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The Senior Players Championship, stylised by the PGA Tour as The SENIOR PLAYERS Championship, is one of the five major championships on golf's PGA Tour Champions. The inaugural event was played 41 years ago in 1983 and the age minimum is 50,[1][2][3] the standard for men's senior professional golf tournaments.

Kaulig Companies Championship
Tournament information
LocationAkron, Ohio
Established1983
Course(s)Firestone Country Club
(South Course)
Par70
Length7,248 yards (6,628 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$3,500,000
Month playedJuly
Tournament record score
Aggregate261 Jack Nicklaus (1990)
261 Kenny Perry (2013)
Score−27 Jack Nicklaus (1990)
Current champion
South Africa Ernie Els
Location map
Firestone CC is located in the United States
Firestone CC
Firestone CC
Location in the United States
Firestone CC is located in Ohio
Firestone CC
Firestone CC
Location in Ohio

The winner gains entry into the following season's Players Championship on the PGA Tour (although Retief Goosen, the 2019 winner, was not allowed to play in the official subsequent Players Championship). For sponsorship reasons in 2023, the tournament was titled as the Kaulig Companies Championship.[4]

Unlike the U.S. Senior Open, the Senior PGA Championship, and the Senior Open Championship, it is not recognized as a major by the European Senior Tour, and is not part of that tour's schedule.

Since 2019, the Senior Players championship has been held at the South course of the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio; it replaced the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational that had been held there before moving to Memphis, Tennessee.[5]

Course layout

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Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 399 526 420 450 200 460 219 470 461 3,605 410 418 180 450 460 221 640 400 464 3,643 7,248
Par 4 5 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 35 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 4 35 70

Early years

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The first four editions were at Canterbury Golf Club near Cleveland; the inaugural in 1983 had fifty players, no cut, and a purse of $250,000;[2] Miller Barber won the title and $40,000, sinking a ten-foot (3 m) birdie putt on the final hole to finish one stroke ahead of runner-up Gene Littler. Arnold Palmer was seven strokes back, in a tie for fifth.[3]

