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2012 Players Championship: Matt Kuchar Takes Home Title
Matt Kuchar is your 2012 Players Champion, finishing up a fantastic three days of golf with a 12-under for the tournament.
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2012 Players Championship Leaderboard Recap: Matt Kuchar Takes Home Title
Matt Kuchar was able to fight off a host of charging golfers to take home the 2012 Players Championship title with a score of 13-under.
Kuchar entered the day one stroke back of Kevin Na, who fell off the pace Sunday. While Kuchar finished with a round of two-under on Sunday, he was chased by Martin Laird who used a Sunday round of five-under to contend with Kuchar for the title before coming up two strokes short at 11-under. Zach Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Ben Curtis also came close to reaching Kuchar, but also came up short at 11-under as well.
This is the fourth career win for the 33-year-old Kuchar, his first since winning The Barclays in 2010.
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2012 Players Championship Leaderboard Update: Martin Laird Jumps To Tie For First
Martin Laird of Scottland has jumped to the top of the leaderboard, as he is now in a tie with Matt Kuchar at 12-under par.
Laird has been red-hot on Sunday, shooting a six-under through 13 holes. Kuchar has been able to hold his spot at the top shooting one-under through nine holes. The two golfers are three strokes ahead of the next closest golfers.
After beginning the day tied for the lead, Kevin Na has struggled, bogeying four out of the last five holes entering the back nine. He has also just completed the ninth hole.
Another contender, Rickie Fowler has also stumbled on Sunday, falling to eight-under after putting in a round of one-over through 10 holes.
Tiger Woods overcame a horrific front nine to finish the tournament at one-under. He is currently tied for 39th.
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Players Championship 2012 Leaderboard Update: Tiger Woods Implodes During Final Round
Tiger Woods is ending his 2012 Players championship on a very sour note, shooting a four-over through 11 holes.
Woods entered the day 10 strokes back of leader Kevin Na, but has struggled mightily on Sunday. His round took a turn for the worst on hole four, when he shot a double bogey. Woods followed that up with bogeys on six and eight. He is currently tied for 51st place.
Leader Kevin Na and the trailing Matt Kuchar are slated to tee off at 2:45 p.m. ET. Rickie Fowler, currently in third, will begin his final round at 2:34 p.m. ET.
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2012 Players Championship: Kevin Na Atop Leaderboard, Rickie Fowler Three Shots Back
The fourth and final round of the 2012 Players Championship is under way, with just under half the field having teed off on Sunday morning at TPC Sawgrass. Kevin Na is the tournament leader at 12-under par, with Matt Kuchar and Rickie Fowler just below Na on the leaderboard. Kuchar is one shot back, at 11-under, and Fowler sits at nine-under par after a stellar round of 66 on Saturday.
No golfer in the field has made a huge surge on Sunday morning, with the best performance actually coming from American George McNeil, who is three-under for the day through 14 holes. McNeil is looking to rebound from an abysmal round of 82 on Saturday.
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2012 Players Championship: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Pairings For Sunday
Sunday maks the final day of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.
The fourth and final round begins at 8:45 p.m. EST. Some of the notable pairings include Kevin Na and Matt Kuchar later in the day at 2:45 p.m. Na holds a one-shot lead oveer Kuchar after three rounds. And though he is tied for 34th and seemingly out of content at 2-under through three rounds, Tiger Woods will tee off at 11:25 a.m.
TV coverage of the last round can be viewed on the Golf Channel at noon and continuing on NBC at 2 p.m.
