| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Akron, Ohio |
| Established | 1983 |
| Course(s) | Firestone Country Club (South Course) |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,248 yards (6,628 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$3,500,000 |
| Month played | July |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 261 Jack Nicklaus (1990) 261 Kenny Perry (2013) |
| Score | −27 Jack Nicklaus (1990) |
| Current champion | |
 Ernie Els | |
| Location map | |
  Firestone CC Location in the United States  Firestone CC Location in Ohio | |
The Senior Players Championship, stylised by the PGA Tour as The SENIOR PLAYERS Championship, is one of the five major championships on golf's PGA Tour Champions. The inaugural event was played 41 years ago in 1983 and the age minimum is 50,[1][2][3] the standard for men's senior professional golf tournaments.
The winner gains entry into the following season's Players Championship on the PGA Tour (although Retief Goosen, the 2019 winner, was not allowed to play in the official subsequent Players Championship). For sponsorship reasons in 2023, the tournament was titled as the Kaulig Companies Championship.[4]
Unlike the U.S. Senior Open, the Senior PGA Championship, and the Senior Open Championship, it is not recognized as a major by the European Senior Tour, and is not part of that tour's schedule.
Since 2019, the Senior Players championship has been held at the South course of the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio; it replaced the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational that had been held there before moving to Memphis, Tennessee.[5]
- ^ "Snead takes aim". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). AP photo. June 10, 1983. p. 18.
- ^ "Miller Barber, Littler lead". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 11, 1983. p. 14.
- ^ "Barber wins seniors title". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 13, 1983. p. 17.
- ^ Ridenour, Maria (June 15, 2022). "Kaulig Companies to become title sponsor for Senior Players Championship, which will stay at Firestone Country Club". Golfweek.
- ^ Wright, Branson (April 12, 2018). "WGC-Bridgestone Invitational will leave Firestone in 2019 (photos)". cleveland.com.