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2016 The Players Championship payout Players

Jason Day won $1,890,000 from a $10,500,000 purse. 76 players were paid, and the smallest check was $19,740.

TPC Sawgrass (The Players Stadium Course)

$10.5MPurse
$1.9MWinner's share
$20KSmallest check
76Players paid
62%To the top 10
68Missed the cut

Jason Day finished -15 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 10th PGA Tour win, and 23% of the $8,045,112 he earned that season.

How the 2016 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.

$0$500K$1.0M$1.5M$2.0M1$1.9MT3T9T16T19T23T28T35T39T43T49T54T57T647176Smallest check $20K

2016 The Players Championship prize money for every player

Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.

PosPlayerCountryTo parLast yearPrize money
1Jason Day Australia-15$1,800,000$1,890,000 +5%
2Kevin Chappell USA-11$880,000$1,134,000 +29%
T3Colt Knost USA-10$504,000
T3Justin Thomas USA-10$504,000
T3Ken Duke USA-10$504,000
T3Matt Kuchar USA-10$504,000
T7Francesco Molinari Italy-9$338,625
T7Hideki Matsuyama Japan-9$338,625
T9Alex Cejka Germany-8$283,500
T9Daniel Berger USA-8$283,500
T9Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland-8$283,500
T12Adam Scott Australia-7$212,625
T12Bryce Molder USA-7$212,625
T12Retief Goosen South Africa-7$212,625
T12Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland-7$212,625
T16Boo Weekley USA-6$168,000
T16Cameron Tringale USA-6$168,000
T16Shane Lowry Ireland-6$168,000
T19Jerry Kelly USA-5$131,775
T19Jonas Blixt Sweden-5$131,775
T19Justin Rose England-5$131,775
T19Russell Knox Scotland-5$131,775
T23Daniel Summerhays USA-4$93,450
T23Paul Casey England-4$93,450
T23Ryan Palmer USA-4$93,450
T23Scott Piercy USA-4$93,450
T23Si Woo Kim South Korea-4$93,450
T28Billy Horschel USA-3$68,325
T28David Hearn Canada-3$68,325
T28Dustin Johnson USA-3$68,325
T28Gary Woodland USA-3$68,325
T28J.J. Henry USA-3$68,325
T28Louis Oosthuizen South Africa-3$68,325
T28Vijay Singh Fiji-3$68,325
T35Brooks Koepka USA-2$52,894
T35Danny Lee New Zealand-2$52,894
T35Jim Furyk USA-2$52,894
T35Keegan Bradley USA-2$52,894
T39Adam Hadwin Canada-1$44,100
T39Chad Campbell USA-1$44,100
T39Jon Curran USA-1$44,100
T39Martin Kaymer Germany-1$44,100
T43Bill Haas USAE$33,670
T43Bubba Watson USAE$33,670
T43James Hahn USAE$33,670
T43K.J. Choi South KoreaE$33,670
T43Søren Kjeldsen DenmarkE$33,670
T43William McGirt USAE$33,670
T49Bernd Wiesberger Austria+1$25,914
T49Freddie Jacobson Sweden+1$25,914
T49Jason Dufner USA+1$25,914
T49Morgan Hoffmann USA+1$25,914
T49Zac Blair USA+1$25,914
T54Brian Harman USA+2$24,150
T54Sergio Garcia Spain+2$24,150
T54Zach Johnson USA+2$24,150
T57Branden Grace South Africa+3$23,100
T57Brendan Steele USA+3$23,100
T57Brendon de Jonge Zimbabwe+3$23,100
T57Harold Varner III USA+3$23,100
T57Hudson Swafford USA+3$23,100
T57Ian Poulter England+3$23,100
T57Jhonattan Vegas Venezuela+3$23,100
T64Ernie Els South Africa+4$21,735
