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26-424: Players Championship may refer to: The Players Championship , a PGA Tour golf event since 1974 Players Championship Finals , a PDC darts tournament since 2009 Players' Championship , a Grand Slam curling event since 1993 PBA Players Championship , a PBA Tour bowling tournament held from 1983-2000, 2011, 2013, and since 2015 Players Championship (snooker) ,

52-680: A five-year exemption on the PGA Tour (formerly ten years), a three-year invitation to the Masters Tournament , and three-year exemptions for the U.S. Open , The Open Championship , and the PGA Championship . The winner earns 600 FedEx Cup points, if a PGA Tour member. The field consists of 144 players consisting of the following criteria: The Players Championship was conceived by the PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman ;

78-525: A major, it has been promoted as such by the tour, dubbed the fifth major , 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, challenging course conditions, and its large purse. It also has a renowned host course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course at which

104-454: A professional snooker tournament since 2017 2004 Players Championship (snooker) , a professional snooker tournament held in 2004. Players Tour Championship , a series of snooker tournaments held 2010–2016, and sometimes referred to as the Player's Championship in its first year Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

130-419: Is 259, set by Zach Johnson in 2010. Kenny Perry holds the 54-hole record of 192 which he shot in 2005. In 2011, David Toms set the 36-hole record with a 124. The 18-hole record of 61 is held by 6 players. The front nine and back nine records are both 28, held by Wayne Levi and Keith Clearwater , respectively. From 2007 through 2015, the tournament was sponsored by Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts and called

156-698: Is a private golf club in the southern United States , located in Fort Worth , Texas . The club has hosted an annual PGA Tour event, the Colonial National Invitation , since 1946; it is the longest running non-major tour event to be held at the same venue. The golf course is located on the south bank of the Clear Fork of the Trinity River , just northwest of the campus of Texas Christian University . Colonial Country Club

182-652: Is six years ( Steve Elkington : 1991, 1997). Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records. Source: Six players have won the tournament more than once: Each of Nicklaus' three victories were at different courses but none were at the Stadium Course, where the other multiple winners won both their titles. Scottie Scheffler is the only back-to-back winner by virtue of his wins in 2023 and 2024 . 30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W  /  30.198°N 81.394°W  / 30.198; -81.394 Colonial Country Club (Fort Worth) Colonial Country Club

208-640: The Atlanta Classic in 1974, the Colonial National Invitational in 1975 and the Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic in 1976, which each returned to the schedule the following year. In 1976 the PGA Tour agreed a multi-year deal to play the event up the coast at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach in mid-March, beginning in 1977 . Since 1982 , it has been played across the road to

234-781: The Trinity River ) and 1975 , when the club hosted the second Tournament Players Championship in August. The most noteworthy winner of the tournament is Ben Hogan ; the late Fort Worth resident won five times, which earned the course the nickname "Hogan's Alley." Other notable winners include Sam Snead , Arnold Palmer , Billy Casper (twice), Lee Trevino (twice), Ben Crenshaw (twice), Al Geiberger , Bruce Lietzke (twice), Jack Nicklaus , Peter Jacobsen , Lanny Wadkins , Ian Baker-Finch , Tom Lehman , Corey Pavin (twice), Tom Watson , Phil Mickelson (twice), Sergio García , Nick Price (twice), Kenny Perry (twice), Zach Johnson (twice), and Jordan Spieth . The current tournament record

260-664: The United States Golf Association (USGA) to conduct the U.S. Open at Colonial. After guaranteeing the USGA $ 25,000, Colonial was granted the rights to the 1941 edition, won by Craig Wood , the winner of that year's Masters . In 1942, Leonard decided to sell the club to the members of Colonial. His first attempt to sell to the members was rejected, but he eventually sold the club to the members on December 31, 1942, when it took its current name, Colonial Country Club. The golf course at Colonial Country Club

286-531: The "Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial." Previous title sponsors include Southwestern Bell , MasterCard , and Bank of America . It became the " Dean & DeLuca Invitational " in 2016 ; Dean & DeLuca is a chain of upscale grocery stores headquartered in Wichita, Kansas . It became the " Fort Worth Invitational " in 2018 . The 2018 tournament, renamed the Fort Worth Invitational,

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312-862: 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 was usually on the second Sunday of May, Mother's Day in the United States. To mark this, most players wore pink shirts or accessories on Sunday, and many in

338-439: 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 two weeks prior 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

364-723: The course has hosted three major or significant professional golf events: the 1941 U.S. Open , the 1975 Tournament Players Championship (won by Al Geiberger ), and the 1991 U.S. Women's Open (won by Meg Mallon ). Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in 2012 The course has the following ratings and slopes : The course record is 61, co-held by seven PGA Tour pros: Keith Clearwater , Lee Janzen , Greg Kraft , Justin Leonard , Kevin Na , Kenny Perry , and Chad Campbell . The Colonial golf tournament has been held every year since 1946, with exceptions in 1949 (flooding of

390-477: The galleries also joined them in donning pink garb. (The two exceptions were in 2011 and 2016 , when the final round was on Sunday, May 15.) In August 2017, it was announced that The Players would return to March beginning in 2019 , due to a realignment of the golf season that moves the PGA Championship from August to May. The playoff format was sudden-death through 2013 , lately starting at

416-599: 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 in 1975 , at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth in August, and then to south Florida in 1976 at Inverrary Country Club in Lauderhill , at its East Course in late February. In these first three years the event replaced existing events,

442-485: 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. Scottie Scheffler (2024) is the only player to successfully defend the title. 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

468-405: 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

494-414: 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

520-501: The title Players Championship . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Players_Championship&oldid=1218141671 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Players Championship Despite not being

546-460: The tournament has been played since 1982 , home of the iconic par-3 No. 17 "Island Green"). As of 2023, the victor receives $ 4.5 million, the winner's share (18%) of the largest purse in golf ($ 25 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 other leading tournaments receive between 65 and 70 points. The winner also receives

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572-412: 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. The 2020 Players Championship

598-511: Was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Six players have won The Players and a major championship in the same calendar year: Jack Nicklaus ( 1978 , Open ), Hal Sutton ( 1983 , PGA ), Tiger Woods ( 2001 , Masters ), Martin Kaymer ( 2014 , U.S. Open ), Cameron Smith ( 2022 , Open ), and Scottie Scheffler ( 2024 , Masters ). For the first thirty years at Ponte Vedra Beach,

624-411: Was designed by John Bredemus of Texas and Perry Maxwell of Oklahoma. The par-70 course, currently at 7,209 yards (6,592 m), is bordered on the northern edge by the Trinity River (Clear Fork) with the rest of the course surrounded by the neighboring residential area. The course length in 1941 was 7,035 yards (6,433 m), considerably long for the era. In addition to the annual PGA Tour event,

650-418: Was held through the support of four local corporate supporters that stepped in to provide financial support after Dean & DeLuca suddenly pulled-out of a six-year sponsorship agreement. American Airlines, AT&T, XTO Energy Inc. and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway agreed to fund the 2018 tournament to allow time for the PGA Tour and Colonial Country Club to find a new sponsor. Charles Schwab & Co.,

676-494: Was started 88 years ago in 1936 by Marvin Leonard, who had a keen interest in bringing bentgrass greens to his hometown of Fort Worth. When his initial plans to install bentgrass greens at an already existing Fort Worth golf club failed, Leonard came up with his vision for Colonial Golf Club. His vision became a reality in January 1936 when the club opened with approximately 100 members. In the late 1930s, Leonard began talks with

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