When the inaugural Players Championship was held in 1974, Jack Nicklaus was the winner, earning a $50,000 prize money payout for his victory from an overall purse of $250,000. It was the 54th of 73 PGA Tour titles that Nicklaus won in his career,

Seventy-two holes down but more to play as Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun will determine The Players Championship winner in a Monday playoff. The winner will take home $4.5 million and a bevy of other perks.

The Players Championship started in 1974 and through 50 stagings of the event, there has only been a Monday finish eight times.