Scottie Scheffler finished -17 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 6th PGA Tour win, and 21% of the $21,046,438 he earned that season.
How the 2023 The Players Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 64% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2023 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 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -17 | $3,600,000 | $4,500,000 +25% |
| 2 | Tyrrell Hatton | England | -12 | $2,180,000 | $2,725,000 +25% |
| T3 | Tom Hoge | USA | -10 | $1,380,000 | $1,475,000 |
| T3 | Viktor Hovland | Norway | -10 | $1,380,000 | $1,475,000 |
| 5 | Hideki Matsuyama | Japan | -9 | $820,000 | $1,025,000 +25% |
| T6 | Cam Davis | Australia | -8 | $675,000 | $736,607 |
| T6 | David Lingmerth | Sweden | -8 | $675,000 | $736,607 |
| T6 | Justin Rose | England | -8 | $675,000 | $736,607 |
| T6 | Justin Suh | USA | -8 | $675,000 | $736,607 |
| T6 | Max Homa | USA | -8 | $675,000 | $736,607 |
| T6 | Min Woo Lee | Australia | -8 | $675,000 | $736,607 |
| T6 | Sungjae Im | South Korea | -8 | $675,000 | $736,607 |
| T13 | Adam Hadwin | Canada | -7 | $327,222 | $447,917 |
| T13 | Adam Svensson | Canada | -7 | $327,222 | $447,917 |
| T13 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | South Africa | -7 | $327,222 | $447,917 |
| T13 | Collin Morikawa | USA | -7 | $327,222 | $447,917 |
| T13 | Denny McCarthy | USA | -7 | $327,222 | $447,917 |
| T13 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -7 | $327,222 | $447,917 |
| T19 | Aaron Rai | England | -6 | $275,000 | |
| T19 | Brandon Wu | USA | -6 | $275,000 | |
| T19 | Jason Day | Australia | -6 | $275,000 | |
| T19 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -6 | $275,000 | |
| T19 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | -6 | $275,000 | |
| T19 | Russell Henley | USA | -6 | $275,000 | |
| T19 | Tony Finau | USA | -6 | $275,000 | |
| T19 | Xander Schauffele | USA | -6 | $275,000 | |
| T27 | Brendon Todd | USA | -5 | $167,656 | |
| T27 | Chad Ramey | USA | -5 | $167,656 | |
| T27 | Danny Willett | England | -5 | $167,656 | |
| T27 | Eric Cole | USA | -5 | $167,656 | |
| T27 | Ryan Fox | New Zealand | -5 | $167,656 | |
| T27 | Si Woo Kim | South Korea | -5 | $167,656 | |
| T27 | Tommy Fleetwood | England | -5 | $167,656 | |
| T27 | Wyndham Clark | USA | -5 | $167,656 | |
| T35 | Austin Smotherman | USA | -4 | $114,167 | |
| T35 | Ben Griffin | USA | -4 | $114,167 | |
| T35 | Byeong Hun An | South Korea | -4 | $114,167 | |
| T35 | Dylan Wu | USA | -4 | $114,167 | |
| T35 | Keith Mitchell | USA | -4 | $114,167 | |
| T35 | Mark Hubbard | USA | -4 | $114,167 | |
| T35 | Sam Burns | USA | -4 | $114,167 | |
| T35 | Shane Lowry | Ireland | -4 | $114,167 | |
| T35 | Taylor Moore | USA | -4 | $114,167 | |
| T44 | Brian Harman | USA | -3 | $75,036 | |
| T44 | Chesson Hadley | USA | -3 | $75,036 | |
| T44 | Garrick Higgo | South Africa | -3 | $75,036 | |
| T44 | Kramer Hickok | USA | -3 | $75,036 | |
| T44 | Sam Ryder | USA | -3 | $75,036 | |
| T44 | Stephan Jaeger | Germany | -3 | $75,036 | |
| T44 | Taylor Montgomery | USA | -3 | $75,036 | |
| T51 | Cameron Young | USA | -2 | $61,417 | |
| T51 | Lucas Glover | USA | -2 | $61,417 | |
| T51 | Tom Kim | South Korea | -2 | $61,417 | |
| T54 | Ben Martin | USA | -1 | $58,000 | |
| T54 | Gary Woodland | USA | -1 | $58,000 | |
| T54 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -1 | $58,000 | |
| T54 | Matthias Schwab | Austria | -1 | $58,000 | |
| T54 | Tyler Duncan | USA | -1 | $58,000 | |
| T54 | Will Gordon | USA | -1 | $58,000 | |
| T60 | Francesco Molinari | Italy | E | $44,600 | $55,250 |
| T60 | Joel Dahmen | USA | E | $44,600 | $55,250 |
| T60 | Justin Thomas | USA | E | $44,600 | $55,250 |
| T60 | Maverick McNealy | USA | E | $44,600 | $55,250 |
| T60 | Nate Lashley | USA | E | $44,600 | $55,250 |
| T65 | Alex Smalley | USA | +1 | $53,250 | |
| T65 | Patton Kizzire | USA | +1 | $53,250 | |
| T65 | Sepp Straka | Austria | +1 | $53,250 | |
| 68 | Davis Thompson | USA | +3 | $41,600 | $52,250 +26% |
| T69 | Scott Stallings | USA | +4 | $51,500 | |
| T69 | Taylor Pendrith | Canada | +4 | $51,500 | |
| 71 | Adam Scott | Australia | +5 | $50,750 | |
| 72 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +7 | $50,250 | |
| 73 | Will Zalatoris | USA | +8 | $49,750 | |
| 74 | Sahith Theegala | USA | +10 | $49,250 | |
| 75 | Kevin Kisner | USA | +11 | $48,750 | |
