The Florida Swing heads to Ponte Vedra Beach for the “5th” Major
This week the PGA tour is at TPC Sawgrass for the 49th playing of The Players Championship. With one of the largest purses of any tournament, The Players attracts the best talent from around the world.
$20 million will be the total up for grabs this week, with $3.6 million going to first place.
Background
TPC Sawgrass features one of the more iconic holes on tour.
The 17th hole, a par-3, features an “Island Green” became iconic in 2001 when Tiger Wood’s triple breaking put found the bottom of the cup.
The “better than most” call by Gary Koch lives on as one the memorable moments in the history of the event.
Players We’re Tracking
Joseph Bramlett
Previous Results
Bramlett will be making his First Start at The Players Championship.
Form Entering This Week
Bramlett has made the cut in 5 of his last 6 tournament and finished 28th in last week’s Puerto Rico Open.
He’s been playing well since turning the calendar to 2022.
Bramlett’s only missed cut since January was at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am in February.
Bramlett is currently 5th on Tour in driving distance with an average drive of 318.3 yards.
Tee Times
Joseph will tee off Thursday from the 10th tee at 1:51pm, and Friday at 8:46am from the 1st tee.
Cam Champ
Previous Results
This week will mark Champ’s 4th time entering the event. A missed cut in 2021, a cancelled tournament in 2020, and a withdrawal in 2019, Champ is looking for better fortunes in this edition of the tournament.
Form Entering This Week
Three cuts made in his last four events, Champ is looking for his first top-50 finish since the Farmers Insurance Open in January when he finished tied for 46th.
Champ is currently 1st on Tour in driving distance with an average drive of 322 yards.
Tee Times
Cam will tee off Thursday from the 1st tee at 7:29m, and Friday at 12:34pm from the 10th tee.
Tony Finau
Previous Results
This week will mark Finau’s 7th time entering the event. Of the 6 previous entries Tony’s best result came in 2019 when he finished 22nd.
Form Entering This Week
Prior to his T-33 finish in his last event at the Genesis Open, Finau has made the cut in 4 of his last 5 events.
Finau is currently ranked 23rd in the Official World Golf Rankings.
Tee Times
Tony will tee off Thursday from the 10th tee at 7:18am, and Friday at 12:23pm from the 1st tee.
Sahith Theegala
Previous Results
Sahith will be making his 1st appearance at the Players Championship.
Form Entering This Week
Sahith is taking the PGA tour by storm making the cut in 6 of his last 7 tournaments.
The lone outlier was a missed weekend at last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Theegala’s best finish of the season was 3rd place at the fan friendly WM Phoenix Open.
Sahith led the first two rounds of the WM before cooling off on the weekend.
Tee Times
Sahith will tee off Thursday from the 10th tee at 1:51am, and Friday at 8:46am from the 1st tee.
Harold Varner III
Previous Results
This week will be HV3’s 7th time entering the event. Of the 6 previous entries Harold’s best result came in 2018 when he finished 7th.
Form Entering This Week
Despite missed cuts in his last two events, Harold’s highlight of the current season was his win at the Saudi International last month.
Tee Times
Tony will tee off Thursday from the 1st tee at 6:56am, and Friday at 12:01pm from the 10th tee.