| Kaulig Companies Championship | |
| Location: | Akron, Ohio |
| Establishment: | 1983 |
| Course: | Firestone Country Club (South Course) |
| Par: | 70 |
| Tour: | PGA Tour Champions |
| Format: | Stroke play |
| Month Played: | July |
| Aggregate: | 261 Jack Nicklaus (1990) 261 Kenny Perry (2013) |
| Score: | −27 Jack Nicklaus (1990) |
| Current Champion: |  Ernie Els |
| Map: | USA#USA Ohio |
| Map Label: | Firestone CC |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Map Size: | 240 |
| Coordinates: | 41.008°N -81.508°W |
The Senior Players Championship, stylised by the PGA Tour as The SENIOR PLAYERS Championship, is one of the five major championships on golf's PGA Tour Champions. The inaugural event was played in 1983 and the age minimum is 50,[1] [2] [3] the standard for men's senior professional golf tournaments.
The winner gains entry into the following season's Players Championship on the PGA Tour (although Retief Goosen, the 2019 winner, was not allowed to play in the official subsequent Players Championship). For sponsorship reasons in 2023, the tournament was titled as the Kaulig Companies Championship.[4]
Unlike the U.S. Senior Open, the Senior PGA Championship, and the Senior Open Championship, it is not recognized as a major by the European Senior Tour, and is not part of that tour's schedule.
Since 2019, the Senior Players championship has been held at the South course of the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio; it replaced the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational that had been held there before moving to Memphis, Tennessee.[5]
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 399 | 526 | 420 | 450 | 200 | 460 | 219 | 470 | 461 | 3,605 | 410 | 418 | 180 | 450 | 460 | 221 | 640 | 400 | 464 | 3,643 | 7,248 | |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
The first four editions were at Canterbury Golf Club near Cleveland; the inaugural in 1983 had fifty players, no cut, and a purse of $250,000;[2] Miller Barber won the title and $40,000, sinking a 10adj=on0adj=on birdie putt on the final hole to finish one stroke ahead of runner-up Gene Littler. Arnold Palmer was seven strokes back, in a tie for fifth.[3]
Palmer won the next year by three strokes,[6] and successfully defended the title in 1985, winning by eleven strokes.[7] Heavy rains on Thursday afternoon reduced the tournament to 54 holes in 1986,[8] and Chi-Chi Rodríguez gained the first of his 22 wins on the senior tour, two strokes ahead of Bruce Crampton.[9]
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) | Venue | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaulig Companies Championship | ||||||||||
| 270 | −10 | 1 stroke | 525,000 | Firestone (South Course) | Akron, Ohio | |||||
 Steve Stricker (2) | 269 | −11 | 3 strokes | 525,000 | Firestone (South Course) | Akron, Ohio | ||||
| Bridgestone Senior Players Championship | ||||||||||
| Jerry Kelly (2) | 269 | −11 | 2 strokes | 450,000 | Firestone (South Course) | Akron, Ohio | ||||
| 273 | −7 | 6 strokes | 420,000 | Firestone (South Course) | Akron, Ohio | |||||
| 277 | −3 | 2 strokes | 420,000 | Firestone (South Course) | Akron, Ohio | |||||
| 274 | −6 | 2 strokes | 420,000 | Firestone (South Course) | Akron, Ohio | |||||
| Constellation Senior Players Championship | ||||||||||
| 268 | −20 | Playoff | 420,000 | Highland Park, Illinois | ||||||
| 270 | −18 | 1 stroke | 420,000 | Owings Mills, Maryland | ||||||
| Bernhard Langer (3) | 281 | +1 | 1 stroke | 420,000 | Philadelphia (Wissahickon Course) | Flourtown, Pennsylvania | ||||
| Bernhard Langer (2) | 265 | −19 | 5 strokes | 405,000 | Belmont, Massachusetts | |||||
| 265 | −15 | Playoff | 405,000 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" | 261 | −19 | 5 strokes | 405,000 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||
| 266 | −14 | 2 strokes | 405,000 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship | ||||||||||
| 273 | −11 | Playoff | 405,000 | Harrison, New York | ||||||
| 273 | −7 | Playoff | 405,000 | Potomac, Maryland | ||||||
| 267 | −13 | 1 stroke | 405,000 | Baltimore (East Course) | Timonium, Maryland | |||||
| 271 | −9 | 1 stroke | 390,000 | Baltimore (East Course) | Timonium, Maryland | |||||
| 267 | −13 | 6 strokes | 390,000 | Baltimore (East Course) | Timonium, Maryland | |||||
| Ford Senior Players Championship | ||||||||||
| 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | 375,000 | Dearborn, Michigan | ||||||
| 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | 375,000 | Dearborn, Michigan | ||||||
| 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | 375,000 | Dearborn, Michigan | ||||||
| 271 | −17 | 3 strokes | 375,000 | Dearborn, Michigan | ||||||
| 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | 375,000 | Dearborn, Michigan | ||||||
| 273 | −15 | Playoff | 375,000 | Dearborn, Michigan | ||||||
| Raymond Floyd (2) | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | 345,000 | Dearborn, Michigan | |||||
| 267 | −21 | 7 strokes | 300,000 | Dearborn, Michigan | ||||||
| 267 | −21 | 3 strokes | 300,000 | Dearborn, Michigan | ||||||
| 274 | −14 | 3 strokes | 270,000 | Dearborn, Michigan | ||||||
| 275 | −13 | 2 strokes | 225,000 | Dearborn, Michigan | ||||||
| 272 | −16 | Playoff | 225,000 | Dearborn, Michigan | ||||||
| Dave Stockton (2) | 271 | −17 | 6 strokes | 210,000 | Dearborn, Michigan | |||||
| 278 | −10 | 1 stroke | 180,000 | Dearborn, Michigan | ||||||
| The Senior Players Championship | ||||||||||
| 277 | −11 | 1 stroke | 150,000 | Dearborn, Michigan | ||||||
| 279 | −9 | 3 strokes | 150,000 | Dearborn, Michigan | ||||||
| Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship | ||||||||||
| align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" | 261 | align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" | −27 | 6 strokes | 150,000 | Dearborn, Michigan | ||||
| 271 | −17 | 2 strokes | 105,000 | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida | ||||||
| 278 | −10 | 2 strokes | 60,000 | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida | ||||||
| 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | 60,000 | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida | ||||||
| Senior Tournament Players Championship | ||||||||||
| 206 | −10 | 2 strokes | 45,000 | Beachwood, Ohio | ||||||
| Arnold Palmer (2) | 274 | −14 | 11 strokes | 36,000 | Beachwood, Ohio | |||||
| 276 | −12 | 3 strokes | 36,000 | Beachwood, Ohio | ||||||
| 278 | −10 | 1 stroke | 40,000 | Beachwood, Ohio | ||||||
Through 2023, six players had multiple wins in the Senior Players Championship:
Three have won both The Players Championship and the Senior Players Championship:
| Player | The Players Championship | Senior Players Championship | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974, 1976, 1978 | 1990 | ||
| 1981 | 1996, 2000 | ||
| 1984, 1996 | 2011 |