PONTE VEDRA BAY, Fla. – The Players Championship is the PGA Tour’s main pride and joy. It has the highest field of golf from top to bottom.
They wouldn’t run if they didn’t have big bucks.
The Tour has done everything possible to ensure that the Players purse is as high as professional golf.
The total purse for this year’s Players is $25 million. This is the highest amount on the PGA Tour, and the largest of any of the four major championships. The winner will receive a $4.5 million check. The total purse is equal to LIV Golf League events, but the winner of LIV individual tournaments earns $4,000,000.
The first-place checks and purses for the Players’ early years are small by comparison. It was considered too expensive to pass up by the best players back then. This is still true, except for LIV Golf players.
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By: Garry Smits
Title: Look at how the Players Championship purses have astronomically climbed through the years
Sourced From: golfweek.usatoday.com/lists/pga-tour-the-players-championship-purses-tpc-sawgrass/
Published Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2023 15:00:01 +0000
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