Cameron Young is The Players championship 2026 winner. The 28-year-old registered his second PGA Tour victory on Sunday at the TPC Sawgrass. The 2025 Wyndham Championship champ confirmed his latest title win with the shot of his career to 10 feet on the wind-blown Island Green for birdie as rival Matt Fitzpatrick missed an 8-foot par putt on the final hole.

Young played bogey-free on the back nine to finish with a 4-under 68 in the final round. The Florida resident clinched a one-shot victory over Fitzpatrick to bank a whopping $4.5 million from the event’s $25 million prize purse. Apart from his career’s biggest paycheck, the 2025 Ryder Cup star earned 750 FedExCup points.

It is pertinent to note that the champion golfer jumped 11 places on the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) to move to No.4 in the world with the win. While Young bagged the winner’s check and raced up the rankings, runner-up Fitzpatrick settled for a $2.22 million paycheck. The Englishman extended his bank to $31,232,516 with this, making him the 58th player to surpass the $30 million mark in his career. He earned it after struggling in hostile fan-made surroundings at the iconic TPC Sawgrass.

Xander Schauffele finished 11-under to settle for a solo-third place finish. He banked $1.72 million for the win and jumped up by three OWGR positions with the result. Robert MacIntyre finished 10-under to take up the fourth place. The Scot returned with $1.22 added to his bank. Meanwhile, rookie Sudarshan Yellamaraju made a breakout performance to share fifth place on the leaderboard with Jacob Bridgeman and Ludvig Aberg.

They bagged $925,000 each while the more experienced trio of Tommy Fleetwood, Sepp Straka and Justin Thomas finished one stroke behind them. They earned $731,250 each for their efforts. Notably, Japan’s Takumi Kanaya finished last on the 73-player leaderboard and added $49,750 to their bank.

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Listed below is the complete prize money breakdown for The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass:

• WIN: Cameron Young (-13) – $4,500,000
• 2: Matt Fitzpatrick (-12) – $2,225,000
• 3: Xander Schauffele (-11) – $1,725,000
• 4: Robert MacIntyre (-10) – $1,225,000
• T5: Sudarshan Yellamaraju (-9) – $925,000
• T5: Jacob Bridgeman (-9) – $925,000
• T5: Ludvig Åberg (-9) – $925,000
• T8: Tommy Fleetwood (-8) – $731,250
• T8: Sepp Straka (-8) – $731,250
• T8: Justin Thomas (-8) – $731,250
• T11: Patrick Rodgers (-7) – $581,250
• T11: Brian Harman (-7) – $581,250
• T13: Sam Burns (-6) – $409,027
• T13: Akshay Bhatia (-6) – $409,027
• T13: Brooks Koepka (-6) – $409,027
• T13: Ryo Hisatsune (-6) – $409,027
• T13: Justin Rose (-6) – $409,027
• T13: Russell Henley (-6) – $409,027
• T13: Austin Smotherman (-6) – $409,027
• T13: Corey Conners (-6) – $409,027
• T13: Viktor Hovland (-6) – $409,027
• T22: Scottie Scheffler (-5) – $271,250
• T22: Michael Thorbjornsen (-5) – $271,250
• T24: J:J: Spaun (-4) – $221,250
• T24: Alex Smalley (-4) – $221,250
• T24: William Mouw (-4) – $221,250
• T27: Hideki Matsuyama (-3) – $178,750
• T27: Nicolai Højgaard (-3) – $178,750
• T27: Chris Kirk (-3) – $178,750
• T27: Ryan Gerard (-3) – $178,750
• T27: Chad Ramey (-3) – $178,750
• T32: Eric Cole (-2) – $128,250
• T32: Jordan Spieth (-2) – $128,250
• T32: Patrick Cantlay (-2) – $128,250
• T32: Bud Cauley (-2) – $128,250
• T32: Andrew Putnam (-2) – $128,250
• T32: Alex Noren (-2) – $128,250
• T32: Max Homa (-2) – $128,250
• T32: Min Woo Lee (-2) – $128,250
• T32: Maverick McNealy (-2) – $128,250
• T32: Sahith Theegala (-2) – $128,250
• T42: Rickie Fowler (-1) – $91,250
• T42: Nick Taylor (-1) – $91,250
• T42: Wyndham Clark (-1) – $91,250
• T42: Joe Highsmith (-1) – $91,250
• T46: Rory McIlroy (E) – $72,125
• T46: Taylor Pendrith (E) – $72,125
• T46: Matti Schmid (E) – $72,125
• T46: Keith Mitchell (E) – $72,125
• T50: J:T: Poston (+1) – $61,083
• T50: Zach Bauchou (+1) – $61,083
• T50: Taylor Moore (+1) – $61,083
• T50: Max McGreevy (+1) – $61,083
• T50: Si Woo Kim (+1) – $61,083
• T50: Keegan Bradley (+1) – $61,083
• T56: Adam Scott (+2) – $58,000
• T56: Chris Gotterup (+2) – $58,000
• 58: Sam Stevens (+3) – $57,250
• T59: Kevin Roy (+4) – $56,250
• T59: Lee Hodges (+4) – $56,250
• T59: Jason Day (+4) – $56,250
• T62: Danny Walker (+5) – $54,500
• T62: Steven Fisk (+5) – $54,500
• T62: Rico Hoey (+5) – $54,500
• T62: Stephan Jaeger (+5) – $54,500
• T66: Kristoffer Reitan (+6) – $52,750
• T66: Daniel Berger (+6) – $52,750
• T66: Nico Echavarria (+6) – $52,750
• 69: Michael Brennan (+7) – $51,750
• T70: Ricky Castillo (+8) – $50,750
• T70: Seamus Power (+8) – $50,750
• T70: Tony Finau (+8) – $50,750
• 73: Takumi Kanaya (+10) – $49,750College Sports Network has you covered with the latest news, analysis, insights, and trending stories in football, basketball, hockey, golf, baseball and more!