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The list of winners at The Players Championship goes back to the 1970s. How many times in that span has the so-called " fifth major " ended with a playoff? And what is the playoff format for this tournament?

The par-3, island green , 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass, home of The Players Championship, is one of the most-famous holes in golf. And the focus there is often on golfers who don't do well — who plop a shot into the water that surrounds the green. But what about golfers who do great on that hole? Has anyone birdied the famous 17th hole in all four rounds of The Players Championship?

The 1950 U.S. Women's Open was the fifth time this championship took place. Babe Zaharias won the trophy for the second time.

If you hear a golfer or someone on a golf broadcast refer to the "home hole," do you know what that is? If you are new to golf, maybe not. But this is a simple definition: the "home hole" is the 18th hole of the golf course.