SCORING | HOLE NO. 17 | VICTORY RECORDS | MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS | WEATHER DELAYS 

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SCORING

Low 9-hole score (front nine):

29 (7-under), Martin Kaymer, 2014, TPC Sawgrass, 1st round
30 (6-under), J.C. Snead, 1974, Atlanta CC, 1st round
30 (6-under), Doug Tewell, 1985, TPC Sawgrass, 2nd round
30 (6-under), Fred Couples, 1992, TPC Sawgrass, 3rd round
30 (6-under), Ben Crenshaw, 1994, TPC Sawgrass, 3rd round
30 (6-under), Tom Kite, 1994, TPC Sawgrass, 1st round
30 (6-under), Kenny Perry, 1996, TPC Sawgrass, 1st round
30 (6-under), Chad Campbell, 2003, TPC Sawgrass, 2nd round
30 (6-under), Nick Watney, 2011, TPC Sawgrass, 1st round

Low 9-hole score (back nine):

30 (6-under), John Cook, 1991, TPC Sawgrass, Final round
30 (6-under), Greg Norman, 1994, TPC Sawgrass, 1st round
30 (6-under), Phil Mickelson, 1996, TPC Sawgrass, 3rd round
30 (6-under), Kirk Triplett, 1996, TPC Sawgrass, Final round
30 (6-under), Justin Leonard, 1996, TPC Sawgrass, 1st round
30 (6-under), Taylor Smith, 1997, TPC Sawgrass, 1st round
30 (6-under), Padraig Harrington, 2004, TPC Sawgrass, Final round
30 (6-under), Joe Durant, 2005, TPC Sawgrass, 2nd round
30 (6-under), Charl Schwartzel, 2007, TPC Sawgrass, 3rd round
30 (6-under), Daniel Chopra, 2009, TPC Sawgrass, 2nd round
30 (6-under), Ryan Moore, 2010, TPC Sawgrass, 2nd round
30 (6-under), Kevin Na, 2012, TPC Sawgrass, 1st Round
30 (6-under), Luke Donald, 2012, TPC Sawgrass, Final Round
30 (6-under), Russell Henley, 2014, TPC Sawgrass, 1st Round
30 (6-under), Geoff Ogilvy, 2014, TPC Sawgrass, 1st Round

Low 18-hole score:

63 (9-under), Fred Couples, 1992, TPC Sawgrass, 3rd round (30-33); Birdied 2, 4, 7, 8, eagled 9, birdied 10, 12, bogeyed 15, birdied 16, 18 (Finished T13) 

63 (9-under), Greg Norman, 1994, TPC Sawgrass, 1st round (33-30); Birdied 1, 2, 5, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 (Won)

63 (9-under), Roberto Castro, 2013, TPC Sawgrass, 1st round (32-31); Eagled 2, birdied 4, 6, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18 (Finished T19)

63 (9-under), Martin Kaymer, 2014, TPC Sawgrass, 1st round (29-34); Birdied 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 15 (Won)

Low first 36 holes:

130 (14-under), Greg Norman, 1994, TPC Sawgrass (63-67)
132 (12-under), Nick Price, 1993, TPC Sawgrass (64-68)
132 (12-under), Lee Westwood, 2010, TPC Sawgrass (67-65)
132 (12-under), Martin Kaymer, 2014, TPC Sawgrass (63-69)

Low middle 36 holes:

132 (8-under), Dave Stockton, 1975, Colonial (64-68)
133 (11-under), Scott Simpson, 1987, TPC Sawgrass (65-68)
133 (11-under), Tommy Tolles, 1996, TPC Sawgrass (64-69)
133 (11-under), Michael Bradley, 1996, TPC Sawgrass (67, 66)

Low final 36 holes:

132 (12-under), Fred Couples, 1996, TPC Sawgrass (68-64)
132 (12-under), Rocco Mediate, 1996, TPC Sawgrass (66-66)

Low 54-hole score:

197 (19-under), Greg Norman, 1994, TPC Sawgrass (63-67-67)
200 (16-under), Larry Mize, 1986, TPC Sawgrass (66-68-66)

Low 72-hole score:

264 (24-under), Greg Norman, 1994, TPC Sawgrass (63-67-67-67)
268 (20-under), Fuzzy Zoeller, 1994, TPC Sawgrass (66-67-68-67)

High winning score:

289 (1-over), Mark Hayes, 1977, Sawgrass CC (72-74-71-72)
289 (1-over), Jack Nicklaus, 1978, Sawgrass CC (70-71-73-75)
285 (3-under), Raymond Floyd, 1981, Sawgrass CC (72-74-71-68)
285 (3-under), David Duval, 1999, TPC Sawgrass (69-69-74-73)

High 18-hole score:

92 (20-over), Bob Murphy, 1979, Final round, Sawgrass CC
91 (19-over), John Lister, 1977, 2nd round, Sawgrass CC

High 18-hole score at TPC Sawgrass:

89 (17-over), Michael Camplbell, 2003, 1st round, TPC Sawgrass
88 (16-over), Mike McCullough, 1984, 1st round, TPC Sawgrass

Low first-round score:

