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GOLF · ALL-TIME EARNERS · 1995-2026

THE PLAYERS Championship all-time earners

Scottie Scheffler has taken $9,557,700 out of the PLAYERS Championship in six starts, winning it twice. That is the most of the 383 golfers we hold a cheque for here, across 31 editions from 1995 to 2026, ahead of Rory McIlroy on $8,291,560.

TOP EARNER Scottie Scheffler
THEIR TOTAL $9.6m
GOLFERS PAID 383
EDITIONS 31 1995-2026

The PLAYERS Championship money list

The top 100 of the 383 golfers paid here, every edition added together

1,611 cheques held
The golfers paid most at the PLAYERS Championship across every edition we hold, with their starts, paid finishes, wins, best finish and total prize money.
# PLAYER STARTS PAID WINS BEST PRIZE MONEY
1 Scottie Scheffler 6 5 2 1 $9,557,700$9.6m
2 Rory McIlroy 16 10 2 1 $8,291,560$8.3m
3 Sergio Garcia 22 20 1 1 $5,948,528$5.9m
4 Xander Schauffele 8 5 - T2 $4,763,253$4.8m
5 Tiger Woods 19 17 2 1 $4,724,367$4.7m
6 Cameron Young 5 4 1 1 $4,673,417$4.7m
7 Justin Thomas 11 10 1 1 $4,613,309$4.6m
8 Brian Harman 14 10 - T2 $4,192,432$4.2m
9 Matthew Fitzpatrick 10 5 - 2 $4,162,355$4.2m
10 Jim Furyk 23 18 - 2 $4,081,765$4.1m
11 Cameron Smith 5 3 1 1 $3,848,500$3.8m
12 Adam Scott 24 19 1 1 $3,723,957$3.7m
13 Jason Day 14 10 1 1 $3,598,930$3.6m
14 Si Woo Kim 10 9 1 1 $3,588,384$3.6m
15 Henrik Stenson 16 10 1 1 $3,305,909$3.3m
16 Tom Hoge 8 7 - T3 $3,192,540$3.2m
17 Matt Kuchar 20 12 1 1 $3,179,582$3.2m
18 Rickie Fowler 15 9 1 1 $3,140,886$3.1m
19 Tyrrell Hatton 6 3 - 2 $3,088,972$3.1m
20 Hideki Matsuyama 11 8 - 5 $3,086,370$3.1m
21 Lee Westwood 16 11 - 2 $3,028,244$3.0m
22 J.J. Spaun 7 3 - 2 $2,999,750$3.0m
23 Phil Mickelson 25 17 1 1 $2,973,613$3.0m
24 Ian Poulter 18 14 - T2 $2,736,613$2.7m
25 Webb Simpson 14 6 1 1 $2,522,350$2.5m
26 Paul Casey 14 6 - 3 $2,492,213$2.5m
27 Viktor Hovland 6 4 - T3 $2,464,028$2.5m
28 Tommy Fleetwood 9 8 - T5 $2,462,317$2.5m
29 Lucas Glover 18 7 - T3 $2,454,864$2.5m
30 Corey Conners 7 6 - T6 $2,436,611$2.4m
31 Justin Rose 21 12 - T4 $2,354,856$2.4m
32 K.J. Choi 16 11 1 1 $2,320,034$2.3m
33 Davis Love III 20 13 1 1 $2,273,526$2.3m
34 Martin Kaymer 11 10 1 1 $2,259,092$2.3m
35 Anirban Lahiri 6 2 - 2 $2,203,750$2.2m
36 Wyndham Clark 7 3 - T2 $2,150,576$2.2m
37 Fred Funk 16 13 1 1 $2,136,989$2.1m
38 Sepp Straka 6 5 - T8 $2,134,500$2.1m
39 David Toms 19 11 - 2 $2,071,963$2.1m
40 Kevin Kisner 8 5 - 2 $2,057,375$2.1m
41 Tom Lehman 14 12 - T2 $2,039,458$2.0m
42 Robert MacIntyre 4 2 - 4 $1,956,250$2.0m
43 Vijay Singh 23 15 - 2 $1,899,105$1.9m
44 Keegan Bradley 15 10 - 5 $1,883,612$1.9m
45 Robert Allenby 18 13 - 2 $1,847,487$1.8m
46 Zach Johnson 17 14 - T2 $1,807,814$1.8m
47 Luke Donald 15 9 - T2 $1,805,029$1.8m
48 Paul Goydos 12 7 - 2 $1,742,708$1.7m
49 Akshay Bhatia 3 2 - T3 $1,734,028$1.7m
50 Ludvig Aberg 3 2 - T5 $1,706,250$1.7m
51 Padraig Harrington 15 9 - 2 $1,632,976$1.6m
52 Shane Lowry 11 7 - 8 $1,631,905$1.6m
53 Dustin Johnson 13 11 - T5 $1,578,313$1.6m
54 Retief Goosen 17 9 - 2 $1,538,306$1.5m
55 Jimmy Walker 12 8 - T2 $1,502,118$1.5m
56 Francesco Molinari 13 8 - T6 $1,480,063$1.5m
57 David Lingmerth 6 3 - T2 $1,466,310$1.5m
58 Russell Henley 13 7 - T13 $1,441,996$1.4m
59 Fred Couples 14 10 1 1 $1,377,490$1.4m
60 Ben Crane 12 8 - T4 $1,353,118$1.4m
61 Daniel Berger 9 8 - T9 $1,314,642
62 Kevin Na 14 7 - T3 $1,304,843
63 Kevin Chappell 8 5 - 2 $1,292,353
64 Louis Oosthuizen 11 7 - T2 $1,273,039
65 Jerry Kelly 24 13 - 4 $1,263,202
66 Ernie Els 22 16 - T6 $1,262,570
67 Max Homa 6 4 - T6 $1,245,579
68 Collin Morikawa 6 4 - T10 $1,227,480
69 Sungjae Im 7 5 - T6 $1,211,370
70 Jhonattan Vegas 12 7 - T3 $1,205,533
71 Adam Hadwin 10 6 - T9 $1,202,657
72 Patrick Cantlay 9 6 - T12 $1,195,852
73 Doug Ghim 5 3 - T6 $1,177,375
74 Chris Kirk 15 11 - T12 $1,171,355
75 Min Woo Lee 4 4 - T6 $1,162,607
76 Justin Leonard 21 15 1 1 $1,139,835
77 Martin Laird 14 7 - T2 $1,123,890
78 Harold Varner III 6 5 - T6 $1,113,138
79 Denny McCarthy 7 6 - T13 $1,110,503
80 Bryson DeChambeau 3 3 - T3 $1,091,850
81 Russell Knox 9 6 - T6 $1,082,195
82 Kevin Streelman 15 6 - T2 $1,080,468
83 Joel Dahmen 7 5 - T11 $1,072,986
84 Bernhard Langer 16 11 - 2 $1,064,097
85 José María Olazábal 11 8 - T3 $1,031,801
86 Jay Haas 11 6 - T2 $1,030,880
87 Bo Van Pelt 11 6 - T4 $1,010,093
88 Bud Cauley 6 3 - T6 $1,003,389
89 Steve Stricker 22 12 - T6 $996,542
90 Stewart Cink 23 11 - T3 $993,194
91 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 5 3 - T13 $990,750
92 Alex Noren 8 5 - 10 $989,153
93 Jacob Bridgeman 2 2 - T5 $988,500
94 Jordan Spieth 12 6 - T4 $978,736
95 Charl Schwartzel 11 6 - T2 $977,526
96 Maverick McNealy 6 4 - T9 $947,450
97 Sam Ryder 6 4 - T14 $944,636
98 Sahith Theegala 5 4 - T9 $944,500
99 Sudarshan Yellamaraju 1 1 - T5 $925,000
100 J.B. Holmes 13 7 - T6 $903,487

