The Players Championship - wikipedia The Players Championship `` 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, 44 years ago Course ( s ) TPC at Sawgrass, Stadium Course ( 1982 -- present ) Par 72 Length 7,189 yards ( 6,574 m ) Tour ( s ) PGA Tour Format Stroke play Prize fund $ 10.5 million Month played May Tournament record score Aggregate 264 Greg Norman ( 1994 ) To par − 24 Greg Norman ( 1994 ) Current champion Webb Simpson 2018 Players Championship 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. For many years, the Players Championship offered the highest prize fund of any tournament in golf ( $10.5 million in 2015 ) until it was overtaken in 2017 by the U.S. Open, which offered a $12 million purse. The field usually includes the top 50 players in the world rankings, but unlike the three major championships staged in the United States, it is not an official event on the European Tour. The Players has often been considered the unofficial `` fifth major '' due to its prestige, its host course near Jacksonville, 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. Contents 1 Format 2 Field 3 History 3.1 Move to May 3.2 Playoffs 3.3 Defending champions 4 Venues 4.1 Course lengths 5 Winners 6 Multiple winners 7 Tournament highlights 8 Gallery 9 References 10 External links Format The victor receives $ 1.89 million, the winner 's share ( 18 % ) of the largest purse of any tournament in golf ( $10.5 million ), and receives 80 points towards his world ranking, the largest share aside from the majors, for which winners earn 100 points. For comparison, the winners of the four individual World Golf Championships generally receive between 70 and 78 points. The winner also receives a five - year exemption on the PGA Tour ( formerly ten years ), a three - year invitation to the Masters Tournament, three - year exemptions for the U.S. Open and The Open Championship, and an exemption to the next three PGA Championship tournaments starting in 2018. The winner earns 600 FedEx Cup points, if a PGA Tour member. Field The field consists of 144 players consisting of the following criteria : Winners of PGA Tour events since last Players Top 125 from previous season 's FedEx Cup points list Top 125 ( medical ) Major champions from the past five years Players Championship winners from the past five years The Tour Championship winners from the past three years World Golf Championship winners from the past three years Memorial Tournament and Arnold Palmer Invitational winners since 2015 Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking Senior Players champion from prior year Web.com Tour money leader from prior season Money leader during the Web.com Tour Finals, if not the regular - season money leader Top 10 current year FedEx Cup points leaders Remaining positions and alternates filled through current year FedEx Cup standings History The Players Championship was conceived by the PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman ; the inaugural event in 1974 was played at Atlanta Country Club in Marietta, Georgia, concluding on Labor Day weekend in early September. It moved to Texas for 1975, at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth in August, and then to south Florida for 1976 at Inverrary Country Club in Lauderhill, at its East Course in late February. Beginning in 1977, the event moved up the coast and was played at Ponte Vedra Beach in mid-March, initially at Sawgrass Country Club 's Oceanside Course ( a combination of the `` East '' and `` West '' 9 - hole courses ). Since 1982, it has been played across the road to the west, at the Stadium Course at TPC at Sawgrass. The word `` Tournament '' was dropped from the title following the 1987 event. Following the 2006 event, the course underwent a major renovation, which received very positive reviews from the players in 2007. Included in the renovation was a new 77,000 - square - foot ( 7,150 m ) Mediterranean Revival - style clubhouse. Move to May For the first thirty years at Ponte Vedra Beach, the championship was played in mid - to late March, several weeks before The Masters. ( Three weeks prior for the first six seasons ( 1977 -- 1982 ), then to two weeks in 1983. ) It was moved to May in 2007, to the weekend including the second Saturday, as part of a restructuring of the PGA Tour. This