2018 Players Championship

2018 Players Championship
Tournament information
Dates	May 10–13, 2018
Location	Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Course(s)	TPC Sawgrass,; Stadium Course
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,189 yards (6,574 m)
Field	144 players, 80 after first cut; 71 after second cut
Cut	143 (−1)
Prize fund	$11 million
Winner's share	$1.98 million
Champion
	Webb Simpson
	270 (−18)
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TPC Sawgrass

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Location in the United States

TPC Sawgrass

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Location in Florida

The 2018 Players Championship was held from May 10–13 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. It was the 45th edition, and the 37th edition held at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. The tournament was won by Webb Simpson.^[1]

Venue

Course layout

The 2018 Players Championship
Tee	Rating/Slope	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	76.4 / 155	423	532	177	384	471	393	451	237	583	3,651	424	558	302	181	481	470	523	137	462	3,538	7,189
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.^[2] Each player is listed according to the first category by which he qualified with additional categories in which he qualified shown in parentheses.

1. Winners of PGA Tour events since last Players

Ryan Armour, Daniel Berger (2,9), Patrick Cantlay (2,9), Austin Cook, Jason Day (2,4,5,7,8,9), Bryson DeChambeau (2,9), Jason Dufner (2,4,8), Brice Garnett, Billy Horschel (2), Dustin Johnson (2,4,7,9,13), Kim Si-woo (2,5,9), Kevin Kisner (2,9), Patton Kizzire (2,13), Satoshi Kodaira (9), Brooks Koepka (2,4,9), Andrew Landry (13), Marc Leishman (2,8,9), Hideki Matsuyama (2,7,9), Rory McIlroy (2,4,6,8,9), Phil Mickelson (2,4,7,9,13), Grayson Murray (2), Pat Perez (2,9), Scott Piercy (2), Ted Potter Jr., Ian Poulter (2,9), Jon Rahm (2,9,13), Patrick Reed (2,4,9,13), Justin Rose (2,4,9,13), Xander Schauffele (2,6,9), Jordan Spieth (2,4,6,9), Kyle Stanley (2,9), Brendan Steele (2,9), Henrik Stenson (2,4,9), Chris Stroud (2), Justin Thomas (2,4,9,13), Jhonattan Vegas (2), Bubba Watson (2,4,9,13), Gary Woodland (2,9)

Paul Casey (2,9) did not play due to injury.^[3]

2. Top 125 from previous season's FedEx Cup points list

An Byeong-hun, Blayne Barber, Ryan Blaum, Jonas Blixt, Dominic Bozzelli, Keegan Bradley, Scott Brown, Wesley Bryan, Rafael Cabrera-Bello (9), Chad Campbell, Bud Cauley, Kevin Chappell (9), Stewart Cink, Harris English, Derek Fathauer, Tony Finau (9,13), Martin Flores, Rickie Fowler (5,9), Sergio García (4,9), Robert Garrigus, Brian Gay, Lucas Glover, Branden Grace (9), Cody Gribble, Emiliano Grillo, Bill Haas, Adam Hadwin (9), James Hahn, Brian Harman (9), Russell Henley (9), J. J. Henry, Charley Hoffman (9), J. B. Holmes, Charles Howell III, Mackenzie Hughes, John Huh, Zach Johnson (4), Kang Sung-hoon, Michael Kim, Kim Meen-whee, Chris Kirk, Russell Knox (7), Jason Kokrak, Kelly Kraft, Matt Kuchar (9), Anirban Lahiri, Martin Laird, Danny Lee, David Lingmerth (8), Luke List, Jamie Lovemark, Ben Martin, William McGirt (8), Francesco Molinari (9), Ryan Moore, Kevin Na, Geoff Ogilvy, Sean O'Hair, Louis Oosthuizen (9), Rod Pampling, Pan Cheng-tsung, D. A. Points, Chez Reavie, Patrick Rodgers, Rory Sabbatini, Ollie Schniederjans, Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott (7), Webb Simpson (9), Cameron Smith (9), Brandt Snedeker, J. J. Spaun, Scott Stallings, Robert Streb, Kevin Streelman, Steve Stricker, Hudson Swafford, Nick Taylor, Vaughn Taylor, Kevin Tway, Tyrone van Aswegen, Harold Varner III, Jimmy Walker (4), Nick Watney, Richy Werenski

Graham DeLaet, Luke Donald, Brandon Hagy, Jim Herman, Morgan Hoffmann, and Camilo Villegas did not play.
Noh Seung-yul was unable to compete due to a military obligation in South Korea.

