As the unofficial fifth major, the Players Championship 2024 awaits us this week as a major highlight in the PGA Tour’s tournament calendar. The absolute elite of the golf world will meet at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, to compete for a unique total prize fund of 25 million US dollars.
Players Championship 2024: players can expect this prize money
The PGA Tour increased the prize money for the Players Championship to 25 million US dollars last year. Just three years ago, it was USD 15 million, was raised to USD 20 million and has stood at USD 25 million since last year. This amount puts the tournament on a par with all LIV Golf events, which are also endowed with 25 million US dollars each, and overtakes the prize money of the four major tournaments, which usually have a total prize money of 20 million US dollars.
The PGA Tour recently published an overview of the distribution of the prize money that will flow this year. The winner will receive 4.5 million US dollars. The rest of the money will be distributed among the 65 best and tied players who make the cut after two rounds. While the sole runner-up can expect over ten percent of the total prize money with 2.725 million US dollars, the other three players in the top five can also look forward to seven-figure sums – provided there are no ties with the fifth-placed player.
Beyond the prize money
In addition to the large sums of money, other lucrative prizes await the winner. He will receive 750 FedEx Cup points as well as a five-year exemption for the tournament and the guarantee of a PGA Tour card for the same period. In addition, he secures a starting place at The Sentry, where all Tour winners from the previous year meet at the beginning of the year, as well as the right to compete in all four majors over the next three years. The winner will also receive 80 official world ranking points, just 20 less than the players who win this year’s Majors.
Prizemoney Payout Players Championship 2024
| Pos. | Player | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | 4,500,000.00 |
| T2 | Brian Harman | 1,891,666.67 |
| T2 | Xander Schauffele | 1,891,666.67 |
| T2 | Wyndham Clark | 1,891,666.66 |
| 5 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 1,025,000.00 |
| T6 | Si Woo Kim | 875,000.00 |
| T6 | Hideki Matsuyama | 875,000.00 |
| 8 | Ludvig Åberg | 781,250.00 |
| T9 | Maverick McNealy | 706,250.00 |
| T9 | Sahith Theegala | 706,250.00 |
| T11 | Joel Dahmen | 606,250.00 |
| T11 | Taylor Montgomery | 606,250.00 |
| T13 | Corey Conners | 489,583.34 |
| T13 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 489,583.33 |
| T13 | Nate Lashley | 489,583.33 |
| T16 | Doug Ghim | 406,250.00 |
| T16 | Sam Ryder | 406,250.00 |
| T16 | Sepp Straka | 406,250.00 |
| T19 | Harris English | 285,535.72 |
| T19 | Shane Lowry | 285,535.72 |
| T19 | Dylan Wu | 285,535.72 |
| T19 | Kurt Kitayama | 285,535.71 |
| T19 | Rory McIlroy | 285,535.71 |
| T19 | Alex Noren | 285,535.71 |
| T19 | Adam Schenk | 285,535.71 |
| T26 | Mackenzie Hughes | 186,250.00 |
| T26 | Chris Kirk | 186,250.00 |
| T26 | Matt NeSmith | 186,250.00 |
| T26 | Matti Schmid | 186,250.00 |
| T26 | Nick Taylor | 186,250.00 |
| T31 | Mark Hubbard | 152,812.50 |
| T31 | Sungjae Im | 152,812.50 |
| T31 | Ben Martin | 152,812.50 |
