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2021 Players Championship purse, prize money and payouts

Justin Thomas earns $2.7 million from $15 million purse for victory at TPC Sawgrass, his 14th career title on PGA Tour

American Justin Thomas earned $2.7 million from the $15 million purse, the richest prize fund in golf, for his victory Sunday at the PGA Tour's Players Championship.

Thomas, 27, shot 4-under 68 in the final round for a 14-under 274 total and one-stroke triumph at TPC Sawgrass' Stadium Course. It was the 14th victory of his career.

Thomas rallied from three strokes behind 54-hole leader Lee Westwood of England, who earned $1.635 million for his runner-up finish.

Here is the breakdown for the prize money, including 72-hole scores in relation to par:

1: Justin Thomas, -14, $2,700,000
2: Lee Westwood, -13, $1,635,000
T-3: Bryson DeChambeau, -12, $885,000
T-3: Brian Harman, -12, $885,000
T-5: Paul Casey, -11, $579,375
T-5: Talor Gooch, -11, $579,375
7: Corey Conners, -10, $506,250
8: Shane Lowry, -9, $468,750
T-9: Daniel Berger, -8, $339,375
T-9: Matthew Fitzpatrick, -8, $339,375
T-9: Sergio Garcia, -8, $339,375
T-9: Charles Howell III, -8, $339,375
T-9: Si Woo Kim, -8, $339,375
T-9: Jason Kokrak, -8, $339,375
T-9: Victor Perez, -8, $339,375
T-9: Jon Rahm, -8, $339,375
T-17: Charley Hoffman, -7, $221,250
T-17: Sungjae Im, -7, $221,250
T-17: Ryan Palmer, -7, $221,250
T-17: Cameron Smith, -7, $221,250
21: Will Zalatoris, -6, $183,750
T-22: Dylan Frittelli, -5, $135,964.29
T-22: Tyler McCumber, -5, $135,964.29
T-22: J.T. Poston, -5, $135,964.29
T-22: Patrick Reed, -5, $135,964.29
T-22: Abraham Ancer, -5, $135,964.28
T-22: Tom Hoge, -5, $135,964.28
T-22: Adam Long, -5, $135,964.28
T-29: Keegan Bradley, -4, $96,125
T-29: Doug Ghim, -4, $96,125
T-29: Adam Hadwin, -4, $96,125
T-29: Harry Higgs, -4, $96,125
T-29: Joaquin Niemann, -4, $96,125
T-29: Cameron Percy, -4, $96,125
T-35: Jason Day, -3, $73,125
T-35: Lanto Griffin, -3, $73,125
T-35: Patton Kizzire, -3, $73,125
T-35: Phil Mickelson, -3, $73,125
T-35: Ryan Moore, -3, $73,125
T-35: Brendon Todd, -3, $73,125
T-41: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, -2, $53,250
T-41: James Hahn, -2, $53,250
T-41: Zach Johnson, -2, $53,250
T-41: Kyoung-Hoon Lee, -2, $53,250
T-41: Collin Morikawa, -2, $53,250
T-41: Louis Oosthuizen, -2, $53,250
T-41: Brendan Steele, -2, $53,250
T-48: Dustin Johnson, -1, $38,035.72
T-48: Adam Scott, -1, $38,035.72
T-48: Michael Thompson, -1, $38,035.72
T-48: Lucas Glover, -1, $38,035.71
T-48: Chris Kirk, -1, $38,035.71
T-48: Jordan Spieth, -1, $38,035.71
T-48: Nick Taylor, -1, $38,035.71
T-55: Ryan Armour, E, $34,950
T-55: Matt Jones, E, $34,950
T-55: Denny McCarthy, E, $34,950
T-58: Kramer Hickok, +1, $34,050
T-58: Billy Horschel, +1, $34,050
T-58: Brian Stuard, +1, $34,050
T-61: Scott Brown, +2, $33,000
T-61: Scott Harrington, +2, $33,000
T-61: Harold Varner III, +2, $33,000
T-61: Jhonattan Vegas, +2, $33,000
T-65: Patrick Rodgers, +3, $32,100
T-65: Aaron Wise, +3, $32,100
T-67: Russell Knox, +4, $31,500
T-67: Rory Sabbatini, +4, $31,500
T-69: Martin Laird, +5, $30,900
T-69: Scott Piercy, +5, $30,900
71: Nate Lashley, +6, $30,450

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