restructuring involved the introduction of the lucrative FedEx Cup, which concludes with The Tour Championship. The change gave the PGA Tour a marquee event in six consecutive months ( The Masters in April, The Players in May, the U.S. Open in June, The Open Championship in July, the PGA Championship in August, and the Tour Championship in September ). With the rearrangement of 2007, the final round of The Players Championship is usually scheduled for the second Sunday of May, Mother 's Day. To mark this, during the fourth round almost all players wear pink shirts or accessories, and many in the galleries also join them in donning pink garb. Prior to the 2017 PGA Championship, it was announced that the Players would be moved back to March beginning in 2019, as the PGA Championship is being concurrently moved to May from its current August scheduling. It was believed that the PGA Tour wished to end its season sooner so that the FedEx Cup playoffs would not have to compete with the start of football season. Playoffs The playoff format was sudden - death through 2013, lately starting at the par - 3 17th hole. The format was changed to a three - hole aggregate in 2014, similar to the PGA Championship, played over the final three holes, in order. If still tied, the playoff goes to sudden - death on the same three holes, but starts at the 17th. Since moving to the Stadium Course in 1982, only four playoffs have been necessary ( 1987, 2008, 2011, 2015 ). The 1987 playoff started at the par - 5 16th and went to a third extra hole at the par - 4 18th, with three pars by the winner ; the next two ended at the first extra hole ( 17 ), also with pars by the victors. ( The only playoff prior to the Stadium Course was in 1981 ; it also ended on the first hole with a par by the winner. ) The 2015 playoff was the first for the three - hole aggregate and included three participants ; two birdied 17 and the other player was eliminated after three holes. It went to sudden - death at 17 and became the first playoff at the Players to end with a birdie. Defending champions The Players has yet to produce a successful title defense ; victories in consecutive years. Jack Nicklaus won three of the first five events, but in alternating years on different courses. Since moving to TPC Sawgrass in 1982, five players have won twice, but the shortest span between victories is six years ( Steve Elkington : 1991, 1997 ). The best finish by a defending champion is a tie for fifth place ( 1977, 1990, 2001 ) and the closest margin is four strokes behind ( 1977, 1981, 1989, 2005 ). The defending champion has missed the cut nine times, most recently in 2016, and has not participated ( for health reasons ) on three occasions ( 1983, 1998, 2014 ). The most recent top - ten finish was in 2005, a tie for eighth place. Venues Years Events Venue City State 1982 -- 2018 37 TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course Ponte Vedra Beach Florida 1977 -- 1981 5 Sawgrass Country Club 1976 Inverrary Country Club, East Course Lauderhill Colonial Country Club Fort Worth Texas Atlanta Country Club Marietta Georgia Course lengths Years Events Length Venue 2017 -- 2018 7,189 yards ( 6,574 m ) TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course 2007 -- 2016 10 7,215 yards ( 6,597 m ) 2006 7,098 yards ( 6,490 m ) 1999 -- 2005 7 7,093 yards ( 6,486 m ) 1998 6,950 yards ( 6,355 m ) 1990 -- 1997 8 6,896 yards ( 6,306 m ) 1982 -- 1989 8 6,857 yards ( 6,270 m ) 1980 -- 1981 7,000 yards ( 6,400 m ) Sawgrass CC 1979 7,083 yards ( 6,477 m ) 1977 -- 1978 7,174 yards ( 6,560 m ) 1976 7,128 yards ( 6,518 m ) Inverrary CC 7,190 yards ( 6,575 m ) Colonial CC 6,883 yards ( 6,294 m ) Atlanta CC Par 72, except for 1975 ( par 70 ) Winners Year Player Country Score To par Margin of victory Runner ( s ) - up Winner 's share ( $ ) Purse ( $ ) The Players Championship 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 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 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 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 Tournament Players Championship Sandy Lyle Scotland 274 − 14 Playoff Jeff Sluman 180,000 1,000,000 1986 John Mahaffey United States 275 − 13 1 stroke Larry Mize 162,000 900,000 1985 Calvin Peete United States 274 − 14 3 strokes D.A. Weibring 162,000 