En tant qu'événement phare du PGA Tour, le Players Championship offre la plus grosse bourse avec le plus gros paiement pour la première place-du calendrier de la saison.
Le peloton de 144 personnes se disputera 25 millions de dollars, dont 4,5 millions de dollars seront versés au champion du Stadium Course du TPC Sawgrass.
Une réduction à 65 et des égalités seront établies après le deuxième tour à Ponte Vedra Beach, en Floride. Voici un aperçu de la répartition de la bourse :
| FINITION | PRIX EN ARGENT |
| Gagner | $4,500,000 |
| 2. | $2,725,000 |
| 3. | $1,725,000 |
| 4. | $1,225,000 |
| 5. | $1,025,000 |
| 6. | $906,250 |
| 7. | $843,750 |
| 8. | $781,250 |
| 9. | $731,250 |
| 10. | $681,250 |
| 11. | $631,250 |
| 12. | $581,250 |
| 13. | $531,250 |
| 14. | $481,250 |
| 15. | $456,250 |
| 16. | $431,250 |
| 17. | $406,250 |
| 18. | $381,250 |
| 19. | $356,250 |
| 20. | $331,250 |
| 21. | $306,250 |
| 22. | $281,250 |
| 23. | $261,250 |
| 24. | $241,250 |
| 25. | $221,250 |
| 26. | $201,250 |
| 27. | $193,750 |
| 28. | $186,250 |
| 29. | $178,750 |
| 30. | $171,250 |
| 31. | $163,750 |
| 32. | $156,250 |
| 33. | $148,750 |
| 34. | $142,500 |
| 35. | $136,250 |
| 36. | $130,000 |
| 37. | $123,750 |
| 38. | $118,750 |
| 39. | $113,750 |
| 40. | $108,750 |
| 41. | $103,750 |
| 42. | $98,750 |
| 43. | $93,750 |
| 44. | $88,750 |
| 45. | $83,750 |
| 46. | $78,750 |
| 47. | $73,750 |
| 48. | $69,750 |
| 49. | $66,250 |
| 50. | $64,250 |
| 51. | $62,750 |
| 52. | $61,250 |
| 53. | $60,250 |
| 54. | $59,250 |
| 55. | $58,750 |
| 56. | $58,250 |
| 57. | $57,750 |
| 58. | $57,250 |
| 59. | $56,750 |
| 60. | $56,250 |
| 61. | $55,750 |
| 62. | $55,250 |
| 63. | $54,750 |
| 64. | $54,250 |
| 65. | $53,750 |