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Description

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 currently offers the highest prize fund of any tournament in golf (.5 million in
2019
), overtaking the
U.S. Open
which offers a million purse.
[3]
The field usually includes the top 50 players in the
world rankings
, but unlike the
major championships
and
World Golf Championships
events, it is owned by the PGA Tour and not an official event on other tours.
The Players is not considered a major, although it has a high class field, prestige, a famous 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"), and its large purse
The Players Championship
2021
2,700,000
15,000,000
2020
2,700,000
15,000,000
2019
Rory McIlroy
Northern Ireland
272
−16
1 stroke
Jim Furyk
2,250,000
12,500,000
2018
Webb Simpson
United States
270
−18
4 strokes
Xander Schauffele
Charl Schwartzel
Jimmy Walker
1,980,000
11,000,000
2017
Kim Si-woo
South Korea
278
−10
3 strokes
Louis Oosthuizen
Ian Poulter
1,890,000
10,500,000
2016
Jason Day
Australia
273
−15
4 strokes
Kevin Chappell
1,890,000
10,500,000
2015
Rickie Fowler
United States
276
−12
Playoff
Sergio García
Kevin Kisner
1,800,000
10,000,000
2014
Martin Kaymer
Germany
275
−13
1 stroke
Jim Furyk
1,800,000
10,000,000
2013
Tiger Woods
(2)
United States
275
−13
2 strokes
David Lingmerth
Jeff Maggert
Kevin Streelman
1,710,000
9,500,000
2012
Matt Kuchar
United States
275
−13
2 strokes
Ben Curtis
Rickie Fowler
Zach Johnson
Martin Laird
1,710,000
9,500,000
2011
K. J. Choi
South Korea
275
−13
Playoff
David Toms
1,710,000
9,500,000
2010
Tim Clark
South Africa
272
−16
1 stroke
Robert Allenby
1,710,000
9,500,000
2009
Henrik Stenson
Sweden
276
−12
4 strokes
Ian Poulter
1,710,000
9,500,000
2008
Sergio García
Spain
283
−5
Playoff
Paul Goydos
1,710,000
9,500,000
2007
Phil Mickelson
United States
277
−11
2 strokes
Sergio García
1,620,000
9,000,000
2006
Stephen Ames
Canada
274
−14
6 strokes
Retief Goosen
1,440,000
8,000,000
2005
Fred Funk
United States
279
−9
1 stroke
Luke Donald
Tom Lehman
Scott Verplank
1,440,000
8,000,000
2004
Adam Scott
Australia
276
−12
1 stroke
Pádraig Harrington
1,440,000
8,000,000
2003
Davis Love III
(2)
United States
271
−17
6 strokes
Jay Haas
Pádraig Harrington
1,170,000
6,500,000
2002
Craig Perks
New Zealand
280
−8
2 strokes
Stephen Ames
1,080,000
6,000,000
2001
Tiger Woods
United States
274
−14
1 stroke
Vijay Singh
1,080,000
6,000,000
2000
Hal Sutton
(2)
United States
278
−10
1 stroke
Tiger Woods
1,080,000
6,000,000
1999
David Duval
United States
285
−3
2 strokes
Scott Gump
900,000
5,000,000
1998
Justin Leonard
United States
278
−10
2 strokes
Glen Day
Tom Lehman
720,000
4,000,000
1997
Steve Elkington
(2)
Australia
272
−16
7 strokes
Scott Hoch
630,000
3,500,000
1996
Fred Couples
(2)
United States
270
−18
4 strokes
Colin Montgomerie
Tommy Tolles
630,000
3,500,000
1995
Lee Janzen
United States
283
−5
1 stroke
Bernhard Langer
540,000
3,000,000
1994
Greg Norman
Australia
264
−24
4 strokes
Fuzzy Zoeller
450,000
2,500,000
1993
Nick Price
Zimbabwe
270
−18
5 strokes
Bernhard Langer
450,000
2,500,000
1992
Davis Love III
United States
273
−15
4 strokes
Ian Baker-Finch
Phil Blackmar
Nick Faldo
Tom Watson
324,000
1,800,000
1991
Steve Elkington
Australia
276
−12
1 stroke
Fuzzy Zoeller
288,000
1,600,000
1990
Jodie Mudd
United States
278
−10
1 stroke
Mark Calcavecchia
270,000
1,500,000
1989
Tom Kite
United States
279
−9
1 stroke
Chip Beck
243,000
1,350,000
1988
Mark McCumber
United States
273
−15
4 strokes
Mike Reid
225,000
1,250,000