ONLY TIGER WOODS (2001) WON THE PLAYERS AND THE MASTERS IN THE SAME YEAR.
FROM 1974-2006, THE PLAYERS WAS
HELD IN MARCH.
IN 2007, IT WAS CHANGED TO MAY.
DESPITE NEVER HAVING
WON THE PLAYERS,
FUZZY ZOELLER HAS
THE SECOND-BEST
FINISHING SCORE IN
TOURNAMENT HISTORY.
HE FINISHED SECOND IN 1994,
FOUR STROKES BEHIND GREG
NORMAN, AFTER SHOOTING
20-UNDER-PAR 268.
THAT WOULD HAVE WON THE
TOURNAMENT THE 37 OTHER
YEARS IT HAS BEEN HELD.
Balls collected from the water around the 17th
green of The Stadium Course. 120,000 golf balls
are retrieved annually
BALLS PUT IN THE WATER
ON NO. 17 SINCE 2003 (REGULATION PLAY ONLY; PLAYOFFS NOT INCLUDED)
YEAR ROUND 1
2011 12
2010 7
2009 14
2008 20
2007 50
2006 19
2005 7
2004 9
2003 6
SOURCE www.pgatour.com
ROUND 2
14
8
6
18
21
17
8
10
10
ROUND 3
8
5
4
10
10
12
25
4
3
ROUND 4
6
9
6
16
12
9
28
7
10
TOTAL
40
29
30
64
93
57
68
30
29
Tiger Woods
celebrates
after holing a
long birdie on the
17th hole during
the third round in
2001.
JACK
NICKLAUS
(1974, 1976, 1978)
K.J. CHOI
IS
THE REIGNING CHAMP
OF THE PLAYERS, SO CONSIDER
PASSING ON HIM IN YOUR OFFICE
POOL. ONLY FIVE PLAYERS HAVE
WON THE PLAYERS
MORE THAN ONCE,
BUT NONE BACK TO BACK.
PLAYERS WITH
MULTIPLE TITLES
HAL
SUTTON
(1983, 2000)
FRED
COUPLES
(1984, 1996)
STEVE
ELKINGTON
(1991, 1997)
DAVIS
LOVE
(1992, 2003)
K.J. Choi hits to the 18th green
during the final round in 2011.
