Winners of The Players Championship: Full List
Sometimes called "the fifth major," The Players Championship is always played on the same golf course: The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Florida. That is the site of golf's most-famous island green.
The tournament was first played in 1974, and TPC Sawgrass has been the home course every year since 1982. Before that, The Players took place at Atlanta Country Club (1974); Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas (1975); Inverrary Country Club in Florida (1976); and Sawgrass Country Club in Florida (1977-81).
Players Championship Winners and Scores
Jack Nicklaus holds The Players Championship tournament record for most wins with three, all before the tournament moved to TPC Sawgrass.Playoffs are noted in parentheses. See Playoffs at The Players Championship for details about the playoff format and more info about each playoff.
2026 — Cameron Young, 275
2025 — Rory McIlroy, 276 (def. J.J. Spaun in playoff)
2024 — Scottie Scheffler, 268
2023 — Scottie Scheffler, 271
2022 — Cameron Smith, 275
2021 — Justin Thomas, 274
2020 — Tournament canceled
2019 — Rory McIlroy, 272
2018 — Webb Simpson, 270
2017 — Si Woo Kim, 278
2016 — Jason Day, 273
2015 — Rickie Fowler, 276 (def. Kevin Kisner, Sergio Garcia in playoff)
2014 — Martin Kaymer, 275
2013 — Tiger Woods, 275
2012 — Matt Kuchar, 275
2011 — K.J. Choi, 275 (def. David Toms in playoff)
2010 — Tim Clark, 272
2009 — Henrik Stenson, 276
2008 — Sergio Garcia, 283 (def. Paul Goydos in playoff)
2007 — Phil Mickelson, 277
2006 — Stephen Ames, 274
2005 — Fred Funk, 279
2004 — Adam Scott, 276
2003 — Davis Love III, 271
2002 — Craig Perks, 280
2001 — Tiger Woods, 274
2000 — Hal Sutton, 278
1999 — David Duval, 285
1998 — Justin Leonard, 278
1997 — Steve Elkington, 272
1996 — Fred Couples, 270
1995 — Lee Janzen, 283
1994 — Greg Norman, 264
1993 — Nick Price, 270
1992 — Davis Love III, 273
1991 — Steve Elkington, 276
1990 — Jodie Mudd, 278
1989 — Tom Kite, 279
1988 — Mark McCumber, 273
1987 — Sandy Lyle, 274 (def. Jeff Sluman in playoff)
1986 — John Mahaffey, 275
1985 — Calvin Peete, 274
1984 — Fred Couples, 277
1983 — Hal Sutton, 283
1982 — Jerry Pate, 280
1981 — Raymond Floyd, 285 (def. Curtis Strange, Barry Jaeckel in playoff)
1980 — Lee Trevino, 278
1979 — Lanny Wadkins, 283
1978 — Jack Nicklaus, 289
1977 — Mark Hayes, 289
1976 — Jack Nicklaus, 269
1975 — Al Geiberger, 270
1974 — Jack Nicklaus, 272
The 2020 Players Championship was canceled after the first round was played in the very early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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