K.J. Choi finished -13 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 8th PGA Tour win, and 39% of the $4,434,691 he earned that season.
How the 2011 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.
2011 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 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | -13 | $1,710,000 | $1,710,000 |
| 2 | David Toms | USA | -13 | $1,026,000 | $1,026,000 |
| 3 | Paul Goydos | USA | -11 | $646,000 | $646,000 |
| T4 | Luke Donald | England | -10 | $358,150 | $418,000 |
| T4 | Nick Watney | USA | -10 | $358,150 | $418,000 |
| T6 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | -9 | $287,375 | |
| T6 | Alvaro Quiros | Spain | -9 | $287,375 | |
| T6 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -9 | $287,375 | |
| T6 | Jason Day | Australia | -9 | $287,375 | |
| T6 | Jason Dufner | USA | -9 | $287,375 | |
| T6 | J.B. Holmes | USA | -9 | $287,375 | |
| T12 | Brian Gay | USA | -8 | $175,071 | |
| T12 | Chris Stroud | USA | -8 | $175,071 | |
| T12 | Davis Love III | USA | -8 | $175,071 | |
| T12 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | -8 | $175,071 | |
| T12 | Spencer Levin | USA | -8 | $175,071 | |
| T12 | Steve Stricker | USA | -8 | $175,071 | |
| T12 | Zach Johnson | USA | -8 | $175,071 | |
| T19 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -7 | $107,214 | |
| T19 | Martin Kaymer | Germany | -7 | $107,214 | |
| T19 | Matt Jones | Australia | -7 | $107,214 | |
| T19 | Peter Hanson | Sweden | -7 | $107,214 | |
| T19 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -7 | $107,214 | |
| T19 | Steve Marino | USA | -7 | $107,214 | |
| T19 | Stewart Cink | USA | -7 | $107,214 | |
| T26 | Brian Davis | England | -6 | $68,875 | $67,450 |
| T26 | Chad Campbell | USA | -6 | $68,875 | $67,450 |
| T26 | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | -6 | $68,875 | $67,450 |
| T26 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -6 | $68,875 | $67,450 |
| T26 | Jeff Overton | USA | -6 | $68,875 | $67,450 |
| T26 | Robert Karlsson | Sweden | -6 | $68,875 | $67,450 |
| T26 | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | -6 | $68,875 | $67,450 |
| T33 | Bryce Molder | USA | -5 | $50,192 | |
| T33 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | -5 | $50,192 | |
| T33 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | -5 | $50,192 | |
| T33 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -5 | $50,192 | |
| T33 | Ryan Moore | USA | -5 | $50,192 | |
| T33 | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | -5 | $50,192 | |
| T39 | Andres Romero | Argentina | -4 | $38,000 | $41,800 |
| T39 | Kenny Perry | USA | -4 | $38,000 | $41,800 |
| T41 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | -3 | $36,100 | |
| T41 | Charlie Wi | South Korea | -3 | $36,100 | |
| T41 | Greg Chalmers | Australia | -3 | $36,100 | |
| T41 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -3 | $36,100 | |
| T45 | Ben Crane | USA | -2 | $30,400 | $27,816 |
| T45 | Bubba Watson | USA | -2 | $30,400 | $27,816 |
| T45 | Corey Pavin | USA | -2 | $30,400 | $27,816 |
| T45 | Garrett Willis | USA | -2 | $30,400 | $27,816 |
| T45 | Justin Rose | England | -2 | $30,400 | $27,816 |
| T50 | Ben Curtis | USA | -1 | $23,132 | |
| T50 | Chris Couch | USA | -1 | $23,132 | |
| T50 | Lucas Glover | USA | -1 | $23,132 | |
| T50 | Robert Allenby | Australia | -1 | $23,132 | |
| T54 | Matt Kuchar | USA | E | $21,850 | |
| T54 | Rocco Mediate | USA | E | $21,850 | |
| T54 | Scott Verplank | USA | E | $21,850 | |
| T57 | Arjun Atwal | India | +1 | $21,185 | |
| T57 | Dustin Johnson | USA | +1 | $21,185 | |
| T57 | Ian Poulter | England | +1 | $21,185 | |
| T57 | Justin Leonard | USA | +1 | $21,185 | |
| T61 | Jason Bohn | USA | +2 | $20,520 | |
| T61 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | +2 | $20,520 | |
| T61 | Troy Merritt | USA | +2 | $20,520 | |
| T64 | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | +3 | $20,045 | $19,760 |
| T64 | Hunter Haas | USA | +3 | $20,045 | $19,760 |
| T64 | Jerry Kelly | USA | +3 | $20,045 | $19,760 |
| T64 | Kris Blanks | USA | +3 | $20,045 | $19,760 |
| T64 | Matteo Manassero | Italy | +3 | $20,045 | $19,760 |
| T69 | Kevin Chappell | USA | +4 | $19,190 | $19,000 |
| T69 | Martin Laird | Scotland | +4 | $19,190 | $19,000 |
| T69 | Webb Simpson | USA | +4 | $19,190 | $19,000 |
| 72 | Keegan Bradley | USA | +5 | $18,620 | |
| 73 | Robert Garrigus | USA | +6 | $18,430 | |
| 74 | Mark O'Meara | USA | +8 | $18,240 | |
| MC | Adam Scott | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Alex Cejka | Germany | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Alex Prugh | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Anthony Kim | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Haas | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Lunde | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Blake Adams | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Bo Van Pelt | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Boo Weekley | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Jobe | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Snedeker | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendan Steele | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendon de Jonge | Zimbabwe | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Beckman | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Collins | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Howell III | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Kirk | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Riley | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | D.A. Points | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Dean Wilson | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Derek Lamely | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Trahan | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Edoardo Molinari | Italy | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Ernie Els | South Africa | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Francesco Molinari | Italy | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Woodland | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Heath Slocum | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Jhonattan Vegas | Venezuela | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Furyk | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Walker | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | J.J. Henry | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Durant | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | John Rollins | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | John Senden | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Johnson Wagner | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Josh Teater | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | J.P. Hayes | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Na | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Stadler | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Sutherland | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Marc Leishman | Australia | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Wilson | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Bettencourt | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Bradley | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Connell | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Sim | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick O'Hern | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Pat Perez | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Casey | England | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Rickie Fowler | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ricky Barnes | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ross Fisher | England | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Palmer | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryuji Imada | Japan | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Shaun Micheel | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tiger Woods | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Clark | South Africa | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Petrovic | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Gainey | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Matteson | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Vaughn Taylor | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Vijay Singh | Fiji | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Y.E. Yang | South Korea | +1 | $0 |
The Players Championship winner's share over time
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2011 The Players Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2011 The Players Championship get?
K.J. Choi won $1,710,000 from a $9,500,000 purse.
What was the 2011 The Players Championship purse?
$9,500,000.
How much did last place get at the 2011 The Players Championship?
The smallest check was $18,240, to Mark O'Meara (74).
How many players made the cut at the 2011 The Players Championship?
74 players made the cut and finished, and 71 players missed it.