63 (9-under), Greg Norman, 1994, TPC Sawgrass
63 (9-under), Roberto Castro, 2013, TPC Sawgrass
63 (9-under), Martin Kaymer, 2014, TPC Sawgrass
64 (8-under), J.C. Snead, 1974, Atlanta CC
64 (8-under), Billy Ray Brown, 1992, TPC Sawgrass
64 (8-under), Kirk Triplett, 1993, TPC Sawgrass
64 (8-under), Nick Price, 1993, TPC Sawgrass
64 (8-under), Phil Mickelson, 2002, TPC Sawgrass
64 (8-under), Steve Jones, 2005, TPC Sawgrass

Low second-round score:

64 (6-under), Dave Stockton, 1975, Colonial
64 (8-under), Fred Couples, 1984, TPC Sawgrass
64 (8-under), Tommy Tolles, 1996, TPC Sawgrass

Low third-round score:

63 (9-under), Fred Couples, 1992, TPC Sawgrass
64 (8-under), Phil Mickelson, 1996, TPC Sawgrass
64 (8-under), Craig Parry, 2004, TPC Sawgrass
64 (8-under), Jeff Quinney, 2007, TPC Sawgrass

Low final-round score:

64 (8-under), Fred Couples, 1996, TPC Sawgrass
64 (8-under), Davis Love III, 2003, TPC Sawgrass
65 (7-under), Jack Nicklaus, 1976, Inverrary
65 (7-under), Isao Aoki, 1985, TPC Sawgrass
65 (7-under), John Cook, 1991, TPC Sawgrass
65 (7-under), Gil Morgan, 1993, TPC Sawgrass
65 (7-under), Robert Allenby, 2003, TPC Sawgrass
65 (7-under), Sergio Garcia, 2011, TPC Sawgrass
65 (7-under), Bob Estes, 2012, TPC Sawgrass
65 (7-under), David Toms, 2012, TPC Sawgrass
65 (7-under), Jimmy Walker, 2014, TPC Sawgrass
65 (7-under), K.J. Choi, 2014, TPC Sawgrass

Low start by winner:

63, Greg Norman, 1994, TPC Sawgrass
63, Martin Kaymer, 2014, TPC Sawgrass

Low finish by winner:

64, Fred Couples, 1996, TPC Sawgrass
64, Davis Love III, 2003, TPC Sawgrass
65, Jack Nicklaus, 1976, Inverrary

High start by winner:

73, Hal Sutton, 1983, TPC Sawgrass
72, Mark Hayes, 1977, Sawgrass CC
72, Raymond Floyd, 1981, Sawgrass CC
72, Justin Leonard, 1998, TPC Sawgrass
72, Tiger Woods, 2001, TPC Sawgrass

High finish by winner:

75, Jack Nicklaus, 1978, Sawgrass CC
73, David Duval, 1999, TPC Sawgrass

Holes-in-one (30 total; 26 at TPC Sawgrass):

1976: Wally Armstrong, 6th hole, Inverrary, 2nd round
1978: Grier Jones, 12th hole, Sawgrass CC, 2nd round;

John Mahaffey, 15th hole, Sawgrass CC, Final round

1981: Bill Kratzert, 6th hole, Sawgrass CC, 3rd round
1986: Jim Gallagher, Jr., 3rd hole, TPC Sawgrass, 1st round; Brad Fabel, 17th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 1st round
1991: Brian Claar, 17th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 3rd round
1992: Chip Beck, 13th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 1st round
1994: Russ Cochran, 3rd hole, TPC Sawgrass, Final round
1994: Gary Hallberg, 8th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 3rd round
1995: Phil Mickelson, 13th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 2nd round
1996: Jay Don Blake, 13th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 3rd round
1997: Mark Brooks, 8th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 2nd round; Fred Couples, 17th hole, TPC Sawgrass, Final round
1999: Bob Friend, 8th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 1st round; Joey Sindelar, 17th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 1st round
2000: Paul Azinger, 17th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 3rd round; Ted Tryba, 8th hole, TPC Sawgrass, Final round; Joe Ozaki, 8th hole, TPC Sawgrass, Final round
2001: Chris DiMarco, 3rd hole, TPC Sawgrass, Final round
2002: Miguel A. Jimenez, 17th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 1st round; Craig Stadler, 13th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 3rd round
2004: Jose Maria Olazabal, 13th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 2nd round
2006: Justin Leonard, 13th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 2nd round; Jesper Parnevik, 13th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 2nd round; Henrik Stenson, 13th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 3rd round; Fred Couples, 13th hole, TPC Sawgrass, Final round
2008: Robert Garrigus, 13th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 2nd round
2013: Michael Thompson, 8th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 1st round Chris Stroud, 13th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 3rd round 

Double-eagles:

2007: Hunter Mahan, 11th hole, TPC Sawgrass, 2nd round (Driver/5-iron from 227 yards)

Peter Lonard, 2nd hole, TPC Sawgrass, 3rd round
(Driver/5-iron from 229 yards)

Most eagles in tournament history:

Couples, Fred  15
Mickelson, Phil 11
Lehman, Tom  10
Woods, Tiger  10
Price, Nick  9
Watson, Tom  9
Garcia, Sergio  9

Highest total of eagles in one year: 

54 eagles (2006)
46 eagles (2002)
43 eagles (2010)