900,000 1984 Fred Couples United States 277 − 11 1 stroke Lee Trevino 144,000 800,000 Hal Sutton United States 283 − 5 1 stroke Bob Eastwood 126,000 700,000 1982 Jerry Pate United States 280 − 8 2 strokes Brad Bryant Scott Simpson 90,000 500,000 1981 Raymond Floyd United States 285 − 3 Playoff Barry Jaeckel Curtis Strange 72,000 440,000 1980 Lee Trevino United States 278 − 10 1 stroke Ben Crenshaw 72,000 440,000 1979 Lanny Wadkins United States 283 − 5 5 strokes Tom Watson 72,000 440,000 1978 Jack Nicklaus ( 3 ) United States 289 + 1 1 stroke Lou Graham 60,000 300,000 1977 Mark Hayes United States 289 + 1 2 strokes Mike McCullough 60,000 300,000 1976 Jack Nicklaus ( 2 ) United States 269 − 19 3 strokes J.C. Snead 60,000 300,000 Al Geiberger United States 270 − 10 3 strokes Dave Stockton 50,000 250,000 Jack Nicklaus United States 272 − 16 2 strokes J.C. Snead 50,000 250,000 Note : Green highlight indicates scoring records. Sources Multiple winners Six players have won the tournament more than once : 3 wins : Jack Nicklaus : 1974, 1976, 1978 2 wins : Fred Couples : 1984, 1996 Steve Elkington : 1991, 1997 Hal Sutton : 1983, 2000 Davis Love III : 1992, 2003 Tiger Woods : 2001, 2013 Nicklaus won in alternating years at three different venues, but never at the Stadium Course, where the rest won both titles. The shortest span between wins at the Stadium Course is six years ( Elkington ) and the longest is seventeen years ( Sutton ). Tournament highlights Phil Mickelson with the 2007 Players Championship trophy 1974 : Jack Nicklaus wins the inaugural edition of the tournament. He beats J.C. Snead by two shots near Atlanta. 1977 : Mark Hayes wins by two shots over Mike McCullough at Sawgrass Country Club, despite shooting the highest winning score on the PGA Tour, 289, since Nicklaus at the 1972 U.S. Open. 1978 : Jack Nicklaus wins his third Tournament Players Championship title. He edges Lou Graham by one shot. 1979 : Bob Murphy, a five - time winner on the PGA Tour, shoots a final round 92. Winds were gusting up to 45 miles per hour that day. 1980 : Playing in a final threesome with Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino shoots a final round 70 to edge Ben Crenshaw by one shot. 1981 : Raymond Floyd defeats Curtis Strange and Barry Jaeckel on the first hole of a sudden death playoff. In addition to the tournament title, Floyd collects an additional $250,000 bonus due to his win at the Doral - Eastern Open the week before. 1982 : After winning the first tournament at the Stadium Course by two shots over Brad Bryant and Scott Simpson, Jerry Pate tosses PGA Tour Commissioner Deane Beman and course architect Pete Dye into the water adjacent to the 18th green before jumping in himself. 1983 : Hal Sutton wins by one shot over Bob Eastwood. John Cook came to the 72nd hole tied for the lead with Sutton before hitting his tee shot in the water on his way to a double bogey. 1984 : Fred Couples shoots a course record 64 during the second round of play on his way to a one - shot victory over Lee Trevino. 1986 : John Mahaffey wins by one shot over Larry Mize after Mize makes bogey on four of the last five holes during the final round of play. 1987 : Sandy Lyle defeats Jeff Sluman with a par on the third hole of a sudden - death playoff. At the playoff 's second hole, Sluman stood over a 6 - foot ( 1.8 m ) birdie putt to win, and a spectator jumped into the water surrounding the 17th green. He backed away, then missed. 1988 : Jacksonville area resident Mark McCumber wins by four shots over Mike Reid. 1989 : Tom Kite wins for the second consecutive week. He beats Chip Beck by one shot. 1991 : Steve Elkington wins by one shot over Fuzzy Zoeller. Phil Blackmar had solo possession of the lead before hitting his tee shot into the water on the 71st hole resulting in a double bogey. 1992 : Mark Calcavecchia and John Daly, the first pair on the final day of the tournament, are reprimanded by Deputy PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem `` for failure to exert their best effort '' after they finish their 18 holes of golf in only two hours and three minutes. 1994 : Greg Norman shoots the 72 - hole record score for the tournament, 264, on his way to a four shot victory over Fuzzy Zoeller. 