[PHOTO: Jared C. Tilton]
The big 5-0. That’s what the Players Championship is turning this year as the golf world comes back to TPC Sawgrass for the drama – and sometimes carnage – that traditionally plays out at Pete Dye’s Stadium Course.
Defending champion Scottie Scheffler, fresh off a victory at the last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational, hopes to become the first repeat winner in the history of the event. But he’ll have his work cut out for him with eight other past champions in the field – Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy, Webb Simpson, Si Woo Kim, Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Matt Kuchar and Adam Scott – along with 43 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Pete Dye had very different plans for TPC Sawgrass’ 17th hole in his original drawings
The 144-player field will be competing for the richest prize in on the PGA Tour. The overall purse is $US25 million with the winner taking home $US4.5 million.
Tee-times (all times local; AEDT is currently 15 hours ahead)
FIRST ROUND
First tee
7:40 AM
Ryan Moore
Chesson Hadley
Zac Blair
7:51 AM
Brandon Wu
Ben Taylor
Carson Young
8:02 AM
Alex Noren
Thomas Detry
Joseph Bramlett
8:13 AM
Camilo Villegas
Lee Hodges
Tom Hoge
8:24 AM
Kurt Kitayama
Chad Ramey
Adam Schenk
8:35 AM
Vincent Norrman
Sepp Straka
Chez Reavie
8:46 AM
Brice Garnett
Russell Henley
Steve Stricker
8:57 AM
Emiliano Grillo
Taylor Moore
Scott Stallings
9:08 AM
Billy Horschel
Sungjae Im
Webb Simpson
9:19 AM
Keegan Bradley
K.H. Lee
Adam Hadwin
9:30 AM
David Lipsky
Justin Lower
Tyson Alexander
9:41 AM
Robert MacIntyre
Ben Silverman
Ryo Hisatsune
12:45 PM
Doug Ghim
Hayden Buckley
Kevin Yu
12:56 PM
Peter Malnati
Beau Hossler
Alex Smalley
1:07 PM
Cam Davis
Sam Ryder
Stephan Jaeger
1:18 PM
Jake Knapp
Matthieu Pavon
Nick Dunlap
1:29 PM
Hideki Matsuyama
Matt Fitzpatrick
Max Homa
1:40 PM
Scottie Scheffler
Rickie Fowler
Justin Thomas
1:51 PM
Wyndham Clark
Collin Morikawa
Brian Harman
2:02 PM
Tony Finau
Will Zalatoris
Shane Lowry
2:13 PM
Austin Eckroat
Sahith Theegala
Akshay Bhatia
2:24 PM
Garrick Higgo
S.H. Kim
Andrew Novak
2:35 PM
Ben Martin
Eric Cole
Harry Hall
2:46 PM
Charley Hoffman
Sam Stevens
Sami Valimaki
10th tee
7:40 AM
Troy Merritt
Taylor Pendrith
Taylor Montgomery
7:51 AM
Michael Kim
Aaron Rai
Carl Yuan
8:02 AM
Joel Dahmen
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Min Woo Lee
8:13 AM
Jason Day
Si Woo Kim
Matt Kuchar
8:24 AM
Sam Burns
Xander Schauffele
Tommy Fleetwood
8:35 AM
Viktor Hovland
Rory McIlroy
Jordan Spieth
8:46 AM
Ludvig Åberg
Patrick Cantlay
Adam Scott
8:57 AM
Nick Taylor
Tom Kim
Justin Rose
9:08 AM
Erik van Rooyen
Lucas Glover
Brendon Todd
9:19 AM
C.T. Pan
Kevin Streelman
Ryan Fox
9:30 AM
Martin Laird
Justin Suh
Greyson Sigg
9:41 AM
Nate Lashley
Robby Shelton
Ben Kohles
12:45 PM
Byeong Hun An
Patrick Rodgers
Matti Schmid
12:56 PM
