Senior Players Championship
The Senior Players Championship (known as the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship for sponsorship reasons) is one of the five major championships on golf's PGA Tour Champions. The inaugural event was played 38 years ago in 1983 and the age minimum is 50, the standard for men's senior professional golf tournaments. The winner gains entry into the following season's Players Championship on the PGA Tour.
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| Tournament information | |
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| Location | Akron, Ohio (2020) |
| Established | 1983, 38 years ago |
| Course(s) | Firestone Country Club South Course (2020) |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,400 yards (6,767 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
| Format | Stroke play (72 holes) |
| Prize fund | $2.8 million (2020) |
| Month played | July |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 261 Jack Nicklaus (1990) 261 Kenny Perry (2013) |
| Score | −27 Jack Nicklaus (1990) |
| Current champion | |
 Jerry Kelly | |
Akron
Location in the United States
Akron
Location in Ohio
Unlike the U.S. Senior Open, the Senior PGA Championship, and the Senior Open Championship, it is not recognized as a major by the European Senior Tour, and is not part of that tour's schedule.
From 2019 to 2022, the Senior Players championship will be held at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio to replace the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational that is moving to Memphis, Tennessee.[1]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Location | Score | To par | Winner's share ($) |
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| Bridgestone Senior Players Championship | |||||||
| 2020 | Jerry Kelly | United States | Firestone Country Club, South Course | Akron, Ohio | 277 | −3 | 420,000 |
| 2019 | Retief Goosen |  South Africa | Firestone Country Club, South Course | Akron, Ohio | 274 | −6 | 420,000 |
| Constellation Senior Players Championship | |||||||
| 2018 | Vijay Singh |  Fiji | Exmoor Country Club | Highland Park, Illinois | 268 | −20 | 420,000 |
| 2017 | Scott McCarron | United States | Caves Valley Golf Club | Owings Mills, Maryland | 270 | −18 | 420,000 |
| 2016 | Bernhard Langer (3) |  Germany | Philadelphia Cricket Club, Wissahickon Course | Flourtown, Pennsylvania | 281 | +1 | 420,000 |
| 2015 | Bernhard Langer (2) | Germany | Belmont Country Club | Belmont, Massachusetts | 265 | −19 | 405,000 |
| 2014 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | Fox Chapel Golf Club | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 265 | −15 | 405,000 |
| 2013 | Kenny Perry | United States | Fox Chapel Golf Club | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 261 | −19 | 405,000 |
| 2012 | Joe Daley | United States | Fox Chapel Golf Club | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 266 | −14 | 405,000 |
| Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship | |||||||
| 2011 | Fred Couples | United States | Westchester Country Club | Harrison, New York | 273 | −11 | 405,000 |
| 2010 | Mark O'Meara | United States | TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm | Potomac, Maryland | 273 | −7 | 405,000 |
| 2009 | Jay Haas | United States | Baltimore Country Club, East Course | Timonium, Maryland | 267 | −13 | 405,000 |
| 2008 | D. A. Weibring | United States | Baltimore Country Club, East Course | Timonium, Maryland | 271 | −9 | 390,000 |
| 2007 | Loren Roberts | United States | Baltimore Country Club, East Course | Timonium, Maryland | 267 | −13 | 390,000 |
| Ford Senior Players Championship | |||||||
| 2006 | Bobby Wadkins | United States | TPC of Michigan | Dearborn, Michigan | 274 | −14 | 375,000 |
| 2005 | Peter Jacobsen | United States | TPC of Michigan | Dearborn, Michigan | 273 | −15 | 375,000 |
| 2004 | Mark James |  England | TPC of Michigan | Dearborn, Michigan | 275 | −13 | 375,000 |
| 2003 | Craig Stadler | United States | TPC of Michigan | Dearborn, Michigan | 271 | −17 | 375,000 |
| 2002 | Stewart Ginn | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | TPC of Michigan | Dearborn, Michigan | 274 | −14 | 375,000 |
| 2001 | Allen Doyle | United States | TPC of Michigan | Dearborn, Michigan | 273 | −15 | 375,000 |
| 2000 | Raymond Floyd (2) | United States | TPC of Michigan | Dearborn, Michigan | 273 | −15 | 345,000 |
| 1999 | Hale Irwin | United States | TPC of Michigan | Dearborn, Michigan | 267 | −21 | 300,000 |
| 1998 | Gil Morgan | United States | TPC of Michigan | Dearborn, Michigan | 267 | −21 | 300,000 |
| 1997 | Larry Gilbert | United States | TPC of Michigan | Dearborn, Michigan | 274 | −14 | 270,000 |
| 1996 | Raymond Floyd | United States | TPC of Michigan | Dearborn, Michigan | 275 | −13 | 225,000 |
| 1995 | J. C. Snead | United States | TPC of Michigan | Dearborn, Michigan | 272 | −16 | 225,000 |
| 1994 | Dave Stockton (2) | United States | TPC of Michigan | Dearborn, Michigan | 271 | −17 | 210,000 |
| 1993 | Jim Colbert | United States | TPC of Michigan | Dearborn, Michigan | 278 | −10 | 180,000 |
| Mazda Presents The Senior Players Championship | |||||||
| 1992 | Dave Stockton | United States | TPC of Michigan | Dearborn, Michigan | 277 | −11 | 150,000 |
| 1991 | Jim Albus | United States | TPC of Michigan | Dearborn, Michigan | 279 | −9 | 150,000 |
| Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship | |||||||
| 1990 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | Dearborn Country Club | Dearborn, Michigan | 261 | −27 | 150,000 |
| 1989 | Orville Moody | United States | TPC of Sawgrass | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida | 271 | −17 | 105,000 |
| 1988 | Billy Casper | United States | TPC of Sawgrass | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida | 278 | −10 | 60,000 |
| 1987 | Gary Player | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Africa | Sawgrass Country Club | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida | 280 | −8 | 60,000 |
| Senior Tournament Players Championship | |||||||
| 1986 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | United States | Canterbury Golf Club | Beachwood, Ohio | 206* | −10 | 45,000 |
| 1985 | Arnold Palmer (2) | United States | Canterbury Golf Club | Beachwood, Ohio | 274 | −14 | 36,000 |
| 1984 | Arnold Palmer | United States | Canterbury Golf Club | Beachwood, Ohio | 276 | −12 | 36,000 |
| 1983 | Miller Barber | United States | Canterbury Golf Club | Beachwood, Ohio | 278 | −10 | 40,000 |
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
*Weather shortened to 54 holes.
Multiple winners
The following men had more than one win in the Senior Players Championship through 2017:
- 3 wins: Bernhard Langer (2014, 2015, 2016)
- 2 wins: Arnold Palmer (1984, 1985), Dave Stockton (1992, 1994), Raymond Floyd (1996, 2000)
Winners of both The Players and the Senior Players
The following men 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 |
References
- Wright, Branson (April 12, 2018). "WGC-Bridgestone Invitational will leave Firestone in 2019 (photos)". cleveland.com.
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