T64Jamie Lovemark USA+4$21,735
T64Johnson Wagner USA+4$21,735
T64Kyle Reifers USA+4$21,735
T64Marc Leishman Australia+4$21,735
T64Sean O'Hair USA+4$21,735
70Camilo Villegas Colombia+5$21,000
71Steve Wheatcroft USA+6$20,790
T72Shawn Stefani USA+7$19,600$20,475
T72Will Wilcox USA+7$19,600$20,475
T74Fabián Gómez Argentina+8$19,200$20,055
T74Kevin Streelman USA+8$19,200$20,055
76Patton Kizzire USA+12$19,740
MCAaron Baddeley AustraliaE$0
MCAndres Gonzales USA+1$0
MCAndy Sullivan England+6$0
MCBen Martin USA+8$0
MCBernhard Langer GermanyE$0
MCBrandt Snedeker USA+3$0
MCBrendon Todd USA+1$0
MCBrian Stuard USAE$0
MCByeong Hun An South Korea-1$0
MCCarl Pettersson Sweden-1$0
MCCarlos Ortiz Mexico+5$0
MCChad Collins USA+4$0
MCCharles Howell III USA+3$0
MCCharley Hoffman USA-1$0
MCChesson Hadley USA+4$0
MCChez Reavie USAE$0
MCChris Kirk USA+1$0
MCChris Stroud USA+3$0
MCDanny Willett England-1$0
MCDavid Lingmerth Sweden-1$0
MCDavis Love III USA-1$0
MCEmiliano Grillo Argentina+2$0
MCErik Compton USA+4$0
MCGeorge McNeill USA-1$0
MCGraham DeLaet Canada+3$0
MCGreg Owen EnglandE$0
MCHarris English USA+1$0
MCHenrik Stenson Sweden+6$0
MCHunter Mahan USA+2$0
MCJason Bohn USA+7$0
MCJason Gore USA+3$0
MCJason Kokrak USA+1$0
MCJ.B. Holmes USA-1$0
MCJeff Overton USA+2$0
MCJim Herman USA+7$0
MCJimmy Walker USA+9$0
MCJohn Huh USA+9$0
MCJohn Senden AustraliaE$0
MCJordan Spieth USA-1$0
MCKevin Kisner USA+1$0
MCKevin Na USA-1$0
MCKiradech Aphibarnrat ThailandE$0
MCLuke Donald EnglandE$0
MCMark Wilson USA+1$0
MCMartin Laird ScotlandE$0
MCMatt Every USA+7$0
MCMatt Fitzpatrick England-1$0
MCMatt Jones Australia+8$0
MCNick Taylor Canada+2$0
MCPadraig Harrington Ireland+2$0
MCPatrick Reed USA-1$0
MCPatrick Rodgers USA+3$0
MCPeter Malnati USA+7$0
MCPhil Mickelson USA-1$0
MCRafa Cabrera Bello Spain-1$0
MCRickie Fowler USA-1$0
MCRicky Barnes USA+2$0
MCRobert Streb USA+1$0
MCRussell Henley USA+3$0
MCRyan Moore USA+1$0
MCScott Brown USA+1$0
MCScott Pinckney USA+3$0
MCSmylie Kaufman USA+3$0
MCSpencer Levin USA+3$0
MCSteven Bowditch Australia+9$0
MCTony Finau USA+3$0
MCTroy Merritt USA+3$0
MCVaughn Taylor USA-1$0

The Players Championship winner's share over time

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$0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M$5.0M74757677787980818283848586878889909192939495969798990001020304050607080910111213141516$1.9M171819212223242526

2016 The Players Championship payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 2016 The Players Championship get?

Jason Day won $1,890,000 from a $10,500,000 purse.

What was the 2016 The Players Championship purse?

$10,500,000.

How much did last place get at the 2016 The Players Championship?

The smallest check was $19,740, to Patton Kizzire (76).

How many players made the cut at the 2016 The Players Championship?

76 players made the cut and finished, and 68 players missed it.

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