The Players Championship offers the largest purse with the largest first-place payout on the PGA Tour schedule.The field is competing for $25 million, with $4.5 million going to the champion on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass.Here's a look at the purse breakdown (will be adjusted for individual payout after final round):FINISHPRIZE MONEYWin$4,500,0002.$2,725,0003.$1,725,0004.$1,225,0005.$1,025,0006.$906,2507.$843,7508.$781,2509.$731,25010.$681,25011.$631,25012.$581,25013.$531,25014.$481,25015.$456,25016.$431,25017.$406,25018.$381,25019.$356,25020.$331,25021.$306,25022.$281,25023.$261,25024.$241,25025.$221,25026.$201,25027.$193,75028.$186,25029.$178,75030.$171,25031.$163,75032.$156,25033.$148,75034.$142,50035.$136,25036.$130,00037.$123,75038.$118,75039.$113,75040.$108,75041.$103,75042.$98,75043.$93,75044.$88,75045.$83,75046.$78,75047.$73,75048.$69,75049.$66,25050.$64,25051.$62,75052.$61,25053.$60,25054.$59,25055.$58,75056.$58,25057.$57,75058.$57,25059.$56,75060.$56,25061.$55,75062.$55,25063.$54,75064.$54,25065.$53,750

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