2016 Players Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 12–15, 2016 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| Course(s) | TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,215 yards (6,597 m) |
| Field | 144 players |
| Prize fund | $10.0 million |
| Winner's share | $1.80 million |
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Venue
Course layout
| Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yardage | n/a | 423 | 532 | 177 | 384 | 471 | 393 | 442 | 237 | 583 | 3,642 | 424 | 558 | 358 | 181 | 481 | 449 | 523 | 137 | 462 | 3,573 | 7,215 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Field
The field consists of 144 players meeting the following criteria:
Steven Bowditch (2), Jason Day (2,4,7), Jason Dufner (2,4), Rickie Fowler (2,5), Fabián Gómez (2), Emiliano Grillo, J. J. Henry (2), Zach Johnson (2,4), Smylie Kaufman, Chris Kirk (2), Kevin Kisner (2), Russell Knox (2,7), Danny Lee (2), David Lingmerth (2,8), Davis Love III (2), Shane Lowry (7), Peter Malnati, Hideki Matsuyama (2), Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy (2,4,7), Troy Merritt (2), Scott Piercy (2), Brandt Snedeker (2), Jordan Spieth (2,4,6), Vaughn Taylor, Justin Thomas (2), Bubba Watson (2,4,7), May 8
- 2. Top 125 from previous season's FedEx Cup points list
Daniel Berger, Zac Blair, Jonas Blixt, Jason Bohn, Keegan Bradley (4), Scott Brown, Chad Campbell, Paul Casey, Alex Čejka, Kevin Chappell, Stewart Cink, Tim Clark, Chad Collins, Erik Compton, Jon Curran, Brendon de Jonge, Graham DeLaet, Luke Donald, Ken Duke, Harris English, Matt Every (8), Tony Finau, Jim Furyk, Sergio García, Andres Gonzales, Retief Goosen, Jason Gore, Bill Haas, Chesson Hadley, Adam Hadwin, James Hahn, Brian Harman, Pádraig Harrington, David Hearn, Russell Henley, Jim Herman, Charley Hoffman, Morgan Hoffmann, J. B. Holmes, Billy Horschel (6), Charles Howell III, John Huh, Ryo Ishikawa, Dustin Johnson (7), Matt Jones, Jerry Kelly, Colt Knost, Brooks Koepka, Jason Kokrak, Matt Kuchar (5), Martin Laird, Marc Leishman, Spencer Levin, Hunter Mahan, Ben Martin, William McGirt, George McNeill, Phil Mickelson (4), Bryce Molder, Francesco Molinari, Ryan Moore, Kevin Na, Sean O'Hair, Louis Oosthuizen, Carlos Ortiz, Jeff Overton, Greg Owen, Ryan Palmer, Pat Perez, John Peterson, Carl Pettersson, Scott Pinckney, Ian Poulter, Patrick Reed (7), Kyle Reifers, Justin Rose (4), Rory Sabbatini, Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott (4), John Senden, Webb Simpson (4), Vijay Singh, Brendan Steele, Shawn Stefani, Henrik Stenson (6), Robert Streb, Kevin Streelman, Chris Stroud, Daniel Summerhays, Hudson Swafford, Nick Taylor, Brendon Todd, Cameron Tringale, Camilo Villegas, Johnson Wagner, Jimmy Walker, Nick Watney, Boo Weekley, Lee Westwood, Steve Wheatcroft, Will Wilcox, Mark Wilson, Gary Woodland
- Bae Sang-moon was unable to compete due to a military obligation in South Korea.
- 3. Top 125 from current season - Medical Extension
- 4. Major champions from the past five years
Darren Clarke, Ernie Els, Martin Kaymer (5), April 10
- 5. Players Championship winners from the past five years
K. J. Choi, Tiger Woods (7)
- 6. The Tour Championship winners from the past three years
- 7. World Golf Championship winners from the past three years
March 6, March 27
- 8. Memorial Tournament and Arnold Palmer Invitational winners since 2015
March 20
- 9. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking
May 2
- 10. Senior Players champion from prior year
- 11. Web.com Tour money leader from prior season
- 12. Money leader during the Web.com Tour Finals
- 13. Top 10 current year FedEx Cup points leaders
May 2
- 14. Remaining positions and alternates filled through current year FedEx Cup standings
May 6
