The Players Championship

Outside of the four golf majors, The Players Championship is considered the most important tournament on tour. It is considered the PGA Tour's major (the four traditional majors are run by organizations other than the PGA Tour) and some believe it will eventually be accorded full major status (while others scoff at that idea). But The Players Championship is definitely the premier event on tour, outside of the majors.
See also:

• Issue: The Players Championship as a major
• Your Turn: Will The Players Championship achieve major status?

2010 Players Championship
• When: May 6-9
• Where: TPC Sawgrass (The Players Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

2009 Tournament
Henrik Stenson played one of the best final rounds in tourney history, a 66 that sent him to a four-stroke victory. Stenson's bogey-free finale left him at 276; Ian Poulter was runner-up. Alex Cejka, who began the final round with a 5-stroke lead, shot 79; his partner in the final pairing, Tiger Woods, also struggled much of the final round and was never a factor.

Official Web site

• Overall: 264 - Greg Norman, 1994
• Tournament course record: 63 - Fred Couples, 1992; Greg Norman, 1994

More Players Championship Records

The Players Championship is played annually on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, a golf course built specifically to host this tournament. TPC Sawgrass, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., featured the famous island green par-3 at No. 17 and is considered one of the tougher golf courses in America. It has been the site of The Players Championship since 1982.
• TPC Sawgrass pictures

Other Host Courses

• Atlanta Country Club, Marietta, Ga., 1974
• Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas, 1975
• Inverrary G&CC, Lauderhill, Fla., 1976
• Sawgrass Country Club, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., 1977-81

(p-playoff)

2009 - Henrik Stenson, 276
2008 - Sergio Garcia-p, 283
2007 - Phil Mickelson, 277
2006 - Stephen Ames, 274
2005 - Fred Funk, 279
2004 - Adam Scott, 276
Full List