Mike McClure locked in his Players one and done picks and PGA Tour golf predictions for the Players Championship 2025 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

It's the largest purse of the year. It's the deepest field of the year. It's the most immaculate course of the year. Welcome to PLAYERS Championship week as the PGA Tour's best are set to on the incomparable TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach,

How the purse for The Players has evolved over the years: First year, 1974: $250,000 purse, $50,000 to the winner. First Players at TPC Sawgrass, 1982: $500,000 purse, $90,000 to the winner. First million-dollar purse, 1987: $1 million purse, $180,000 to the winner. Jumping past $2 million, 1993: $2.5 million purse, $450,000 to the winner.