2013 Players Championship

2013 Players Championship

Tournament information
Dates	May 9–12, 2013
Location	Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S.
Course(s)	TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,215 yards (6,597 m)
Field	145 players, 77 after cut
Cut	144 (Even)
Prize fund	$9,500,000
Winner's share	$1,710,000
Champion
Tiger Woods
275 (−13)
«2012 2014»

The 2013 Players Championship was the 40th Players Championship, held May 9–12 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Tiger Woods won his second Players Championship, two strokes ahead of runners-up David Lingmerth, Jeff Maggert, and Kevin Streelman.^[1][2][3]

Venue

This is the 32nd Players Championship held at the TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Course layout

Field

The field consisted of 144 players meeting criteria 1–12, plus the winner of the 2012 Senior Players Championship.

1. Winners of PGA Tour events since last Players

Charlie Beljan (3), Jonas Blixt (3), Keegan Bradley (2,3,5,7,9), Scott Brown, Jason Dufner (2,3,9), Ernie Els (2,3,5,9), Derek Ernst, Tommy Gainey (3), Sergio García (2,3,6,9), Brian Gay (3), Russell Henley, J. J. Henry (3), Billy Horschel (9,11), Dustin Johnson (2,3,9,11), Zach Johnson (2,3,9), Matt Kuchar (2,3,6,7,9,11), Martin Laird (3), Marc Leishman (3), Graeme McDowell (3,5,9,11), Rory McIlroy (2,3,5,9), John Merrick (3), Phil Mickelson (2,3,5,9,11), Ryan Moore (2,3,9), Scott Piercy (2,3,9), D. A. Points (3,9,11), Ted Potter, Jr. (3), Adam Scott (2,3,5,7,9,11), Webb Simpson (2,3,5,9), Brandt Snedeker (2,3,8,9,11), Scott Stallings (3), Kevin Streelman (3,11), Michael Thompson (3,9), Nick Watney (2,3,7,9), Tiger Woods (2,3,5,7,9,11)

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

Luke Donald (3,7,9), Rickie Fowler (3,9), Jim Furyk (3,8,9), Robert Garrigus (3,9), John Huh (3), Hunter Mahan (3,7,9), Louis Oosthuizen (3,5,9), Carl Pettersson (3,9), Justin Rose (3,7,9), John Senden (3), Steve Stricker (3,9), Bo Van Pelt (3,9), Bubba Watson (3,5,9), Lee Westwood (3,9)

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

Robert Allenby, Aaron Baddeley, Bae Sang-moon, Ricky Barnes, Jason Bohn, Jonathan Byrd, Chad Campbell, Roberto Castro, Bud Cauley, Greg Chalmers, Kevin Chappell, K. J. Choi (6), Tim Clark (6,9), Will Claxton, Ben Crane, Ben Curtis, Brian Davis, Jason Day (9), Brendon de Jonge, Graham DeLaet, James Driscoll, Ken Duke, Harris English, Matt Every, Martin Flores, Tom Gillis, Bill Haas (8,9), Brian Harman, Pádraig Harrington (5), David Hearn, Tim Herron, Charley Hoffman, Charles Howell III, Fredrik Jacobson (9), Chris Kirk, Colt Knost, Jason Kokrak, Davis Love III, Jeff Maggert, David Mathis, Troy Matteson, William McGirt, George McNeill, Bryce Molder, Noh Seung-yul, Geoff Ogilvy, Sean O'Hair, Jeff Overton, Greg Owen, Ryan Palmer, Pat Perez, Ian Poulter (7,9), Dicky Pride, John Rollins, Andrés Romero, Rory Sabbatini, Charl Schwartzel (5,9), Vijay Singh, Kevin Stadler, Kyle Stanley, Brendan Steele, Henrik Stenson (6,9), Chris Stroud, Daniel Summerhays, Josh Teater, David Toms, Cameron Tringale, Johnson Wagner, Jimmy Walker, Boo Weekley, Charlie Wi, Mark Wilson

• Blake Adams, Bob Estes, Harrison Frazar, J. B. Holmes, Troy Kelly, Spencer Levin, John Mallinger, Kevin Na, and Jhonattan Vegas did not play.

4. Top 125 from current season - Medical Extension

Retief Goosen

5. Major champions from the past five years

Ángel Cabrera, Stewart Cink, Lucas Glover, Martin Kaymer (9), Yang Yong-eun

• Darren Clarke did not play.

