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2010 Players Championship

This article is about the golf tournament. For the curling tournament, see 2010 Players' Championship.

The 2010 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held May 6–9 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 37th Players Championship.

2010 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 6–9, 2010
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,215 yards (6,597 m)
Field145 players, 70 after cut
Cut142 (−2)
Prize fund$9.5 million
Winner's share$1.71 million
Champion
South Africa Tim Clark
272 (−16)
Location map
TPC Sawgrass is located in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass is located in Florida
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida
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Tim Clark won with a 67 on Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory, one stroke ahead of Robert Allenby.[1][2]

Two unusual events occurred during this Players Championship. For the first time in tournament history, a spectator was arrested and forcibly removed from the course. An intoxicated fan who was screaming and being disruptive refused to listen to course officials, who then called deputies. The man resisted arrest and was tasered. In a separate incident, hours after the first round had ended a car was discovered parked on the 8th green with two occupants inside and the motor running. When the driver refused to follow instructions, law enforcement was called. The green was not damaged and the couple was issued trespass warnings, then escorted off the course.[3]

Defending champion Henrik Stenson missed the 36-hole cut by a stroke.

Venue edit

Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the 29th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,215 yards (6,597 m).

Course layout edit

The 2010 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 n/a 423 532 177 384 471 393 442 237 583 3,642 424 558 358 181 481 449 523 137 462 3,573 7,215
Par 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 36 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 36 72

Field edit

The field consisted of 144 players meeting criteria 1–12, plus the winner of the 2009 Senior Players Championship.

1. Winners of PGA Tour events since last Players

Stephen Ames (3,6), Cameron Beckman (3), Jason Bohn (3), Stewart Cink (2,3,5,9), Ben Crane (3,11), Ernie Els (2,3,7,9,11), Jim Furyk (2,3,9,11), Brian Gay (2,3), Lucas Glover (2,3,5,9), Nathan Green (3), Bill Haas (3,11), Dustin Johnson (2,3,9,11), Zach Johnson (2,3,5,9), Matt Kuchar (3,9,11), Martin Laird (3), Derek Lamely, Hunter Mahan (2,3,9), Troy Matteson (3), Rory McIlroy (9), Phil Mickelson (2,3,5,6,7,8,9,11), Ryan Moore (3), Geoff Ogilvy (2,3,5,7,9), Ryan Palmer, Kenny Perry (2,3,9), Ian Poulter (3,7,9), John Rollins (3), Rory Sabbatini (3), Heath Slocum (2,3), Henrik Stenson (6,9), Bo Van Pelt (3), Camilo Villegas (3,8,9,11), Tiger Woods (2,3,5,7,8,9), Yang Yong-eun (2,3,5,9)

2. Top 30 from previous season's FedEx Cup points list

Ángel Cabrera (3,5,9), Luke Donald (3,9), Jason Dufner (3), Pádraig Harrington (3,5,9), Jerry Kelly (3), Marc Leishman (3), Steve Marino (3), Kevin Na (3,9), Sean O'Hair (3,9), John Senden (3), David Toms (3), Scott Verplank (3), Nick Watney (3,9), Mike Weir (3)

3. Top 125 from previous season's PGA Tour money list

Michael Allen, Robert Allenby (9), Woody Austin, Aaron Baddeley, Briny Baird, Ricky Barnes, Matt Bettencourt, Michael Bradley, Jonathan Byrd, Mark Calcavecchia, Chad Campbell, Paul Casey (9), Alex Čejka, Greg Chalmers, K. J. Choi (9), Daniel Chopra, Tim Clark (9), Ben Curtis, Brian Davis, Jason Day, James Driscoll, Bob Estes, Steve Flesch, Harrison Frazar, Sergio García (6,9), Mathew Goggin, Paul Goydos, J. J. Henry, Charley Hoffman, J. B. Holmes, Charles Howell III, Ryuji Imada, Freddie Jacobson, Lee Janzen, Richard S. Johnson, Jeff Klauk, Justin Leonard, Michael Letzig, Davis Love III, Bill Lunde, John Mallinger, Scott McCarron, George McNeill, John Merrick, Bryce Molder, James Nitties, Nick O'Hern, Jeff Overton, Greg Owen, Rod Pampling, Pat Perez, Tim Petrovic, Scott Piercy, D. A. Points, Ted Purdy, Brett Quigley, Jeff Quinney, Andrés Romero, Justin Rose, Adam Scott (9), Webb Simpson, Vijay Singh (7,9), Brandt Snedeker, Kevin Stadler, Kevin Streelman, Chris Stroud, Kevin Sutherland, Vaughn Taylor, Roland Thatcher, Nicholas Thompson, D. J. Trahan, Jimmy Walker, Bubba Watson, Boo Weekley, Charlie Wi, Mark Wilson

4. Top 125 from current season - Medical Extension
5. Major champions from the past five years

Trevor Immelman

6. Players Championship winners from the past five years

Fred Funk

7. WGC winners from the past three years (except WGC-HSBC Champions)
8. The Tour Championship winners from the past three years
9. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking as of April 25

