2019 Players Championship purse, prize money: Payouts for each golfer from $12.5 million pool

A collection of 73 golfers took the course at TPC Sawgrass and played for more prize money than has ever been doled out at a professional golf tournament at the 2019 Players Championship. A total of $12.5 million will be distributed with the winner getting a whopping $2.25 million.

This $1.5 million increase is not only the biggest purse in Players history, it's also the biggest current purse in golf and the biggest one in golf history, too. As if playing for one of the most coveted titles in the world wasn't already enough pressure.

Finishing last isn't all that bad either as 70th gets $25,000, and the three golfers below that will get something similar. Here's a look at how all the money is distributed as players in the top 10 duke it out for ridiculous sums of money come Sunday afternoon.

1. $2,250,000 -- Rory McIlroy
2. $1,350,000
3. $850,000
4. $600,000
5. $500,000
6. $450,000
7. $418,750
8. $387,500
9. $362,500
10. $337,500
11. $312,500
12. $287,500
13. $262,500
14. $237,500
15. $225,000
16. $212,500
17. $200,000
18. $187,500
19. $175,000
20. $162,500
21. $150,000
22. $140,000
23. $130,000
24. $120,000
25. $110,000
26. $100,000
27. $96,250
28. $92,500
29. $88,750
30. $85,000
31. $81,250
32. $77,500
33. $73,750
34. $70,625
35. $67,500
36. $64,375
37. $61,250
38. $58,750
39. $56,250
40. $53,750
41. $51,250
42. $48,750
43. $46,250
44. $43,750
45. $41,250
46. $38,750
47. $36,250
48. $34,250
49. $32,500
50. $31,500
51. $30,750
52. $30,000
53. $29,500
54. $29,000
55. $28,750
56. $28,500
57. $28,250
58. $28,000
59. $27,750
60. $27,500
61. $27,250
62. $27,000
63. $26,750
64. $26,500
65. $26,250
66. $26,000
67. $25,750
68. $25,500
69. $25,250
70. $25,000