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2026-03-12 · 2026 season · All years

2026 The Players Championship payout Players

Cameron Young won $4,500,000 from a $25,000,000 purse. 73 players were paid, and the smallest check was $49,750.

TPC Sawgrass (The Players Stadium Course)

$25.0MPurse
$4.5MWinner's share
$50KSmallest check
73Players paid
60%To the top 10
50Missed the cut

Cameron Young finished -13 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 2nd PGA Tour win, and 30% of the $15,068,482 he earned that season.

How the 2026 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.

$0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M$5.0M1$4.5MT5T11T13T13T24T27T32T32T46T50T56T59T6673Smallest check $50K

2026 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
1Cameron Young USA-13$4,500,000$4,500,000
2Matt Fitzpatrick England-12$2,725,000$2,725,000
3Xander Schauffele USA-11$1,325,000$1,725,000 +30%
4Robert MacIntyre Scotland-10$1,225,000
T5Jacob Bridgeman USA-9$925,000
T5Ludvig Åberg Sweden-9$925,000
T5Sudarshan Yellamaraju Canada-9$925,000
T8Justin Thomas USA-8$731,250
T8Sepp Straka Austria-8$731,250
T8Tommy Fleetwood England-8$731,250
T11Brian Harman USA-7$606,250
T11Patrick Rodgers USA-7$606,250
T13Akshay Bhatia USA-6$409,028
T13Austin Smotherman USA-6$409,028
T13Brooks Koepka USA-6$409,028
T13Corey Conners Canada-6$409,028
T13Justin Rose England-6$409,028
T13Russell Henley USA-6$409,028
T13Ryo Hisatsune Japan-6$409,028
T13Sam Burns USA-6$409,028
T13Viktor Hovland Norway-6$409,028
T22Michael Thorbjornsen USA-5$271,250
T22Scottie Scheffler USA-5$271,250
T24Alex Smalley USA-4$221,250
T24J.J. Spaun USA-4$221,250
T24William Mouw USA-4$221,250
T27Chad Ramey USA-3$178,750
T27Chris Kirk USA-3$178,750
T27Hideki Matsuyama Japan-3$178,750
T27Nicolai Højgaard Denmark-3$178,750
T27Ryan Gerard USA-3$178,750
T32Alex Noren Sweden-2$128,250
T32Andrew Putnam USA-2$128,250
T32Bud Cauley USA-2$128,250
T32Eric Cole USA-2$128,250
T32Jordan Spieth USA-2$128,250
T32Maverick McNealy USA-2$128,250
T32Max Homa USA-2$128,250
T32Min Woo Lee Australia-2$128,250
T32Patrick Cantlay USA-2$128,250
T32Sahith Theegala USA-2$128,250
T42Joe Highsmith USA-1$81,688$91,250
T42Nick Taylor Canada-1$81,688$91,250
T42Rickie Fowler USA-1$81,688$91,250
T42Wyndham Clark USA-1$81,688$91,250
T46Keith Mitchell USAE$72,125
T46Matti Schmid GermanyE$72,125
T46Rory McIlroy Northern IrelandE$72,125
T46Taylor Pendrith CanadaE$72,125
T50J.T. Poston USA+1$63,500$61,083
T50Keegan Bradley USA+1$63,500$61,083
T50Max McGreevy USA+1$63,500$61,083
T50Si Woo Kim South Korea+1$63,500$61,083
T50Taylor Moore USA+1$63,500$61,083
T50Zach Bauchou USA+1$63,500$61,083
T56Adam Scott Australia+2$58,000
T56Chris Gotterup USA+2$58,000
58Sam Stevens USA+3$57,250
T59Jason Day Australia+4$56,750$56,250
T59Kevin Roy USA+4$56,750$56,250
T59Lee Hodges USA+4$56,750$56,250
T62Danny Walker USA+5$54,500
T62Rico Hoey Philippines+5$54,500
T62Stephan Jaeger Germany+5$54,500
T62Steven Fisk USA+5$54,500
T66Daniel Berger USA+6$52,750
T66Kristoffer Reitan Norway+6$52,750
T66Nico Echavarria Colombia+6$52,750
69Michael Brennan USA+7$51,500$51,750
T70Ricky Castillo USA+8$50,750
T70Séamus Power Ireland+8$50,750
T70Tony Finau USA+8$50,750
73Takumi Kanaya Japan+10$49,750
MCAaron Rai England+4$0
MCAdam Schenk USA+3$0
MCA.J. Ewart Canada+9$0
MCAldrich Potgieter South Africa+7$0
MCAndrew Novak USA+6$0
MCBen Griffin USA+4$0
MCBrian Campbell USA+3$0
MCCam Davis Australia+6$0
MCChandler Phillips USA+14$0
MCChristiaan Bezuidenhout South Africa+6$0
MCCollin Morikawa USA+4$0
MCDavid Ford USA+3$0
MCDavis Riley USA+19$0
MCDavis Thompson USA+4$0
MCDenny McCarthy USA+7$0
MCEmiliano Grillo Argentina+17$0
MCErik van Rooyen South Africa+4$0
MCGarrick Higgo South Africa+8$0
MCGary Woodland USA+4$0
MCHaotong Li China+4$0
MCHarris English USA+6$0
MCHarry Hall England+4$0
MCJake Knapp USA+3$0
MCJhonattan Vegas Venezuela+3$0
MCJoel Dahmen USA+6$0
MCJohnny Keefer USA+4$0
MCJordan Smith England+8$0
MCKarl Vilips Australia+8$0
MCKevin Yu Chinese Taipei+14$0
MCKurt Kitayama USA+5$0
MCLucas Glover USA+3$0
MCMac Meissner USA+3$0
MCMackenzie Hughes Canada+7$0
MCMarco Penge England+7$0
MCMark Hubbard USA+6$0
MCMatt McCarty USA+3$0
MCMatthieu Pavon France+5$0
MCMax Greyserman USA+9$0
MCMichael Kim USA+10$0
MCPatton Kizzire USA+8$0
MCPierceson Coody USA+14$0
MCRasmus Højgaard Denmark+3$0
MCSami Välimäki Finland+8$0
MCS.H. Kim South Korea+5$0
MCShane Lowry Ireland+5$0
MCSungjae Im South Korea+3$0
MCThorbjørn Olesen Denmark+5$0
MCTom Hoge USA+9$0
MCVince Whaley USA+5$0
MCZecheng Dou China+6$0

The Players Championship winner's share over time

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$0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M$5.0M74757677787980818283848586878889909192939495969798990001020304050607080910111213141516171819212223242526$4.5M

2026 The Players Championship payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 2026 The Players Championship get?

Cameron Young won $4,500,000 from a $25,000,000 purse.

What was the 2026 The Players Championship purse?

$25,000,000.

How much did last place get at the 2026 The Players Championship?

The smallest check was $49,750, to Takumi Kanaya (73).

How many players made the cut at the 2026 The Players Championship?

73 players made the cut and finished, and 50 players missed it.

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