Cameron Young jumps from 16th placeth His victory at The Players Championship on March 15 moved him to the top of the PGA Tour money list.
Of course he did. Young earned $4.5 million, the highest single-day salary in golf, increasing from $1,971,920 to $6,471,920. He tied for fifth at The Players, nearly $69,000 behind second-place Jacob Bridgman, who earned $925,000.
A fan of Cameron Young celebrates Cameron Young’s tee shot from the 17th tee box during the final round of The Players Championship at The Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on Sunday, March 15, 2026 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Cameron Young won with a score of -13 par. (Doug Engle/Florida Times Union)
The player purses ($25 million) are so large that four players earned more than $1 million. Matt Fitzpatrick took home $2.75 million for his runner-up finish (jumping to 7th place)th (on the overall list), Xander Schauffele earned $1.725 million (moved up to 11th place)th) and Robert McIntyre pocketed $1.225 million (moves to 21)cent).
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Bridgeman and world No. 3 Akshay Bhatia will have a chance to overtake Young this week at the Valspar Championship, which will be held March 19-22 at Innisbrook Golf Club in Palm Harbor. They are competing and the winner will receive $1,638,000, but Young is taking a break.
Millionaire Club is growing
There are now 41 players who have earned more than $1 million on the golf course this season, with the majority of that coming from The Players and three signature events over the past five weeks.
But it’s still far behind last year, when 50 players earned more than $1 million through The Players.
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There are 23 players who have earned more than $2 million and nine who have earned more than $3 million.
PGA Tour money leader
Through the Players Championship
1. Cameron Young $6,471,920
2. Jacob Bridgman $6,402,960
3. Akshay Bhatia $5,857,707
4.Collin Morikawa $5,065,472
5. Chris Gottapp $3,895,375
6. Scotty Scheffler $3,816,430
7. Matt Fitzpatrick $3,624,488
8. Lee Min Woo $3,107,298
9. Sepp Straka $3,038,670
10. Daniel Berger $2,809,480
11. Xander Schauffele $2,754,280
12. Ludwig Oberg $2,462,875
13. Nico Echavarria $2,361,750
14.Hideki Matsuyama $2,310,720
15. Kim Si Woo $2,309,038
16. Tommy Fleetwood $2,267,950
17. Ryan Gerrard $2,251,178
18. Kurt Kitayama $2,224,092
19. Justin Rose $2,215,402
20. Rory McIlroy $2,214,875
21. Robert McIntyre $2,168,475
22. Jake Knapp $2,166,475
23. Ryo Hisatsune $2,091,204
24. Saheeth Seegala $1,817,918
25. Adam Scott $1,720,222
26. Russell Henry $1,708,566
27. Patrick Rogers $1,663,358
28. Pierceson Coody $1,617,698
29. Shane Lowry $1,419,650
30. Austin Smotherman $1,386,127
This article originally appeared in the Florida Times Union: Who leads the PGA Tour’s prize money list after The Players, golf’s richest purse?
