The Players Championship winners List, past champions by year history since 1974.
- The Jack Nicklaus was the First Winner of The Players Championship (golf) in 1974, also won the most titles of The Players with three times.
Players Championship 2024 Winner: Scottie Scheffler made no excuses as he persevered until his neck improved on Sunday and fired a final-round 8-under 64 at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass to edge Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman and Xander Schauffele, three of the top-10 players in the world, and become the first player to repeat as champion in the 50-year history of the Players.
Scheffler is the two-time back-to-back defending champion at The Players and is looking to join Jack Nicklaus as the only players with three Players titles.
The purse at the Players is $25 million, with $4.5 million going to the winner along with 750 FedEx Cup points.
The 2025 Players Full Field had 48 of the top-50 players in the world, and all of the top 10, led by back-to-back defending champion Scottie Scheffler.
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The Players Championship brief history, Trivia & stats, Prize money.
The Players Championship simply The Players, organized by the PGA Tour as (The PLAYERS Championship) is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour.
The Tournament Players Championship, it began in 1974.
For many years, the Players Championship offered the highest prize fund of any tournament in golf, until it was organized by the U.S. Open in 2017, which offered a $12 million purse and Winners share prize is $ 1.98 million.
Prior to 1988, the tournament was named the Tournament Players Championship.
The tournament was first played at TPC Sawgrass in 1982.
There have not yet been a defending champion of the Players Championship in the history.
The tournament's 72-hole scoring record is 264, achieved by Greg Norman during his 1994 wins.
The Players Championship 2017: 21-year-old Kim Si-woo becomes the event's youngest winner.
American Scottie Scheffler won the 2024 The Players Championship with Huge winner prize money 4,500,000 & the English Runner-up netted cash takes home $2,725,000 million from the Overall Payout of 2024 The Players championship was $25 million Purse
Here is the complete list of All-time The Players Championship Winners List by Year since 1974 to 2025.
2025: TBD
2024: Scottie Scheffler, 268 (20-under) $4,500,000
Players who have won The Players Championship title More than Once:
Six players have won the tournament more than once:
Jack Nicklaus: three times 1974-76-78.
Scottie Scheffler: 2023, 2024
Fred Couples: 1984,96.
American Scottie Scheffler won the 2024 The Players Championship with Huge winner prize money 4,500,000 & the English Runner-up netted cash takes home $2,725,000 million from the Overall Payout of 2024 The Players championship was $25 million Purse
Who won The Players Championship 2024.
The 2024 Players Championship may not be the biggest victory of Scottie Scheffler's career, but it will mark his most significant payday. The new No. 1 golfer in the world collected $4.5 million for his dominating effort at TPC Sawgrass the week.
Players Championship 2024 Winner: Scottie Scheffler made no excuses as he persevered until his neck improved on Sunday and fired a final-round 8-under 64 at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass to edge Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman and Xander Schauffele, three of the top-10 players in the world, and become the first player to repeat as champion in the 50-year history of the Players.
Full List of The Players Championship winners over the years, prize money history 1974-2025.
Here is the full list of the past Players Championship winners, beginning with Jack Nicklaus in 1974 through Scottie Scheffler's historic victory in the 50th players in 2024, the first time a player has won back-to-back.
YEAR CHAMPION SCORE EARNINGS
2025: TBD
2024: Scottie Scheffler, 268 (20-under) $4,500,000
2023 Scottie Scheffler 271 (-17) $4,500,000
2022 Cameron Smith 275 (-13) $3,600,000
2021 Justin Thomas 274 (-14) $2,700,000
2020 No event (pandemic) N/A N/A
2019 Rory McIlroy 272 (-16) $2,250,000
2018 Webb Simpson 270 (-18) $1,980,000
2017 Si-woo Kim 278 (-10) $1,890,000
2016 Jason Day 273 (-15) $1,890,000
2015 Rickie Fowler 276 (-12) $1,800,000
2014 Martin Kaymer 275 (-13) $1,800,000
2013 Tiger Woods 275 (-13) $1,710,000
2012 Matt Kuchar 275 (-13) $1,710,000
2011 K.J. Choi 275 (-13) $1,710,000
2010 Tim Clark 272 (-16) $1,710,000
2009 Henrik Stenson 276 (-12) $1,710,000
2008 Sergio Garcia 283 (-5) $1,170,000
2007 Phil Mickelson 277 (-11) $1,620,000
2006 Stephen Ames 274 (-14) $1,440,000
2005 Fred Funk 279 (-9) $1,440,000
2004 Adam Scott 276 (-12) $1,440,000
2003 Davis Love III 271 (-17) $1,440,000
2002 Craig Perks 280 (-8) $1,080,000
2001 Tiger Woods 274 (-14) $1,080,000
2000 Hal Sutton 278 (-10) $1,080,000
1999 David Duval 285 (-3) $900,000
1998 Justin Leonard 278 (-10) $720,000
1997 Steve Elkington 272 (-16) $630,000
1996 Fred Couples 270 (-18) $630,000
1995 Lee Janzen 283 (-5) $540,000
1994 Greg Norman 264 (-24) $450,000
1993 Nick Price 270 (-18) $450,000
1992 Davis Love III 273 (-15) $324,000
1991 Steve Elkington 276 (-12) $288,000
1990 Jodie Mudd 278 (-10) $270,000
1989 Tom Kite 279 (-9) $243,000
1988 Mark McCumber 273 (-15) $225,000
1987 Sandy Lyle 274 (-14) $180,000
1986 John Mahaffey 275 (-13) $162,000
1985 Calvin Peete 274 (-14) $162,000
1984 Fred Couples 277 (-11) $144,000
1983 Hal Sutton 283 (-5) $126,000
1982 Jerry Pate 280 (-8) $90,000
1981 Raymond Floyd 285 (-3) $72,000
1980 Lee Trevino 278 (-10) $72,000
1979 Lanny Wadkins 283 (-5) $72,000
1978 Jack Nicklaus 289 (+1) $60,000
1977 Mark Hayes 289 (+1) $60,000
1976 Jack Nicklaus 269 (-19) $60,000
1975 Al Geiberger 270 (-10) $50,000
1974 Jack Nicklaus 272 (-16) $50,000
Players who have won The Players Championship title More than Once:
Six players have won the tournament more than once:
Jack Nicklaus: three times 1974-76-78.
Scottie Scheffler: 2023, 2024
Fred Couples: 1984,96.
Steve Elkington: 1991,97.
Hal Sutton: 1983, 2000.
Davis Love III: 1992, 2003.
Tiger Woods: 2001,2013.
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