3. Top 125 (medical)

Ryan Palmer, Michael Thompson

4. Major champions from the past five years

Martin Kaymer (5), Danny Willett

5. Players Championship winners from the past five years

Tiger Woods

6. The Tour Championship winners from the past three years

7. World Golf Championship winners from the past three years

Shane Lowry

8. Memorial Tournament and Arnold Palmer Invitational winners from the past three years

9. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking

Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Ross Fisher, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Alexander Lévy, Li Haotong, Alex Norén

10. Senior Players champion from prior year

Scott McCarron

11. Web.com Tour money leader from prior season

Chesson Hadley (12)

12. Money leader during the Web.com Tour Finals

13. Top 10 current year FedEx Cup points leaders

14. Remaining positions and alternates filled through current year FedEx Cup standings

Brandon Harkins, Tom Hoge, Beau Hossler, Keith Mitchell, Trey Mullinax

Nationalities in the field

North America (99)	South America (2)	Europe (21)	Oceania (7)	Asia (10)	Africa (5)
Canada (3)	Argentina (1)	England (7)	Australia (6)	China (1)	South Africa (5)
United States (96)	Venezuela (1)	Northern Ireland (1)	New Zealand (1)	India (1)
		Scotland (2)		Japan (2)
		Ireland (1)		South Korea (4)
		France (1)		Taiwan (1)
		Germany (1)		Thailand (1)
		Italy (1)
		Spain (3)
		Sweden (4)

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Place
Jason Day	Australia	2016	69	67	71	68	275	−13	T5
Tiger Woods	United States	2001, 2013	72	71	65	69	277	−11	T11
Adam Scott	Australia	2004	69	68	72	68	277	−11	T11
Matt Kuchar	United States	2012	66	71	71	70	278	−10	T17
Henrik Stenson	Sweden	2009	68	70	71	70	279	−9	T23
Kim Si-woo	South Korea	2017	67	72	74	72	285	−3	T63
Sergio García	Spain	2008	68	69	75	76	288	E	70

Source:^[4]

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Rickie Fowler	United States	2015	74	71	145	+1
Martin Kaymer	Germany	2014	71	74	145	+1
Phil Mickelson	United States	2007	79	73	152	+8

Source:^[4]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Kim Si-woo shot 67 (−5), the lowest first round score by a defending champion since the event moved to Florida; six players were a shot better at 66.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Patrick Cantlay	United States	66	−6
	Chesson Hadley	United States
	Dustin Johnson	United States
	Matt Kuchar	United States
	Alex Norén	Sweden
	Webb Simpson	United States
T7	Kim Si-woo	South Korea	67	−5
	Andrew Landry	United States
	Keith Mitchell	United States
	Rory Sabbatini	South Africa
	Steve Stricker	United States
	Jhonattan Vegas	Venezuela

Source:^[4]

Second round

Friday, May 11, 2018

Webb Simpson tied the course record with a round of 63 (−9) to open up a five-shot lead. Simpson had six consecutive birdies on holes 11–16 which also tied a tournament record. He was 11-under on his round until his tee shot found the water on the par-3 17th and made double bogey. His score of 129 (−15) after 36 holes tied Jason Day (2016) for the tournament record, while his five-shot lead set a new record.^[5]