| MC | Aaron Wise | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Adam Long | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Adam Schenk | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Alex Noren | Sweden | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Novak | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Putnam | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Beau Hossler | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Horschel | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Callum Tarren | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Chez Reavie | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Kirk | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Corey Conners | Canada | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | David Lipsky | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Davis Riley | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Doc Redman | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Ghim | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Dylan Frittelli | South Africa | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Emiliano Grillo | Argentina | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Erik Barnes | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Greyson Sigg | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Harris English | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Harrison Endycott | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Hayden Buckley | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | James Hahn | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jhonattan Vegas | Venezuela | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | J.J. Spaun | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jon Rahm | Spain | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Joseph Bramlett | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | J.T. Poston | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Lower | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Keegan Bradley | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Kelly Kraft | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Streelman | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Tway | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | K.H. Lee | South Korea | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Kurt Kitayama | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Hodges | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Lucas Herbert | Australia | +23 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke List | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mackenzie Hughes | Canada | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Laird | Scotland | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Fitzpatrick | England | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Kuchar | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt NeSmith | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Wallace | England | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Max McGreevy | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Thompson | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Hardy | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Taylor | Canada | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Watney | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Nico Echavarria | Colombia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Rodgers | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Malnati | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Robby Shelton | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Streb | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Russell Knox | Scotland | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Armour | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Brehm | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Palmer | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Piercy | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Séamus Power | Ireland | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | S.H. Kim | South Korea | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Stewart Cink | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Detry | Belgium | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Trey Mullinax | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Merritt | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tyson Alexander | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Webb Simpson | USA | +8 | $0 |
The Players Championship winner's share over time
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2023 The Players Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2023 The Players Championship get?
Scottie Scheffler won $4,500,000 from a $25,000,000 purse.
What was the 2023 The Players Championship purse?
$25,000,000.
How much did last place get at the 2023 The Players Championship?
The smallest check was $48,750, to Kevin Kisner (75).
How many players made the cut at the 2023 The Players Championship?
75 players made the cut and finished, and 69 players missed it.