Most eagles, one tournament:

3, Justin Leonard, 2000; Kevin Stadler, 2008; Phil Mickelson, 2011; Sergio Garcia, 2011; Sung Kang, 2012; Derek Fathauer, 2015

Two eagles in one round (since 1982):

1984 Ralph Landrum, 2nd round, #14, #16
1985 Greg Twiggs, 3rd round, #2, #16
1990 Mike Sullivan, 3rd round, #9, #16
1990 Fuzzy Zoeller, 2nd round,
1990 Donnie Hammond, 3nd round,
1999 Ernie Els, 2nd round, #2, #11
1999 Fulton Allem, 2nd round, #2, #4
2000 Justin Leonard, 1st round, #2, #11
2002 Carlos Franco, 3rd round, #2, #18
2003 Tiger Woods, 4th round, #2, #16
2004 Craig Parry, 3rd round, #11, #16
2006 Stewart Cink, 1st round, #2, #16
2006 Patrick Sheehan, 1st round, #4, #16
2006 Craig Parry, 2nd round, #2, #16
2007 Tim Clark, 3rd round, #2, #16
2009 Scott Verplank, 1st round, #15, #2
2010 Marin Laird, 2nd round, #16, #5
2010 Chris Couch, 3rd round, #11, #16
2012 Luke Donald, 2nd round, #2, #16
2012 Justin Rose, final round, #12, #16
2013 Ryan Palmer, 2nd round, #9, #11
2013 Henrik Stenson, 2nd round, #2, #9
2015 Brooks Koepka, 2nd round, #11, #16
2015 Derek Fathauer, 1st round, #2, #4

Back-to-Back Eagles:

None

Best birdie-eagle or birdie streak at TPC Sawgrass:

6-under: Eagle-birdie-eagle-birdie, Fulton Allem (Holes 2-5, 2nd round), 1999

5-under: Birdie-eagle-birdie-birdie, Rickie Fowler (Holes 15-18, Final round), 2015

5-under: Eagle-birdie-birdie-birdie, David Toms (Holes 6-9, Final round), 2012

5-under: Birdie-birdie-eagle-birdie, Sergio Garcia (Holes 14-17, Final round), 2011

5-under: Eagle-birdie-birdie-birdie, Phil Mickelson (Holes 16-1, 3rd & Final round), 1996

5-under: Birdie-birdie-eagle-birdie, Mike Heinen (Holes 14-17, 3rd round), 1995

5-under: Birdie-birdie-eagle-birdie, Fred Couples (Holes 7-10, 3rd round), 1992

Best score, last four holes, one round (TPC Sawgrass):

11, Rickie Fowler (birdie-eagle-birdie-birdie, Final round), 2015
12, Gary Koch (4 birdies, Final round), 1983
12, Fred Wadsworth (4 birdies, 1st round), 1987
12, Rocco Mediate (4 birdies, Final round), 1996
12, Tommy Tolles (par, eagle, 2 birdies, 2nd round), 1997
12, Padraig Harrington (birdie, eagle, par, birdie, Final round), 2004
12, Vaughn Taylor (birdie, birdie, birdie, par, Final round), 2006
12, Sergio Garcia (birdie, eagle, birdie, par, Final round), 2011

Most consecutive birdies:

6, Tom Watson (Holes 9-14, 2nd round), 1984
6, Dave Rummells (Holes 16-18, 1-3, 2nd round), 1986
6, Fred Wadsworth (Holes 15-18, 1-2, 1st round), 1987
6, Paul Azinger (Holes 18, 1-5, 1st round), 1993
6, Rocco Mediate (Holes 13-18, Final round), 1996
6, Tim Herron (Holes 8-13, 2nd round), 2005
6, Louis Oosthuizen (Holes 9-14, 3rd round), 2013
6, K.J. Choi (Holes 9-14, Final round), 2014

Most birdies, one tournament:

26, Fuzzy Zoeller, 1994 (second)
25, Greg Norman, 1994 (winner)
25, Rickie Fowler, 2012 (tied second)
25, Rory McIlroy, 2014 (tied sixth)
24, Fred Couples, 1984 (winner)
24, Steve Elkington, 1997 (winner)
24, Martin Laird, 2012 (tied second)

Most total birdies, one tournament:

1618 birdies, 1996
1607 birdies, 2011
1603 birdies, 2013

Players who recorded 18 pars in a single round at THE PLAYERS (since 1983):

Mark McCumber, 1985, 2nd round
John Inman, 1993, 1st round
Justin Leonard, 1996, Final round
Justin Leonard, 2007, 2nd round
Hunter Mahan, 2010, Final round

Fewest bogeys at THE PLAYERS, one event (no bogeys or worse):

1, Greg Norman, 1994
3, Gil Morgan, 1993
3, Scott Hoch, 1996

Four rounds in 60s, one tournament:

Al Geiberger (66-68-67-69), 1975 (Won)
J.C. Snead (67-69-68-68), 1976 (2nd)
Greg Norman (63-67-67-67), 1994 (Won)
Fuzzy Zoeller (66-67-68-67), 1994 (2nd)
Jeff Maggert (65-69-69-68), 1994 (3rd)
Steve Elkington (66-69-68-69), 1997 (Won)

