As one of only three men to have surpassed the $100 million mark in terms of Official Money on the PGA Tour, alongside Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy has banked a fair amount of cash from a whole host of different events.
The Northern Irishman’s record at TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium Course isn’t too bad, either, with multiple wins helping him sit in great company alongside Fred Couples, Steve Elkington, Hal Sutton, Davis Love III, Woods and Scheffler.
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There is also another player with at least two wins at The Players – Jack Nicklaus. Except, the Golden Bear has three triumphs here and is the only man to have clinched the title more than twice so far.
Yet, for his relative domination in the early runnings of this great championship, Nicklaus won only $229,670 from his 18 starts – $170,000 of which were garnered from his wins in 1974, 1976 and 1978.
Jack Nicklaus at the 1978 Players Championship
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In contrast, McIlroy has claimed almost $8 million more than that via two wins and three top-10s. The obvious reasons for this include ever-inflating prize money pools in modern pro golf and natural inflation, but the contrast is impressive nonetheless.
However, despite the five-time Major winner’s obvious class, McIlroy’s relationship with The Players is a seemingly complicated one given that, while he has two wins, the World No.2 has also missed the cut at TPC Sawgrass on six occasions.
The fact that McIlroy has earned a total of just under $8.2 million from only nine completed tournaments makes his achievement all the more remarkable.
Aside from the wins, missed cuts and top-10 finishes, the former World No.1 has results of T12th, T19th, T33rd and T35th on his resume, with the total prize money adding up to $8,219,433 before 2026.
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Remarkably, McIlroy isn’t the leading earner at TPC Sawgrass, though, thanks to a certain Scheffler. The American led the way by more than $1 million at the last count despite only playing in five Players Championships and…
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