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| 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  TPC Sawgrass Location in Florida | |
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. Archived from the original on Jun 16, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Herrington, Ryan (March 14, 2022). "Players 2022: Here's the record prize money payout for each golfer at TPC Sawgrass". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on Nov 30, 2023.
- ^ Smits, Garry (Mar 7, 2023). "Players Championship purses: The best field in golf has almost always been paid the most". Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on Aug 23, 2023.
- ^ 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.