Most rounds in the 60s, career:

22, Nick Price and Davis Love III
18, Fred Couples
17, Jay Haas
16, Rocco Mediate, Mark O’Meara, Bernhard Langer

Fewest rounds in the 60s by the field during a final round:

1989 1
1999 1
2008 2
2010 2
2006 3
1983 4
1997 4
2005 4

Four sub-par rounds, one tournament:

Davis Love III, 1992, 2003, 2010
Jack Nicklaus, 1974, 1976
John Mahaffey, 1986, 1992
Greg Norman, 1987, 1994
Larry Mize, 1987, 1996
Gil Morgan, 1988, 1996
Bernhard Langer, 1991, 1993
Vijay Singh, 1996, 2001
Kenny Perry, 1996, 2004
Bob Murphy, 1974
Al Geiberger, 1975
Hubert Green, 1975
J.C. Snead, 1976
Roger Maltbie, 1976
David Graham, 1976
Fred Couples, 1984
Calvin Peete, 1985
Sandy Lyle, 1987
Jeff Sluman, 1987
Paul Azinger, 1987
Mark McCumber, 1987
David Frost, 1987
Mike Hulbert, 1987
Wayne Levi, 1988
Mark Wiebe, 1988
Gene Sauers, 1988
Tom Kite, 1989
Curtis Strange, 1991
Jay Delsing, 1991
Tom Watson, 1992
Nick Price, 1993
Rocco Mediate, 1993
Andrew Magee, 1993
Fuzzy Zoeller, 1994
Jeff Maggert, 1994
Hale Irwin, 1994
Loren Roberts, 1994
Colin Montgomerie, 1996
David Duval, 1996
Scott Hoch, 1996
Masashi Jumbo Ozaki, 1996
John Adams, 1996
Ernie Els, 1996
Jay Haas, 1996
Fred Funk, 1996
Jim Furyk, 1996
Joel Edwards, 1996
Steve Elkington, 1997
Hal Sutton, 2000
Tiger Woods, 2000
Darren Clarke, 2003
Phil Mickelson, 2004
Stephen Ames, 2006
Retief Goosen, 2006
Brian Davis, 2009
Tim Clark, 2010
Robert Allenby, 2010
Lucas Glover, 2010
Bo Van Pelt, 2010
Frederik Jacobson, 2010
Andres Romero, 2010
Matt Kuchar, 2010, 2014
Scott Verplank, 2010
Troy Matteson, 2010
Steve Flesch, 2010
K.J. Choi, 2011
David Toms, 2011
Paul Goydos, 2011
Luke Donald, 2011
Brian Gay, 2011

No players in 2012 (first time since 2008)

Jeff Maggert, 2013
Brandt Snedeker, 2013
Kevin Streelman, 2013
Tiger Woods, 2013
Sergio Garcia, 2014
Justin Rose, 2014
David Hearn, 2014
Lee Westwood, 2014
George McNeill, 2014
Steve Stricker, 2014
Morgan Hoffmann, 2014
Rickie Fowler, 2015
Ben Martin, 2015
Rory Sabbatini, 2015
Rory McIlroy, 2015
Brian Harman, 2015
Ryo Ishikawa, 2015
Zach Johnson, 2015

36-hole cut:

1974 - 146 (2-over), 72 players, Atlanta
1975 - 147 (7-over), 73 players, Colonial
1976 - 145 (1-over), 81 players, Inverrary
1977 - 155 (11-over), 81 players, Sawgrass CC
1978 - 153 (9-over), 78 players, Sawgrass CC
1979 - 146 (2-over), 71 players, Sawgrass CC
1980 - 148 (4-over), 80 players, Sawgrass CC
1981 - 151 (7-over), 74 players, Sawgrass CC
1982 - 148 (4-over), 82 players, TPC Sawgrass
1983 - 150 (6-over), 75 players, TPC Sawgrass
1984 - 149 (5-over), 71 players, TPC Sawgrass
1985 - 146 (2-over), 75 players, TPC Sawgrass
1986 - 144 (even), 75 players, TPC Sawgrass
1987 - 143 (1-under), 72 players, TPC Sawgrass
1988 - 146 (2-over), 72 players, TPC Sawgrass
1989 - 146 (2-over), 74 players, TPC Sawgrass
1990 - 147 (3-over), 72 players, TPC Sawgrass
1991 - 145 (1-over), 77 players, TPC Sawgrass
1992 - 144 (even), 73 players, TPC Sawgrass
1993 - 142 (2-under), 72 players, TPC Sawgrass
1994 - 144 (even), 85 players, TPC Sawgrass
1995 - 149 (5-over), 74 players, TPC Sawgrass
1996 - 143 (1-under), 77 players, TPC Sawgrass
1997 - 146 (2-over), 76 players, TPC Sawgrass
1998 - 146 (2-over), 72 players, TPC Sawgrass
1999 - 148 (4-over), 79 players, TPC Sawgrass
2000 - 150 (6-over), 80 players, TPC Sawgrass
2001 - 147 (3-over), 76 players, TPC Sawgrass
2002 - 146 (2-over), 75 players, TPC Sawgrass
2003 - 144 (even), 72 players, TPC Sawgrass
2004 - 146 (2-over), 83 players, TPC Sawgrass
2005 - 143 (1-under), 84 players, TPC Sawgrass
2006 - 144 (even), 74 players, TPC Sawgrass
2007 - 149 (5-over), 79 players, TPC Sawgrass
2008 - 148 (4-over), 74 players, TPC Sawgrass
2009 - 145 (1-over), 83 players, TPC Sawgrass
2010 - 142 (2-under), 70 players, TPC Sawgrass
2011 - 144 (even), 74 players, TPC Sawgrass
2012 - 144 (even), 72 players, TPC Sawgrass
2013 - 144 (even), 77 players, TPC Sawgrass
2014 - 144 (even), 82 players, TPC Sawgrass
2015 - 144 (even), 75 players, TPC Sawgrass

