Tiger Woods finished -14 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 26th PGA Tour win, and 19% of the $5,687,777 he earned that season.
How the 2001 The Players Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 62% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2001 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 | Country | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -14 | $1,080,000 | $1,080,000 |
| 2 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | -13 | $648,000 | $648,000 |
| 3 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | -12 | $270,600 | $408,000 +51% |
| 4 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -10 | $288,000 | |
| T5 | Billy Mayfair | USA | -7 | $228,000 | |
| T5 | Hal Sutton | USA | -7 | $228,000 | |
| T7 | Frank Lickliter II | USA | -6 | $187,000 | |
| T7 | Paul Azinger | USA | -6 | $187,000 | |
| T7 | Scott Hoch | USA | -6 | $187,000 | |
| T10 | Joe Durant | USA | -5 | $156,000 | |
| T10 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | -5 | $156,000 | |
| T12 | David Toms | USA | -4 | $126,000 | |
| T12 | José María Olazábal | Spain | -4 | $126,000 | |
| T12 | Tom Lehman | USA | -4 | $126,000 | |
| T15 | Franklin Langham | USA | -3 | $102,000 | |
| T15 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | -3 | $102,000 | |
| T15 | Scott Dunlap | USA | -3 | $102,000 | |
| T18 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -2 | $84,000 | |
| T18 | Kenny Perry | USA | -2 | $84,000 | |
| T18 | Lee Janzen | USA | -2 | $84,000 | |
| T21 | Corey Pavin | USA | -1 | $62,400 | |
| T21 | Jim Furyk | USA | -1 | $62,400 | |
| T21 | J.P. Hayes | USA | -1 | $62,400 | |
| T21 | Robert Allenby | Australia | -1 | $62,400 | |
| T21 | Tim Herron | USA | -1 | $62,400 | |
| T26 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | E | $44,400 | |
| T26 | Brad Faxon | USA | E | $44,400 | |
| T26 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | E | $44,400 | |
| T26 | Joe Ozaki | Japan | E | $44,400 | |
| T26 | Skip Kendall | USA | E | $44,400 | |
| T31 | Dennis Paulson | USA | +1 | $38,100 | |
| T31 | Kirk Triplett | USA | +1 | $38,100 | |
| T33 | Craig Parry | Australia | +2 | $32,400 | $31,029 |
| T33 | Fred Funk | USA | +2 | $32,400 | $31,029 |
| T33 | Jeff Sluman | USA | +2 | $32,400 | $31,029 |
| T33 | Mark Wiebe | USA | +2 | $32,400 | $31,029 |
| T33 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +2 | $32,400 | $31,029 |
| T33 | Phil Mickelson | USA | +2 | $32,400 | $31,029 |
| T33 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +2 | $32,400 | $31,029 |
| T40 | Bob Tway | USA | +3 | $24,000 | |
| T40 | Brian Gay | USA | +3 | $24,000 | |
| T40 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | +3 | $24,000 | |
| T40 | Steve Flesch | USA | +3 | $24,000 | |
| T44 | Billy Andrade | USA | +4 | $18,140 | |
| T44 | Mike Weir | Canada | +4 | $18,140 | |
| T44 | Paul Stankowski | USA | +4 | $18,140 | |
| T44 | Scott McCarron | USA | +4 | $18,140 | |
| T44 | Scott Verplank | USA | +4 | $18,140 | |
| T44 | Tom Kite | USA | +4 | $18,140 | |
| T50 | Jay Don Blake | USA | +5 | $14,472 | |
| T50 | Jim Carter | USA | +5 | $14,472 | |
| T50 | Nick Faldo | England | +5 | $14,472 | |
| T50 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +5 | $14,472 | |
| T50 | Steve Jones | USA | +5 | $14,472 | |
| T55 | Chris DiMarco | USA | +6 | $13,680 | |
| T55 | John Cook | USA | +6 | $13,680 | |
| T55 | Tom Byrum | USA | +6 | $13,680 | |
| T58 | Chris Riley | USA | +7 | $13,080 | |
| T58 | Fred Couples | USA | +7 | $13,080 | |
| T58 | Glen Hnatiuk | Canada | +7 | $13,080 | |
| T58 | Greg Chalmers | Australia | +7 | $13,080 | |
| T58 | Jay Williamson | USA | +7 | $13,080 | |
| T58 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | +7 | $13,080 | |
| T58 | Steve Pate | USA | +7 | $13,080 | |
| T65 | Greg Kraft | USA | +9 | $12,480 | |
| T65 | Mark Brooks | USA | +9 | $12,480 | |
| T65 | Rocco Mediate | USA | +9 | $12,480 | |
| T68 | Carl Paulson | USA | +10 | $12,180 | |
| T68 | Paul Goydos | USA | +10 | $12,180 | |
| T70 | Brent Geiberger | USA | +11 | $11,880 | |
| T70 | Ian Woosnam | Wales | +11 | $11,880 | |
| T70 | Mathew Goggin | Australia | +11 | $11,880 | |
| T73 | Brad Elder | USA | +12 | $11,460 | $11,520 |
| T73 | J.L. Lewis | USA | +12 | $11,460 | $11,520 |
| T73 | Robin Freeman | USA | +12 | $11,460 | $11,520 |
| MC | Andrew Magee | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Crenshaw | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Glasson | USA | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Blaine McCallister | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Burns | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Estes | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Bradley Hughes | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandel Chamblee | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Jobe | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Henninger | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Stadler | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | David Peoples | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Davis Love III | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Barron | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Dunakey | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Dudley Hart | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Eduardo Romero | Argentina | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Edward Fryatt | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Ernie Els | South Africa | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Esteban Toledo | Mexico | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Fulton Allem | South Africa | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Garrett Willis | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Nicklaus | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Glen Day | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Grant Waite | New Zealand | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Norman | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Harrison Frazar | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Jean Van de Velde | France | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Smith | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Green | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Ogilvie | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Joel Edwards | USA | -144 | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | John Huston | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Leonard | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Larry Mize | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Westwood | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Len Mattiace | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Loren Roberts | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark O'Meara | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Gogel | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Clark II | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Spain | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Neal Lancaster | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Notah Begay III | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Olin Browne | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Lawrie | Scotland | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Pete Jordan | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Retief Goosen | South Africa | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Damron | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Russ Cochran | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Shaun Micheel | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Lowery | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Stricker | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Stewart Cink | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Purtzer | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Scherrer | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Armour III | USA | -72 | $0 | |
| MC | Woody Austin | USA | +13 | $0 |
The Players Championship winner's share over time
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2001 The Players Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2001 The Players Championship get?
Tiger Woods won $1,080,000 from a $6,000,000 purse.
What was the 2001 The Players Championship purse?
$6,000,000.
How much did last place get at the 2001 The Players Championship?
The smallest check was $11,520, to Robin Freeman (T73).
How many players made the cut at the 2001 The Players Championship?
75 players made the cut and finished, and 67 players missed it.