The Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe was an annual 72-hole stroke play professional golf tournament for men.

It was last played in Germany and was part of the European Tour schedule.

[1] The prize fund in 2007 was €3.6 million, which put it in the top group of European Tour events outside the major championships and World Golf Championships, but not at the head of the list.

The parallels between this tournament and the PGA Tour's Players Championship are not very strong.

He was said to have received large appearance fees, which give rise to some controversy as appearance fees are not normally paid by European Tour events which actually take place in Europe.