The Players Championship
2017 Purse: $11,000,000
Winner’s Share: $1.98M
The proverbial fifth major is The Players Championship. Contested at TPC Sawgrass with their world famous island green draws the top players in the world for the most lucrative purse for a non-major at $10.5 million. The field is traditionally one of the toughest of the year and the perks of winning besides the $1.89 million include ever-important world ranking points, which are also the highest of any non-major.
