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September 14, 2005
 THE PLAYERS Championship
2006 Fact Sheet
TOURNAMENT NAME: THE PLAYERS Championship
DATE: March 20 -26, 2006
SITE: Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass - Stadium Course
7,093 Yards - Par: 36-36--72
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Fred Funk 279, 9-under
FORMAT: 72 holes of stroke play
After 36 holes, there is a cut to the top 70 and ties
ELIGIBILITY:
- Winners of PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are considered official, since the 2005
PLAYERS Championship.
- The top 125 finishers on the 2005 Official PGA TOUR Money List
- For the duration of their exemption, PGA TOUR members who earned a Tournament Winner exemption prior to March 1, 2005
- Members in the Top-125 Nonmembers category whose official money for the previous year equals or exceeds the amount of
official money earned by the player finishing in 125th position on the 2005 Official PGA TOUR Money List.
- Winners of THE PLAYERS Championship, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship from 1995 to 1997
and from 2000 to 2005. Beginning with the 1998 winners of these events, winners will be eligible for five years.
- Winners of the NEC World Series of Golf from 1995-1997.
- Winners of THE TOUR Championship in the last three years (2003-2005).
- Winners of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in the last three years (2003-2005).
- Winners of the WGC-NEC Invitational and WGC-American Express Championship in the last three years (2003-2005).
- Any player(s) not otherwise eligible, among the top 50 leaders from the Official World Golf Ranking through the Bay Hill
Invitational.
- Any player(s), not otherwise eligible, who are among the top 10 money winners from the 2005 Official PGA TOUR Money List
through the Bay Hill Invitational.
- To complete a field of 144, those players, not otherwise eligible, from the 2005 Official Money List below 10th position
through the Bay Hill Invitational, in order of their positions on the money list.
- THE PLAYERS Championship Committee may invite a player(s), not otherwise eligible, who is a current inductee of the World
Golf Hall of Fame. Such player(s) would be added to the field.
PURSE: 2005 $8 Million total purse; 2006 TBD
CHARITABLE PROCEEDS: The 2005 PLAYERS Championship and the PGA TOUR made joint contributions totaling $2.5 million
to Northeast Florida charities. Since 1977, when THE PLAYERS Championship moved to Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, more than
$21 million has been contributed to charitable organizations in Northeast Florida.
SPECTATORS PER DAY: 150,000 minimum for the week
TV LISTINGS:
Thursday, March 23 ESPN 12:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Friday, March 24
ESPN 12:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 25 NBC 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday,
March 26 NBC 1:30 - 6:30 p.m.
TICKETS: Available by calling 904-285-7888. Tickets also available at Publix and at www.playerschampionship.com.
PARKING: General Public parking is located off of State Road 210 (south of PGA TOUR Boulevard). Parking is included
in the price of all tickets and badges.
CHAMPIONSHIP OFFICE:
THE PLAYERS Championship
103 Championship Way
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
32082
PH: (904) 273-3383 FAX: (904) 285-5795
CHAIRMAN: Rusty Pritchett
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Brian Goin
DIRECTOR, SALES & MARKETING: Jan Leone
TOURNAMENT
SERVICES MANAGER: Tammy Kaplan
OPERATIONS MANAGER- Chad Burgess
TOURNAMENT PLAYERS CLUB AT SAWGRASS:
110 TPC Drive
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
GENERAL MANAGER AND DIRECTOR OF GOLF: Billy Dettlaff
COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: Fred Klauk
PROPOSED PAR AND YARDAGE OF THE STADIUM COURSE
Hole 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 OUT
Par
4 5 3 4 4 4
4 3 5 36
Yards 392 532 177 384 466 393 442 219 583 3,588
Hole
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
IN
Par 4 5 4 3 4
4 5 3 4 36
Yards 424 535 358 181 467 449 507 137 447 3,505
Par:
72 Yardage: 7,093
HISTORY OF THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Year Winner Score Site
1974 Jack Nicklaus 272
(-16) Atlanta CC
1975 Al Geiberger 270 (-10) Colonial CC
1976 Jack Nicklaus
(2) 269 (-19) Inverrary G&CC
1977 Mark Hayes 289 (+1) Sawgrass CC
1978 Jack
Nicklaus (3) 289 (+1) Sawgrass CC
1979 Lanny Wadkins 283 (-5) Sawgrass CC
1980 Lee
Trevino 278 (-10) Sawgrass CC
1981 Raymond Floyd 285 (-3) Sawgrass CC
1982 Jerry
Pate 280 (-8) TPC at Sawgrass
1983 Hall Sutton 283 (-5) TPC at Sawgrass
1984 Fred
Couples 277 (-11) TPC at Sawgrass
1985 Calvin Peete 274 (-14) TPC at Sawgrass
1986 John
Mahaffery 275 (-13) TPC at Sawgrass
1987 Sandy Lyle 274 (-14) TPC at Sawgrass
1988 Mark
McCumber 273 (-15) TPC at Sawgrass
1989 Tom Kite 279 (-9) TPC at Sawgrass
1990 Jodie
Mudd 278 (-10) TPC at Sawgrass
1991 Steve Elkington 276 (-12) TPC at Sawgrass
1992 Davis
Love III 273 (-15) TPC at Sawgrass
1993 Nick Price 270 (-18) TPC at Sawgrass
1994 Greg
Norman 264 (-24) TPC at Sawgrass
1995 Lee Janzen 283 (-5) TPC at Sawgrass
1996 Fred
Couples (2) 270 (-18) TPC at Sawgrass
1997 Steve Elkington (2) 272 (-16) TPC at Sawgrass
1998 Justin
Leonard 278 (-10) TPC at Sawgrass
1999 David Duval 285 (-3) TPC at Sawgrass
2000 Hal
Sutton (2) 278 (-10) TPC at Sawgrass
2001 Tiger Woods 274 (-14) TPC at Sawgrass
2002
Craig Perks 280 (-8) TPC at Sawgrass
2003 Davis Love III 271 (-17) TPC at Sawgrass
2004
Adam Scott 276 (-12) TPC at Sawgrass
2005 Fred Funk 279 (-9) TPC at Sawgrass
Tournament Record: 264 - (24-under) Greg Norman, 1994
Current Course Record: 63 - (9-under)
Fred Couples, 1992
(9-under) Greg Norman, 1994
Media Contacts:
Ana Leaird
Vice President of Public Relations
Phone: 904-273-3681
Fax: 904-273-3582
E-Mail: aleaird@pgatourhq.com
James Cramer
Director of Public Relations
Phone: 904-273-3292 Fax:
904-273-3582
E-mail: jcramer@pgatourhq.com
Denise Taylor
Manager of Communications
Phone: 904-273-3311 Fax:
904-285-7913
E-Mail: deniset@pgatourhq.com
Chris Reimer
Media Relations Coordinator
Phone: 904-273-3286 Fax:
904-273-3582
E-Mail: creimer@pgatourhq.com
Nelson Silverio
Communications Coordinator
Phone: 904-273-3528 Fax: 904-285-7913
E-mail:
NSilverio@pgatourhq.com
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