Starts are the editions we hold a result for the golfer at, paid or not. Best is the best finish in those editions, and a T is a tie.

The top twenty

Prize money at the PLAYERS Championship, 1995 to 2026

Scottie Scheffler $9.6m Rory McIlroy $8.3m Sergio Garcia $5.9m Xander Schauffele $4.8m Tiger Woods $4.7m Cameron Young $4.7m Justin Thomas $4.6m Brian Harman $4.2m Matthew Fitzpatrick $4.2m Jim Furyk $4.1m Cameron Smith $3.8m Adam Scott $3.7m Jason Day $3.6m Si Woo Kim $3.6m Henrik Stenson $3.3m Tom Hoge $3.2m Matt Kuchar $3.2m Rickie Fowler $3.1m Tyrrell Hatton $3.1m Hideki Matsuyama $3.1m

The top ten took $55,008,686, 19% of the $288,757,252 we hold across 1,611 cheques here. The best paid golfer never to have won it is Xander Schauffele, 4th on the list.

Paid most per start

Golfers with five or more starts here, total over starts

The golfers with the most prize money per start at the PLAYERS Championship, among those with five or more starts.
PLAYER STARTS TOTAL PER START
Scottie Scheffler 6 $9,557,700$9.6m $1,592,950$1.6m
Cameron Young 5 $4,673,417$4.7m $934,683
Cameron Smith 5 $3,848,500$3.8m $769,700
Xander Schauffele 8 $4,763,253$4.8m $595,407
Rory McIlroy 16 $8,291,560$8.3m $518,223
Tyrrell Hatton 6 $3,088,972$3.1m $514,829
J.J. Spaun 7 $2,999,750$3.0m $428,536
Justin Thomas 11 $4,613,309$4.6m $419,392
Matthew Fitzpatrick 10 $4,162,355$4.2m $416,236
Viktor Hovland 6 $2,464,028$2.5m $410,671

Phil Mickelson has the most starts here, 25, and was paid at seventeen of them for $2,973,613.

Frequently asked questions

Who has won the most prize money at the PLAYERS Championship?

Scottie Scheffler, with $9,557,700 from five paid finishes in six starts. Best finish a win, most recently paid here in 2026.

Who has won the most at the PLAYERS Championship without winning it?

Xander Schauffele, 4th on the list with $4,763,253. Best finish T2 in 2024.

Who has won the PLAYERS Championship the most times?

Scottie Scheffler, twice in the editions we hold. Across all six starts here that is $9,557,700, 1st on the money list.

How many golfers have been paid at the PLAYERS Championship?

383 across the 31 editions we hold, 1,611 cheques between them. The top ten took 19% of the money.

Where to next

The same list at the tournaments either side of this one

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