A Staggering Perspective of How the Players Championship Prize Money Weighs When Compared to Other Events

Published 10/12/2021, 2:30 PM EDT

Players Championship is one of the most prestigious events on the PGA Tour. And even though it is a regular tour event, still a majority of people consider it equivalent to a major championship. Meanwhile, TPC Sawgrass is the host of this flagship event. Moreover, this tournament is played each year in March, and every player has a dream of winning it.

Furthermore, recently PGA Tour has made a huge announcement about this event. And this decision is going to benefit all the golfers participating in this flagship event. So let us see what exactly is that announcement.

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PGA Tour increases the purse of the Players Championship

The PGA Tour has informed players that the purse for next year’s Players Championship is increased to $20 million. Hence, it is the most money in a single-stroke-play tournament. Moreover, this increase in the purse of the Players Championship has left the four major championships way behind.

2022 @THEPLAYERSChamp prize fund:
$20,000,000
Projected total prize fund on Japan's Tour in 2021:
~$24,500,000
— Nosferatu (@VC606) October 12, 2021

Furthermore, the projected prize fund for the entire Japan Tour is approximately $24.5 million. Hence, only a single event on the PGA Tour is almost equivalent to the whole Japanese Tour.

Meanwhile, previously, the winner of the Players Championship usually got around $2.7 million. However, from the 2022 Player Championship, the winner will reportedly earn $3.6 million.

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Furthermore, the only higher payout on the PGA Tour than this is the FedExCup playoffs. This year-end championship has around $60 million in the purse, out of which they distribute $46 million to the top 30 players who compete in the finale at East Lake, while the winner receives a whopping $15 million.

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Moreover, according to a few reports, players will also receive $50,000 for playing at least 15 events in this season. Additionally, the PGA Tour is also awarding a $40 million bonus for ten players who increase the publicity and engagement of the sport.

Meanwhile, everyone believes the PGA Tour is taking these measures to combat the threat of the rival league. The Tour wants to give the star players all the money, so they don’t think of competing in the rival league.

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Amey Kulkarni is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor’s degree in mass media from HR College, Mumbai. Before joining EssentiallySports he used to write articles on Golf and Cricket on his personal blog cricgolf.

A Staggering Perspective of How the Players Championship Prize Money Weighs When Compared to Other Events

PGA Tour increases the purse of the Players Championship

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