Tee times for the final round of The Players Championship (all times EST):
8:45 am Cink, Stewart McNeill, George
8:55 am Pampling, Rod Slocum, Heath
9:05 am Hearn, David Tringale, Cameron
9:15 am Karlsson, Robert Dufner, Jason
9:25 am Allenby, Robert DeLaet, Graham
9:35 am Teater, Josh Rose, Justin
9:45 am Henry, J.J. Estes, Bob
9:55 am Watney, Nick Harman, Brian
10:05 am English, Harris Leonard, Justin
10:15 am Bradley, Keegan Moore, Ryan
10:25 am Toms, David Leishman, Marc
10:35 am Quiros, Alvaro Immelman, Trevor
10:45 am Westwood, Lee Kirk, Chris
10:55 am Kang, Sung Barnes, Ricky
11:05 am Hanson, Peter Blanks, Kris
11:15 am Gillis, Tom Thompson, Michael
11:25 am Woods, Tiger Furyk, Jim
11:35 am Couch, Chris Levin, Spencer
11:45 am Perez, Pat Gay, Brian
11:55 am Haas, Bill Molder, Bryce
12:05 pm Huh, John Donald, Luke
12:15 pm Ogilvy, Geoff Stenson, Henrik
12:25 pm Frazar, Harrison Rollins, John
12:35 pm Stadler, Kevin Scott, Adam
12:45 pm de Jonge, Brendon Streelman, Kevin
12:55 pm Clark, Tim Walker, Jimmy
1:06 pm Maggert, Jeff Poulter, Ian
1:17 pm Mickelson, Phil Kaymer, Martin
1:28 pm Mathis, David Pettersson, Carl
1:39 pm Wi, Charlie Garcia, Sergio
1:50 pm Van Pelt, Bo Adams, Blake
2:01 pm Laird, Martin Wagner, Johnson
2:12 pm Davis, Brian Byrd, Jonathan
2:23 pm Johnson, Zach Vegas, Jhonattan
2:34 pm Fowler, Rickie Curtis, Ben
2:45 pm Na, Kevin Kuchar, Matt
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2012 Players Championship Leaderboard: Tiger Woods One Under Par Through His First Nine Holes In Round Three
Tiger Woods currently sits at one-under par and tied for 45th on the Players Championship leaderboard in round three through his first nine holes played on the day.
Woods started the day at two-under par thus far in the tournament and has made par on eight of the first nine holes that he's played today with the exception being the the par four seventh hole in which he bogeyed.
Tiger shot a 74 on the opening day of the tournament but followed that up by shooting a much improved 68 in round two as he currently sits just eight shots off the top of the leaderboard.
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2012 Players Championship Leaderboard: American Pat Perez Making Early Saturday Surge
The third round of the 2012 Players Championship is under way, with roughly half the field having teed off on Saturday morning at TPC Sawgrass. American Pat Perez has been the biggest mover so far, shooting three-under through seven holes to climb to three-under for the tournament.
Americans Zach Johnson, Kevin Na, and Matt Kuchar sit atop the leaderboard at eight-under for the tournament. The leaders will tee off after 2:00 p.m. ET on Saturday. 11 players are within three shots of the lead. Rookie Harris English, a winner on the Nationwide Tour event as an amateur, is just one shot back of the leaders.
Tiger Woods, at two-under for the tournament, will tee off with fellow Florida resident Keegan Bradley at 11:25 a.m. ET.
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2012 Players Championship: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Parings For Saturday
The field has been cut in half in Ponte Vedra and there are plenty of big names contending for golf's fifth major. Three Americans are tied for the lead at the 2012 Players, with Kevin Na, Zach Johnson, and Matt Kuchar all at 8-under. Super rookie Harris English, who won a Nationwide Tour event as an amateur, is just one shot back and will play with fellow Georgian Kuchar.