For the second consecutive year, at least eighty players made the 36-hole cut, which invoked a 54-hole cut.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Webb Simpson	United States	66-63=129	−15
T2	Patrick Cantlay	United States	66-68=134	−10
	Danny Lee	New Zealand	68-66=134
	Charl Schwartzel	South Africa	68-66=134
T5	Chesson Hadley	United States	66-69=135	−9
	Charles Howell III	United States	68-67=135
	Alex Norén	Sweden	66-69=135
T8	Jason Day	Australia	69-67=136	−8
	Xander Schauffele	United States	68-68=136
	Steve Stricker	United States	67-69=136

Source:^[4]

Third round

Saturday, May 12, 2018

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Webb Simpson	United States	66-63-68=197	−19
2	Danny Lee	New Zealand	68-66-70=204	−12
3	Dustin Johnson	United States	66-71-69=206	−10
T4	Jason Day	Australia	69-67-71=207	−9
	Jason Dufner	United States	72-69-66=207
	Xander Schauffele	United States	68-68-71=207
	Charl Schwartzel	South Africa	68-66-73=207
	Jimmy Walker	United States	69-68-70=207
T9	Patrick Cantlay	United States	66-68-74=208	−8
	Tommy Fleetwood	England	69-71-68=208
	Matt Kuchar	United States	66-71-71=208
	Ian Poulter	England	70-69-69=208
	Jordan Spieth	United States	75-68-65=208
	Harold Varner III	United States	71-67-70=208
	Tiger Woods	United States	72-71-65=208

Source:^[4]

Final round

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Webb Simpson	United States	66-63-68-73=270	−18	1,980,000
T2	Xander Schauffele	United States	68-68-71-67=274	−14	821,333
	Charl Schwartzel	South Africa	68-66-73-67=274
	Jimmy Walker	United States	69-68-70-67=274
T5	Jason Day	Australia	69-67-71-68=275	−13	418,000
T5	Jason Dufner	United States	72-69-66-68=275	−13	418,000
T7	Keegan Bradley	United States	69-69-72-66=276	−12	331,375
	Tommy Fleetwood	England	69-71-68-68=276
	Danny Lee	New Zealand	68-66-70-72=276
	Harold Varner III	United States	71-67-70-68=276

Source:^[4]

Scorecard

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
Simpson	−19	−19	−19	−19	−19	−19	−20	−19	−19	−18	−19	−19	−19	−19	−19	−20	−20	−18
Schauffele	−9	−10	−10	−11	−11	−11	−10	−10	−11	−11	−12	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−14
Schwartzel	−9	−10	−9	−9	−9	−9	−10	−10	−10	−10	−10	−11	−12	−12	−12	−13	−13	−14
Walker	−9	−10	−10	−10	−10	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−12	−13	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14
Day	−9	−10	−10	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13
Dufner	−10	−11	−11	−11	−11	−12	−13	−12	−13	−13	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−13
Lee	−12	−13	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−13	−13	−13	−13	−12	−12	−12

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

	Eagle		Birdie		Bogey		Double bogey

Source:^[4]

References

^ Murray, Ewan (March 13, 2018). "Webb Simpson wins Players Championship as Woods' charge stalls". The Guardian. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
^ "2015–16 PGA Tour Player Handbook & Tournament Regulations" (PDF). October 5, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Beall, Joel (May 9, 2018). "Players Championship 2018: Paul Casey withdraws with back injury". Golf Digest. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "The Players Championship: Leaderboard". ESPN. May 13, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
^ "Simpson ties course record with 9-under 63". PGA Tour. May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.

External links

Official website

30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394

[1] Murray, Ewan (March 13, 2018). "Webb Simpson wins Players Championship as Woods' charge stalls". The Guardian. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

[2] "2015–16 PGA Tour Player Handbook & Tournament Regulations" (PDF). October 5, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] Beall, Joel (May 9, 2018). "Players Championship 2018: Paul Casey withdraws with back injury". Golf Digest. Retrieved May 10, 2018.

[espscbd-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "The Players Championship: Leaderboard". ESPN. May 13, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.

[5] "Simpson ties course record with 9-under 63". PGA Tour. May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.

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