2024 Players Championship

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2024 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 14–17, 2024
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass
(Stadium Course)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Field144 players, 73 after cut
Cut143 (–1)
Prize fundUS$25,000,000
Winner's shareUS$4,500,000
Champion
United States Scottie Scheffler
268 (–20)
Location map
TPC Sawgrass is located in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass is located in Florida
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida
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The 2024 Players Championship was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida from March 14–17. Officially, it was the 50th edition of The Players Championship tournament.[1]

Venue

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Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

Field

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The field consists of 144 players meeting various criteria; they include tournament winners on the PGA Tour since the previous Players Championship, recent winners of major championships, The Players and World Golf Championships, and leading players in the FedEx Cup standings from the current and preceding seasons.

Eligibility criteria

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This list details the eligibility criteria for the 2024 Players Championship and the players who qualified under them; any additional criteria under which players were eligible is indicated in parentheses.[2][3][4][a]

1. Winners of PGA Tour events since the 2023 Players Championship

2. Top 125 from the previous season's FedEx Cup Fall Playoffs and Eligibility Points List

3. Top 125 (medical)

4. Recent winners of the Masters Tournament (2019–2023)

5. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2018–2023)

6. Recent winners of The Open Championship (2018–2023)

7. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2018–2023)

8. Recent winners of the PGA Championship (2018–2023)

9. Recent winners of the FedEx Cup (2019–2023)

10. Recent winners of the WGC Match Play (2021–2023)

11. Recent winners of the WGC Invitational (2021)

12. Recent winners of the Genesis Invitational (2022–2024)

13. Recent winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational (2022–2024)

14. Recent winners of the Memorial Tournament (2021–2023)

15. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking following the Cognizant Classic

16. Top 10 in the current season's FedEx Cup points standings after the Cognizant Classic

17. Kaulig Companies Championship champion from previous year

18. Leading player to earn a PGA Tour card from the previous year's Race to Dubai ranking

19. Leading points winner from the Korn Ferry Tour during the previous year

20. Remaining positions and alternates filled through current year FedEx Cup standings after the Cognizant Classic (rank in parentheses)

Ineligible players

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The following players met criteria but, having joined LIV Golf, were suspended by the PGA Tour and ineligible to compete:

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
Friday, March 15, 2024

The overnight lead was shared by Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Wyndham Clark, who recorded scores of 65 (7 under par). McIlroy's 10 birdies tied the tournament record for most birdies in a single round.[6] Nick Taylor and Matt Fitzpatrick both shot their career best rounds at the Stadium Course with 6-under 66s. Defending champion and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler began with a 5-under round of 67, as did debutant Ludvig Åberg.

Ryan Fox became the first player since records began to make back-to-back eagles at The Players Championship; doing so by scoring a three at the par-5 16th and a hole-in-one at the par-3 17th hole.[7][8]

Play was suspended due to darkness at 7:32 p.m. EDT with 9 players yet to finish their round.[9] Round 1 was completed on Friday morning.

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Wyndham Clark 65 −7
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
United States Xander Schauffele
T4 England Matt Fitzpatrick 66 −6
Canada Nick Taylor
T6 Sweden Ludvig Åberg 67 −5
Australia Jason Day
United States Tyler Duncan
United States Tom Hoge
United States Maverick McNealy
United States Scottie Scheffler

Second round

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Friday, March 15, 2024
Saturday, March 16, 2024

Wyndham Clark shot a second consecutive 65 (–7) to reach 14-under for the tournament and open a four-shot lead after 36 holes. Clark, who began the round on the 10th hole, made four straight birdies on holes 1-4 and played his back-nine in six-under.[10]

Xander Schauffele began the round tied for the lead but made a double-bogey on the par-5 11th hole after hitting his second shot in the water. He came back with an eagle on the par-5 16th and shot three-under 67 to join Nick Taylor in a tie for second place at 10-under.

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler chipped in for birdie on the par-3 third hole (his 12th of the round) and shot 69 (–3) to finish at 8-under and in a tie for sixth place. First round co-leader and 2019 champion Rory McIlroy drove into the water on the 14th hole and made double-bogey, part of a one-over round of 73 to fall to 15th place.[11]

The cut came at 143 (–1), after two players who didn't finish their round on Friday finished on Saturday. Notables to miss the cut included 2021 champion Justin Thomas and three-time major champion Jordan Spieth.[12]

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Wyndham Clark 65-65=130 −14
T2 United States Xander Schauffele 65-69=134 −10
Canada Nick Taylor 66-68=134
T4 England Matt Fitzpatrick 66-69=135 −9
United States Maverick McNealy 67-68=135
T6 Canada Corey Conners 68-68=136 −8
United States Tom Hoge 67-69=136
United States Scottie Scheffler 67-69=136
Germany Matti Schmid 68-68=136
T10 United States Brian Harman 72-65=137 −7
Taiwan Pan Cheng-tsung 69-68=137
United States J. T. Poston 69-68=137
United States Sahith Theegala 70-67=137

Third round

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Saturday, March 16, 2024

Xander Schauffele made seven birdies in a bogey-free round of 65 to take the 54-hole lead by one shot over Wyndham Clark. Schauffele began the round four shots behind Clark but tied for the lead with a birdie on the 12th. He then made a 58-foot birdie putt on the par-4 14th hole to reach 17-under and in sole possession of the lead going to the final round.

Clark also reached 17-under with a birdie on the par-5 16th hole, but his tee shot on the par-3 17th found the water hazard. He made bogey to fall one behind Schauffele and finished with a two-under round of 70.