The third round will be broadcast for seven straight hours on Saturday, with Golf Channel starting coverage at Noon, just a half hour after Tiger Woods goes off with Keegan Bradley. Their sister network NBC will pick up the coverage at 2:00 p.m., with Johnny Miller providing his caustic critiques through the end of the third round, scheduled to conclude at 7:00 p.m. ET. A complete schedule of tee times below:
| 8:35 am | Henry, J.J. | Hearn, David |
| 8:45 am | Garcia, Sergio | Kirk, Chris |
| 8:55 am | Molder, Bryce | Frazar, Harrison |
| 9:05 am | Tringale, Cameron | Perez, Pat |
| 9:15 am | Quiros, Alvaro | DeLaet, Graham |
| 9:25 am | Karlsson, Robert | Hanson, Peter |
| 9:35 am | Rose, Justin | Dufner, Jason |
| 9:45 am | Immelman, Trevor | Allenby, Robert |
| 9:55 am | Mathis, David | Rollins, John |
| 10:05 am | Toms, David | Pampling, Rod |
| 10:15 am | Leonard, Justin | Pettersson, Carl |
| 10:25 am | Gay, Brian | McNeill, George |
| 10:35 am | Ogilvy, Geoff | Slocum, Heath |
| 10:45 am | Couch, Chris | Blanks, Kris |
| 10:55 am | Cink, Stewart | Leishman, Marc |
| 11:05 am | Kang, Sung | Barnes, Ricky |
| 11:15 am | Stenson, Henrik | Levin, Spencer |
| 11:25 am | Bradley, Keegan | Woods, Tiger |
| 11:35 am | Mickelson, Phil | Estes, Bob |
| 11:45 am | Kaymer, Martin | Wagner, Johnson |
| 11:55 am | Furyk, Jim | Vegas, Jhonattan |
| 12:05 pm | Maggert, Jeff | Teater, Josh |
| 12:15 pm | Poulter, Ian | Fowler, Rickie |
| 12:25 pm | Clark, Tim | Watney, Nick |
| 12:35 pm | Harman, Brian | Gillis, Tom |
| 12:45 pm | Huh, John | Moore, Ryan |
| 12:56 pm | Donald, Luke | Westwood, Lee |
| 1:07 pm | Walker, Jimmy | Van Pelt, Bo |
| 1:18 pm | de Jonge, Brendon | Streelman, Kevin |
| 1:29 pm | Adams, Blake | Thompson, Michael |
| 1:40 pm | Curtis, Ben | Haas, Bill |
| 1:51 pm | Davis, Brian | Stadler, Kevin |
| 2:02 pm | Byrd, Jonathan | Scott, Adam |
| 2:13 pm | Wi, Charlie | Laird, Martin |
| 2:24 pm | Kuchar, Matt | English, Harris |
| 2:35 pm | Johnson, Zach | Na, Kevin |
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2012 Players Championship Leaderboard: Tiger Woods Makes Cut
The second round of the 2012 Players Championship has wrapped up, and Tiger Woods has survived the even par cut, finishing first two rounds with a score of minus-2. Woods shot a much improved 68 at Sawgrass today, including six birdies.
Keegan Bradley, another Florida resident who entered the day at even par, also survived the cut, ending the round at minus-2.
There is currently a three-way tie for first place at the top of the leaderboard, with Zach Johnson, Kevin Na and Matt Kuchar entering the weekend at minus-8. Harris English is within striking distance at minus-7, while a number of golfers are tied at minus-6 including Charlie Wi and Adam Scott.
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2012 Players Championship Leaderboard: Tiger Woods and Keegan Bradley Fighting To Avoid Cut
Tiger Woods is trying to avoid missing back-to-back cuts for the first time in his career, and currently sits at plus-1, one stroke behind the projected cut of even par.
Woods entered the day at plus-2, and is currently wrapping up the first nine holes of his round. He has two birdies and one bogey on the day.
Another Florida resident in Woods' group, Keegan Bradley, is also in danger of missing the cut, as he also sits at plus-2 through eight holes.
Matt Kuchar is still in contention, as he has shot a minus-2 through nine holes on Friday, bringing his score for the tournament to minus-6, two strokes behind the leader Zach Johnson.
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2012 Players Championship Scoring Update: Zach Johnson's Big Round Earns Him Second Round Lead
American Zach Johnson has had the big round in the second round of the 2012 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Through 17 holes, Johnson has shot a seven-under round to give him nine-under overall for the tournament, giving him a two-stroke lead over first round co-leader Englishman Ian Poulter, who starts his round shortly
The other first round co-leader, Scotsman Martin Laird, shot a one-over 73 in the second round to put him at six-under for the tournament.
Another big round on Friday was shot by South Korean Charlie Wi with a five-under 67 to put him at six-under for the tournament.
