Nick Price finished -18 and took 18% of the purse. That $450,000 is worth about $1,034,964 in 2026 dollars.
How the 1993 The Players Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 60% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
1993 The Players Championship prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Price | -18 | $324,000 | $450,000 +39% |
| 2 | Bernhard Langer | -13 | $118,800 | $270,000 +127% |
| T3 | Gil Morgan | -12 | $145,000 | |
| T3 | Greg Norman | -12 | $145,000 | |
| 5 | Mark O'Meara | -11 | $100,000 | |
| T6 | Rocco Mediate | -10 | $62,550 | $80,938 |
| T6 | Joe Ozaki | -10 | $62,550 | $80,938 |
| T6 | Paul Azinger | -10 | $62,550 | $80,938 |
| T6 | Ken Green | -10 | $62,550 | $80,938 |
| 10 | Tom Watson | -9 | $67,500 | |
| T11 | Payne Stewart | -8 | $53,000 | |
| T11 | Dan Forsman | -8 | $53,000 | |
| T11 | Mike Hulbert | -8 | $53,000 | |
| T11 | Joel Edwards | -8 | $53,000 | |
| T11 | Tom Lehman | -8 | $53,000 | |
| T16 | Corey Pavin | -7 | $38,750 | |
| T16 | Joey Sindelar | -7 | $38,750 | |
| T16 | Steve Elkington | -7 | $38,750 | |
| T16 | Dave Rummells | -7 | $38,750 | |
| T20 | Doug Tewell | -6 | $26,071 | |
| T20 | Bob Estes | -6 | $26,071 | |
| T20 | Fulton Allem | -6 | $26,071 | |
| T20 | Billy Andrade | -6 | $26,071 | |
| T20 | Jay Haas | -6 | $26,071 | |
| T20 | Mark McCumber | -6 | $26,071 | |
| T20 | Andrew Magee | -6 | $26,071 | |
| 27 | Russ Cochran | -5 | $19,250 | |
| T28 | Ronnie Black | -4 | $16,625 | |
| T28 | Brian Claar | -4 | $16,625 | |
| T28 | Bruce Lietzke | -4 | $16,625 | |
| T28 | Bob Lohr | -4 | $16,625 | |
| T28 | Howard Twitty | -4 | $16,625 | |
| T28 | Vijay Singh | -4 | $16,625 | |
| T34 | Robert Wrenn | -3 | $12,900 | |
| T34 | Fuzzy Zoeller | -3 | $12,900 | |
| T34 | Lee Janzen | -3 | $12,900 | |
| T34 | Ted Schulz | -3 | $12,900 | |
| T34 | Donnie Hammond | -3 | $12,900 | |
| T39 | Fred Funk | -2 | $9,750 | |
| T39 | Jim Gallagher, Jr. | -2 | $9,750 | |
| T39 | Fred Couples | -2 | $9,750 | |
| T39 | Ian Baker-Finch | -2 | $9,750 | |
| T39 | Ian Woosnam | -2 | $9,750 | |
| T39 | Kirk Triplett | -2 | $9,750 | |
| T39 | Mike Smith | -2 | $9,750 | |
| T46 | Marco Dawson | -1 | $5,244 | $6,800 |
| T46 | David Edwards | -1 | $5,244 | $6,800 |
| T46 | Gary Hallberg | -1 | $5,244 | $6,800 |
| T46 | Bruce Fleisher | -1 | $5,244 | $6,800 |
| T46 | Jeff Sluman | -1 | $5,244 | $6,800 |
| T46 | Larry Rinker | -1 | $5,244 | $6,800 |
| T52 | Peter Persons | E | $5,771 | |
| T52 | Tony Johnstone | E | $5,771 | |
| T52 | Billy Mayfair | E | $5,771 | |
| T52 | Rick Fehr | E | $5,771 | |
| T52 | Brad Bryant | E | $5,771 | |
| T52 | Duffy Waldorf | E | $5,771 | |
| T52 | Denis Watson | E | $5,771 | |
| T59 | Brad Fabel | +1 | $5,525 | |
| T59 | Dick Mast | +1 | $5,525 | |
| T61 | Brett Ogle | +2 | $5,375 | |
| T61 | Ed Dougherty | +2 | $5,375 | |
| T61 | D.A. Weibring | +2 | $5,375 | |
| T61 | Mark Wiebe | +2 | $5,375 | |
| T65 | Nolan Henke | +3 | $5,225 | |
| T65 | Kenny Perry | +3 | $5,225 | |
| T67 | Mike Reid | +5 | $3,690 | $5,125 |
| T67 | Davis Love III | +5 | $3,690 | $5,125 |
| 69 | Dillard Pruitt | +6 | $3,636 | $5,050 +39% |
| 70 | Billy Ray Brown | +10 | $3,582 | $5,000 +40% |
| MC | Bill Britton | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Phil Blackmar | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Barr | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Chip Beck | E | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Calcavecchia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Keith Clearwater | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Crenshaw | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Delsing | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Donald | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Hoch | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | P.H. Horgan III | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Ed Humenik | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | John Huston | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | John Inman | E | $0 | |
| MC | Hale Irwin | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Anders Forsbrand | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | David Frost | E | $0 | |
| MC | Dan Halldorson | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | John Cook | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Gamez | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Buddy Gardner | E | $0 | |
| MC | Kelly Gibson | E | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Gilder | E | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Glasson | E | $0 | |
| MC | Wayne Grady | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Purtzer | E | $0 | |
| MC | Loren Roberts | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Sieckmann | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Simpson | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Parry | E | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Pate | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | John Adams | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Don Pooley | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Calvin Peete | E | $0 | |
| MC | David Peoples | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | E | $0 | |
| MC | John Mahaffey | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Roger Maltbie | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Kite | E | $0 | |
| MC | Wayne Levi | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jodie Mudd | E | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Nelson | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Blaine McCallister | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Phil Mickelson | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Mize | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Woodward | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Lanny Wadkins | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Springer | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Stadler | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Standly | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Curtis Strange | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Sullivan | E | $0 | |
| MC | Hal Sutton | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Lance Ten Broeck | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Tway | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Twiggs | E | $0 | |
| MC | David Toms | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Gene Sauers | E | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Gump | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim McGovern | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Lamontagne | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Hallet | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Neal Lancaster | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | José María Olazábal | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Ernie Els | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Carnevale | +5 | $0 | |
| DQ | Brad Faxon | +4 | Not known | |
| WD | Jay Don Blake | +5 | Not known | |
| WD | Hubert Green | +6 | Not known | |
| WD | Ed Fiori | +4 | Not known | |
| WD | Masashi Ozaki | +3 | Not known | |
| WD | Dan Pohl | +7 | Not known | |
| WD | Dudley Hart | +15 | Not known | |
| WD | Richard Zokol | +8 | Not known |
The Players Championship winner's share over time
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1993 The Players Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 1993 The Players Championship get?
Nick Price won $450,000 from a $2,500,000 purse.
What was the 1993 The Players Championship purse?
$2,500,000.
How much did last place get at the 1993 The Players Championship?
The smallest check was $5,000, to Billy Ray Brown (70).
How many players made the cut at the 1993 The Players Championship?
70 players made the cut and finished, and 68 players missed it.