2016 PLAYERS Championship prize money
Jason Day won the 2016 PLAYERS Championship on 15 May 2016 and took $1,890,000. Below is every one of the 75 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $19,740 Patton Kizzire collected for finishing 76.
Every cheque at the 2016 PLAYERS Championship
15 May 2016
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Day | AUS | -15 | 273 | $1,890,000$1.9m |
| 2 | Kevin Chappell | USA | -11 | 277 | $1,134,000 |
| T3 | Colt Knost | USA | -10 | 278 | $504,000 |
| T3 | Justin Thomas | USA | -10 | 278 | $504,000 |
| T3 | Ken Duke | USA | -10 | 278 | $504,000 |
| T3 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -10 | 278 | $504,000 |
| T7 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | -9 | 279 | $338,625 |
| T7 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | -9 | 279 | $338,625 |
| T9 | Alex Cejka | GER | -8 | 280 | $283,500 |
| T9 | Daniel Berger | USA | -8 | 280 | $283,500 |
| T9 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | -8 | 280 | $283,500 |
| T12 | Adam Scott | AUS | -7 | 281 | $212,625 |
| T12 | Bryce Molder | USA | -7 | 281 | $212,625 |
| T12 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -7 | 281 | $212,625 |
| T12 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | -7 | 281 | $212,625 |
| T16 | Boo Weekley | USA | -6 | 282 | $168,000 |
| T16 | Cameron Tringale | USA | -6 | 282 | $168,000 |
| T16 | Shane Lowry | IRL | -6 | 282 | $168,000 |
| T19 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -5 | 283 | $131,775 |
| T19 | Jonas Blixt | SWE | -5 | 283 | $131,775 |
| T19 | Justin Rose | ENG | -5 | 283 | $131,775 |
| T19 | Russell Knox | SCO | -5 | 283 | $131,775 |
| T23 | Daniel Summerhays | USA | -4 | 284 | $93,450 |
| T23 | Paul Casey | ENG | -4 | 284 | $93,450 |
| T23 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -4 | 284 | $93,450 |
| T23 | Scott Piercy | USA | -4 | 284 | $93,450 |
| T23 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | -4 | 284 | $93,450 |
| T28 | Billy Horschel | USA | -3 | 285 | $68,325 |
| T28 | David Hearn | CAN | -3 | 285 | $68,325 |
| T28 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -3 | 285 | $68,325 |
| T28 | Gary Woodland | USA | -3 | 285 | $68,325 |
| T28 | J.J. Henry | USA | -3 | 285 | $68,325 |
| T28 | Louis Oosthuizen | RSA | -3 | 285 | $68,325 |
| T28 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -3 | 285 | $68,325 |
| T35 | Brooks Koepka | USA | -2 | 286 | $52,894 |
| T35 | Danny Lee | NZL | -2 | 286 | $52,894 |
| T35 | Jim Furyk | USA | -2 | 286 | $52,894 |
| T35 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -2 | 286 | $52,894 |
| T39 | Adam Hadwin | CAN | -1 | 287 | $44,100 |
| T39 | Chad Campbell | USA | -1 | 287 | $44,100 |
| T39 | Jon Curran | USA | -1 | 287 | $44,100 |
| T39 | Martin Kaymer | GER | -1 | 287 | $44,100 |
| T43 | Bill Haas | USA | 0 | 288 | $33,670 |
| T43 | Bubba Watson | USA | 0 | 288 | $33,670 |
| T43 | James Hahn | USA | 0 | 288 | $33,670 |
| T43 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 0 | 288 | $33,670 |
| T43 | Søren Kjeldsen | DEN | 0 | 288 | $33,670 |
| T43 | William McGirt | USA | 0 | 288 | $33,670 |
| T49 | Bernd Wiesberger | AUT | 1 | 289 | $25,914 |
| T49 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | 1 | 289 | $25,914 |
| T49 | Jason Dufner | USA | 1 | 289 | $25,914 |
| T49 | Morgan Hoffmann | USA | 1 | 289 | $25,914 |
| T49 | Zac Blair | USA | 1 | 289 | $25,914 |
| T54 | Brian Harman | USA | 2 | 290 | $24,150 |
| T54 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | 2 | 290 | $24,150 |
| T54 | Zach Johnson | USA | 2 | 290 | $24,150 |
| T57 | Branden Grace | RSA | 3 | 291 | $23,100 |
| T57 | Brendan Steele | USA | 3 | 291 | $23,100 |
| T57 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | 3 | 291 | $23,100 |
| T57 | Harold Varner III | USA | 3 | 291 | $23,100 |
| T57 | Hudson Swafford | USA | 3 | 291 | $23,100 |
| T57 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 3 | 291 | $23,100 |
| T57 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | 3 | 291 | $23,100 |
| T64 | Ernie Els | RSA | 4 | 292 | $21,735 |
| T64 | Jamie Lovemark | USA | 4 | 292 | $21,735 |
| T64 | Johnson Wagner | USA | 4 | 292 | $21,735 |
| T64 | Kyle Reifers | USA | 4 | 292 | $21,735 |
| T64 | Marc Leishman | AUS | 4 | 292 | $21,735 |
| T64 | Sean O'Hair | USA | 4 | 292 | $21,735 |
| 70 | Camilo Villegas | COL | 5 | 293 | $21,000 |
| 71 | Steve Wheatcroft | USA | 6 | 294 | $20,790 |
| T72 | Shawn Stefani | USA | 7 | 295 | $20,475 |
| T72 | Willy Wilcox | USA | 7 | 295 | $20,475 |
| T74 | Kevin Streelman | USA | 8 | 296 | $20,055 |
| 76 | Patton Kizzire | USA | 12 | 300 | $19,740 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $7,418,250 between them, against $3,183,286 shared by the other 60 players paid.
The 75 cheques above come to $10,601,536 between them. We hold 141 players for the week in all, so 66 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other PLAYERS Championship years
31 editions, 1995 to 2026
The 2015 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Rickie Fowler. The 2017 ladder is the one after, won by Si Woo Kim. The PLAYERS Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2016 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2016 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2016 was the $1,800,000 paid at the Masters Tournament, won by Danny Willett.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2016 PLAYERS Championship?
Jason Day, on 15 May 2016. The win paid $1,890,000.
How much did the 2016 PLAYERS Championship pay out?
The 75 cheques on this page come to $10,601,536 between them, from $1,890,000 at the top down to $19,740.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2016 PLAYERS Championship?
$19,740, which Patton Kizzire collected for finishing 76.
How many players were paid at the 2016 PLAYERS Championship?
75. We hold 141 players for that week in all, so 66 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
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 by what they have won across their careers. 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.