2010 Players Championship
Media Links and Prize Money Info
SOURCES -- PGA Tour :: Various Online Sources :: Author's State of Mind

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  Tournament Over !!!    Final scores (all), prize money earnings ("Official" and 1-2) and Fed Ex Cup points ("Official") now being posted.
  
  
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• Media Links »»     Golf Channel     USA Today     Golf-Dot-Com     Sports Network     YAHOO!     Golf Observer     ESPN
  
  
  
• Players Championship Results: 1974-2009 !!!!                              Profiles of Past Players Champions !!!!
  •• "Results: 1974-2009" .... Click-on a year to see that year's scores and earnings.
  •• "Profiles of Past Champions" .... Click-on a player's image to read about their victory in the Players Championship.
  
  
  
• 2010 PGA Tour Schedule »»    Official !!!!    Sports Network !!!!    YAHOO! !!!!       2011 SBS Championship

• ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 2010 PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
  
  • Winners of PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are considered official, since the previous year’s
     PLAYERS Championship.
  
  • The top 125 finishers on the 2009 Official PGA TOUR Money List.
  
  • Winners of THE PLAYERS Championship (2005 to 2009); Masters Tournament (2006 to 2010, plus - for 2010 Players only - 2005 winner);
     U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship (2005 to 2009).
  
  • Winners of THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola from 2007 to 2009.
  
  • Winners of World Golf Championship events: Accenture Match Play Championship and CA-Doral Championship (2008 to 2010);
     Bridgestone Invitational (2007 to 2009).
  
  • Any player(s), not otherwise eligible, among the top 50 leaders from the Official World Golf Ranking through the 2010 Zurich-New Orleans Open.
  
  • Any player(s), not otherwise eligible, among the top 10 leaders from the 2010 FedExCup Points List through the 2010 Zurich-New Orleans Open.
  
  • The winner of the 2009 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship. Such exemption will be an addition to the nominal field of 144.
  
  • The leading money winner from the 2009 Official Nationwide Tour Money List.
  
  • If necessary to complete a field of 144 players, PGA TOUR members from the 2010 FedEx Cup Points List below 10th position through
     the 2010 Zurich-New Orleans Open, in order of their positions on such list.
  
  The winner of the Players Championship receives -- 5 year exemptions to the PGA Tour as well as the event itself; 3 year exemptions to the
  Masters Tournament (2011-12-13) and British Open Championship (2010-11-12); one exemption, in 2010, to the US Open and PGA Championship.

    Players Championship 2010 Purse: $9,500,000

     1..$ 1,710,000   11..$ 237,500   21..$ 114,000   31..$ 61,750   41..$ 38,950   51..$ 23,370   61..$ 20,710
     2..$ 1,026,000   12..$ 218,500   22..$ 106,400   32..$ 58,900   42..$ 37,050   52..$ 22,800   62..$ 20,520
     3..$   646,000   13..$ 199,500   23..$  98,800   33..$ 56,050   43..$ 35,150   53..$ 22,420   63..$ 20,330
     4..$   456,000   14..$ 180,500   24..$  91,200   34..$ 53,675   44..$ 33,250   54..$ 22,040   64..$ 20,140
     5..$   380,000   15..$ 171,000   25..$  83,600   35..$ 51,300   45..$ 31,350   55..$ 21,850   65..$ 19,950
     6..$   342,000   16..$ 161,500   26..$  76,000   36..$ 48,925   46..$ 29,450   56..$ 21,660   66..$ 19,760
     7..$   318,250   17..$ 152,000   27..$  73,150   37..$ 46,550   47..$ 27,550   57..$ 21,470   67..$ 19,570
     8..$   294,500   18..$ 142,500   28..$  70,300   38..$ 44,650   48..$ 26,030   58..$ 21,280   68..$ 19,380
     9..$   275,500   19..$ 133,000   29..$  67,450   39..$ 42,750   49..$ 24,700   59..$ 21,090   69..$ 19,190
    10..$   256,500   20..$ 123,500   30..$  64,600   40..$ 40,850   50..$ 23,940   60..$ 20,900   70..$ 19,000

    If more than 70 professionals finish the event, then each place beyond the 70th is worth $ 190 less
    than the place above it (71st - $ 18,810; 72nd - $ 18,620; 73rd - $ 18,430; and so on). Prize money
    is awarded to all professionals finishing 72 holes.


    2010 Fed Ex Cup Points - 3,776 ... PGA Tour may round up (or down) some point values

     1 .. 600    11 .. 77    21 .. 50    31 .. 40    41 .. 30    51 .. 20    61 .. 10
     2 .. 330    12 .. 72    22 .. 49    32 .. 39    42 .. 29    52 .. 19    62 ..  9
     3 .. 210    13 .. 68    23 .. 48    33 .. 38    43 .. 28    53 .. 18    63 ..  8
     4 .. 150    14 .. 64    24 .. 47    34 .. 37    44 .. 27    54 .. 17    64 ..  7
     5 .. 120    15 .. 61    25 .. 46    35 .. 36    45 .. 26    55 .. 16    65 ..  6
     6 .. 110    16 .. 59    26 .. 45    36 .. 35    46 .. 25    56 .. 15    66 ..  5
     7 .. 100    17 .. 57    27 .. 44    37 .. 34    47 .. 24    57 .. 14    67 ..  4
     8 ..  94    18 .. 55    28 .. 43    38 .. 33    48 .. 23    58 .. 13    68 ..  3
     9 ..  88    19 .. 53    29 .. 42    39 .. 32    49 .. 22    59 .. 12    69 ..  2
    10 ..  82    20 .. 51    30 .. 41    40 .. 31    50 .. 21    60 .. 11    70 ..  1

• Week-to-Week   and   Season-To-Date   Tournament, Money and Fed Ex Cup Points Results !!!!
  Weekly and Seasonal Results for PGA Tour Events as well as leaders in Fed Ex Cup points, official money, World Rankings and other stats.
  
  
• The Fed Ex Cup Golf Championship Page ... Web-Links and Commentary !!!!
  Features official PGA Tour links regarding the Fed Ex Cup, plus commentary by the author.
  
  
• Suggested Revisions of the PGA Tour Exemption Categories !!!!
  Top 125 money winner threshold is reduced to Top 90. More playing chances are provided for Nationwide Tour and Q-School players.
  The points-based Fed Ex Cup is replaced with a money-based Season Championship. Also, there is a hypothetical 2010 PGA Tour
  schedule that is based on the suggested revisions.
  
  
• Proposal: The 80-50 Cut !!!!
  A proposed double-cut method designed to relieve congestion and speed up play for weekend fields at PGA Tour events.
  Also presented is a restructured prize money distribution formula, as well as examples of the 80-50 cut in action.