2026 PLAYERS Championship prize money
Cameron Young won the 2026 PLAYERS Championship on 15 March 2026 and took $4,500,000. Below is every one of the 73 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $49,750 Takumi Kanaya collected for finishing 73.
Every cheque at the 2026 PLAYERS Championship
15 March 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Young | USA | -13 | 275 | $4,500,000$4.5m |
| 2 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | -12 | 276 | $2,725,000$2.7m |
| 3 | Xander Schauffele | USA | -11 | 277 | $1,725,000$1.7m |
| 4 | Robert MacIntyre | SCO | -10 | 278 | $1,225,000 |
| T5 | Jacob Bridgeman | USA | -9 | 279 | $925,000 |
| T5 | Ludvig Aberg | SWE | -9 | 279 | $925,000 |
| T5 | Sudarshan Yellamaraju | CAN | -9 | 279 | $925,000 |
| T8 | Justin Thomas | USA | -8 | 280 | $731,250 |
| T8 | Sepp Straka | AUT | -8 | 280 | $731,250 |
| T8 | Tommy Fleetwood | ENG | -8 | 280 | $731,250 |
| T11 | Brian Harman | USA | -7 | 281 | $606,250 |
| T11 | Patrick Rodgers | USA | -7 | 281 | $606,250 |
| T13 | Akshay Bhatia | USA | -6 | 282 | $409,028 |
| T13 | Austin Smotherman | USA | -6 | 282 | $409,028 |
| T13 | Brooks Koepka | USA | -6 | 282 | $409,028 |
| T13 | Corey Conners | CAN | -6 | 282 | $409,028 |
| T13 | Justin Rose | ENG | -6 | 282 | $409,028 |
| T13 | Russell Henley | USA | -6 | 282 | $409,028 |
| T13 | Ryo Hisatsune | JPN | -6 | 282 | $409,028 |
| T13 | Sam Burns | USA | -6 | 282 | $409,028 |
| T13 | Viktor Hovland | NOR | -6 | 282 | $409,028 |
| T22 | Michael Thorbjornsen | USA | -5 | 283 | $271,250 |
| T22 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -5 | 283 | $271,250 |
| T24 | Alex Smalley | USA | -4 | 284 | $221,250 |
| T24 | J.J. Spaun | USA | -4 | 284 | $221,250 |
| T24 | William Mouw | USA | -4 | 284 | $221,250 |
| T27 | Chad Ramey | USA | -3 | 285 | $178,750 |
| T27 | Chris Kirk | USA | -3 | 285 | $178,750 |
| T27 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | -3 | 285 | $178,750 |
| T27 | Nicolai Hojgaard | DEN | -3 | 285 | $178,750 |
| T27 | Ryan Gerard | USA | -3 | 285 | $178,750 |
| T32 | Alex Noren | SWE | -2 | 286 | $128,250 |
| T32 | Andrew Putnam | USA | -2 | 286 | $128,250 |
| T32 | Bud Cauley | USA | -2 | 286 | $128,250 |
| T32 | Eric Cole | USA | -2 | 286 | $128,250 |
| T32 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -2 | 286 | $128,250 |
| T32 | Maverick McNealy | USA | -2 | 286 | $128,250 |
| T32 | Max Homa | USA | -2 | 286 | $128,250 |
| T32 | Min Woo Lee | AUS | -2 | 286 | $128,250 |
| T32 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | -2 | 286 | $128,250 |
| T32 | Sahith Theegala | USA | -2 | 286 | $128,250 |
| T42 | Joe Highsmith | USA | -1 | 287 | $91,250 |
| T42 | Nick Taylor | CAN | -1 | 287 | $91,250 |
| T42 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -1 | 287 | $91,250 |
| T42 | Wyndham Clark | USA | -1 | 287 | $91,250 |
| T46 | Keith Mitchell | USA | 0 | 288 | $72,125 |
| T46 | Matthias Schmid | GER | 0 | 288 | $72,125 |
| T46 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | 0 | 288 | $72,125 |
| T46 | Taylor Pendrith | CAN | 0 | 288 | $72,125 |
| T50 | J.T. Poston | USA | 1 | 289 | $61,083 |
| T50 | Keegan Bradley | USA | 1 | 289 | $61,083 |
| T50 | Max McGreevy | USA | 1 | 289 | $61,083 |
| T50 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | 1 | 289 | $61,083 |
| T50 | Taylor Moore | USA | 1 | 289 | $61,083 |
| T50 | Zach Bauchou | USA | 1 | 289 | $61,083 |
| T56 | Adam Scott | AUS | 2 | 290 | $58,000 |
| T56 | Chris Gotterup | USA | 2 | 290 | $58,000 |
| 58 | Sam Stevens | USA | 3 | 291 | $57,250 |
| T59 | Jason Day | AUS | 4 | 292 | $56,250 |
| T59 | Kevin Roy | USA | 4 | 292 | $56,250 |
| T59 | Lee Hodges | USA | 4 | 292 | $56,250 |
| T62 | Danny Walker | USA | 5 | 293 | $54,500 |
| T62 | Rico Hoey | USA | 5 | 293 | $54,500 |
| T62 | Stephan Jaeger | GER | 5 | 293 | $54,500 |
| T62 | Steven Fisk | USA | 5 | 293 | $54,500 |
| T66 | Daniel Berger | USA | 6 | 294 | $52,750 |
| T66 | Kristoffer Reitan | NOR | 6 | 294 | $52,750 |
| T66 | Nicolas Echavarria | COL | 6 | 294 | $52,750 |
| 69 | Michael Brennan | AUS | 7 | 295 | $51,750 |
| T70 | Ricky Castillo | USA | 8 | 296 | $50,750 |
| T70 | Seamus Power | IRL | 8 | 296 | $50,750 |
| T70 | Tony Finau | USA | 8 | 296 | $50,750 |
| 73 | Takumi Kanaya | JPN | 10 | 298 | $49,750 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $17,583,334 between them, against $7,828,666 shared by the other 58 players paid.
The 73 cheques above come to $25,412,000 between them. We hold 123 players for the week in all, so 50 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 2025 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Rory McIlroy. The PLAYERS Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2026 golf year
31 other tournaments we hold a 2026 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2026 was the $4,500,000 paid at the Masters Tournament, won by Rory McIlroy.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2026 PLAYERS Championship?
Cameron Young, on 15 March 2026. The win paid $4,500,000.
How much did the 2026 PLAYERS Championship pay out?
The 73 cheques on this page come to $25,412,000 between them, from $4,500,000 at the top down to $49,750.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2026 PLAYERS Championship?
$49,750, which Takumi Kanaya collected for finishing 73.
How many players were paid at the 2026 PLAYERS Championship?
73. We hold 123 players for that week in all, so 50 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.