How Much Did Cameron Young Win At The Players Championship?

Cameron Young poses with The Players Championship trophy.

Cameron Young produced a fine display on Sunday to secure the biggest win of his career at TPC Sawgrass, with a birdie-par finish good enough to claim a one shot victory over Matt Fitzpatrick.

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Arguably the most prestigious non-Major in men's golf, The Players Championship offers up a $25 million payout to those who made the cut from the starting list of just over 120, with a mammoth $4.5 million heading to the winner, Young.

Not only did the 28-year-old claim the PGA Tour's Flagship Event, but his performance meant he pocketed 750 FedEx Cup points, as well plenty of Official World Golf Ranking points.

Although he missed out on becoming the first Englishman to win The Players Championship, Fitzpatrick will take solace in a $2,725,000 payday, while it's his best result on the PGA Tour since his runner-up finish at the BMW Championship in 2023.

A final hole bogey cost Fitzpatrick, who missed out on a playoff by a single shotC (Image credit: Getty Images)

Rounding out the podium spots was Xander Schauffele, who pocketed $1,725,000 for his efforts. Behind the two-time Major winner was Robert MacIntyre, whose solo fourth finished netted him $1,225,000.

One of the feel good stories of the week came in the form of Sudarshan Yellamaraju, who carded rounds of 66 and 68 over the weekend to finish T5th. That result meant a $925,000 payday, which is more than the whole of his career earnings.

A number of names produced fine results at TPC Sawgrass and you can check out the full prize purse breakdown below.

The Players Championship Prize Money Breakdown 2026

Position	Player	Prize Money
1st	Cameron Young	$4,500,000
2nd	Matt Fitzpatrick	$2,725,000
3rd	Xander Schauffele	$1,725,000
4th	Robert MacIntyre	$1,225,000
T5th	Sudarshan Yellamaraju	$925,000
T5th	Jacob Bridgeman	$925,000
T5th	Ludvig Aberg	$925,000
T8th	Tommy Fleetwood	$731,250
T8th	Sepp Straka	$731,250
T8th	Justin Thomas	$731,250
T11th	Patrick Rodgers	$581,250
T11th	Brian Harman	$581,250
T13th	Sam Burns	$409,027
T13th	Akshay Bhatia	$409,027
T13th	Brooks Koepka	$409,027
T13th	Ryo Hisatsune	$409,027
T13th	Justin Rose	$409,027
T13th	Russell Henley	$409,027
T13th	Austin Smotherman	$409,027
T13th	Corey Conners	$409,027
T13th	Viktor Hovland	$409,027
T22nd	Scottie Scheffler	$271,250
T22nd	Michael Thorbjornsen	$271,250
T24th	JJ Spaun	$221,250
T24th	Alex Smalley	$221,250
T24th	William Mouw	$221,250
T27th	Hideki Matsuyama	$178,750
T27th	Nicolai Hojgaard	$178,750
T27th	Chris Kirk	$178,750
T27th	Ryan Gerard	$178,750
T27th	Chad Ramey	$178,750
T32nd	Eric Cole	$128,250
T32nd	Jordan Spieth	$128,250
T32nd	Patrick Cantlay	$128,250
T32nd	Bud Cauley	$128,250
T32nd	Andrew Putnam	$128,250
T32nd	Alex Noren	$128,250
T32nd	Max Homa	$128,250
T32nd	Min Woo Lee	$128,250
T32nd	Maverick McNealy	$128,250
T32nd	Sahith Theegala	$128,250
T42nd	Rickie Fowler	$91,250
T42nd	Nick Taylor	$91,250
T42nd	Wyndham Clark	$91,250
T42nd	Joe Highsmith	$91,250
T46th	Rory McIlroy	$72,125
T46th	Taylor Pendrith	$72,125
T46th	Matti Schmid	$72,125
T46th	Keith Mitchell	$72,125
T50th	JT Poston	$61,083
T50th	Zach Bauchou	$61,083
T50th	Taylor Moore	$61,083
T50th	Max McGreevy	$61,083
T50th	Si Woo Kim	$61,083
T50th	Keegan Bradley	$61,083
T56th	Adam Scott	$58,000
T56th	Chris Gotterup	$58,000
58th	Sam Stevens	$57,250
T59th	Kevin Roy	$56,250
T59th	Lee Hodges	$56,250
T59th	Jason Day	$56,250
T62nd	Danny Walker	$54,500
T62nd	Steven Fisk	$54,500
T62nd	Rico Hoey	$54,500
T62nd	Stephan Jaeger	$54,500
T66th	Kristoffer Reitan	$52,750
T66th	Daniel Berger	$52,750
T66th	Nico Echavarria	$52,750
69th	Michael Brennan	$51,750
T70th	Ricky Castillo	$50,750
T70th	Seamus Power	$50,750
T70th	Tony Finau	$50,750
73rd	Takumi Kanaya	$49,750

THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZE MONEY THROUGH THE YEARS

Year	Total Purse	Winner's Check
1974	$250,000	$50,000
1982	$500,000	$90,000
1987	$1 million	$180,000
1993	$2.5 million	$450,000
2000	$6 million	$1.08 million
2007	$9 million	$1.62 million
2014	$10 million	$1.8 million
2018	$11 million	$1.89 million
2019	$12.5 million	$2.25 million
2021	$15 million	$2.7 million
2022	$20 million	$3.6 million
2024	$25 million	$4.5 million