Players Championship 2026 purse, prize money earned for each finisher
Players Championship 2026 purse, prize money earned for each finisher
Jon Hoefling, USA TODAYSun, March 15, 2026 at 7:48 PM UTC
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Players Championship 2026 purse, prize money earned for each finisher
The winner of The Players Championship will receive a huge payday after the final round concludes Sunday, March 15.
The total purse for the PGA Tour event at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida is $25 million, and the champion will walk away with $4.5 million. A top-five finish guarantees at least a $1 million payout, with the 2026 runner-up earning $2.725 million.
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The leaders are still on course, so the full results won’t come until Sunday evening. Ludvig Åberg entered the final round atop the leaderboard as the Swedish star seeks his third PGA Tour victory.
Here's the full breakdown of the prize money earned for each finishing position at the 2026 Players Championship:
1 / 0Golfers who have won PGA Tour events in 2026 season
Feb. 8: Chris Gotterup raises the trophy after winning the WM Phoenix Open golf tournament at TPC Scottsdale.
2026 Players Championship payouts -
1st: $4,500,000
2nd: $2,725,000
3rd: $1,725,000
4th: $1,225,000
5th: $1,025,000
6th: $906,250
7th: $843,750
8th: $781,250
9th: $731,250
10th: $681,250
11th: $631,250
12th: $581,250
13th: $531,250
14th: $481,250
15th: $456,250
16th: $431,250
17th: $406,250
18th: $381,250
19th: $356,250
20th: $331,250
21st: $306,250
22nd: $281,250
23rd: $261,250
24th: $241,250
25th: $221,250
26th: $201,250
27th: $193,750
28th: $186,750
29th: $178,750
30th: $171,250
31st: $163,750
32nd: $156,250
33rd: $148,750
34th: $142,500
35th: $136,250
36th: $130,000
37th: $123,750
38th: $118,750
39th: $113,750
40th: $108,750
41st: $103,750
42nd: $98,750
43rd: $93,750
44th: $88,750
45th: $83,750
46th: $78,750
47th: $73,750
48th: $69,750
49th: $66,250
50th: $64,250
51st: $62,750
52nd: $61,250
53rd: $60,250
54th: $59,250
55th: $58,750
56th: $58,250
57th: $57,750
58th: $57,250
59th: $56,750
60th: $56,250
61st: $55,750
62nd: $55,250
63rd: $54,750
64th: $55,250
65th: $53,750
66th: $53,250
67th: $52,750
68th: $52,250
69th: $51,750
70th: $51,250
71st: $50,750
72nd: $520,250
73rd: $49,750
74th: $49,250
75th: $48,750
76th: $48,250
77th: $47,750
78th: $47,250
79th: $46,750
80th: $46,250
81st: $45,750
82nd: $45,250
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Players Championship 2026 payouts, prize money earned for golfers
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