6. Players Championship winners from the past five years

7. WGC winners from the past three years (WGC-HSBC Champions winners only if PGA Tour members)

8. The Tour Championship winners from the past three years

9. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking as of April 28

Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Branden Grace, Peter Hanson, Francesco Molinari, Thorbjørn Olesen

• George Coetzee, Nicolas Colsaerts, Jamie Donaldson, Paul Lawrie, and Richard Sterne did not play.

10. Web.com Tour money leader from prior season

Casey Wittenberg

11. Top 10 current year FedEx Cup points leaders as of April 28

12. Field filled to 144 through current year FedEx Cup standings as of April 28

Erik Compton, Luke Guthrie, James Hahn, Matt Jones, Jerry Kelly, Scott Langley, Richard H. Lee, Justin Leonard, David Lingmerth, David Lynn, Brian Stuard, Nicholas Thompson

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

Joe Daley

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Place
Tiger Woods	United States	2001	67	67	71	70	275	−13	1
Henrik Stenson	Sweden	2009	68	67	71	72	278	−10	T5
Sergio García	Spain	2008	68	65	72	76	281	−7	T8
Adam Scott	Australia	2004	69	68	75	71	283	−5	T19
K. J. Choi	South Korea	2011	69	73	74	72	288	E	T48
Matt Kuchar	United States	2012	71	66	75	76	288	E	T48
Davis Love III	United States	1992, 2003	70	72	70	76	288	E	T48
Justin Leonard	United States	1998	70	74	74	71	289	+1	T55

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Phil Mickelson	United States	2007	72	73	145	+1
Tim Clark	South Africa	2010	72	76	148	+4

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Roberto Castro, playing in his first Players Championship, tied the course record by shooting 63 (−9) in relatively benign morning conditions. His round, which consisted of seven birdies, one eagle, and no bogeys, tied the record set by Fred Couples (third round) in 1992 and matched by Greg Norman (first round) in 1994. Zach Johnson and Rory McIlroy were three shots back, with six other players, including Tiger Woods, four shots back.^[4]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Roberto Castro	United States	63	−9
T2	Zach Johnson	United States	66	−6
	Rory McIlroy	Northern Ireland
T4	Hunter Mahan	United States	67	−5
	Ryan Palmer	United States
	Webb Simpson	United States
	Steve Stricker	United States
	Casey Wittenberg	United States
	Tiger Woods	United States
T10	Bae Sang-moon	South Korea	68	−4
	Jason Bohn	United States
	Greg Chalmers	Australia
	Sergio García	Spain
	Pádraig Harrington	Ireland
	David Lingmerth	Sweden
	Henrik Stenson	Sweden

Second round

Friday, May 10, 2013

Unheralded first-round leader Castro fell far back into the pack after a second round 78. The halfway leader was 2008 winner Sergio García after some impressive putting saw him to a 65 and 133 (−11). A stroke back was 2001 winner and world number one Woods, who shot a second straight 67 for a 134, his best 36-hole score at TPC Sawgrass by six strokes.^[5] Notables to miss the cut included former winners Phil Mickelson and Tim Clark, and world number four Justin Rose.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Sergio García	Spain	68-65=133	−11
2	Tiger Woods	United States	67-67=134	−10
T3	Kevin Chappell	United States	69-66=135	−9
	Henrik Stenson	Sweden	68-67=135
	Lee Westwood	England	69-66=135
T6	David Lingmerth	Sweden	68-68=136	−8
	Ryan Palmer	United States	67-69=136
	Casey Wittenberg	United States	67-69=136
T9	Zach Johnson	United States	66-71=137	−7
	Matt Kuchar	United States	71-66=137
	Hunter Mahan	United States	67-70=137
	Adam Scott	Australia	69-68=137

Third round

Saturday, May 11, 2013

A rain delay on Saturday afternoon left eight players unable to complete their third rounds, with play to be completed Sunday morning. With one hole to play, unheralded rookie David Lingmerth, who had missed five straight cuts since a playoff loss in the early season, led by two from three former winners. 49-year-old Jeff Maggert had earlier shot the round of the day with a 66.