Hole No. 17 stats

Longest Putt Made at 17 (ShotLink era)

59 feet, 9 inches, Bernhard Langer, 2008, 2nd round

Players who have birdied No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass all four rounds of a single PLAYERS:

Paul Azinger, 1987

Hole-in-Ones at 17:

Player Round Year

Brad Fabel 1 1986
Brian Claar 3 1991
Fred Couples 4 1997
Joey Sindelar 1 1999
Paul Azinger 3 2000
Miguel Angel Jimenez 1 2002

Highest Scores at 17:

Score Year Round Year

12 Bob Tway 3 2005
11 Robert Gamez 3 1990
10 Phil Blackmar 2 1990
9 Rex Caldwell 2 1983
9 Roger Maltbie 2 1990
9 Angel Cabrera 1 2012

Balls in the water on 17 since 2003:

Year Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Cumulative

2015 21 16 3 5 45

2014 12 12 1 3 28

2013 15 9 7 13 44

2012 18 11 4 6 39

2011 12 14 8 6 (in regulation) 40

2010 7 8 5 9 29

2009 16 6 4 6 32

2008 20 18 10 16 (in regulation) 64

2007 50 21 10 12 93

2006 19 17 12 9 57

2005 7 8 25 28 68

2004 9 10 4 7 30

2003 6 10 3 10 29

Total 212 160 96 130 598

VICTORY RECORDS

Multiple winners:

3, Jack Nicklaus, 1974, 1976 and 1978
2, Steve Elkington, 1991 and 1997
Hal Sutton, 1983 and 2000
Fred Couples, 1984 and 1996
Davis Love III, 1992 and 2003
Tiger Woods, 2001 and 2013

Consecutive victories:

None

Largest come-from-behind victories:

6 strokes, Raymond Floyd, 1981, Sawgrass CC

5 strokes, Justin Leonard, 1998, TPC Sawgrass

5 strokes, Henrik Stenson, 2009, TPC Sawgrass

Wire-to-wire winners (no ties):

Al Geiberger, 1975, Colonial
Greg Norman, 1994, TPC Sawgrass
Steve Elkington, 1997, TPC Sawgrass
Hal Sutton, 2000, TPC Sawgrass

Wire-to-wire winners (including ties):

Al Geiberger, 1975, Colonial
Jack Nicklaus, 1978, Sawgrass CC
Nick Price, 1993, TPC Sawgrass
Greg Norman, 1994, TPC Sawgrass
Steve Elkington, 1997, TPC Sawgrass
Hal Sutton, 2000, TPC Sawgrass
Martin Kaymer, 2014, TPC Sawgrass

International winners:

2, Steve Elkington, Australia, 1991 and 1997
1, Greg Norman, Australia, 1994
1, Craig Perks, New Zealand, 2002
1, Nick Price, Zimbabwe, 1993
1, Sandy Lyle, Scotland, 1987
1, Adam Scott, Australia, 2004
1, Stephen Ames, Trinidad and Tobago/Canada, 2006
1, Sergio Garcia, Spain, 2008
1, Henrik Stenson, Sweden, 2009
1, Tim Clark, South Africa, 2010
1, K.J. Choi, South Korea, 2011
1, Martin Kaymer, Germany, 2014

First-round leaders/co-leaders who have gone on to win (13/41):

Al Geiberger, 1975
Jack Nicklaus, 1976 (tied)
Jack Nicklaus, 1978 (tied)
Mark McCumber, 1988
Jodie Mudd, 1990 (tied)
Nick Price, 1993
Greg Norman, 1994
Steve Elkington, 1997
Hal Sutton, 2000
Adam Scott, 2004
Phil Mickelson, 2007 
Sergio Garcia, 2008
Martin Kaymer, 2014

Second-round leaders/co-leaders who have gone on to win (11/41):

Al Geiberger, 1975
Jack Nicklaus, 1978 (tied)
Lanny Wadkins, 1979
Fred Couples, 1984
Nick Price, 1993
Greg Norman, 1994
Steve Elkington, 1997
Hal Sutton, 2000
Phil Mickelson, 2007
Matt Kuchar, 2012
Martin Kaymer, 2014

Third-round leaders/co-leaders who have gone on to win (18/41):

Al Geiberger, 1975
Jack Nicklaus, 1976
Jack Nicklaus, 1978
Lanny Wadkins, 1979
Lee Trevino, 1980
Fred Couples, 1984
Calvin Peete, 1985 (tied)
Mark McCumber, 1988

