The Players Championship winners List, past champions history since 1974.
- The Jack Nicklaus was the First Winner of The Players Championship (golf) in 1974, also won the most titles of The Players with three times.
One day after Scottie Scheffler shot 65 to seize control of the tournament, Scheffler withstood a windswept Sunday and shot 3-under 69 at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass to win the Players Championship by five strokes over Tyrrell Hatton and returned to World No. 1.
The Players Championship brief history, Trivia & stats, Prize money.
The Players Championship simply The Players, organized by the PGA Tour as (The PLAYERS Championship) is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour.
The Tournament Players Championship, it began in 1974.
For many years, the Players Championship offered the highest prize fund of any tournament in golf, until it was organized by the U.S. Open in 2017, which offered a $12 million purse and Winners share prize is $ 1.98 million.
Prior to 1988, the tournament was named the Tournament Players Championship.
The tournament was first played at TPC Sawgrass in 1982.
There have not yet been a defending champion of the Players Championship in the history.
The tournament's 72-hole scoring record is 264, achieved by Greg Norman during his 1994 wins.
The Players Championship 2017: 21-year-old Kim Si-woo becomes the event's youngest winner.
USAmerican Scottie Scheffler won the 2023 The Players Championship with Huge winner prize money 3,600,000 & the English Runner-up Tyrrell Hatton netted cash takes home $2.6 million from the Overall Payout of 2023 The Players championship was $25 million Purse
Here is the complete list of All-time the Players Championship Winners-champions List by Year since 1974 to 2024.
Players who have won The Players Championship title More than Once:
Six players have won the tournament more than once:
Jack Nicklaus: three times 1974-76-78.
Fred Couples: 1984,96.
USAmerican Scottie Scheffler won the 2023 The Players Championship with Huge winner prize money 3,600,000 & the English Runner-up Tyrrell Hatton netted cash takes home $2.6 million from the Overall Payout of 2023 The Players championship was $25 million Purse
Who won The Players Championship 2023.
The 2023 Players Championship may not be the biggest victory of Scottie Scheffler's career, but it will mark his most significant payday. The new No. 1 golfer in the world collected $4.5 million for his dominating effort at TPC Sawgrass this week, surpassing his previous largest check from the 2022 Masters.
Scheffler cruised to victory Sunday and appeared unbothered when his counterparts made runs at his title. One of the biggest movers from the final day in Ponte Vedra, Florida, was Tyrrell Hatton. The Englishman began the final round in a tie for 26th nine strokes behind Scheffler, and while he was unable to catch the champion, Hatton's 7-under 65 was enough to secure the runner-up's check of $2.725 million.
Full List of The Players Championship winners over the years, prize money history 1972-2024.
Here is the complete list of All-time the Players Championship Winners-champions List by Year since 1974 to 2024.
YEAR CHAMPION SCORE EARNINGS
2023 Scottie Scheffler 271 (-17) $4,500,000
2022 Cameron Smith 275 (-13) $3,600,000
2021 Justin Thomas 274 (-14) $2,700,000
2020 No event (pandemic) N/A N/A
2019 Rory McIlroy 272 (-16) $2,250,000
2018 Webb Simpson 270 (-18) $1,980,000
2017 Si-woo Kim 278 (-10) $1,890,000
2016 Jason Day 273 (-15) $1,890,000
2015 Rickie Fowler 276 (-12) $1,800,000
2014 Martin Kaymer 275 (-13) $1,800,000
2013 Tiger Woods 275 (-13) $1,710,000
2012 Matt Kuchar 275 (-13) $1,710,000
2011 K.J. Choi 275 (-13) $1,710,000
2010 Tim Clark 272 (-16) $1,710,000
2009 Henrik Stenson 276 (-12) $1,710,000
2008 Sergio Garcia 283 (-5) $1,170,000
2007 Phil Mickelson 277 (-11) $1,620,000
2006 Stephen Ames 274 (-14) $1,440,000
2005 Fred Funk 279 (-9) $1,440,000
2004 Adam Scott 276 (-12) $1,440,000
2003 Davis Love III 271 (-17) $1,440,000
2002 Craig Perks 280 (-8) $1,080,000
2001 Tiger Woods 274 (-14) $1,080,000
2000 Hal Sutton 278 (-10) $1,080,000
1999 David Duval 285 (-3) $900,000
1998 Justin Leonard 278 (-10) $720,000
1997 Steve Elkington 272 (-16) $630,000
1996 Fred Couples 270 (-18) $630,000
1995 Lee Janzen 283 (-5) $540,000
1994 Greg Norman 264 (-24) $450,000
1993 Nick Price 270 (-18) $450,000
1992 Davis Love III 273 (-15) $324,000
1991 Steve Elkington 276 (-12) $288,000
1990 Jodie Mudd 278 (-10) $270,000
1989 Tom Kite 279 (-9) $243,000
1988 Mark McCumber 273 (-15) $225,000
1987 Sandy Lyle 274 (-14) $180,000
1986 John Mahaffey 275 (-13) $162,000
1985 Calvin Peete 274 (-14) $162,000
1984 Fred Couples 277 (-11) $144,000
1983 Hal Sutton 283 (-5) $126,000
1982 Jerry Pate 280 (-8) $90,000
1981 Raymond Floyd 285 (-3) $72,000
1980 Lee Trevino 278 (-10) $72,000
1979 Lanny Wadkins 283 (-5) $72,000
1978 Jack Nicklaus 289 (+1) $60,000
1977 Mark Hayes 289 (+1) $60,000
1976 Jack Nicklaus 269 (-19) $60,000
1975 Al Geiberger 270 (-10) $50,000
1974 Jack Nicklaus 272 (-16) $50,000
Players who have won The Players Championship title More than Once:
Six players have won the tournament more than once:
Jack Nicklaus: three times 1974-76-78.
Fred Couples: 1984,96.
Steve Elkington: 1991,97.
Hal Sutton: 1983, 2000.
Davis Love III: 1992, 2003.
Tiger Woods: 2001,13.
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