Como evento emblemático del PGA Tour, The Players Championship ofrece la bolsa más grande con el mayor pago por el primer-lugar del calendario de la temporada.
El campo de 144 competirá por $25 millones, de los cuales $4,5 millones irán al campeón en el Stadium Course de TPC Sawgrass.
Se realizará un corte al mínimo de 65 y los empates después de la segunda ronda en Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Aquí hay un vistazo al desglose del bolso:
| FINALIZAR | PREMIO EN DINERO |
| Ganar | $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 |