Cameron Young is playing a blinder on the final day of The Players Championship 2026 and he’s likely to add a healthy sum of money to his career earnings.
Having been three strokes behind Ludvig Aberg heading into Sunday, Young had work to do, but an impressive showing has him chasing down the new frontrunner Matt Fitzpatrick on The Players Championship leaderboard.
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After being named PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 2021-22, Young has taken his career from strength to strength and is currently sitting in 15th place on the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR).
Way back in the 2018-19 season, he entered the US Open, but missed the cut after going nine-over-par through two rounds. It was a similar story in 2020-21, with Young failing to play the full weekend at the Farmers Insurance Open and the US Open once more.
However, 2022 was a huge year for the American. He pulled in a total of $6,520,598 on the Tour circuit, which is largely due to securing an incredible five runner-up finishes. Young was T2 at Sanderson Farms Championship, earning $623,000, before getting a whopping $1.07m for another T2 at The Genesis Invitational.
In April and May of 2022, Young was tied for third at the RBC Heritage and the PGA Championship, while another T2 at Wells Fargo helped add another $1.88m to his tally from those three events. Another $1.45m came his way in the summer, with a solo second place at The Open Championship.
2023 was pretty good for Young, too, albeit not quite as profitable. He earned $5,392,961 in total, with a huge $2.2m coming from a solo second-placed finish at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.
Admittedly, Young’s earnings decreased each year since that massive breakthrough season.
In 2024, he won $4,057,224 in total. A solo second at the Valspar Championship contributed $915,600 to that sum, while two T9 finishes at The Masters and the Travelers Championship added over $500,000 apiece.
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It’s worth noting, though, that Young also won roughly $595,431 (after converting from Euros at the current exchange rate) at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic that year, too.
But, he well and truly bounced back in 2025, and even picked up his first win on the PGA Tour. Young won the Wyndham Championship in August of last year to earn $1.48m, while a tie for fourth at the Tour Championship was very fruitful indeed, adding another $2.62m to his year’s tally. Young ended 2025 with $8,789,813 in winnings.
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So far in 2026, Young has earned another $1,971,920. He was T3 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last weekend, which won him a cool $1.2m.
Overall in his career, Young has won $26,732,516 on the PGA Tour, plus a further $595,431 on the DP World Tour. Now, we just have to wait and see how much he can add at TPC Sawgrass.
Solo second at The Players Championship wins you $2.75m, while a victory would add $4.5m.
Swipe to scroll horizontallyCAMERON YOUNG CAREER EARNINGS: YEAR BY YEAR
Year
PGA Tour Earnings
DP World Tour Earnings
Total
2022
$6,520,598
$0
$6,520,598
2023
$5,392,961
$0
$5,392,961
2024
$4,057,224
$595,431*
$4,652,655*
2025
$8,789,813
$0
$8,789,813
2026
$1,971,920
$0
$1,971,920
Row 5 – Cell 0 Row 5 – Cell 1
TOTAL
$27,327,947*
*total includes modern exchange-rate figures