Jodie Mudd, 1990

Nick Price, 1993

Greg Norman, 1994

Steve Elkington, 1997

David Duval, 1999

Hal Sutton, 2000

Adam Scott, 2004

Stephen Ames, 2006

Tiger Woods, 2013

Martin Kaymer, 2014

Widest victory margin:

7 strokes, Steve Elkington (over Scott Hoch), 1997

6 strokes, Davis Love III (over Jay Haas, Padraig Harrington), 2003

6 strokes, Stephen Ames (over Retief Goosen), 2006

Oldest winner:

Fred Funk, 2005 (48 years, 9 months, 14 days)

Hal Sutton, 2000 (41 years, 10 months, 28 days)

Stephen Ames, 2006 (41 years, 10 months, 28 days)

Calvin Peete, 1985 (41 years, 8 months, 13 days)

Youngest winner:

Adam Scott, 2004 (23 years, 8 months, 12 days)

Fred Couples, 1984 (24 years, 5 months, 28 days)

Hal Sutton, 1983 (24 years, 10 months, 29 days)

Champions who birdied 18 to win:

Steve Elkington, 1991, TPC Sawgrass

Champions who have also won the Masters:

Raymond Floyd, Jack Nicklaus, Sandy Lyle, Fred Couples, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott

Champions who have also won the U.S. Open:

Lee Trevino, Jerry Pate, Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd, Tom Kite, Lee Janzen, Tiger Woods, Martin Kaymer

Champions who have also won The Open Championship:

Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus, Sandy Lyle, Greg Norman, Justin Leonard, Tiger Woods, Nick Price, David Duval

Champions who have also won the PGA Championship:

Al Geiberger, Lanny Wadkins, John Mahaffey, Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd, Hal Sutton, Lee Trevino, Steve Elkington, Nick Price, Davis Love III, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Martin Kaymer

Champions who have also won the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola:

Tom Kite, Jodie Mudd, Mark McCumber, David Duval, Hal Sutton, Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, Phil Mickelson

Champions who have won majors the same year as their victory at THE PLAYERS:

Jack Nicklaus, 1978 (British Open)
Hal Sutton, 1983 (PGA Championship)
Tiger Woods, 2001 (Masters)
Martin Kaymer, 2014 (U.S. Open)

Champions who have won the week immediately preceding their victory at THE PLAYERS: 

Raymond Floyd, 1981 (Doral-Eastern Open)
Tom Kite, 1989 (Nestle Invitational)
Tiger Woods, 2001 (Bay Hill Invitational)

Fewest number of starts at THE PLAYERS upon winning:

1, Jack Nicklaus
1, Craig Perks 
1, Hal Sutton 
2, Al Geiberger 
3, Fred Couples 
3, Sandy Lyle 
3, Adam Scott 
3, Henrik Stenson 
4, Mark Hayes 
4, Lanny Wadkins 
4, Justin Leonard 
5, Jerry Pate 
5, Steve Elkington 
5, Lee Janzen 
5, David Duval 
5, Tiger Woods 
6, Lee Trevino
6, Martin Kaymer
6, Rickie Fowler
 7, Jodie Mudd
7, Davis Love III
8, Calvin Peete
8, Stephen Ames
8, Raymond Floyd
8, Sergio Garcia
8, Tim Clark
8, Matt Kuchar
10, Mark McCumber
10, Nick Price
10, K.J. Choi
11, John Mahaffey
12, Greg Norman
14, Phil Mickelson
15, Tom Kite
15, Fred Funk

Players who made THE PLAYERS their first PGA TOUR victory:

Craig Perks, 2002
Tim Clark, 2010

Fewest PGA TOUR starts by an eventual PLAYERS champion:

41, Adam Scott, 2004
44, Henrik Stenson, 2009

Winners and where they ranked, compared to the field, in fairways hit and GIR (since 1992):

Year Winner Fairways Hit Greens in Regulation

1992 Davis Love III T10 T14
1993 Nick Price T7 1
1994 Greg Norman T1 T5
1995 Lee Janzen T56 T49
1996 Fred Couples T3 3
1997 Steve Elkington T23 T3
1998 Justin Leonard T12 T34
1999 David Duval T68 T27
2000 Hal Sutton T1 T1
2001 Tiger Woods T49 T9
2002 Craig Perks T64 T16
2003 Davis Love III T22 10
2004 Adam Scott T42 1
2005 Fred Funk T1 1
2006 Stephen Ames T1 T1
2007 Phil Mickelson T65 T24
2008 Sergio Garcia 1 1
2009 Henrik Stenson T13 T13
2010 Tim Clark T5 4
2011 K.J. Choi T10 T21
2012 Matt Kuchar T37 T3
2013 Tiger Woods T19 T3
2014 Martin Kaymer T39 3
2015 Rickie Fowler T43 T51

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS

Longest putt made at THE PLAYERS:

100 feet, 1 inch, Ben Crane, 1st round, 2007, 14th hole

Most second-place finishes:

2, J.C. Snead, 1974 and 1976
2, Tom Watson, 1979 and 1992
2, Fuzzy Zoeller, 1991 and 1994
2, Bernhard Langer, 1993 and 1995
2, Padraig Harrington, 2003 and 2004
2, Tom Lehman, 1998 and 2005
2, Sergio Garcia, 2007 and 2015

