The Players Championship is often considered to be the fifth major on the PGA Tour. It is a tournament that every player wants to win and allows hosts strong fields that mimic the majors. This year The Players has been pushed up back to May this year, previously in March, before the Masters. Top names that have been somewhat lackluster are Ernie Els and Sergio Garcia. These two have been expected to have break out seasons as with many others. Els, of course, made his announcement at the beginning of the season to work his hardest to take over Tiger in three years; well it hasn’t been looking very good for him. This coming weekend will be a great test for all players including defending champion someone who hasn’t made much noise yet this season on tour, defending champion Stephen Ames…
The following is a short video with some spectacular views of The Players Championship’s venue, The TPC at Sawgrass…
The grounds at the TPC at Sawgrass have changed considerable this past year. The course still looks the same but they have added a new high tech irrigation system underneath the soil to create an overall better course, especially in the rain. The club has been completely redone leaving players boggled as to where to go when they get there. When I think of THE PLAYERS I think of a tournament that is played completely based on pride (as all should) leaving the money completely out of it. Whether it is a major or not or if it ever will be, wouldn’t it just be awesome to win a tournament called, The Players? I would think so.
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