Chase Johnson Earns $7,500 Bonus Prize as Top Performer in the APGA's 2025 World Wide Technology Player

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LOS ANGELES (August 19, 2025) – Membership in the APGA World Wide Technology Player Development Program has its perks, as five APGA Tour golfers can attest. Substantial bonuses from the program help offset professional touring circuit expenses to allow the dream of competing on the PGA TOUR in 2025 become a reality.

Two-time reigning (2023 and 2024) APGA Player of the Year Chase Johnson won the program's top bonus prize of $7,500 by virtue of his first/second overall standing in the Cisco Cup Series points race.

Initially, eight golfers were selected to participate in the program during the 2025 APGA Tour season: Aaron Beverly (Sacramento, California resident), John-Baptiste Hakizimana (Hobe Sound, Florida), Kevin Hall (Cincinnati, Ohio), Chase Johnson (Boynton Beach, Florida), Gregory Odom, Jr. (Memphis, Tennessee), Cole Stevens (Johannesburg, South Africa), Troy Taylor II (Westerville, Ohio) and Andrew Walker (Holt, Michigan).

Of the golfers who were initially selected to the 2025 APGA World Wide Technology Player Development Program, cash bonuses from a prize pool of $25,000 were awarded to five who ranked highest in the APGA Tour's Cisco Cup Series points standings. Bonus amounts were based on cumulative performance in ten designated Cisco Cup Series events during the 2025 APGA Tour season, culminating with the Mastercard APGA Tour Championship on Aug. 14.

Final APGA World Wide Technology Player Development Program bonus earnings are as follows:

1. Chase Johnson – $7,500
2. John-Baptiste Hakizimana – $6,000
3. Aaron Beverly – $5,000
4. Troy Taylor II – $4,000
5. Kevin Hall – $2,500

Additionally, WWT is awarding berths for the bonus-winners during the Monday (November 3) Qualifier for the PGA TOUR's 2025 World Wide Technology Championship, paying each player's travel expense. The event is held in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico at El Cardonal at Diamante, the first course design from Tiger Woods through his golf course architecture firm, TGR Design.

"WWT is proud to continue its sponsorship of the APGA Player Development Program, providing essential resources to top performers on the APGA TOUR.  The partnership reflects the shared values of WWT, the PGA TOUR and the APGA TOUR," said Matt Horner, Executive Vice President, WWT. "The program is designed to create opportunities for APGA TOUR athletes to take the next step in their golfing career. Congratulations to all the golfers selected."

The APGA World Wide Technology Player Development Program is a comprehensive initiative designed to nurture and elevate top performers on and off the course.