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Bet the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass
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The PLAYERS Championship
PGA Tour Annual Golf Tournament
May 6 – 9, 2010
Course: Tournament Players Club
Sawgrass, Stadium Course
Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Format: Stroke play
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,215
Purse: $9,500,000
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The tournament is sponsored by the PGA Tour and was first played in 1974. Then known as the Tournament Players Championship, it was renamed THE PLAYERS Championship in 1988. The Players Championship has been contested annually since then, and the importance of the event cannot be emphasised enough.
THE PLAYERS Championship is considered golf's "fifth major" championship because it is the PGA Tour's richest event and it rewards the winner with tournament exemptions and points toward the FedEx Cup standings and the World Golf Rankings.
Historically the tournament has always been held in March, but due to the restructuring of the PGA Tour to accommodate the exciting new FedEx Cup competition, the Players Championship has been moved to the month of May each year.
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass was born from the dream of then PGA TOUR Commissioner Deane Beman to create a special and unique host site for the players' own tournament. Known today as THE PLAYERS Championship, it was
originally named The Tournament Players Championship. Prior to this unique concept, all PGA TOUR events were created and managed by local groups or golf organizations in communities around the country. Their main purpose was to promote their businesses or local area and often benefited local charities.
The early predecessor to the PGA TOUR was first organized in 1938 to formalize this schedule of events, to provide improved opportunities for the professional golfer and to further advance the charitable contributions.
The dream of a home course owned by the players, featuring an exciting course venue paired with a
superior spectator experience, has come to fruition. It is the home of THE PLAYERS, annually the
strongest field in tournament golf, recognized by the players as "their event." THE PLAYERS Stadium
Course has consistently ranked among the top courses in the country.
2010 The PLAYERS Championship Winner
Tim Clark of South Africa
What a reward for patience though! A huge winner’s prize of $1.7 million from Sawgrass will go some way to alleviating the pain of the hard work he’s put in over the years. Nobody could take it away from Clark though, with a final round of 67, to earn his place as champion. After Lee Westwood’s dream had slipped away from him, the last man who could threaten Clark was Australian Robert Allenby, but it was Clark who eventually gained the coveted first prize he’d wanted so long.
2009 The PLAYERS Championship Winner
Henrik Stenson
With a final round that was close to perfect, Stenson was the only player to keep bogeys off his card on his way to a 6-under 66 that gave him a four-shot victory, the 10th title of his career - second on TOUR - and by far his biggest.
The PLAYERS Championship Winners
| Year |
Player |
Country |
Score |
To par |
1st Prize ($) |
Purse ($) |
| The Players Championship |
| 2010 |
Tim Clark |
South Africa |
272 |
-16 |
1,710,000 |
9,500,000 |
| 2009 |
Henrik Stenson |
Sweden |
276 |
-12 |
1,710,000 |
9,500,000 |
| 2008 |
Sergio García |
Spain |
283 |
-5* |
1,710,000 |
9,500,000 |
| 2007 |
Phil Mickelson |
United States |
277 |
-11 |
1,620,000 |
9,000,000 |
| 2006 |
Stephen Ames |
Trinidad and Tobago
Canada |
274 |
-14 |
1,440,000 |
8,000,000 |
| 2005 |
Fred Funk |
United States |
279 |
-9 |
1,440,000 |
8,000,000 |
| 2004 |
Adam Scott |
Australia |
276 |
-12 |
1,440,000 |
8,000,000 |
| 2003 |
Davis Love III |
United States |
271 |
-17 |
1,170,000 |
6,500,000 |
| 2002 |
Craig Perks |
New Zealand |
280 |
-8 |
1,080,000 |
6,000,000 |
| 2001 |
Tiger Woods |
United States |
274 |
-14 |
1,080,000 |
6,000,000 |
| 2000 |
Hal Sutton |
United States |
278 |
-10 |
1,080,000 |
6,000,000 |
| 1999 |
David Duval |
United States |
285 |
-3 |
900,000 |
5,000,000 |
| 1998 |
Justin Leonard |
United States |
278 |
-10 |
720,000 |
4,000,000 |
| 1997 |
Steve Elkington |
Australia |
272 |
-16 |
630,000 |
3,500,000 |
| 1996 |
Fred Couples |
United States |
270 |
-18 |
630,000 |
3,500,000 |
| 1995 |
Lee Janzen |
United States |
283 |
-5 |
540,000 |
3,000,000 |
| 1994 |
Greg Norman |
Australia |
264 |
-24 |
450,000 |
2,500,000 |
| 1993 |
Nick Price |
Zimbabwe |
270 |
-18 |
450,000 |
2,500,000 |
| 1992 |
Davis Love III |
United States |
273 |
-15 |
324,000 |
1,800,000 |
| 1991 |
Steve Elkington |
Australia |
276 |
-12 |
288,000 |
1,600,000 |
| 1990 |
Jodie Mudd |
United States |
278 |
-10 |
270,000 |
1,500,000 |
| 1989 |
Tom Kite |
United States |
279 |
-9 |
243,000 |
1,350,000 |
| 1988 |
Mark McCumber |
United States |
273 |
-15 |
225,000 |
1,250,000 |
| Tournament Players Championship |
| 1987 |
Sandy Lyle |
Scotland |
274 |
-14* |
180,000 |
1,000,000 |
| 1986 |
John Mahaffey |
United States |
275 |
-13 |
162,000 |
900,000 |
| 1985 |
Calvin Peete |
United States |
274 |
-14 |
162,000 |
900,000 |
| 1984 |
Fred Couples |
United States |
277 |
-11 |
144,000 |
800,000 |
| 1983 |
Hal Sutton |
United States |
283 |
-5 |
126,000 |
700,000 |
| 1982 |
Jerry Pate |
United States |
280 |
-8 |
90,000 |
500,000 |
| 1981 |
Raymond Floyd |
United States |
285 |
-3* |
72,000 |
400,000 |
| 1980 |
Lee Trevino |
United States |
278 |
-10 |
72,000 |
400,000 |
| 1979 |
Lanny Wadkins |
United States |
283 |
-5 |
72,000 |
400,000 |
| 1978 |
Jack Nicklaus |
United States |
289 |
+1 |
60,000 |
300,000 |
| 1977 |
Mark Hayes |
United States |
289 |
+1 |
60,000 |
300,000 |
| 1976 |
Jack Nicklaus |
United States |
269 |
-19 |
60,000 |
300,000 |
| 1975 |
Al Geiberger |
United States |
270 |
-10 |
50,000 |
250,000 |
| 1974 |
Jack Nicklaus |
United States |
272 |
-16 |
50,000 |
250,000 |
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