Brian Harman made five birdies on the back-nine to shoot the lowest round of the day with a 64 (–8) and climb up to third place at 15-under, two behind Schauffele; with second and third rounds of 65 and 64, respectively, Harman recorded the lowest two-consecutive-round total in Players history, with a 129. Maverick McNealy chipped in for birdie on the 14th to get within three of the lead, but he hit his second shot on the 16th into the water and made bogey. He finished at 13-under and in a tie for fourth place with Matt Fitzpatrick. Defending champion Scottie Scheffler was one-under on his round before finishing with three straight birdies to shoot 68 (–4) and move into sixth place.

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Xander Schauffele 65-69-65=199 −17
2 United States Wyndham Clark 65-65-70=200 −16
3 United States Brian Harman 72-65-64=201 −15
T4 England Matt Fitzpatrick 66-69-68=203 −13
United States Maverick McNealy 67-68-68=203
T6 United States Scottie Scheffler 67-69-68=204 −12
United States Sahith Theegala 70-67-67=204
8 United States Nate Lashley 68-70-67=205 −11
T9 Japan Hideki Matsuyama 69-69-68=206 −10
United States Taylor Montgomery 68-70-68=206
United States J. T. Poston 69-68-69=206

Final round

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Sunday, March 17, 2024

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler shot a bogey free 64 (−8) to overcome a five shot deficit and become the first player in the history of The Players Championship to win back-to-back tournaments.

Wyndham Clark, Xander Schauffele and Brian Harman all had birdie putts on the 18th hole to force a playoff, but all missed.[13]

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Scottie Scheffler (c) 67-69-68-64=268 −20 4,500,000
T2 United States Wyndham Clark 65-65-70-69=269 −19 1,891,667
United States Brian Harman 72-65-64-68=269
United States Xander Schauffele 65-69-65-70=269
5 England Matt Fitzpatrick 66-69-68-69=272 −16 1,025,000
T6 South Korea Kim Si-woo (c) 70-71-68-64=273 −15 875,000
Japan Hideki Matsuyama 69-69-68-67=273
8 Sweden Ludvig Åberg 67-73-67-67=274 −14 781,250
T9 United States Maverick McNealy 67-68-68-72=275 −13 706,250
United States Sahith Theegala 70-67-67-71=275

Scorecard

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Final round

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 3 4
United States Scheffler –12 –12 –12 –14 –15 –15 –15 –16 –17 –17 –18 –19 –19 –19 –19 –20 –20 –20
United States Clark –16 –17 –17 –17 –17 –17 –17 –17 –18 –17 –18 –18 –18 –17 –17 –18 –19 –19
United States Harman –15 –15 –15 –15 –15 –14 –15 –16 –17 –17 –18 –18 –18 –18 –19 –19 –19 –19
United States Schauffele –17 –18 –18 –17 –17 –17 –18 –18 –19 –19 –19 –20 –20 –19 –18 –19 –19 –19
England Fitzpatrick –14 –15 –15 –14 –14 –13 –13 –13 –12 –12 –12 –13 –12 –12 –13 –14 –15 –16
South Korea Kim –7 –8 –8 –8 –8 –9 –10 –9 –10 –10 –11 –11 –11 –12 –13 –15 –15 –15
Japan Matsuyama –10 –11 –12 –12 –12 –12 –12 –13 –13 –13 –14 –14 –14 –15 –15 –15 –15 –15
Sweden Åberg –9 –10 –11 –11 –11 –11 –11 –11 –11 –11 –13 –14 –14 –14 –14 –14 –14 –14
United States McNealy –13 –13 –13 –13 –13 –13 –13 –13 –13 –13 –13 –14 –14 –14 –13 –13 –13 –13
United States Theegala –13 –13 –13 –13 –13 –14 –14 –14 –13 –13 –13 –14 –14 –13 –13 –13 –13 –13

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey
Source:[16]

Notes

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  1. ^ The player handbook and the "Inside the Field" page list the categories in different orders, but the players eligible are the same.
  2. ^ Higgo withdrew on Friday morning due to a wrist injury; he had completed 4 holes of his second round.[14]
  3. ^ Kim withdrew on Thursday morning due to illness; he had completed 8 holes of his first round.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Full field for the 50th edition of The Players Championship". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 PGA Tour Player Handbook and Tournament Regulations" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 28–29. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Inside the Field: The Players Championship". PGA Tour. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "The Players Championship announces field for 2024". The Players Championship. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Ferguson, Doug (March 8, 2024). "Tiger Woods to skip the Players Championship as the Masters nears". Associated Press News. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Martin, Sean (March 14, 2024). "Rory McIlroy ties The Players record with 10 birdies in opening 65". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Ryan Fox makes Players history with eagle, ace run at TPC Sawgrass' 16th, 17th". PGA Tour. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  8. ^ Piastowski, Nick (March 14, 2024). "Pro makes Players hole in one. But it was different from every other one". Golf Magazine. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  9. ^ Abe, Allan (March 14, 2024). "The Players Championship: Round 1 Delayed as Darkness Suspends Play at TPC Sawgrass". EssentiallySports. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  10. ^ Schlabach, Mark (March 15, 2024). "Wyndham Clark storms to lead at Players Championship". ESPN. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  11. ^ Hoggard, Rex (March 15, 2024). "Scottie Scheffler fights through neck injury to stay in contention at The Players". Golf Channel. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  12. ^ Berhow, Josh (March 15, 2024). "Players Championship cut: These stars missed the weekend at TPC Sawgrass". Golf Magazine. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  13. ^ Bantock, Jack (March 17, 2024). "Scottie Scheffler becomes first to ever defend Players Championship after Wyndham Clark's crucial putt lips out". CNN. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  14. ^ "Garrick Higgo withdraws from The Players Championship due to wrist injury". PGA Tour. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  15. ^ "Tom Kim withdraws from The Players due to illness". PGA Tour. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  16. ^ "The Players Championship 2024 Leaderboard". ESPN. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
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