The Players offers a $25 million purse, greater than the majors and signature events. Signature event winners get between $3.6 million and $4 million. Major purses aren’t officially announced until championship week but the U.S. Open paid out the largest last year, with $4.3 million.

Rory McIlroy claimed his second win at The Players Championship with a runaway victory in Monday's playoff over J.J. Spaun.