The winner of The Players Championship will receive a huge payday after the final round concludes Sunday, March 15.
The total purse for the PGA Tour event at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida is $25 million, and the champion will walk away with $4.5 million. A top-five finish guarantees at least a $1 million payout, with the 2026 runner-up earning $2.725 million.
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The leaders are still on course, so the full results won’t come until Sunday evening. Ludvig Åberg entered the final round atop the leaderboard as the Swedish star seeks his third PGA Tour victory.
Here’s the full breakdown of the prize money earned for each finishing position at the 2026 Players Championship:
2026 Players Championship payouts
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Players Championship 2026 payouts, prize money earned for golfers
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