Tiger Woods will tee off his second round along with Hunter Mahan at 1:49 p.m.
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2012 Players Championship Score Update: Martin Laird Holds Early Lead On Friday Morning
The first round of the Players Championship is in the books, and the leader board might not look exactly what some might have been expecting heading into the weekend. Martin Laird and Ian Poulter were tied at 7-under after the first round, and through four holes, Laird is even in Round 2. Poulter will be teeing off later this afternoon.
Jonathan Byrd is making a pretty nice charge so far in his round, he is 2-under through his first four holes and is now just one shot back of the leaders.
After finishing his round at even par on Thursday, Rory McIlroy birdied the first hole he played on Friday morning to get back into red figures. Tiger Woods has yet to tee off on Friday after finishing his round at 2-over par on Thursday.
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2012 Players Championship: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Parings For Friday
The second round of the The Players Championship tees off early Friday morning with plenty of big names on the leaderboard. TPC Sawgrass yielded low rounds of 65 by Martin Laird and Ian Poulter on Thursday, and Laird will go off early in the morning wave at 8:08 a.m. ET. Poulter is set to tee off at 1:39 p.m. ET, starting on a back nine that he lit up to come in with 31 in the first round.
Full broadcast coverage will begin at 1:00 p.m. ET on Golf Channel and run until 7:00 p.m. ET. The afternoon broadcast will undoubtedly feature the super group of Tiger Woods, Rickie Fowler, and Hunter Mahan. They tee off 1:49 p.m. ET, with Woods having to potentially fight at the cut line for the second straight week. A complete list of tee times below:
First wave going off No. 1 tee:
| 7:15 am | Pernice Jr., Tom | de Jonge, Brendon | Duke, Ken |
| 7:26 am | O'Hern, Nick | Stroud, Chris | Dyson, Simon |
| 7:36 am | Rollins, John | Molinari, Francesco | Wi, Charlie |
| 7:47 am | Jacobson, Fredrik | Glover, Lucas | Goosen, Retief |
| 7:57 am | Steele, Brendan | Immelman, Trevor | Allenby, Robert |
| 8:08 am | Laird, Martin | Cink, Stewart | Howell III, Charles |
| 8:18 am | McDowell, Graeme | Johnson, Zach | Els, Ernie |
| 8:29 am | Dufner, Jason | Curtis, Ben | Stanley, Kyle |
| 8:39 am | Huh, John | Wilson, Mark | Wagner, Johnson |
| 8:50 am | Ogilvie, Joe | Estes, Bob | Davis, Brian |
| 9:00 am | Imada, Ryuji | Karlsson, Robert | Hanson, Peter |
| 9:11 am | Every, Matt | Knost, Colt | English, Harris |
First wave going off No. 10 tee:
| 7:15 am | Reavie, Chez | Stadler, Kevin | Teater, Josh |
| 7:26 am | Herron, Tim | Walker, Jimmy | Kang, Sung |
| 7:36 am | Van Pelt, Bo | Chappell, Kevin | Barnes, Ricky |
| 7:47 am | Sabbatini, Rory | Yang, Y.E. | Kelly, Jerry |
| 7:57 am | Stallings, Scott | Furyk, Jim | Love III, Davis |
| 8:08 am | Vegas, Jhonattan | Byrd, Jonathan | Villegas, Camilo |
| 8:18 am | Rose, Justin | Kaymer, Martin | Scott, Adam |
| 8:29 am | Donald, Luke | Haas, Bill | Westwood, Lee |
| 8:39 am | McIlroy, Rory | Mickelson, Phil | Stricker, Steve |
| 8:50 am | Moore, Ryan | Harman, Brian | Cauley, Bud |
| 9:00 am | Senden, John | Bae, Sang-Moon | Gainey, Tommy |
| 9:11 am | Leishman, Marc | Killeen, J.J. | Quiros, Alvaro |
Second wave going off No. 1 tee:
| 12:25 pm | Couch, Chris | Chalmers, Greg | DeLaet, Graham |
| 12:36 pm | Trahan, D.J. | DiMarco, Chris | Driscoll, James |
| 12:46 pm | Streelman, Kevin | Jobe, Brandt | Blanks, Kris |
| 12:57 pm | Molder, Bryce | Woodland, Gary | Hoffman, Charley |
