Players at TPC Sawgrass are competing for a massive purse at the 2026 Players Championship. Several finishers stand to gain payouts exceeding seven figures.
Aberg’s Potential Earnings Boost
Ludvig Aberg is in a strong position to win his first Players Championship trophy. Victory would bring him the largest Players payout, a winner’s share of $4.5 million.
That is the biggest winner’s check in professional golf. In 2025, Aberg’s biggest winner’s prize came at the Genesis Invitational where he took home $4 million. Aberg’s career earnings on the PGA Tour are $22,793,388. Winning the Players Championship would increase his career earnings by nearly 20 percent.
Thorbjornsen’s Opportunity
Michael Thorbjornsen is in second place heading into Sunday, three shots behind Aberg. A win for Thorbjornsen would dramatically increase his career earnings.
Thorbjornsen has played in 51 PGA Tour events, while Aberg has played 61. Thorbjornsen has earned $4,281,178 over those tournaments. A Players Championship win would more than double his career Tour earnings and be his first PGA Tour win.
The Payout Breakdown
The total Players Championship purse is $25 million. Payouts for the top-five finishers at this year’s Players Championship all exceed $1 million.
- 1st: $4,500,000
- 2nd: $2,725,000
- 3rd: $1,725,000
- 4th: $1,225,000
Here is a more detailed payout breakdown:
- 5th: $1,025,000
- 6th: $906,250
- 7th: $843,750
- 8th: $781,250
- 9th: $731,250
- 10th: $681,250
- 11th: $631,250
- 12th: $581,250
- 13th: $531,250
- 14th: $481,250
- 15th: $456,250
- 16th: $431,250
- 17th: $406,250
- 18th: $381,250
- 19th: $356,250
- 20th: $331,250
- 21st: $306,250
- 22nd: $281,250
- 23rd: $261,250
- 24th: $241,250
- 25th: $221,250
- 26th: $201,250
- 27th: $193,750
- 28th: $186,250
- 29th: $178,750
- 30th: $171,250
- 31st: $163,750
- 32nd: $156,250
- 33rd: $148,750
- 34th: $142,500
- 35th: $136,250
- 36th: $130,000
- 37th: $123,750
- 38th: $118,750
- 39th: $113,750
- 40th: $108,750
- 41st: $103,750
- 42nd: $98,750
- 43rd: $93,750
- 44th: $88,750
- 45th: $83,750
- 46th: $78,750
- 47th: $73,750
- 48th: $69,750
- 49th: $66,250
- 50th: $64,250
- 51st: $62,750
- 52nd: $61,250
- 53rd: $60,250
- 54th: $59,250
- 55th: $58,750
- 56th: $58,250
- 57th: $57,750
- 58th: $57,250
- 59th: $56,750
- 60th: $56,250
- 61st: $55,750
- 62nd: $55,250
- 63rd: $54,750
- 64th: $54,250
- 65th: $53,750
The Players Championship purse equals $25 million. The winner’s share is $4.5 million.