2021 PLAYERS Championship prize money
Justin Thomas won the 2021 PLAYERS Championship on 14 March 2021 and took $2,700,000. Below is every one of the 71 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $30,450 Nate Lashley collected for finishing 71.
Every cheque at the 2021 PLAYERS Championship
14 March 2021
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Thomas | USA | -14 | 274 | $2,700,000$2.7m |
| 2 | Lee Westwood | ENG | -13 | 275 | $1,635,000$1.6m |
| T3 | Brian Harman | USA | -12 | 276 | $885,000 |
| T3 | Bryson DeChambeau | USA | -12 | 276 | $885,000 |
| T5 | Paul Casey | ENG | -11 | 277 | $579,375 |
| T5 | Talor Gooch | USA | -11 | 277 | $579,375 |
| 7 | Corey Conners | CAN | -10 | 278 | $506,250 |
| 8 | Shane Lowry | IRL | -9 | 279 | $468,750 |
| T9 | Charles Howell III | USA | -8 | 280 | $339,375 |
| T9 | Daniel Berger | USA | -8 | 280 | $339,375 |
| T9 | Jason Kokrak | USA | -8 | 280 | $339,375 |
| T9 | Jon Rahm | ESP | -8 | 280 | $339,375 |
| T9 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | -8 | 280 | $339,375 |
| T9 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -8 | 280 | $339,375 |
| T9 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | -8 | 280 | $339,375 |
| T9 | Victor Perez | FRA | -8 | 280 | $339,375 |
| T17 | Cameron Smith | AUS | -7 | 281 | $221,250 |
| T17 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -7 | 281 | $221,250 |
| T17 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -7 | 281 | $221,250 |
| T17 | Sungjae Im | KOR | -7 | 281 | $221,250 |
| 21 | Will Zalatoris | USA | -6 | 282 | $183,750 |
| T22 | Abraham Ancer | MEX | -5 | 283 | $135,964 |
| T22 | Adam Long | USA | -5 | 283 | $135,964 |
| T22 | Dylan Frittelli | RSA | -5 | 283 | $135,964 |
| T22 | J.T. Poston | USA | -5 | 283 | $135,964 |
| T22 | Patrick Reed | USA | -5 | 283 | $135,964 |
| T22 | Tom Hoge | USA | -5 | 283 | $135,964 |
| T22 | Tyler McCumber | USA | -5 | 283 | $135,964 |
| T29 | Adam Hadwin | CAN | -4 | 284 | $96,125 |
| T29 | Cameron Percy | AUS | -4 | 284 | $96,125 |
| T29 | Doug Ghim | USA | -4 | 284 | $96,125 |
| T29 | Harry Higgs | USA | -4 | 284 | $96,125 |
| T29 | Joaquin Niemann | CHI | -4 | 284 | $96,125 |
| T29 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -4 | 284 | $96,125 |
| T35 | Brendon Todd | USA | -3 | 285 | $73,125 |
| T35 | Jason Day | AUS | -3 | 285 | $73,125 |
| T35 | Lanto Griffin | USA | -3 | 285 | $73,125 |
| T35 | Patton Kizzire | USA | -3 | 285 | $73,125 |
| T35 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -3 | 285 | $73,125 |
| T35 | Ryan Moore | USA | -3 | 285 | $73,125 |
| T41 | Brendan Steele | USA | -2 | 286 | $53,250 |
| T41 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA | -2 | 286 | $53,250 |
| T41 | Collin Morikawa | USA | -2 | 286 | $53,250 |
| T41 | James Hahn | USA | -2 | 286 | $53,250 |
| T41 | Kyoung-Hoon Lee | KOR | -2 | 286 | $53,250 |
| T41 | Louis Oosthuizen | RSA | -2 | 286 | $53,250 |
| T41 | Zach Johnson | USA | -2 | 286 | $53,250 |
| T48 | Adam Scott | AUS | -1 | 287 | $38,036 |
| T48 | Chris Kirk | USA | -1 | 287 | $38,036 |
| T48 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -1 | 287 | $38,036 |
| T48 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -1 | 287 | $38,036 |
| T48 | Lucas Glover | USA | -1 | 287 | $38,036 |
| T48 | Michael Thompson | USA | -1 | 287 | $38,036 |
| T48 | Nick Taylor | CAN | -1 | 287 | $38,036 |
| T55 | Denny McCarthy | USA | 0 | 288 | $34,950 |
| T55 | Matt Jones | AUS | 0 | 288 | $34,950 |
| T55 | Ryan Armour | USA | 0 | 288 | $34,950 |
| T58 | Billy Horschel | USA | 1 | 289 | $34,050 |
| T58 | Brian Stuard | USA | 1 | 289 | $34,050 |
| T58 | Kramer Hickok | USA | 1 | 289 | $34,050 |
| T61 | Harold Varner III | USA | 2 | 290 | $33,000 |
| T61 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | 2 | 290 | $33,000 |
| T61 | Scott Brown | USA | 2 | 290 | $33,000 |
| T61 | Scott Harrington | USA | 2 | 290 | $33,000 |
| T65 | Aaron Wise | USA | 3 | 291 | $32,100 |
| T65 | Patrick Rodgers | USA | 3 | 291 | $32,100 |
| T67 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | 4 | 292 | $31,500 |
| T67 | Russell Knox | SCO | 4 | 292 | $31,500 |
| T69 | Martin Laird | SCO | 5 | 293 | $30,900 |
| T69 | Scott Piercy | USA | 5 | 293 | $30,900 |
| 71 | Nate Lashley | USA | 6 | 294 | $30,450 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $10,614,375 between them, against $4,572,825 shared by the other 56 players paid.
The 71 cheques above come to $15,187,200 between them. We hold 154 players for the week in all, so 83 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 2019 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Rory McIlroy. The 2022 ladder is the one after, won by Cameron Smith. The PLAYERS Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2021 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2021 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2021 was the $15,000,000 paid at the TOUR Championship, won by Patrick Cantlay.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2021 PLAYERS Championship?
Justin Thomas, on 14 March 2021. The win paid $2,700,000.
How much did the 2021 PLAYERS Championship pay out?
The 71 cheques on this page come to $15,187,200 between them, from $2,700,000 at the top down to $30,450.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2021 PLAYERS Championship?
$30,450, which Nate Lashley collected for finishing 71.
How many players were paid at the 2021 PLAYERS Championship?
71. We hold 154 players for that week in all, so 83 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.