Sebagai acara unggulan PGA Tour, The Players Championship menawarkan hadiah terbesar dengan pembayaran{0}}tempat pertama terbesar pada jadwal musim.
Sebanyak 144 peserta akan bersaing memperebutkan $25 juta, dengan $4,5 juta akan diberikan kepada juara di Stadium Course di TPC Sawgrass.
Pemotongan ke level terendah 65 dan seri akan dilakukan setelah putaran kedua di Pantai Ponte Vedra, Florida. Berikut rincian isi dompetnya:
| MENYELESAIKAN | HADIAH UANG |
| Menang | $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 |