| 1:07 pm | Slocum, Heath | Bettencourt, Matt | Gay, Brian |
| 1:18 pm | McNeill, George | Na, Kevin | Piercy, Scott |
| 1:28 pm | Choi, K.J. | Clark, Tim | Garcia, Sergio |
| 1:39 pm | Simpson, Webb | Bradley, Keegan | Kuchar, Matt |
| 1:49 pm | Fowler, Rickie | Mahan, Hunter | Woods, Tiger |
| 2:00 pm | O'Hair, Sean | Toms, David | Stenson, Henrik |
| 2:10 pm | Matteson, Troy | Holmes, J.B. | Henry, J.J. |
| 2:21 pm | Campbell, Chad | Pampling, Rod | Mayfair, Billy |
Second wave going off No. 10 tee:
| 12:25 pm | Mallinger, John | Tringale, Cameron | Adams, Blake |
| 12:36 pm | Romero, Andres | Overton, Jeff | Gillis, Tom |
| 12:46 pm | Perez, Pat | Baird, Briny | Thompson, Michael |
| 12:57 pm | Ogilvy, Geoff | Singh, Vijay | Verplank, Scott |
| 1:07 pm | Atwal, Arjun | Cabrera, Angel | Harrington, Padraig |
| 1:18 pm | Frazar, Harrison | Baddeley, Aaron | Leonard, Justin |
| 1:28 pm | Snedeker, Brandt | Crane, Ben | Watney, Nick |
| 1:39 pm | Oosthuizen, Louis | Day, Jason | Poulter, Ian |
| 1:49 pm | Pettersson, Carl | Garrigus, Robert | |
| 2:00 pm | Kirk, Chris | Bradley, Michael | Palmer, Ryan |
| 2:10 pm | Levin, Spencer | Hearn, David | |
| 2:21 pm | Maggert, Jeff | Merrick, John | Mathis, David |
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2012 Players Championship: Ian Poulter, Martin Laird Tied After First Round
Round 1 of The Players Championship has been completed, and there are a number of big name players that will need great performances in Round 2 to make the cut. Ian Poulter and Martin Laird closed the round joint top of the leaderboard, shooting seven-under par on the day. Poulter played in the morning starting on the 1st hole, and Laird played in the afternoon starting at the 10th hole.
Tiger Woods had a rough day, shooting two-over par, and he's in serious danger of missing the cut. Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood finished the day one-under, while Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy and last week's winner Rickie Fowler all finished at even par. The Players has not been kind to the world's top ranked players so far.
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2012 Players Championship: Television Hoping Golf Gods Change Something
The PGA Tour's so-called fifth major hasn't seen anything of note come out of the top-ranked players in the field on Thursday. The top of the leaderboard at The Players Championship is notably light on star power. Nine of the top-ten ranked golfers in the world are competing at TPC Sawgrass this week, and none of them are within five shots of the lead late on Thursday afternoon.
Ian Poulter's seven-under par score has held up for a while and looks likely to be the low score at the end of the day. Martin Laird has made an impressive charge, and he's six-under with one hole remaining. Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy are both one-under par, while Phil Mickelson is even par and Luke Donald is one-over par.
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2012 Players Championship: Ian Poulter Still Leads, Big Names Starting Slow
Tiger Woods is flirting with another missed cut after a slow start at the 2012 Players Championship, but he's not the only big name having a tough day. While things aren't going poorly for the world's top-ranked players, none of them are surging up the leaderboard. All of Lee Westwood, Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson are at one-under par near the end of their front nine. Martin Kaymer, Luke Donald and Steve Stricker are all at even par, while Hunter Mahan is two-over.