Palmer won the next year by three strokes,[6] and successfully defended the title in 1985, winning by eleven strokes.[7] Heavy rains on Thursday afternoon reduced the tournament to 54 holes in 1986,[8] and Chi-Chi Rodríguez gained the first of his 22 wins on the senior tour, two strokes ahead of Bruce Crampton.[9]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)
Venue Location
Kaulig Companies Championship
2024 South Africa  Ernie Els 270 −10 1 stroke South Korea  Yang Yong-eun 525,000 Firestone
(South Course)
Akron, Ohio
2023 United States  Steve Stricker (2) 269 −11 3 strokes United States  David Toms 525,000 Firestone
(South Course)
Akron, Ohio
Bridgestone Senior Players Championship
2022 United States  Jerry Kelly (2) 269 −11 2 strokes United States  Steve Stricker 450,000 Firestone
(South Course)
Akron, Ohio
2021 United States  Steve Stricker 273 −7 6 strokes United States  Jerry Kelly 420,000 Firestone
(South Course)
Akron, Ohio
2020 United States  Jerry Kelly 277 −3 2 strokes United States  Scott Parel 420,000 Firestone
(South Course)
Akron, Ohio
2019 South Africa  Retief Goosen 274 −6 2 strokes United States  Jay Haas
United States  Tim Petrovic
420,000 Firestone
(South Course)
Akron, Ohio
Constellation Senior Players Championship
2018 Fiji  Vijay Singh 268 −20 Playoff United States  Jeff Maggert 420,000 Exmoor Highland Park, Illinois
2017 United States  Scott McCarron 270 −18 1 stroke United States  Brandt Jobe
Germany  Bernhard Langer
420,000 Caves Valley Owings Mills, Maryland
2016 Germany  Bernhard Langer (3) 281 +1 1 stroke United States  Joe Durant
Spain  Miguel Ángel Jiménez
420,000 Philadelphia
(Wissahickon Course)
Flourtown, Pennsylvania
2015 Germany  Bernhard Langer (2) 265 −19 5 strokes United States  Kirk Triplett 405,000 Belmont Belmont, Massachusetts
2014 Germany  Bernhard Langer 265 −15 Playoff United States  Jeff Sluman 405,000 Fox Chapel Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2013 United States  Kenny Perry 261 −19 5 strokes United States  Fred Funk 405,000 Fox Chapel Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2012 United States  Joe Daley 266 −14 2 strokes United States  Tom Lehman 405,000 Fox Chapel Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship
2011 United States  Fred Couples 273 −11 Playoff United States  John Cook 405,000 Westchester Harrison, New York
2010 United States  Mark O'Meara 273 −7 Playoff United States  Michael Allen 405,000 TPC Potomac Potomac, Maryland
2009 United States  Jay Haas 267 −13 1 stroke United States  Tom Watson 405,000 Baltimore
(East Course)
Timonium, Maryland
2008 United States  D. A. Weibring 271 −9 1 stroke United States  Fred Funk 390,000 Baltimore
(East Course)
Timonium, Maryland
2007 United States  Loren Roberts 267 −13 6 strokes United States  Tom Watson 390,000 Baltimore
(East Course)
Timonium, Maryland
Ford Senior Players Championship
2006 United States  Bobby Wadkins 274 −14 1 stroke United States  Jim Thorpe 375,000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn, Michigan
2005 United States  Peter Jacobsen 273 −15 1 stroke United States  Hale Irwin 375,000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn, Michigan
2004 England  Mark James 275 −13 1 stroke Spain  José María Cañizares 375,000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn, Michigan
2003 United States  Craig Stadler 271 −17 3 strokes United States  Tom Kite
United States  Jim Thorpe
United States  Tom Watson
375,000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn, Michigan
2002 Australia  Stewart Ginn 274 −14 1 stroke United States  Hubert Green
United States  Mike McCullough
United States  Jim Thorpe
375,000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn, Michigan
2001 United States  Allen Doyle 273 −15 Playoff United States  Doug Tewell 375,000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn, Michigan
2000 United States  Raymond Floyd (2) 273 −15 1 stroke United States  Larry Nelson
United States  Dana Quigley
345,000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn, Michigan
1999 United States  Hale Irwin 267 −21 7 strokes Australia  Graham Marsh 300,000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn, Michigan
1998 United States  Gil Morgan 267 −21 3 strokes United States  Hale Irwin 300,000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn, Michigan
1997 United States  Larry Gilbert 274 −14 3 strokes Japan  Isao Aoki
United States  Bob Dickson
United States  Jack Kiefer
United States  Dave Stockton
270,000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn, Michigan
1996 United States  Raymond Floyd 275 −13 2 strokes United States  Hale Irwin 225,000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn, Michigan
1995 United States  J. C. Snead 272 −16 Playoff United States  Jack Nicklaus 225,000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn, Michigan
1994 United States  Dave Stockton (2) 271 −17 6 strokes United States  Jim Albus 210,000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn, Michigan
1993 United States  Jim Colbert 278 −10 1 stroke United States  Raymond Floyd 180,000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn, Michigan
The Senior Players Championship
1992 United States  Dave Stockton 277 −11 1 stroke United States  J. C. Snead
United States  Lee Trevino
150,000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn, Michigan
1991 United States  Jim Albus 279 −9 3 strokes New Zealand  Bob Charles
United States  Charles Coody
United States  Dave Hill
150,000 TPC of Michigan Dearborn, Michigan
Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship
1990 United States  Jack Nicklaus 261 −27 6 strokes United States  Lee Trevino 150,000 Dearborn Dearborn, Michigan
1989 United States  Orville Moody 271 −17 2 strokes United States  Charles Coody 105,000 TPC at Sawgrass Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
1988 United States  Billy Casper 278 −10 2 strokes United States  Al Geiberger 60,000 TPC at Sawgrass Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
1987 South Africa  Gary Player 280 −8 1 stroke Australia  Bruce Crampton
United States  Chi-Chi Rodríguez
60,000 Sawgrass Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Senior Tournament Players Championship
1986 United States  Chi-Chi Rodríguez 206[a] −10 2 strokes Australia  Bruce Crampton 45,000 Canterbury Beachwood, Ohio
1985 United States  Arnold Palmer (2) 274 −14 11 strokes United States  Miller Barber
United States  Lee Elder
United States  Gene Littler
United States  Charles Owens
36,000 Canterbury Beachwood, Ohio
1984 United States  Arnold Palmer 276 −12 3 strokes Australia  Peter Thomson 36,000 Canterbury Beachwood, Ohio
1983 United States  Miller Barber 278 −10 1 stroke United States  Gene Littler 40,000 Canterbury Beachwood, Ohio

Multiple winners

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Through 2023, six players had multiple wins in the Senior Players Championship:

Winners of both The Players and the Senior Players

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Three have won both The Players Championship and the Senior Players Championship:

Player The Players Championship Senior Players Championship
Jack Nicklaus 1974, 1976, 1978 1990
Raymond Floyd 1981 1996, 2000
Fred Couples 1984, 1996 2011

Notes

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  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References

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  1. ^ "Snead takes aim". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). AP photo. June 10, 1983. p. 18.
  2. ^ a b "Miller Barber, Littler lead". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 11, 1983. p. 14.
  3. ^ a b "Barber wins seniors title". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 13, 1983. p. 17.
  4. ^ Ridenour, Maria (June 15, 2022). "Kaulig Companies to become title sponsor for Senior Players Championship, which will stay at Firestone Country Club". Golfweek.
  5. ^ Wright, Branson (April 12, 2018). "WGC-Bridgestone Invitational will leave Firestone in 2019 (photos)". cleveland.com.
  6. ^ "Rested Palmer decides it helps to be inspired". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 25, 1984. p. 2B.
  7. ^ "Refreshed Palmer sets senior mark". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 24, 1985. p. 2B.
  8. ^ "Rain stops seniors". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 20, 1986. p. 19.
  9. ^ "Rodriguez wins Senior TPC crown". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 24, 1985. p. 3B.
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