How the purse for The Players has evolved over the years: First year, 1974: $250,000 purse, $50,000 to the winner. First Players at TPC Sawgrass, 1982: $500,000 purse, $90,000 to the winner. First million-dollar purse, 1987: $1 million purse, $180,000 to the winner. Jumping past $2 million, 1993: $2.5 million purse, $450,000 to the winner.

Winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are considered official, since the 2024 Players Championship; The top 125 players from the 2024 FedExCup

The first 12 aces in The Players were made by American players. The first international player to make one was Joe Ozaki of Japan at No. 8 in 2000. When Fox, from South Africa, made his hole-in-one last year, he became the 12th international player with an ace, and the fourth in the last six.

It may not be a major, but it’s also not just another PGA Tour event. However you care to label the Players Championship, the tour’s flagship event is back once again with a loaded field, an opportunity for a first-of-its-kind three-peat and a fabled island-green par 3 ready to provide maximum chaos.

The Players Championship, one of the most prestigious tournaments in all of of professional golf, is coming in hot for its not-to-be-missed 51st go around. And thanks to The Golf Channel, NBC, and Peacock,

The Grove featuring Maestro Dobel Tequila: Maestro Dobel, the official tequila of the PGA TOUR, will offer three signature cocktails, the Dobel Ace Paloma. While in the lounge, fans can experience Dobel’s history and hone their tequila knowledge with the brand’s tequila experts.

The 2024 Players Championship has one of the most pulse-pounding endings in recent tournament history, with Scottie Scheffler matching the tournament record for the final round by a winner with a 64, then waiting until Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman and Xander Schaufele, all with a chance to catch him, faltered on the last two holes.