The current leader of the tournament is Ian Poulter, who finished his round with an impressive seven-under 65. He's followed by Blake Adams at six-under, while Kevin Na and Ben Crane are five-under. The player with the biggest chance to make a surge up the leaderboard is Martin Laird, who is four-under through his first nine holes. Adam Scott, who is three-under through nine holes, is the biggest name within four strokes of Poulter.
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2012 Players Championship Scoring Update: Tiger Woods Finishes First Round With A Two-Over 74
Tiger Woods had a very up and down first round at the 2012 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. He finished the round with a two-over 74. Woods was up and down in the first three holes, bogeying two of the first three holes, while birdying hole No. 2.
After those three holes, Woods finished the front nine without giving up any strokes. But the first hole of the back nine was his third bogey of the day to push him to three-over. Woods then finished with two more bogeys and birdies on the back nine to finish at 74 for the first round, tying him at 117th.
Its an uphill climb for Woods as he is currently nine strokes behind current first round leader Ian Poulter.
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2012 Players Championship Scoring Update: Ian Poultier And Blake Adams Pace The Field At Sawgrass
American Blake Adams currently has the lead in the clubhouse at the 2012 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla but Englishman Ian Poultier is seven-under through 17 holes. Adams finished his first round with six-under 66 to give him the early edge over the rest of the field before Poultier took the lead.
American Kevin Na is right behind him after shooting a five-under 67. Michael Thompson and Harrison Frazar are both tied with a four-under 68. Four other golfers are tied at three-under, including Irishman Padraig Harrington.
Other golfers near the lead that have rounds still in progress are Sean O'Hair at five-under through 15 and Matt Kuchar at four-under through 17.
Other notable golfers in progress include both Hunter Mahan and Tiger Woods both at two-over near the end of their rounds.
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2012 Players Championship Scoring Update: Tiger Woods 1-Over Thru 9
Tiger Woods has been all over the place, both good and bad, through his first nine holes of the PLAYERS Championship at the TPC Sawgrass. He has three bogies and two birdies on the front nine, good enough for a 1-over mark through his first nine and a surprising seven shot deficit.
Blake Adams is a staggering 6-under through the first 15 holes at the TPC, which is a little surprising considering how difficult this course usually plays. He holds a two shot lead over Michael Thompson, Kris Banks, Arjun Atwal and Kevin Na. This is normally a tournament that separates the best players in the World, so it's surprising to see that the leader board doesn't contain some of the game's top names. Ian Poulter is the biggest name near the top, and he is three shots back at 3-under.
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2012 Players Championship: Blake Adams, Geoff Ogilvy Start Fast
The 2012 Players Championship got underway on Thursday morning, and there are some players who have come out of the gate really quickly despite the difficulty of this course. Blake Adams is at 4-under thru eight holes, an incredible pace that he will likely fall off of. Geoff Ogilvy and Kevin Na are both tied at 3-under.
Coming off his first career PGA Tour win last weekend, Rickie Fowler is -1 thru the first two holes.
But of course, it couldn't be a PGA Tour leader board update without a quick look at Tiger Watch! Woods got underway just a few minutes ago, and is only through one hole on his round. But he bogeyed the first hole and is already five shots back of the leaders. 71 holes to go for Tiger, and he's already trying to climb out of a hole.
The new darling of the PGA Tour Rory McIlroy will tee off later this afternoon. For a complete live scoreboard, please head here.
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2012 Players Championship: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Parings For Thursday
After a brief Spring swing through the South, the PGA Tour returns to Florida this week for the "5th Major." The 2012 Players Championship tees off on Thursday morning, with what is often considered the best field on Tour all season. TPC Sawgrass is one of the top stops for players from all Tours, and usually eclipses the majors and WGC events when it comes to World Ranked players in attendance.
This year is no different, as the Tour comes to Sawgrass red-hot after last week's thrilling playoff at Quail Hollow. Rickie Fowler, coming off his first American Tour win, will play early Thursday with Tiger Woods and Hunter Mahan in a super group. Woods has just one win at THE PLAYERS, and has withdrawn in his past two appearances at Sawgrass. Mahan, meanwhile, is having as good a year on Tour as any American, with two marquee victories under his belt and a lead in the FedEx Cup standings. But while that group may have the most familiar name in the game, this tournament is loaded from start to finish.