1995 : After Norman 's record score, the course is made tougher by the creation of new, rock hard greens. Lee Janzen shoots 283 to win the tournament, the biggest one - year swing for a tournament played on the same layout in PGA Tour history. 1996 : Twelve years after his first win at the TPC at Sawgrass, Fred Couples triumphs again. He shoots a final round 64 to beat Colin Montgomerie and Tommy Tolles by four shots. 1999 : David Duval wins by two shots over Scott Gump. The win by Duval propels him to # 1 in the World rankings. 2000 : Hal Sutton wins at the TPC at Sawgrass for a second time. He edges Tiger Woods by one shot. 2002 : Playing for the first time ever in The Players Championship, Craig Perks finishes eagle - birdie - par to win by two shots over Stephen Ames. It is the only PGA Tour win for Perks. 2003 : Davis Love III wins The Players Championship for a second time. He shoots a final round 64 to win by six shots over Jay Haas and Pádraig Harrington. 2004 : In spite of hitting his 2nd shot at the 72nd hole into the water, Adam Scott is able to get it up and down for bogey to win by one shot over Pádraig Harrington. 2005 : Fred Funk becomes the tournament 's oldest champion by edging Tom Lehman, Luke Donald, and Scott Verplank by one shot. During the final round, Bob Tway hits four balls into the water surrounding the 17th green, scoring a twelve on the hole. 2010 : After 206 career PGA Tour starts, Tim Clark breaks through for his first Tour win. 2011 : K.J. Choi becomes the first Asian born golfer to win The Players Championship. He defeats David Toms on the first hole of a sudden death playoff. 2013 : Roberto Castro ties the course record with a 9 - under 63 in the opening round. Sergio García, tied for the lead with Tiger Woods at 13 - under par going to the par - 3 17th hole in the final round, puts two balls into the water. Tiger Woods wins the event for the first time since 2001. It is his 78th career PGA Tour win in his 300th start. 2014 : Ongoing injuries prevent Tiger Woods from defending his title. In the first round, Martin Kaymer ties the course record with a 63 matching Fred Couples ( 1992 ), Greg Norman ( 1994 ) and Roberto Castro ( 2013 ). Kaymer goes on to win wire - to - wire. 2015 : Following a three - way tie at 12 - under par in regulation play, the tournament 's first aggregate three - hole playoff over holes 16 -- 18 is conducted between Rickie Fowler, Kevin Kisner and Sergio García. Kisner and Fowler both go par - birdie - par to end the playoff at 1 - under par, while García can only muster three pars to finish at even par and is eliminated. The playoff continues into sudden death, starting at the 17th, where both Kisner and Fowler have birdie opportunities. Kisner 's birdie try from about 12 feet is unsuccessful, while Fowler 's effort, inside of five feet, drops home for the victory. 2017 : 21 - year - old Kim Si - woo becomes the event 's youngest winner. Gallery Tiger Woods at the 17th hole in the 2007 Players Championship. Phil Mickelson on the 18th hole in the 2007 Players Championship. Sergio García winning the 2008 Players Championship. Former President George H.W. Bush shakes hands with Rear Adm. Joseph Kernan and then received the Professional Golfers Association Tour Lifetime Achievement Award. Adam Scott chips out of the trap for par on # 3 during the 2008 Players Championship. Dierks Bentley meets with service members at the 2013 Players Championship. References Jump up ^ `` Stadium Course ''. TPC Sawgrass. ( scorecard ). November 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Biggers, Don ( June 23, 1974 ). `` Move over ' big four, ' here comes another ''. Rome News - Tribune. Georgia. p. 1C. Jump up ^ http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/the-players-championship.html Jump up ^ Crouse, Karen ( May 7, 2013 ). `` Men 's Fifth Major May Remain Mythical ''. The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2013. ^ Jump up to : 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. Jump up ^ `` Rich TPC locates champion in Love ''. Spokesman - Review. ( Spokane, Washington ). 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Jump up ^ `` Rickie Fowler rallies, overcomes 2 in playoff to claim Players ''. ESPN. Associated Press. May 10, 2015. 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Question: who has won the players championship more than once
Answer: Jack Nicklaus