Denny McCarthy
Matt NeSmith
Nicolai Højgaard
1:07 PM
Keith Mitchell
Mark Hubbard
Dylan Wu
1:18 PM
Grayson Murray
Seamus Power
Francesco Molinari
1:29 PM
Nick Hardy
Matt Wallace
Adam Svensson
1:40 PM
Nico Echavarria
J.T. Poston
Harris English
1:51 PM
Davis Riley
Corey Conners
J.J. Spaun
2:02 PM
Luke List
Gary Woodland
Cameron Young
2:13 PM
Chris Kirk
Mackenzie Hughes
Andrew Putnam
2:24 PM
Aaron Baddeley
Ben Griffin
Davis Thompson
2:35 PM
Tyler Duncan
Maverick McNealy
Callum Tarren
2:46 PM
Chan Kim
David Skinns
Jimmy Stanger
SECOND ROUND
First tee
7:40 AM
Byeong Hun An
Patrick Rodgers
Matti Schmid
7:51 AM
Denny McCarthy
Matt NeSmith
Nicolai Højgaard
8:02 AM
Keith Mitchell
Mark Hubbard
Dylan Wu
8:13 AM
Grayson Murray
Seamus Power
Francesco Molinari
8:24 AM
Nick Hardy
Matt Wallace
Adam Svensson
8:35 AM
Nico Echavarria
J.T. Poston
Harris English
8:46 AM
Davis Riley
Corey Conners
J.J. Spaun
8:57 AM
Luke List
Gary Woodland
Cameron Young
9:08 AM
Chris Kirk
Mackenzie Hughes
Andrew Putnam
9:19 AM
Aaron Baddeley
Ben Griffin
Davis Thompson
9:30 AM
Tyler Duncan
Maverick McNealy
Callum Tarren
9:41 AM
Chan Kim
David Skinns
Jimmy Stanger
12:45 PM
Troy Merritt
Taylor Pendrith
Taylor Montgomery
12:56 PM
Michael Kim
Aaron Rai
Carl Yuan
1:07 PM
Joel Dahmen
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Min Woo Lee
1:18 PM
Jason Day
Si Woo Kim
Matt Kuchar
1:29 PM
Sam Burns
Xander Schauffele
Tommy Fleetwood
1:40 PM
Viktor Hovland
Rory McIlroy
Jordan Spieth
1:51 PM
Ludvig Åberg
Patrick Cantlay
Adam Scott
2:02 PM
Nick Taylor
Tom Kim
Justin Rose
2:13 PM
Erik van Rooyen
Lucas Glover
Brendon Todd
2:24 PM
C.T. Pan
Kevin Streelman
Ryan Fox
2:35 PM
Martin Laird
Justin Suh
Greyson Sigg
2:46 PM
Nate Lashley
Robby Shelton
Ben Kohles
10th tee
7:40 AM
Doug Ghim
Hayden Buckley
Kevin Yu
7:51 AM
Peter Malnati
Beau Hossler
Alex Smalley
8:02 AM
Cam Davis
Sam Ryder
Stephan Jaeger
8:13 AM
Jake Knapp
Matthieu Pavon
Nick Dunlap
8:24 AM
Hideki Matsuyama
Matt Fitzpatrick
Max Homa
8:35 AM
Scottie Scheffler
Rickie Fowler
Justin Thomas
8:46 AM
Wyndham Clark
ollin Morikawa
Brian Harman
8:57 AM
Tony Finau
Will Zalatoris
Shane Lowry
9:08 AM
Austin Eckroat
Sahith Theegala
Akshay Bhatia
9:19 AM
Garrick Higgo
S.H. Kim
Andrew Novak
9:30 AM
Ben Martin
Eric Cole
Harry Hall
9:41 AM
Charley Hoffman
Sam Stevens
Sami Valimaki
12:45 PM
Ryan Moore
Chesson Hadley
Zac Blair
12:56 PM
Brandon Wu
Ben Taylor
Carson Young
1:07 PM
Alex Noren
Thomas Detry
Joseph Bramlett
1:18 PM
Camilo Villegas
Lee Hodges
Tom Hoge
1:29 PM
Kurt Kitayama
Chad Ramey
Adam Schenk
1:40 PM
Vincent Norrman
Sepp Straka
Chez Reavie
1:51 PM
Brice Garnett
Russell Henley
Steve Stricker
2:02 PM
Emiliano Grillo
Taylor Moore
Scott Stallings
2:13 PM
Billy Horschel
Sungjae Im
Webb Simpson
2:24 PM
Keegan Bradley
K.H. Lee
Adam Hadwin
2:35 PM
David Lipsky
Justin Lower
Tyson Alexander
2:46 PM
Robert MacIntyre
Ben Silverman
Ryo Hisatsune
