2026 Players Championship purse, prize money: Payout for golfers, winner's share from $25 million pool
By Robby Kalland
Published on March 13, 2026.
The 2026 Players Championship, the PGA Tour's flagship event, is set to take place at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The Players Championship's purse is $25 million, the richest of any event outside of the year-end Tour Championship, and the winner will receive $4.5 million. The event offers a unique opportunity for golfers to earn significant sums, with a top-five finish earning over $1 million, a top 10 finish over $680,000, and a top 20 win over $330,000. All players who make it into the top 65 and ties will also earn over $50,000 from the event.
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