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The Players Championship Prize Money | Golfers Purse Payouts | How Much Winners Share?

Players Championship Prize Money

The Players which is well known as now days “The Players Championship” in PGA tour. This pGa tour established back in year 1974. TPC at Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida in United States is the selected venue for the Players Championship. This PGA tour held each year in the month of March. The Players Championship prize money for golf tour announced.

StandingsPrize MoneyCaddies Share
1st$4.5 million$450k
2nd$2.72 million$325k
3rd$1.72 million$210k
4th$1.22 million
5th$1.02 million
6th$906,250
7th$843,750
8th$781,250
9th$731,250
10th$681,250
11th$631,250
12th$581,250
13th$531,250
14th$481,250
15th$456,250
16th$431,250
17th$406,250
18th$381,250
19th$356,250
20th$331,250
21st$306,250
22nd$281,250
23rd$261,250
24th$241,250
25th$221,250
26th$201,250
27th$193,750
28th$186,250
29th$178,750
30th$171,250
31st$163,750
32nd$156,250
33rd$148,750
34th$142,500
35th$136,250
36th$130,000
37th$123,750
38th$118,750
39th$113,750
40th$108,750
41st$103,750
42nd$98,750
43rd$93,750
44th$88,750
45th$83,750
46th$78,750
47th$73,750
48th$69,750
49th$66,250
50th$64,250
51st$62,750
52nd$61,250
53rd$60,250
54th$59,250
55th$58,750
56th$58,250
57th$57,750
58th$57,250
59th$56,750
60th$56,250
61st$55,750
62nd$55,250
63rd$54,750
64th$54,250
65th$53,750
How Much is the Winners Share in Players Championship Prize Money?

There is 5% increase in the Players Championship purses for the golfers. Last year $20m distributed among the golfers this year after increase total prize money hike to $25m. Winners share increased from $3.6m to $4m which makes it one of the expensive golf PGA tour of the season.

How Much Runner-up & Third place golfer earn in Players Championship?

The official details of the players championship purse payouts for golfers revealed, the runner-up this year take home guaranteed purse of $2.72m and third place golfer share will be hike to $1.22m.

The 21 year old golfer, Si Woo Kim become the youngest golfer to be part of the players championship. Official coverage rights hold by CBS and Golf Channel (US). Before this PGA tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational hold top money deal for golfers worth of $20m.