Place	Player	Country	To par	Thru
1	David Lingmerth	Sweden	−12	17
T2	Henrik Stenson	Sweden	−10	15
	Sergio García	Spain		14
	Tiger Woods	United States
T5	Jeff Maggert	United States	−9	F
	Casey Wittenberg	United States		17
	Ryan Palmer	United States		16
T8	David Lynn	England	−8	F
	Hunter Mahan	United States
T10	Greg Chalmers	Australia	−7	F
	Marc Leishman	Australia

Sunday, May 12, 2013

A late bogey for Lingmerth, and strong play from the final group, left a three-way tie for the lead on a congested leaderboard at the conclusion of the third round. Lingmerth would play the final round with García, who finished birdie-birdie-par, while co-leader Tiger Woods was one group back, alongside another outsider in former U.S. Amateur runner-up Casey Wittenberg. Ryan Palmer, who had lost a close friend in a traffic accident at the start of the week, was also amongst those one stroke back.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Sergio García	Spain	68-65-72=205	−11
	David Lingmerth	Sweden	68-68-69=205
	Tiger Woods	United States	67-67-71=205
T4	Ryan Palmer	United States	67-69-70=206	−10
	Henrik Stenson	Sweden	68-67-71=206
	Casey Wittenberg	United States	67-69-70=206
7	Jeff Maggert	United States	70-71-66=207	−9
T8	David Lynn	England	72-68-68=208	−8
	Hunter Mahan	United States	67-70-71=208
T10	Greg Chalmers	Australia	68-73-68=209	−7
	Marc Leishman	Australia	72-66-71=209
	Lee Westwood	England	69-66-74=209

Final round

Sunday, May 12, 2013

García and Lingmerth were in the last group, with Woods in the group just ahead. Leading by several shots, Woods double-bogeyed No. 14 with a pulled hook into the water, which brought the field back in play. Woods came back into the lead by making a birdie on No. 16, after a bunker shot ended just a couple feet from the hole. García hit his ball to the center of the No. 16 green and made a two-putt for a birdie, tying Woods for the lead going into No. 17. Lingmerth hit his second shot into the left green side bunker at No. 16, and hit a sand shot to just a few feet; he then converted on his birdie attempt to get one behind the leaders heading into No. 17.

The 17th hole was pivotal, as Woods hit his tee shot to 47 feet (14 m) and two-putted to make par. Lingmerth hit his tee shot to seven feet but did not make the birdie putt, leaving him with a par. García, with a pitching wedge, hit the first tee shot in the water, a few feet short of the island green. On his next attempt, his ball hit the island green surface but bounded back into the water. His third shot hit the center of the green; he ended up with a quadruple-bogey seven that took him out of contention. He took a double-bogey on the final hole to finish six strokes back.

Woods' tee shot at the 18th was a slight draw, to the center of the fairway and the approach shot was within 16 feet (5 m); he two-putted for par and a 70. Lingmerth could have tied Woods with a birdie, but his tee shot with a driver went too long and into the right rough. His approach shot ended up 61 feet (19 m) from the pin and his birdie attempt missed the hole by several inches, ending off the green and he bogeyed. Woods won by two shots, his second win at the event, in his 300th career PGA Tour start.^[6]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Prize money (US$)
1	Tiger Woods	United States	67-67-71-70=275	−13	1,710,000
T2	David Lingmerth	Sweden	68-68-69-72=277	−11	709,333
	Jeff Maggert	United States	70-71-66-70=277
	Kevin Streelman	United States	69-70-71-67=277
T5	Martin Laird	Scotland	71-67-73-67=278	−10	346,750
	Ryan Palmer	United States	67-69-70-72=278
	Henrik Stenson	Sweden	68-67-71-72=278
T8	Ben Crane	United States	69-71-72-69=281	−7	237,500
	Sergio García	Spain	68-65-72-76=281
	Marc Leishman	Australia	72-66-71-72=281
	Rory McIlroy	Northern Ireland	66-72-73-70=281
	Brandt Snedeker	United States	71-69-71-70=281
	Lee Westwood	England	69-66-74-72=281
	Casey Wittenberg	United States	67-69-70-75=281

Scorecard

Final round

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
Woods	−11	−12	−12	−13	−13	−12	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−14	−14	−12	−12	−13	−13	−13
Lingmerth	−12	−12	−12	−12	−12	−12	−12	−11	−11	−10	−10	−11	−12	−11	−11	−12	−12	−11
Maggert	−9	−9	−10	−10	−10	−9	−10	−10	−10	−11	−12	−12	−12	−12	−12	−12	−10	−11
Streelman	−7	−7	−7	−7	−6	−6	−7	−8	−8	−8	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−10	−11	−11
García	−11	−11	−11	−10	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−10	−11	−11	−12	−12	−12	−13	−9	−7

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:^[7]

Spectators

173,946 people attended the tournament, a single-week record. The single-day record was broken with 45,281 attendees on Saturday. TV ratings were up 68 percent from 2012; the final-round ratings were the highest for the tournament since 2001.^[8]

References

External links

• The Players Championship website

Coordinates: 30°11′48″N 81°23′37″W / 30.19667°N 81.39361°W / 30.19667; -81.39361