Best finish by a PGA TOUR rookie at THE PLAYERS:

T2, David Lingmerth, 2013
T3, Fulton Allem, 1988
T3, Camilo Villegas, 2006
T6, Jeff Quinney, 2007

Defending champions who missed the cut the following year:

Calvin Peete, 1986
Sandy Lyle, 1988
Jodie Mudd, 1991
Steve Elkington, 1992
Nick Price, 1994
Stephen Ames, 2007
Henrik Stenson, 2010
K.J. Choi, 2012

Unable to defend the following year:

Jerry Pate, 1983 (injury)
Steve Elkington, 1998 (sinus surgery)
Tiger Woods, 2014 (back surgery)

Oldest player to start:

Sam Snead, 1982 (69 years, 9 months, 21 days)

Youngest player to start:

Matteo Manassero, 2011 (18 years, 20 days)

Oldest player to make the cut:

Julius Boros, 1975 (55 years, 174 days)

Arnold Palmer, 1985 (55 years, 172 days)

Youngest player to make cut:

Matteo Manassero, 2011 (18 years, 20 days)

Fathers and sons who have competed in THE PLAYERS:

Jay Haas-Bill Haas (same year, 2010)
Butch Baird-Briny Baird
Julius Boros-Guy Boros
Al Geiberger-Brent Geiberger
Jack Nicklaus-Gary Nicklaus
Craig Stadler-Kevin Stadler
Dave Stockton-Dave Jr. Stockton

Brothers who have competed in THE PLAYERS (same event where noted):

Brad-Bart Bryant (1991-92)
Curt-Tom Byrum (1987-90)
Danny-David Edwards (1979-88)
Edoardo-Francesco Molinari (2011)
Dave-Mike Hill (1974-77, 1979-80)
Don-Rik Massengale (1977)
Jumbo-Joe Ozaki (1993-98)
Larry-Lee Rinker (1998-99)
David-Kevin Sutherland (1998-2000)
Bobby-Lanny Wadkins (1976-92, 1995-96)

Not in same year:

Jim-Jeff Gallagher
Joe-John Inman

Largest 18-hole lead:

3 strokes, Billy Ray Brown (64), 1992, TPC Sawgrass
3 strokes, Roberto Castro (63), 2013, TPC Sawgrass

Largest 36-hole lead:

3 strokes, Lanny Wadkins, 1979, Sawgrass CC
3 strokes, Greg Norman, 1994, TPC Sawgrass

Largest 54-hole lead:

5 strokes, Alex Cejka, 2009, TPC Sawgrass
4 strokes, Larry Mize, 1986, TPC Sawgrass
4 strokes, Greg Norman, 1994, TPC Sawgrass

Most starts (includes 2015):

29, Jay Haas
28, Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw, Davis Love III
27, Craig Stadler
26, Tom Watson, Fred Couples, Corey Pavin
25, Tom Purtzer, Larry Nelson 
24, Bruce Lietzke, Mark O’Meara, Kenny Perry

Most consecutive starts (includes 2015):

28, Ben Crenshaw (1974-2001)
28, Davis Love III (1986-2013)
26, Craig Stadler (1977-2002)
26, Tom Watson (1974-1999)

Most active consecutive starts (includes 2015):

20, Justin Leonard (1995-2014)
19, Jerry Kelly (1996-2014)
18, Stewart Cink (1998-2015)

Best finish by Champions Tour player who earned exemption into the field through winning the previous year’s Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship: 

74th, Mark O’Meara (2011)

Best finish by a left-hander:

1, Phil Mickelson, 2007
T3, Phil Mickelson, 2004
T8, Phil Mickelson, 1998
T9, Greg Chalmers, 2000
T10, Russ Cochran, 1997

Playoffs (sudden-death until 2013):

Raymond Floyd def. Barry Jaeckel, Curtis Strange with par on first extra hole, 1981, Sawgrass CC

Sandy Lyle def. Jeff Sluman with par on third extra hole, No. 18, 1987, TPC Sawgrass

Sergio Garcia def. Paul Goydos with par on first extra hole, No. 17, 2008, TPC Sawgrass

K.J. Choi def. David Toms with a par on first extra hole, No. 17, 2011, TPC Sawgrass

Rickie Fowler def. Kevin Kisner and Sergio Garcia - Fowler and Kisner were tied after the first three-hole aggregate playoff in tournament history, Fowler def. Kisner with a birdie on the first sudden-death extra hole, No. 17

Most cuts made:

23, Tom Kite

21, Tom Watson, Bernhard Langer 

19, Nick Price, Davis Love III 

18, Kenny Perry

17, Jay Haas, Hale Irwin, Gil Morgan, Brad Faxon, Joey Sindelar, Fred Couples, Corey Pavin,

16, Ben Crenshaw, Bruce Lietzke, John Mahaffey, Fred Funk, Rocco Mediate

15, Nick Faldo, Greg Norman, Craig Stadler, Mark Calcavecchia, Jeff Sluman, Kirk Triplett, Mark O’Meara, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods

Longest consecutive cuts-made streaks:

