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THE PLAYERS Championship 2027: Date, prize money, record score

The unofficial fifth major sees the world's best golfers descend on TPC Sawgrass for THE PLAYERS Championship.

Read all you need to know about the tournament below.

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THE PLAYERS Championship date

THE PLAYERS Championship will be held between Thursday 11th and Sunday 14th March 2027.

THE PLAYERS Championship venue and location

THE PLAYERS Championship is held at The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

THE PLAYERS Championship prize money

Boosted from the other Signature Events, the purse for THE PLAYERS Championship is $25,000,000, while the winner will receive $4,500,000.

THE PLAYERS Championship record score and course record

Greg Norman's -24 score of 264 shots from 1994 is the tournament record, while Hideki Matsuyama, Roberto Castro (twice), Martin Kaymer, Fred Couples and Norman have all shot nine-under-par rounds of 63.

Who has the most PLAYERS Championship wins?

Jack Nicklaus holds the record for the most PLAYERS Championship wins with three, ahead of Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Fred Couples, Steve Elkington, Hal Sutton, Davis Love III and Tiger Woods.

Last year's winner

Cameron Young won the 2026 PLAYERS Championship, overturning a one-shot deficit on the 71st hole to beat Matt Fitzpatrick by one shot.

Young made a birdie on the 17th to tie the lead, with Fitzpatrick making a bogey on the final hole miss out on a play-off.

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