Ross Fisher, Thongchai Jaidee, Robert Karlsson, Martin Kaymer, Graeme McDowell, Francesco Molinari, Álvaro Quirós, Charl Schwartzel, Lee Westwood, Oliver Wilson

10. Nationwide Tour money leader from prior season
11. Top 10 current year FedEx Cup points leaders as of April 25
12. Field filled to 144 through current year FedEx Cup standings as of April 25

Kris Blanks, Chad Collins, Chris Couch, Brendon de Jonge, Rickie Fowler, J. P. Hayes, Spencer Levin, Troy Merritt, Alex Prugh

13. Senior Players champion from prior year (did not count against field of 144)

Jay Haas

Source:[4]

Round summaries edit

First round edit

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Place Player Score To par
T1   Robert Allenby 66 −6
  J. B. Holmes
T3   Jason Bohn 67 −5
  Ben Crane
  Luke Donald
  Ryuji Imada
  Ryan Moore
  Kenny Perry
  Heath Slocum
  Lee Westwood

Second round edit

Friday, May 7, 2010

Place Player Score To par
1   Lee Westwood 67-65=132 −12
T2   Ryuji Imada 67-66=133 −11
  Francesco Molinari 68-65=133
  Heath Slocum 67-66=133
5   Lucas Glover 70-65=135 −9
T6   Robert Allenby 66-70=136 −8
  Ben Crane 67-69=136
  Luke Donald 67-69=136
  Charley Hoffman 68-68=136
T10   K. J. Choi 69-68=137 −7
  Paul Goydos 69-68=137
  Bill Haas 68-69=137
  Davis Love III 69-68=137
  Graeme McDowell 72-65=137
  Ryan Moore 67-70=137
  John Rollins 68-69=137
  Bo Van Pelt 68-69=137

Third round edit

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Place Player Score To par
1   Lee Westwood 67-65-70=202 −14
2   Robert Allenby 66-70-67=203 −13
T3   Ben Crane 67-69-68=204 −12
  Lucas Glover 70-65-69=204
  Francesco Molinari 68-65-71=204
T6   Tim Clark 68-71-66=205 −11
  Charley Hoffman 68-68-69=205
  Heath Slocum 67-66-72=205
  Chris Stroud 70-69-66=205
10   Bo Van Pelt 68-69-69=206 −10

Final round edit

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Three strokes back, Tim Clark shot a bogey-free final round 67, ending with an 8-foot (2.4 m) par putt and was the clubhouse leader. Lee Westwood, the 54-hole leader, was even par through sixteen holes, but a water ball on the famed 17th hole led to a double bogey and ended any chance of victory. In the end it came down to Robert Allenby, in the final pairing and two strokes behind Clark with three holes to play. After just missing an eagle on the par 5 16th, the lead was cut to one. Allenby then knocked his tee shot to 10 feet (3 m) on 17, but again narrowly missed a putt to tie Clark. He had a last chance at 18, but failed to make birdie and Clark gained his first PGA Tour victory in his 206th start.[2]

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Tim Clark 68-71-66-67=272 −16 1,710,000
2   Robert Allenby 66-70-67-70=273 −15 1,026,000
3   Lucas Glover 70-65-69-70=274 −14 646,000
T4   Ben Crane 67-69-68-72=276 −12 358,150
  Davis Love III (c) 69-68-71-68=276
  Heath Slocum 67-66-72-71=276
  Bo Van Pelt 68-69-69-70=276
  Lee Westwood 67-65-70-74=276
9   Francesco Molinari 68-65-71-73=277 −11 275,500
T10   Freddie Jacobson 69-70-69-71=279 −9 237,500
  Andrés Romero 69-70-69-71=279
  Chris Stroud 70-69-66-74=279

Source:[5]

Scorecard edit

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
  Clark −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −12 −12 −13 −14 −15 −16 −16 −16 −16 −16 −16 −16
  Allenby −12 −14 −14 −15 −15 −14 −14 −14 −14 −13 −14 −14 −13 −14 −14 −15 −15 −15
  Glover −12 −11 −11 −10 −9 −8 −9 −9 −9 −9 −10 −11 −11 −11 −12 −13 −14 −14
  Crane −11 −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12
  Love −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −8 −9 −9 −10 −9 −9 −10 −9 −11 −12 −12
  Slocum −11 −11 −11 −11 −10 −10 −9 −9 −10 −9 −9 −9 −10 −11 −11 −12 −12 −12
  Van Pelt −10 −10 −9 −10 −10 −11 −10 −9 −9 −9 −10 −11 −11 −11 −11 −12 −12 −12
  Westwood −13 −14 −14 −14 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −14 −14 −14 −12 −12

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "PGA Tour Leaderboard – The Players Championship (May 6 - 9, 2010)". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Clark finally breaks through with furious final-round rally at the Players". GOLF. 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Andres, Shakaya (May 11, 2010). "Two unusual first-time events mark The Players Championship". Florida Times-Union. (Jacksonville).
  4. ^ "2010 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour.
  5. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "The Players Championship". ESPN. Retrieved September 14, 2015.

External links edit

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