The Players Championship
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The Players Championship is one of professional golf’s most prestigious tournaments, often considered the PGA Tour’s flagship event and sometimes dubbed the “fifth major.”
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Players Championship canonical | 3 |
| 2021 Players Championship | 1 |
| Players Championship | 1 |
| The Players Championship (tournament operations) | 1 |
| Tournament Players Championship | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
PGA Tour event
ⓘ
golf tournament ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ponte Vedra Beach community ⓘ |
| city |
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| course |
TPC Sawgrass
ⓘ
surface form:
TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course
|
| courseDesigner | Pete Dye ⓘ |
| cutRule | top 65 and ties after 36 holes ⓘ |
| established | 1974 ⓘ |
| fieldType | invitational ⓘ |
| firstEditionLocation | Atlanta Country Club ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| format | stroke play ⓘ |
| formerName |
The Players Championship
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tournament Players Championship
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's professional golf ⓘ |
| governingBody | PGA Tour ⓘ |
| hasNickname |
PGA Tour flagship event
ⓘ
fifth major ⓘ |
| hasPlayoffFormat | sudden-death playoff ⓘ |
| location | TPC Sawgrass ⓘ |
| monthPlayed | March ⓘ |
| movedToTPCSawgrass | 1982 ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
highly challenging course setup
ⓘ
strongest fields in golf ⓘ |
| numberOfHoles | 72 ⓘ |
| organizer | PGA Tour ⓘ |
| par | 72 ⓘ |
| purse | one of the largest in professional golf ⓘ |
| qualificationBasis | PGA Tour performance and world ranking ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| scoringRecordRelation | course and scoring records have changed with renovations ⓘ |
| significantFeature | island green 17th hole ⓘ |
| sport | golf ⓘ |
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| status | active tournament ⓘ |
| surface | grass ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage | extensive international broadcast ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| tour | PGA Tour ⓘ |
| tourStatus | flagship event of the PGA Tour ⓘ |
| typicalFieldSize | 144 players ⓘ |
| winnerReceives |
five-year PGA Tour exemption
ⓘ
three-year Masters invitation (subject to Augusta National criteria) ⓘ three-year exemptions into the U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and PGA Championship (subject to organizing bodies) ⓘ |
| worldRankingPoints | among the highest for non-major events ⓘ |
| yardage | approximately 7250 yards ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2021 Players Championship
this entity surface form:
The Players Championship (tournament operations)
this entity surface form:
Tournament Players Championship
this entity surface form:
Players Championship