Young wins Players
Cameron Young birdied the 17th and clinched the 2026 Players Championship after Matt Fitzpatrick missed an 8‑foot par putt on 18 — Young’s second PGA Tour title and first at TPC Sawgrass . He earned a $4.5 million winner’s check from the event’s record $25 million purse; Fitzpatrick collected $2,225,000 as runner‑up and Ludvig Åberg tied for fifth [](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2026/03/15/2026-players-championship-payouts-prize-money/89169014007/).
He closed with a final-round 68 to finish 13-under (275) for the week. (espn.com) Young entered Sunday four shots off the lead and produced a comeback that carried him to the top of the leaderboard. (golfweek.usatoday.com) His 375-yard tee shot on the par‑4 18th was the longest by any player on that hole in the ShotLink era (since 2004). (espn.com) Final‑round leader Ludvig Åberg carded a 4‑over 76 after hitting shots into the water on Nos. 11 and 12, a sequence that wiped away his advantage late Sunday. (abcnews.com) The winner collected 750 FedEx Cup points while third place earned 350 points, numbers that will shape the early-season standings. (espn.com) Young’s previous PGA Tour victory came at the Wyndham Championship in August 2025 — a week widely reported as the occasion that produced the Tour’s 1,000th different winner. (golfweek.usatoday.com) Xander Schauffele finished third at 11‑under and Robert MacIntyre was fourth at 10‑under on the final leaderboard. (espn.com)