Television coverage will be extended for this venerable tournament, with Golf Channel beginning its broadcast at 1:00 p.m. ET on Thursday and going all the way up to 7:00 p.m. ET. Thursday afternoon coverage will likely focus on two specific groups, playing back-to-back and going off at 1:39 and 1:49 p.m. The first will feature No.1 player in the world Luke Donald, defending FedEx Cup Champion Bill Haas, and superstar Lee Westwood. Playing right behind them will be Rory McIlroy, newly minted Hall-of-Famer Phil Mickelson, and Steve Stricker. Of course, all these groups are filled with the top talent in the game, vying for the largest purse in golf.
First wave off No. 1 tee:
| 7:15 am | Mallinger, John | Tringale, Cameron | Adams, Blake |
| 7:26 am | Romero, Andres | Overton, Jeff | Gillis, Tom |
| 7:36 am | Perez, Pat | Baird, Briny | Thompson, Michael |
| 7:47 am | Ogilvy, Geoff | Singh, Vijay | Verplank, Scott |
| 7:57 am | Atwal, Arjun | Cabrera, Angel | Harrington, Padraig |
| 8:08 am | Frazar, Harrison | Baddeley, Aaron | Leonard, Justin |
| 8:18 am | Snedeker, Brandt | Crane, Ben | Watney, Nick |
| 8:29 am | Oosthuizen, Louis | Day, Jason | Poulter, Ian |
| 8:39 am | Pettersson, Carl | Points, D.A. | Garrigus, Robert |
| 8:50 am | Kirk, Chris | Bradley, Michael | Palmer, Ryan |
| 9:00 am | Levin, Spencer | Hearn, David | Haas, Hunter |
| 9:11 am | Maggert, Jeff | Merrick, John | Mathis, David |
First wave off No. 10 tee:
| 7:15 am | Couch, Chris | Chalmers, Greg | DeLaet, Graham |
| 7:26 am | Trahan, D.J. | DiMarco, Chris | Driscoll, James |
| 7:36 am | Streelman, Kevin | Jobe, Brandt | Blanks, Kris |
| 7:47 am | Molder, Bryce | Woodland, Gary | Hoffman, Charley |
| 7:57 am | Slocum, Heath | Bettencourt, Matt | Gay, Brian |
| 8:08 am | McNeill, George | Na, Kevin | Piercy, Scott |
| 8:18 am | Choi, K.J. | Clark, Tim | Garcia, Sergio |
| 8:29 am | Simpson, Webb | Bradley, Keegan | Kuchar, Matt |
| 8:39 am | Fowler, Rickie | Mahan, Hunter | Woods, Tiger |
| 8:50 am | O'Hair, Sean | Toms, David | Stenson, Henrik |
| 9:00 am | Matteson, Troy | Holmes, J.B. | Henry, J.J. |
| 9:11 am | Campbell, Chad | Pampling, Rod | Mayfair, Billy |
Second wave off No. 1 tee:
| 12:25 pm | Reavie, Chez | Stadler, Kevin | Teater, Josh |
| 12:36 pm | Herron, Tim | Walker, Jimmy | Kang, Sung |
| 12:46 pm | Van Pelt, Bo | Chappell, Kevin | Barnes, Ricky |
| 12:57 pm | Sabbatini, Rory | Yang, Y.E. | Kelly, Jerry |
| 1:07 pm | Stallings, Scott | Furyk, Jim | Love III, Davis |
| 1:18 pm | Vegas, Jhonattan | Byrd, Jonathan | Villegas, Camilo |
| 1:28 pm | Rose, Justin | Kaymer, Martin | Scott, Adam |
| 1:39 pm | Donald, Luke | Haas, Bill | Westwood, Lee |
| 1:49 pm | McIlroy, Rory | Mickelson, Phil | Stricker, Steve |
| 2:00 pm | Moore, Ryan | Casey, Paul | Cauley, Bud |
| 2:10 pm | Senden, John | Bae, Sang-Moon | Gainey, Tommy |
| 2:21 pm | Leishman, Marc | Killeen, J.J. | Quiros, Alvaro |
Second wave off No. 10 tee:
| 12:25 pm | Pernice Jr., Tom | de Jonge, Brendon | Duke, Ken |
| 12:36 pm | O'Hern, Nick | Stroud, Chris | Dyson, Simon |
| 12:46 pm | Rollins, John | Molinari, Francesco | Wi, Charlie |
| 12:57 pm | Jacobson, Fredrik | Glover, Lucas | Goosen, Retief |
| 1:07 pm | Steele, Brendan | Immelman, Trevor | Allenby, Robert |
| 1:18 pm | Laird, Martin | Cink, Stewart | Howell III, Charles |
| 1:28 pm | McDowell, Graeme | Johnson, Zach | Els, Ernie |
| 1:39 pm | Dufner, Jason | Curtis, Ben | Stanley, Kyle |
| 1:49 pm | Huh, John | Wilson, Mark | Wagner, Johnson |
| 2:00 pm | Ogilvie, Joe | Estes, Bob | Davis, Brian |
