"Tournament Players Championship" redirects here. For the British golf tournament, see Tournament Players Championship (United Kingdom).
For other uses, see Players Championship.
The Players Championship
Tournament information
Location
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Established
1974
Course(s)
TPC at Sawgrass (Stadium Course)
Par
72
Length
7,189 yards (6,574 m)[1]
Tour(s)
PGA Tour
Format
Stroke play
Prize fund
US$25,000,000
Month played
March
Tournament record score
Aggregate
264 Greg Norman (1994)
To par
−24 as above
Current champion
Scottie Scheffler
2024 Players Championship
Location map
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
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TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida
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The Players Championship (commonly known as simply The Players, stylized by the PGA Tour as The PLAYERS Championship) is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour. Originally known as the Tournament Players Championship, it began in 1974.[2] The Players Championship at one point offered the highest purse of any tournament in golf (from $12.5 million in 2019 up to $25 million in 2023).[3][4] The field usually includes the top 50 players in the world rankings, but, unlike the major championships, it is owned by the PGA Tour and not an official event on other tours.
Despite not being a major, it has been promoted as such by the tour, dubbed the fifth major,[5] and is often regarded as the next most prestigious tournament in golf. This is because of the characteristics it shares with the majors, such as the high class field and its large purse. It also has a renowned host course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course at which the tournament has been played since 1982, home of the iconic par-3 No. 17 "Island Green").[6][7]
^"Stadium Course". TPC Sawgrass. (scorecard). November 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
^Biggers, Don (June 23, 1974). "Move over 'big four,' here comes another". Rome News-Tribune. Georgia. p. 1C.
^Herrington, Ryan (March 14, 2022). "Players 2022: Here's the record prize money payout for each golfer at TPC Sawgrass". Golf Digest.
^"Players Championship purses: The best field in golf has almost always been paid the most".
^Hawkins, John (March 13, 2019). "Players Championship, the fifth major? Nah. The PGA Tour's own moves have hurt the claim". Golf.com. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
^Crouse, Karen (May 7, 2013). "Men's Fifth Major May Remain Mythical". The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
^Burke, Monte (May 9, 2012). "The Players Championship Is Not The "5th Major," But It's Still A Great Tournament". Forbes. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
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