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The 2025 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld finished in dramatic fashion as Brain Campbell outlasted Aldrich Potgeiter to take home his first PGA Tour victory.
Campbell carded a 1-under 70, including a birdie on the 18th to tie Potgieter at 20-under overall. The youngster did not have his best day at VidantaWorld. He signed for a 1-over 71 after going low the first three days of play.
Both men made par on the first playoff hole. Potgieter hit a bomb to start the second extra hole, and all felt lost for Campbell when he hit his tee shot way right. However, a lucky bounce off a tree put him back into play and gave him a chance.
The 31-year-old laid up on his second shot, which allowed him to take a deep breath and hit a textbook approach shot. He hit it slightly over three feet from the hole and sank his birdie putt.
Meanwhile, the 20-year-old had to get up and down from the greenside bunker and missed his birdie putt after a misread.
With this victory, Campbell earned a spot in the field for the Masters in April and won $1,260,000 out of the $7 million purse. Potgieter earned $763,000 for second place. Finishing solo third was Isaiah Salinda, who shot a 6-under 65 to reach 19-under. He won $483,000.
Ben Griffin and Aaron Rai both tied for fourth. They each won $315,000.
Fan-favorite Joel Dahmen, who drained a 95-foot putt earlier in the tournament, earned a T6 finish after firing a 6-under 65 on Sunday. He finished alongside Stephan Jaeger.
How much money did the field make this week? Here is a full breakdown of the Mexico Open payout.
| Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Brian Campbell | -20 | $1,260,000 |
| 2 | Aldrich Potgieter | -20 | $763,000 |
| 3 | Isaiah Salinda | -19 | $483,000 |
| T4 | Ben Griffin | -18 | $315,000 |
| T4 | Aaron Rai | -18 | $315,000 |
| T6 | Joel Dahmen | -17 | $253,750 |
| T6 | Stephan Jaeger | -17 | $227,500 |
| 8 | Nicolai Hojgaard | -16 | $218,750 |
| 9 | Akshay Bhatia | -15 | $204,750 |
| T10 | Ryo Hisatsune | -14 | $176,750 |
| T10 | Alejandro Tosti | -14 | $176,750 |
| T13 | Danny Walker | -13 | $137,083 |
| T13 | Henrik Norlander | -13 | $137,083 |
| T13 | Michael Kim | -13 | $137,083 |
| T13 | Justin Hastings (a) | -13 | $0 |
| T17 | Jose Luis Ballester Barrio (a) | -12 | $0 |
| T17 | Chan Kim | -12 | $106,750 |
| T17 | Joe Highsmith | -12 | $106,750 |
| T17 | Greyson Sigg | -12 | $106,750 |
| T17 | Ryan Gerard | -12 | $106,750 |
| T17 | John Pak | -12 | $106,750 |
| T17 | Kevin Roy | -12 | $106,750 |
| T17 | Steven Fisk | -12 | $106,750 |
| T25 | Ben Kohles | -11 | $59,350 |
| T25 | Jake Knapp | -11 | $59,350 |
| T25 | Max McGreevy | -11 | $59,350 |
| T25 | Lanto Griffin | -11 | $59,350 |
| T25 | Kris Ventura | -11 | $59,350 |
| T25 | Jeremy Paul | -11 | $59,350 |
| T25 | Patrick Rodgers | -11 | $59,350 |
| T32 | Takumi Kanaya | -10 | $46,900 |
| T32 | Quade Cummins | -10 | $46,900 |
| T34 | Chad Ramey | -9 | $35,160 |
| T34 | Jacob Bridgeman | -9 | $35,160 |
| T34 | Niklas Norgaard | -9 | $35,160 |
| T34 | Rafael Campos | -9 | $35,160 |
| T34 | Taylor Moore | -9 | $35,160 |
| T34 | Rasmus Hojgaard | -9 | $35,160 |
| T34 | Sami Valimaki | -9 | $35,160 |
| T34 | Blades Brown | -9 | $35,160 |
| T34 | Aaron Baddeley | -9 | $35,160 |
| T34 | Harry Hall | -9 | $35,160 |
| T34 | Chandler Phillips | -9 | $35,160 |
| T45 | Kevin Yu | -8 | $24,150 |
| T45 | Ben Martin | -8 | $24,150 |
| T45 | Taylor Montgomery | -8 | $24,150 |
| T45 | Hayden Springer | -8 | $24,150 |
| T49 | Jonathan Byrd | -7 | $18,573 |
| T49 | Andrew Putnam | -7 | $18,573 |
| T49 | Francesco Molinari | -7 | $18,573 |
| T49 | Jesper Svensson | -7 | $18,573 |
| T49 | Thorbjorn Olesen | -7 | $18,573 |
| T49 | Noah Goodwin | -7 | $18,573 |
| T55 | Scott Piercy | -6 | $16,555 |
| T55 | Antoine Rozner | -6 | $16,555 |
| T55 | Frankie Capan III | -6 | $16,555 |
| T55 | Ricky Castillo | -6 | $16,555 |
| T59 | Thriston Lawrence | -5 | $15,960 |
| T59 | Adam Svensson | -5 | $15,960 |
| T59 | Sam Ryder | -5 | $15,960 |
| T59 | Erik van Rooyen | -5 | $15,960 |
| T63 | Fred Biondi | -4 | $15,540 |
| T63 | Matt McCarty | -4 | $15,540 |
| T65 | Santiago de la Fuente | -3 | $15,190 |
| T65 | Mason Andersen | -3 | $15,190 |
| T65 | Emiliano Grillo | -3 | $15,190 |
| T68 | C.T. Pan | -2 | $14,700 |
| T68 | Thomas Rosenmueller | -2 | $14,700 |
| T68 | Peter Malnati | -2 | $14,700 |
| T68 | Matteo Manassero | -2 | $14,700 |
| T72 | Karl Vilips | E | $14,280 |
| T72 | Victor Perez | E | $14,280 |
| 74 | Harry Higgs | +1 | $14,070 |
| 75 | Vincent Norrman | +2 | $13,720 |
| T76 | Riley Lewis | +3 | $13,720 |
| T76 | David Lipsky | +3 | $13,720 |
Next week, the PGA Tour's Florida Swing kicks off with the Cognizant Classic.
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