THE PLAYERS Championship prize money
Every PLAYERS Championship champion on record here, what the win paid and the year it was won. Cameron Young took $4,500,000 in 2026, which is the most winning it has paid in 31 editions here.
The same tournament has run as Tournament Players Championship. Those years are counted here, under the name it carries now.
Every THE PLAYERS Championship winner
Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.
| YEAR | WINNER | COUNTRY | WHAT IT PAID | PLAYERS PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cameron Young | USA | $4,500,000$4.5m | 73 |
| 2025 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | $4,500,000$4.5m | 72 |
| 2024 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | $4,500,000$4.5m | 73 |
| 2023 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | $4,500,000$4.5m | 75 |
| 2022 | Cameron Smith | AUS | $3,600,000$3.6m | 70 |
| 2021 | Justin Thomas | USA | $2,700,000$2.7m | 71 |
| 2019 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | $2,250,000$2.3m | 80 |
| 2018 | Webb Simpson | USA | $1,980,000$2.0m | 80 |
| 2017 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | $1,890,000$1.9m | 82 |
| 2016 | Jason Day | AUS | $1,890,000$1.9m | 75 |
| 2015 | Rickie Fowler | USA | $1,800,000$1.8m | 73 |
| 2014 | Martin Kaymer | GER | $1,800,000$1.8m | 78 |
| 2013 | Tiger Woods | USA | $1,710,000$1.7m | 72 |
| 2012 | Matt Kuchar | USA | $1,710,000$1.7m | 61 |
| 2011 | K.J. Choi | KOR | $1,710,000$1.7m | 61 |
| 2010 | no first place held | - | 55 | |
| 2009 | Henrik Stenson | SWE | $1,710,000$1.7m | 60 |
| 2008 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | $1,710,000$1.7m | 50 |
| 2007 | Phil Mickelson | USA | $1,620,000$1.6m | 51 |
| 2006 | no first place held | - | 44 | |
| 2005 | Fred Funk | USA | $1,440,000$1.4m | 39 |
| 2004 | Adam Scott | AUS | $1,440,000$1.4m | 34 |
| 2003 | Davis Love III | USA | $1,170,000 | 27 |
| 2002 | no first place held | - | 28 | |
| 2001 | Tiger Woods | USA | $1,080,000 | 23 |
| 2000 | no first place held | - | 22 | |
| 1999 | no first place held | - | 17 | |
| 1998 | Justin Leonard | USA | $720,000 | 20 |
| 1997 | no first place held | - | 14 | |
| 1996 | Fred Couples | USA | $630,000 | 15 |
| 1995 | no first place held | - | 16 |
We hold no first place for seven of these 31 years, and those rows show a dash rather than a name. Every other figure in the row is held in full. Two names in a row is a pairs event, and both halves were paid the same cheque.
Won it more than once
Three players have taken the PLAYERS Championship at least twice
| PLAYER | WINS | YEARS | PAID FOR THOSE WINS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rory McIlroy | 2 | 2025, 2019 | $6,750,000$6.8m |
| Scottie Scheffler | 2 | 2024, 2023 | $9,000,000$9.0m |
| Tiger Woods | 2 | 2013, 2001 | $2,790,000$2.8m |
The last column is the sum of the cheques we hold for exactly the years beside it, and nothing else. It is not a career total: what these players earned across the rest of their seasons is on their own pages.
What winning it has paid
The champion's cheque, 2004 to 2026
The twenty most recent editions we hold a winner's cheque for. The other four are in the table above, back to 1996.
The 2026 top ten
15 March 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Young | USA | -13 | $4,500,000$4.5m |
| 2 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | -12 | $2,725,000$2.7m |
| 3 | Xander Schauffele | USA | -11 | $1,725,000$1.7m |
| 4 | Robert MacIntyre | SCO | -10 | $1,225,000 |
| T5 | Jacob Bridgeman | USA | -9 | $925,000 |
| T5 | Ludvig Aberg | SWE | -9 | $925,000 |
| T5 | Sudarshan Yellamaraju | CAN | -9 | $925,000 |
| T8 | Justin Thomas | USA | -8 | $731,250 |
| T8 | Sepp Straka | AUT | -8 | $731,250 |
| T8 | Tommy Fleetwood | ENG | -8 | $731,250 |
Frequently asked questions
Who won the PLAYERS Championship in 2026?
Cameron Young, on 15 March 2026. The win was worth $4,500,000.
How much does the PLAYERS Championship winner get?
The 2026 champion took $4,500,000. The biggest winner's cheque across the 31 editions on this page is $4,500,000, which Cameron Young collected in 2026.
Who has won the PLAYERS Championship most often?
Rory McIlroy, twice: 2019, 2025. Those wins paid $6,750,000 between them.
How far back does THE PLAYERS Championship prize money go here?
To 1995. This page carries 31 editions and 1,611 individual payouts across them, and we hold no first place for seven of those years.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players themselves by what they have won across their careers. For the tournaments closest to this one, see TOUR Championship, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, Arnold Palmer Invitational, Memorial Tournament, The Genesis Invitational, PGA Championship, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, BMW Championship, FedEx St. Jude Championship, RBC Heritage and The Sentry. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.