Players Championship purse bumped to $20 million, keeping Tour’s marquee event the richest in golf


The Players Championship purse has now doubled in a mere six years.

The PGA Tour will raise The Players purse to $20 million beginning next year, with the winner earning $3.6 million. Golf Channel first reported the increase after obtaining an internal memo sent to players and a Tour official confirmed the contents of the memo to the Florida Times-Union late Monday.

The purse was $10 million as recently as 2015, was bumped to $10.5 million for 2016 and 2017, to $11 million in 2018 and to $12.5 million in 2019, to push back ahead of the U.S. Open as the richest purse in golf after the USGA, flush with cash from a TV deal with FOX, jumped ahead of the Players.

The Tour then raised it again to $15 million last year, with winner Justin Thomas earning $2.7 million.

The $3.6 million next year’s winner will get was more than the total purse in 1997.

“The Tour is certainly committed to maintaining its position as the premier global tour in men’s professional golf,” said Players executive director Jared Rice. “This increase further elevates the Players as the best championship in men’s professional golf and furthers our efforts to deliver the flagship event of the PGA Tour in Northeast Florida, with the strongest field, the purest test of golf and a record-setting purse.”

The memo also said the Tour is incentivizing international players to compete in at least 15 tournaments, required to retain membership and qualify as voting members. The Tour’s program, “Play 15 Bonus,” will offer $50,000 to players who compete in at least 15 Tour events.

The memo further said the program is still under review.

Starts on the Korn Ferry Tour, PGA Tour Champions and sanctioned exhibitions don’t count toward the 15 starts, but the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup and Olympics will count.



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