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Scottie Scheffler successfully defended the Players Championship title on Sunday, Mar. 17, and bagged $4 million to become the highest earner in the tournament's history.
Scheffler carded 8-under 64 in the final round of the Players and aggregated at 20-under after four days, beating Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark and Brian Harman by one stroke. With the win, his total earnings at the TPC Sawgrass are now $9,046,200, surpassing Sergio Garcia as the highest earner of the event.
In this article, we will look at the top ten highest earners at the Players Championship
Top ten earners in Players Championship history
1) Scottie Scheffler
Scheffler made his debut at the Players Championship in 2020, when the event was canceled due to COVID-19. However, in his next four starts, he missed the cut in 2021, finished T55 the next year and has been a two-time back-to-back champion.
Last year, the concept of signature events was introduced, which increased the payout at events like TPC Sawgrass by multiple folds. That has played an important role in Scheffler surpassing Garcia in just four appearances.
2) Sergio Garcia
Garcia has appeared 23 times at the Players Championship in his career. He won the event in 2008, finished runner-up twice and also made four other top-10 finishes. His overall earnings here are $5,948,528.
3) Tiger Woods
Woods is one of the most successful players at the Players Championship. He has won the event two times, finished runner-up once and has made seven other top tens. In 19 appearances, he has accumulated $4,724,366.
4) Jim Furyk
Furyk has been one of the best players to not have won the Players Championship. He has had two runner-up finishes and three other top-five finishes here and has collected $4,081,763 in 25 starts at the TPC Sawgrass.
5) Cameron Smith
Smith debuted at the Players in 2017 but failed to make a cut in his first two starts. He didn't make a top-10 finish until 2022, when he won the event with Anirban Lahiri. He bagged $3.6 million that year to take his overall earnings from the event to $3,848,500.
6) Justin Thomas
Thomas made his Players debut in 2015 and finished joint third in his second start at the event. He won the championship in 2021 and earned $2.7 million for it. His overall earnings in 10 starts at the TPC Sawgrass are $3,745,808.
7) Rory McIlroy
McIlroy won the Players Championship in 2019 and won $2,250,000. In 15 starts, he has made three other top-ten finishes and collected $3,719,434.
8) Adam Scott
Scott finished T45 in his 22nd appearance at the TPC Sawgrass and earned $70,062. In his 22 starts at the event, he has recorded a win and has three other top-10 finishes. Overall, his earnings from the event have reached $3,665,955.
9) Jason Day
Day has earned $3,542,680 from his 13 appearances at the Players. He won the event in 2016 and also has three other top-10 finishes. This year, he finished T35 and bagged $119,286.
10) Henrik Stenson
Stenson has earned $3,305,908 in all his starts at the TPC Sawgrass. He debuted in 2006 and had three top-10 finishes in his first four appearances, including a win in 2009.
Overall, Stenson has made 16 starts at the Players and has had four top-10 finishes.
