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.

It's the richest event on the circuit and grants its champions a slew of riches but the winner gets more than a giant check with a lot of zeroes on it.