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2012 Players Championship Leaderboard Recap: Matt Kuchar Takes Home Title

2012-05-13T23:04:09Z

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

2012-05-13T21:08:24Z

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

2012-05-13T18:13:20Z

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.

To follow along with the action all afternoon, head over to the Golf.com live leaderboard.

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2012 Players Championship: Kevin Na Atop Leaderboard, Rickie Fowler Three Shots Back

2012-05-13T15:48:22Z

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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VIDEO: Harris English's Errant Tee Shot

2012-05-13T12:47:51Z

Have you ever played any of those Tiger Woods golf games? If so, have you ever hit a spectator in the gallery? We all have, right? When they fall to the ground, it's the funniest thing ever. Well, it's not so funny when it happens in real life. Harris English is a rookie on the PGA Tour, with a win on the Nationwide Tour as an amateur to his credit. English had been playing well in the first two rounds of the 2012 Players Championship, entering Saturday's final round at seven-under par for the tournament, just one shot off the lead. But when English stepped to the first tee box, he drove a shot that smacked a volunteer right in the head. The poor guy immediately crumpled to the ground just like in the video game. It's another classic example of art imitating life.

Here's the video of the incident:

Video courtesy of SB Nation and Brian Floyd:

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2012 Players Championship: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Pairings For Sunday

2012-05-13T12:00:50Z

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

2012-05-12T17:35:52Z

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

2012-05-12T15:12:09Z

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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