Golf Compendium

The U.S. Open is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, while The Players Championship is the biggest tournament run by the PGA Tour and is nicknamed " the fifth major ." How many golfers have won both these prestigious tournaments in the same calendar year?

The PGA Championship is one of the four majors of men's professional golf. And The Players Championship is the most-important non-major on the PGA Tour, so important it is sometimes referred to as " the fifth major ." Has any golfer won both these big titles in the same year? Yes — but it has only happened once.

Which winners of The Players Championship have earned those victories with the lowest final-round scores, or best down-the-stretch scoring? Let's look at both to see the best finishes that led to victory in this huge tournament.

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 golfer who trailed by the most after the third round but went on to win The Players Championship was six strokes off the lead when the final round began. And then he had to survive a three-man playoff to claim the victory.

How many golfers in the history of The Players Championship have won the tournament in consecutive years? So far, the answer to that question is: One. There has only been a single back-to-back champion at The Players.

Double eagles ( also called albatrosses ) are rarer scores than holes-in-one. In the history of The Players Championship, there have only been six double eagles so far — far fewer than the number of aces scored in the tournament .

What are the lowest scores recorded in The Players Championship for nine holes, 18 holes, 36 holes, 54 holes and 72 holes? All those tournament scoring records follow.

"The fifth major" is an expression sometimes used by golfers, golf media, golf fans. What does it mean? The phrase has two meanings — one very specific, and also a more general usage.

What is the highest score ever made on the notorious island-green 17th hole of TPC Sawgrass during The Players Championship? A whopping 12, which, on the par-3 hole , is 9-over par.

The 17th hole of the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, home of The Players Championship on the PGA Tour, is one of the most-famous in golf: the island green . Have any golfers scored a hole-in-one on that hole during The Players Championship? Yes, several have. And there have been quite a few aces overall during the tournament's history.

The Players Championship is the pre-eminent tournament in golf that is run by the PGA Tour. It is considered just a notch below the four major championships of men's professional golf in importance. Below is the list of all the golfers who've won The Players Championship.

The Players Championship is often called " the fifth major " of men's professional golf. It's an important tournament, and winning it is a big feather in one's cap for the golfers good (and lucky) enough to do so. Which golfer has the most wins in The Players?

The Players Championship, run by the PGA Tour, is often called " the fifth major " to denote its status as the fifth-most-important tournament on the PGA Tour (after only the four actual majors). The Senior Players Championship, run by the Champions Tour, really is a major, one of the five majors of men's senior professional golf. Have any golfers won both these prestigious tournaments?

Tiger Woods' "better than most" putt is one of the most famous putts in golf history, and also one of the most famous calls of a putt by a broadcaster.