the end.