| 2:10 pm | Imada, Ryuji | Karlsson, Robert | Hanson, Peter |
| 2:21 pm | Every, Matt | Knost, Colt | English, Harris |
For real-time leaderboard updates throughout the tournament, visit Golf.com.
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The PLAYERS Championship: Tiger Woods Will Face Difficult Test At Sawgrass
The PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass gets underway on Thursday, and as he tends to be the day before a significant tournament like this, Tiger Woods is all everyone wants to talk about. Edgar Thompson wrote a preview of Tiger's weekend at the New York Times, and it doesn't seem like he has very much confidence in the former World No. 1.
"Guys, I’ve done this before," Woods said. "I’ve been through this. Actually, a lot of you guys lived it with me, went through those periods where I wasn’t quite where I wanted to be. I had some pretty good runs after that, and this is no different."
The numbers do not agree. In 2004, his first year with Haney, Woods won once, but he also posted 14 top 10 finishes in 19 events. In 19 full-field events since he began with Foley, Woods has one win and four top 10s.
Tiger just can't seem to get his swing on track, and all of the criticism probably isn't helping. The only thing that will help is if he can get a win in an important tournament like this to try and boost his confidence.
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2012 Players Championship: Rain Postpones Morning Practice
Rain had been expected at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra -- the site of the 2012 Players Championship. It finally came on Tuesday at 11 a.m., hitting the course steadily for about 20 minutes and interrupting practice for about two hours. Players had temporarily evacuated the course after lighting had been detected in the area. They resumed preparations at 1 a.m.
Forecasters expect a good chance of rain for Tuesday, as well as Wednesday. But that should subside for the tournament, which begins on Thursday. Temperatures in the low 80s are expected for Thursday and little to no rain is anticipated during the four-day weekend event.
Before the rain hit, Rickie Fowler, Sergio Garcia, Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald were among those out on the range.
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2012 Players Championship: Fred Couples Withdraws From Tournament
Fred Couples has withdrawn from the 2012 Players Championship. Couples cited illness as his reason for pulling out of the tournament, according to a report from the Associated Press.
Couples is not the only high profile golfer sitting out the upcoming tournament at TPC Sawgrass. This year's Maters champion Bubba Watson will also be at home, spending time with his infant son. Dustin Johnson and Anthony Kim are out with injuries.
Couples has won The Players Championship twice in his career; his last win at TPC Sawgrass came in 1996. A win in the Senior Players Championship qualified him for the field this weekend. The PGA will not replace him because he was an addition to the regular field of players.
The Players Championship starts on Thursday. K.J. Choi won last year's tournament.
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2012 Players Championship Preview: Tiger Woods Headlines One Of Years Most Talented Fields
The Players at TPC Sawgrass is widely considered the best non-major tournament on the PGA calendar. Who will take it this week?
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