14, Brad Faxon (1992-95; didn’t play 1996; 1997-06)

13, Tiger Woods (1997-2007; didn’t play 2008, 2009; 2010)

12, Tom Kite (1978-80; didn’t play 1981; 1982-1990)

Bernhard Langer (1984-89; didn’t play 1990; 1991-95; did not play 1996; 1997)

Sergio Garcia (2004-15)

11, Greg Norman, (1985-95)

Tom Watson (1989-99)

Phil Mickelson, (2001-02, didn’t play 03, 04-12) 

10, Joey Sindelar (1985-94)

Mark McCumber (1987-96)

Fred Couples, (1991-93; didn’t play 1994; 1995-01)

Fred Funk (1992-01)

Longest active consecutive cuts streak of players in the field

12, Sergio Garcia, (2004-15)

WEATHER DELAYS

Thursday

2003: Start delayed 30 minutes due to dangerous weather. Play suspended for the day at 5 p.m. due to lightning in the area.

2002: Play suspended at 10:18 a.m. for 2 hours and 30 minutes due to heavy rainfall. Play suspended for the day at 6:38 p.m. due to darkness.

2000: Play suspended for the day at 6:25 p.m. due to darkness.

1996: Play suspended at 3:02 p.m. for 28 minutes due to thunderstorms. Play suspended for the day at 4:42 p.m. due to thunderstorms.

1994: Start delayed 15 minutes due to fog.

1987: Play suspended at 12:30 p.m. for 1 hour, 20 minutes due to lightning and heavy rain. Play suspended for the day at 3:55 p.m. due to heavy rain.

1976: Play suspended at 9:15 a.m. for 1 hour, 15 minutes due to rain. Play suspended for the day at 6:35 p.m. due to darkness.

1974: Play suspended at 2:10 p.m. for 1 hour, 5 minutes due to heavy rain. Play suspended at 5:30 p.m. for 1 hour, 30 minutes due to heavy rain. Play suspended for the day at 7:25 p.m. due to darkness.

Friday

2005: Play delayed one hour. Thirty players teed off before play suspended at 8:44 a.m. and was suspended for the day at 3:35 p.m.

2003: Play suspended for the day due to darkness at 6:44 p.m.

2002: Play suspended for the day due to darkness at 6:39 p.m.

1994: Play suspended for 2 hours, 56 minutes due to lightning and heavy rain. Play suspended for the day at 6:25 p.m.

1993: Play suspended at 3:45 p.m. for 55 minutes due to lightning.

1987: Play suspended for the day at 4:42 p.m. due to rain.

1982: Start delayed 2 hours, 16 minutes due to fog. Play suspended for the day at 6:30 p.m. due to darkness.

1980: Play suspended at 9 a.m. for 1 hour, 3 minutes due to rain.

1975: Play suspended for the day at 5:15 p.m. due to an electrical storm.

Saturday

2013: Due to a dangerous weather situation, officials suspended play from 4:10 p.m. until 6 p.m. Due to darkness, play was called for the day at 7:48 p.m. with eight players remaining on the course. 

2011: Play suspended at 1:02 p.m. due to dangerous weather. Play resumed at 5:29 p.m. and was suspended at 8:04 p.m. due to darkness.

2005: Restarted 2nd round from beginning and changed play to preferred lies. Play suspended from 10:37 a.m. until 1:34 p.m. due to dangerous situations. Play suspended at 6:30 p.m. for darkness.

1990: Play suspended at 2:45 p.m. due to very heavy rain. Play called for the day at 4:30 p.m.

1988: Play suspended for the day at 3:50 p.m. due to heavy rain and lightning.

1976: Play suspended for the day at 10:43 a.m. due to the threat of lightning. Play suspended for the day at 12:30 p.m. due to heavy rains.

Sunday

2014: Play suspended at 5:39 p.m. due to severe weather, with 11 players yet to complete the final round. Play   resumed at 7:12 p.m. 

2013: The third round resumed at 7:10 a.m., with final-round tee times running from 8:35 a.m.-2:38 p.m.  

2005: Play suspended at 2:30 p.m. due to dangerous situation. Suspended for the day at 4:52 p.m.

2001: Play suspended at 1:08 pm for 2 hours 52 minutes due to heavy rain and lightning. Play suspended for the day due to darkness at 6:49 p.m.

2000: Play suspended for the day at 4:45 p.m. due to heavy rain and lightning.

1981: Heavy rains Sunday forced postponement of final round to Monday.

1974: Play suspended at 12:45 p.m. for 1 hour, 8 minutes due to severe lightning and rain. Play suspended at 3:50 p.m. for 1 hour, 32 minutes due to severe lightning and rain. Play suspended at 6:03 p.m. for 37 minutes due to severe lightning and rain. Play suspended for the day due to darkness.

Monday Finish

2005: Round 3 resumed at 7:17 a.m. and ended at 12:26 p.m. Round 4 began at 10:20 a.m. as third round was completed.

2001: Play resumed at 10 a.m. with 22 players on the course.

2000: Play resumed at 9 a.m. with 20 players on the course.

1983: Play resumed for the complete final round.

1981: Play resumed for the complete final round.

1976: Play resumed for the complete final round.

1974: Play resumed at 10 a.m.