The Players Championship

Tournament Info

Date – 14th – 17th March 2024
Format – Stroke Play
Purse – $25,000,000
Tour – PGA Tour
Established – 1974
Current Champion – Scottie Scheffler

Course Info

Course – TPC Sawgrass
Par – 72
Length – 7,189 yards
Par 3’s – 4
Par 4’s – 10
Par 5’s – 4

* The 2020 tournament was cancelled after round 1 for health and safety reasons

Winner Trends

Age – 10 of the last 11 winners were aged 33 or younger
World Ranking – 9 of the last 11 winners were ranked in the top 41 in the World Rankings
Position After Round 1 – 9/11 winners were in the top 12 after Round 1
Position After Round 2 – 9/11 winners were in the top 11 after Round 2
Position After Round 3 – 10/11 winners were in the top 6 after Round 3
Career Events – 9/11 winners had at least 140 previous career starts
Career Wins – 9/11 winners had at least 4 previous career wins

Winners Tournament/Course Trends

Previous Starts – 11/11 winners had played in at least 1 previous Players Championship, 8/11 winners had played in at least 4 previous Players Championships
Previous Wins – 2/11 winners had at least 1 previous Players Championship win
Previous Top 5s – 4/11 winners had at least 1 previous Players Championship top 5 finish
Previous Top 10s – 6/11 winners had at least 1 previous Players Championship top 10 finish
Previous Top 25s – 10/11 winners had at least 1 previous Players Championship top 25 finish
Previous Best Finish – 9/11 winners had finished 17th or higher in a previous Players Championship

Winners Season Trends

The Players Championship moved to March instead of May from 2019 onwards.
Season Events – 9/11 winners had played in at least 6 previous events that season
Season Wins – 5/11 winners had at least 1 previous tournament win that season
Season Top 5s – 8/11 winners had at least 1 previous top 5 finish that season
Season Top 10s – 9/11 winners had at least 1 previous top 10 finish that season
Previous Event – 10/11 winners finished 22nd or higher on their last start before the Players Championship
3/11 winners ran in the Arnold Palmer Invitational on their last start before the Players Championship