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The 2024 Players Championship was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida from March 14–17. Officially, it was the 50th edition of The Players Championship tournament.
The Players Championship at one point offered the highest purse of any tournament in golf (from $12.5 million in 2019 up to $25 million in 2023). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The field usually includes the top 50 players in the world rankings , but, unlike the major championships , it is owned by the PGA Tour and not an official event on other tours.
Moments later, Scottie Scheffler's name appeared on the leaderboard, and he was on his way, adding another layer to his legend as the best in golf. His 8-under 64 tied the Players Championship record for best Sunday score by a winner. His five-shot comeback matched another tournament record.
The Players Championship: Florida 25,000,000 Scottie Scheffler (8) 80 Flagship event Mar 24 Valspar Championship: Florida 8,400,000 Peter Malnati (2) 50.06 Mar 31 Texas Children's Houston Open: Texas 9,100,000 Stephan Jäger (1) 44.49 Apr 7 Valero Texas Open: Texas 9,200,000 Akshay Bhatia (2) 55.63 Apr 14 Masters Tournament: Georgia 20,000,000
The tournament has been played since 2007 and is organized by the American Junior Golf Association. It is held at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Floria, home of The Players Championship on the PGA Tour. The field is made up of the top 58 boys on the AJGA Rankings, plus international invitees.
Constructed specifically to host The Players Championship, it employs a distinctive "stadium" concept: like in other sports, fans at the TPC sit in "stands" made of raised mounds of grass. It is known for its signature hole , the par-3, 137-yard (125 m) 17th, known as the "Island Green," one of golf's most recognizable and difficult holes.
In 1982, the course would host The Players Championship for the first time – offering pros their first taste of the island green. It was a baptism of fire for many of the game’s biggest stars.
The 2023 Players Championship was the 49th playing of the Players Championship, having been played at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida from March 9–12.. The winner was Scottie Scheffler, who shot a 69 in the final round to finish at 271 (−17) to win his first Players Championship, five strokes ahead of runner-up Tyrrell Hatton.