| T31 | Taylor Moore | 152,812.50 |
| T35 | Lee Hodges | 119,285.72 |
| T35 | Denny McCarthy | 119,285.72 |
| T35 | Jimmy Stanger | 119,285.72 |
| T35 | Jason Day | 119,285.71 |
| T35 | Tommy Fleetwood | 119,285.71 |
| T35 | Brice Garnett | 119,285.71 |
| T35 | Aaron Rai | 119,285.71 |
| T42 | David Lipsky | 93,750.00 |
| T42 | Grayson Murray | 93,750.00 |
| T42 | C.T. Pan | 93,750.00 |
| T45 | Sam Burns | 70,062.50 |
| T45 | Austin Eckroat | 70,062.50 |
| T45 | Tony Finau | 70,062.50 |
| T45 | Jake Knapp | 70,062.50 |
| T45 | Ryan Moore | 70,062.50 |
| T45 | Collin Morikawa | 70,062.50 |
| T45 | J.T. Poston | 70,062.50 |
| T45 | Adam Scott | 70,062.50 |
| 53 | Andrew Putnam | 60,250.00 |
| T54 | Zac Blair | 57,500.00 |
| T54 | Emiliano Grillo | 57,500.00 |
| T54 | Tom Hoge | 57,500.00 |
| T54 | Martin Laird | 57,500.00 |
| T54 | Min Woo Lee | 57,500.00 |
| T54 | Francesco Molinari | 57,500.00 |
| T54 | Sami Valimaki | 57,500.00 |
| T54 | Cameron Young | 57,500.00 |
| T62 | Thomas Detry | 55,000.00 |
| T62 | Viktor Hovland | 55,000.00 |
| T64 | Tyler Duncan | 53,500.00 |
| T64 | Max Homa | 53,500.00 |
| T64 | Seamus Power | 53,500.00 |
| T64 | J.J. Spaun | 53,500.00 |
| T68 | Patrick Cantlay | 51,500.00 |
| T68 | Rickie Fowler | 51,500.00 |
| T68 | Chan Kim | 51,500.00 |
| T68 | Peter Malnati | 51,500.00 |
| 72 | Gary Woodland | 50,250.00 |
| 73 | Keith Mitchell | 49,750.00 |
| Pos. | Pct. | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18% | $4,500,000.00 |
| 2 | 10.90% | $2,725,000.00 |
| 3 | 6.90% | $1,725,000.00 |
| 4 | 4.90% | $1,225,000.00 |
| 5 | 4.10% | $1,025,000.00 |
| 6 | 3.63% | $906,250.00 |
| 7 | 3.38% | $843,750.00 |
| 8 | 3.13% | $781,250.00 |
| 9 | 2.93% | $731,250.00 |
| 10 | 2.73% | $681,250.00 |
| 11 | 2.53% | $631,250.00 |
| 12 | 2.33% | $581,250.00 |
| 13 | 2.13% | $531,250.00 |
| 14 | 1.93% | $481,250.00 |
| 15 | 1.83% | $456,250.00 |
| 15 | 1.83% | $456,250.00 |
| 16 | 1.73% | $431,250.00 |
| 17 | 1.63% | $406,250.00 |
| 18 | 1.53% | $381,250.00 |
| 19 | 1.43% | $356,250.00 |
| 20 | 1.33% | $331,250.00 |
| 21 | 1.23% | $306,250.00 |
| 22 | 1.13% | $281,250.00 |
| 23 | 1.05% | $261,250.00 |
| 24 | 0.97% | $241,250.00 |
| 25 | 0.89% | $221,250.00 |
| 26 | 0.81% | $201,250.00 |
| 27 | 0.78% | $193,750.00 |
| 28 | 0.75% | $186,250.00 |
| 29 | 0.72% | $178,750.00 |
| 30 | 0.69% | $171,250.00 |
| 31 | 0.66% | $163,750.00 |
| 32 | 0.63% | $156,250.00 |
| 33 | 0.60% | $148,750.00 |
| 34 | 0.57% | $142,500.00 |
| 35 | 0.55% | $136,250.00 |
| 36 | 0.52% | $130,000.00 |
| 37 | 0.50% | $123,750.00 |
| 38 | 0.48% | $118,750.00 |
| 39 | 0.46% | $113,750.00 |
| 40 | 0.44% | $108,750.00 |
| 41 | 0.42% | $103,750.00 |
| 42 | 0.40% | $98,750.00 |
| 43 | 0.38% | $93,750.00 |
| 44 | 0.36% | $88,750.00 |
| 45 | 0.34% | $83,750.00 |
| 46 | 0.32% | $78,750.00 |
| 47 | 0.30% | $73,750.00 |
| 48 | 0.28% | $69,750.00 |
| 49 | 0.27% | $66,250.00 |
| 50 | 0.26% | $64,250.00 |
| 51 | 0.25% | $62,750.00 |
| 52 | 0.25% | $61,250.00 |
| 53 | 0.24% | $60,250.00 |
| 54 | 0.24% | $59,250.00 |
| 55 | 0.24% | $58,750.00 |
| 56 | 0.23% | $58,250.00 |
| 57 | 0.23% | $57,750.00 |
| 58 | 0.23% | $57,250.00 |
| 59 | 0.23% | $56,750.00 |
| 60 | 0.23% | $56,250.00 |
| 61 | 0.22% | $55,750.00 |
| 62 | 0.22% | $55,250.00 |
| 63 | 0.22% | $54,750.00 |
| 64 | 0.22% | $54,250.00 |
| 65 | 0.22% | $53,750.00 |