Cameron Young is playing a blinder on the final day of The Players Championship 2026 and he’s likely to add a healthy sum of money to his career earnings.
Having been three strokes behind Ludvig Aberg heading into Sunday, Young had work to do, but an impressive showing has him chasing down the new frontrunner Matt Fitzpatrick on The Players Championship leaderboard.
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After being named PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 2021-22, Young has taken his career from strength to strength and is currently sitting in 15th place on the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR).
Way back in the 2018-19 season, he entered the US Open, but missed the cut after going nine-over-par through two rounds. It was a similar story in 2020-21, with Young failing to play the full weekend at the Farmers Insurance Open and the US Open once more.
However, 2022 was a huge year for the American. He pulled in a total of $6,520,598 on the Tour circuit, which is largely due to securing an incredible five runner-up finishes. Young was T2 at Sanderson Farms Championship, earning $623,000, before getting a whopping $1.07m for another T2 at The Genesis Invitational.
In April and May of 2022, Young was tied for third at the RBC Heritage and the PGA Championship, while another T2 at Wells Fargo helped add another $1.88m to his tally from those three events. Another $1.45m came his way in the summer, with a solo second place at The Open Championship.
2023 was pretty good for Young, too, albeit not quite as profitable. He earned $5,392,961 in total, with a huge $2.2m coming from a solo second-placed finish at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.
Admittedly, Young’s earnings decreased each year since that massive breakthrough season.
In 2024, he won $4,057,224 in total. A solo second at the Valspar Championship contributed $915,600 to that sum, while two T9 finishes at The Masters and the Travelers Championship added over $500,000 apiece.
It’s worth noting, though, that Young also won…
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