It may not be a major, but it’s also not just another PGA Tour event. However you care to label the Players Championship, the tour’s flagship event is back once again with a loaded field, an opportunity for a first-of-its-kind three-peat and a fabled island-green par 3 ready to provide maximum chaos.

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.