While DeChambeau’s musings were not cited in the statement, it is almost certainly a reaction to his assertion that he might try to find a narrow patch of turf to the right side of the ninth fairway.
No golfer will take home the Players Championship gold trophy this week, but that doesn’t mean the PGA Tour pros who teed it up at TPC Sawgrass will leave Ponte Vedra Beach empty-handed.
The 32-year-old Aussie, who shot a four-over 76 in the opening round of the Players Championship, played for the first time since withdrawing from last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational
The tour said that it contemplated cancelling upcoming tournaments but decided that the best decision was to continue playing, adding that the situation remained fluid and was subject to possible change.
The Players Championship remains golf’s unofficial fifth Major, but it will be the site of a major breakthrough in golf coverage beginning next year: get ready to watch every shot hit by every player in the field during every round at TPC Sawgrass.