It was founded as a direct replacement to the Piccadilly Medal tournament.

[1][2] Except in the first two years the official name took the form "[Sponsor's name] TPC".

Having started as one of the richest events on the tour,[3] it had below average prize money in later years.

Winners of the Tournament Players Championship included two major champions, Nick Faldo of England and Bernhard Langer of Germany.

Since the demise of the Tournament Players Championship, the TPC moniker has also been applied to the Lawrence Batley International T.P.C.