- 1. Who won the inaugural Players Championship in 1974?
A) Jack Nicklaus
B) Lee Trevino
C) Arnold Palmer
D) Gary Player
- 2. In 1977, Mark Hayes won at which golf course?
A) Pebble Beach
B) Sawgrass Country Club
C) Augusta National
D) Pinehurst
- 3. What was the final round score of Bob Murphy in 1979?
A) 82
B) 72
C) 88
D) 92
- 4. Which player tossed the commissioner and the architect into the water in 1982?
A) Fred Couples
B) Jerry Pate
C) Lee Trevino
D) Jack Nicklaus
- 5. Which player hit his tee shot into the water on the 72nd hole in 1983, costing him the lead?
A) Lee Trevino
B) Bob Eastwood
C) John Cook
D) Hal Sutton
- 6. Who shot a course record 64 in the second round of the 1984 tournament?
A) Ray Floyd
B) Jack Nicklaus
C) Lee Trevino
D) Fred Couples
- 7. How many shots did Mark McCumber win by in 1988?
A) One
B) Two
C) Four
D) Three
- 8. What record score for the tournament did Greg Norman set in 1994?
A) 272
B) 270
C) 264
D) 268
- 9. Which golfer became the tournament's oldest champion in 2005?
A) Fred Funk
B) Lee Trevino
C) Raymond Floyd
D) Jack Nicklaus
- 10. Who became the first Asian born golfer to win The Players Championship in 2011?
A) Hideki Matsuyama
B) Si Woo Kim
C) Vijay Singh
D) K. J. Choi
- 11. Who became the event's youngest winner in 2017?
A) Kim Si-woo
B) Rickie Fowler
C) Jordan Spieth
D) Adam Scott
- 12. Why was the 2020 tournament canceled?
A) Lack of players
B) Course damage
C) Hurricane
D) COVID-19 pandemic
- 13. Who became the first back-to-back winner of The Players Championship in 2024?
A) Scottie Scheffler
B) Tiger Woods
C) Fred Couples
D) Rory McIlroy
- 14. In 2025, who did Rory McIlroy defeat in the playoff?
A) J. J. Spaun
B) Sergio Garcia
C) Tiger Woods
D) Scottie Scheffler
- 15. In 1992, which two players were reprimanded for playing too fast?
A) Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player
B) Hal Sutton and Greg Norman
C) Mark Calcavecchia and John Daly
D) Lee Trevino and Fred Couples
- 16. In what month was The Players Championship played for its first thirty years?
A) March
B) June
C) May
D) April
- 17. In what year was The Players Championship moved to May?
A) 2019
B) 2007
C) 2005
D) 2009
- 18. Which tournament follows The Players Championship in the marquee monthly schedule described in the text?
A) The Masters
B) The Tour Championship
C) PGA Championship
D) U.S. Open
- 19. What holiday often coincided with the final round of The Players Championship when it was held in May?
A) Memorial Day
B) Mother's Day
C) Father's Day
D) Independence Day
- 20. Why did The Players Championship return to March in 2019?
A) Poor weather conditions at TPC Sawgrass
B) Realignment moving the PGA Championship to May
C) Player requests to avoid the summer heat
D) Low television ratings in May
- 21. What is the current playoff format for The Players Championship?
A) 18-hole stroke play
B) Sudden-death
C) Three-hole aggregate
D) Match play
- 22. Which player holds the record for the longest period between two wins at The Players Championship?
A) Tiger Woods
B) Davis Love III
C) Hal Sutton
D) Fred Couples
- 23. In what year was the first three-hole aggregate playoff used at The Players Championship?
A) 2017
B) 2013
C) 2015
D) 2014
- 24. Who conceived The Players Championship?
A) Jack Nicklaus
B) Tiger Woods
C) Jackie Gleason
D) Deane Beman
- 25. In which city was the 1975 Players Championship held?
A) Ponte Vedra Beach
B) Marietta
C) Lauderhill
D) Fort Worth
- 26. When did The Players Championship move to the Stadium Course at TPC at Sawgrass?
A) 1974
B) 1977
C) 1982
D) 1987
- 27. What word was dropped from the tournament title after 1987?
A) Classic
B) Tournament
C) Championship
D) PGA
- 28. Which player won The Players and the Masters in 2001?
A) Jack Nicklaus
B) Martin Kaymer
C) Tiger Woods
D) Hal Sutton
- 29. Which player won The Players and the U.S. Open in 2014?
A) Scottie Scheffler
B) Rory McIlroy
C) Cameron Smith
D) Martin Kaymer
- 30. What type of architectural style was the new clubhouse built in after the 2006 renovation?
A) Victorian
B) Modern
C) Mediterranean Revival
D) Colonial
- 31. In which year did The Players Championship move to the East Course at Inverrary Country Club?
A) 1975
B) 1974
C) 1977
D) 1976
- 32. Which event did The Players replace in 1974?
A) Colonial National Invitational
B) Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic
C) Atlanta Classic
D) PGA Championship
- 33. How large was the new clubhouse built after the 2006 renovation?
A) 25,000 square feet
B) 100,000 square feet
C) 77,000 square feet
D) 50,000 square feet
- 34. In what year did The Players Championship begin?
A) 1974
B) 1982
C) 1970
D) 1990
- 35. Where is the host course for The Players Championship located?
A) Augusta, Georgia
B) Pinehurst, North Carolina
C) Orlando, Florida
D) Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
- 36. What is the famous feature of the par-3 17th hole at the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course?
A) Island Green
B) Triple water hazard
C) Desert bunkers
D) Blind tee shot
- 37. What is the total purse of The Players Championship as of 2023?
A) $15 million
B) $20 million
C) $12.5 million
D) $25 million
- 38. How many world ranking points does the winner of The Players Championship receive?
A) 70
B) 60
C) 100
D) 80
- 39. How many years of PGA Tour exemption does the winner receive?
A) One year
B) Three years
C) Five years
D) Ten years
- 40. How many FedEx Cup points does the winner of The Players Championship earn?
A) 500
B) 1000
C) 750
D) 600
- 41. What is the size of the field for The Players Championship?
A) 100 players
B) 156 players
C) 120 players
D) 144 players
- 42. How many years of invitation to the Masters Tournament does the winner receive?
A) Five years
B) Three years
C) One year
D) Ten years
- 43. What nickname is often used to describe The Players Championship?
A) The fifth major
B) The flagship event
C) The golden tournament
D) The season finale
- 44. What percentage of the total purse does the winner receive?
A) 20%
B) 18%
C) 10%
D) 15%
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