Čejka took a five-shot lead into the final round of the 2009 Players Championship after rounds of 66, 67, and 72.
NBC Sports also uses some of the music from The Man from Snowy River soundtrack for their coverage of The Players Championship.
In March 1999, David Duval briefly became world number one after winning The Players Championship, his sixth victory in a twelve-month period that came before his first major victory (which would follow two years later at the Open Championship).
This incarnation of the Open de Andalucia owes its origins indirectly to the PGA Tour's decision to reschedule The Players Championship from March to May.
St. Vincent’s HealthCare Foundation is also a charity recipient of proceeds from The Players Championship, and conducts a two-day charity golf tournament early in the week known as The Tradition.
1992: Mark Calcavecchia and John Daly, the first pair on the final day of the tournament, are reprimanded by Deputy PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem "for failure to exert their best effort" after they finish their 18 holes of golf in only two hours and three minutes.
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2002: Playing for the first time ever in The Players Championship, Craig Perks finishes eagle-birdie-par to win by two shots over Stephen Ames.
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With the rearrangement of 2007, the final round of The Players Championship is scheduled for the second Sunday of May, Mother's Day.
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On May 9, 2013, Castro shot a 63 on the opening day of The Players Championship to equal the course record set by Fred Couples (1992) and Greg Norman (1994).
However, on March 26, Ames overcame the record defeat by taking The Players Championship at the TPC at Sawgrass.