The 2016 Players Championship was a
golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
tournament in
Florida
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on the
PGA Tour
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, held at
TPC Sawgrass
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in
Ponte Vedra Beach
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, southeast of
Jacksonville
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. It was the 43rd
Players Championship.
Jason Day
Jason Day (born 12 November 1987) is an Australian professional golfer, PGA Tour member and winner of the 2015 PGA Championship. He is a former world number one in the World Golf Ranking, having first achieved the ranking in September 2015. ...
, number one in the
world rankings and reigning
PGA Champion, led wire-to-wire to win his first Players, four strokes ahead of runner-up
Kevin Chappell
Kevin Alan Chappell (born July 8, 1986) is an American professional golfer who is currently playing on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career
Chappell was born in Fresno, California. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles where he won the ...
. With favorable scoring conditions early, Day was at 129 (−15) after 36 holes and then shot even par on the weekend.
Defending champion
Rickie Fowler missed the 36-hole cut by a stroke.
Venue
This was the 35th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at .
Course layout
Field
The field consisted of 144 players meeting the following criteria:
;1. Winners of
PGA Tour
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events since last
Players
Steven Bowditch
Steven Bowditch (born 8 June 1983) is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia.
Bowditch was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. He had a distinguished amateur career, which include ...
(2),
Jason Day
Jason Day (born 12 November 1987) is an Australian professional golfer, PGA Tour member and winner of the 2015 PGA Championship. He is a former world number one in the World Golf Ranking, having first achieved the ranking in September 2015. ...
(2,4,7,8,9,13),
Jason Dufner
Jason Christopher Dufner (born March 24, 1977) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour where he is a five-time winner. He has won one major championship, the 2013 PGA Championship. He was also runner-up in the 2011 PGA Champ ...
(2,4),
Tony Finau
Milton Pouha "Tony" Finau (born September 14, 1989) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.
Early life and amateur career
Milton Pouha Finau was born on September 14, 1989 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He won the Ut ...
(2),
Rickie Fowler (2,5,9),
Fabián Gómez
Fabián Eduardo Gómez (born 27 October 1978) is an Argentine professional golfer who has played on a number of the world's golf tours including the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, PGA Tour Latinoamérica and the Tour de las Americas.
Career
Gómez ...
(2),
Branden Grace
Branden John Grace (born 20 May 1988) is a professional golfer from South Africa who currently plays for LIV Golf. He formerly played on the European Tour, the PGA Tour, and the Sunshine Tour. In 2012, he became the first player in the histor ...
(9),
Emiliano Grillo
Emiliano Grillo (; born 14 September 1992) is an Argentine professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2015 Frys.com Open on the PGA Tour.
Early years and amateur career
In his youth, Grillo was quarter-finalist at the 2008 U.S. Ju ...
(9),
James Hahn
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(2),
J. J. Henry
Ronald "J.J." Henry III (born April 2, 1975) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career
Henry was born in Fairfield, Connecticut. While attending Texas Christian University, he was the individual runner up at t ...
(2),
Jim Herman
James Robert Herman (born November 5, 1977) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Early life
Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Herman learned to play golf at the Shawnee Lookout course in Hamilton County. He graduate ...
(2),
Charley Hoffman
Charley Lindley Hoffman (born December 27, 1976) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Early years and amateur career
Born in San Diego, California, Hoffman won the California state high school championship in 1994 and 199 ...
(2,9),
Zach Johnson
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In 2023, Johnson will captain the U ...
(2,4,9),
Smylie Kaufman
Carter Smylie Kaufman (born November 30, 1991) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.
Early life and career
Kaufman was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He attended Vestavia Hills High School. His middle name is a tribute t ...
(9),
Chris Kirk
Christopher Brandon Kirk (born May 8, 1985) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour. He won four tournaments on the PGA Tour between 2011 and 2015. He finished second in the 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs and re ...
(2),
Kevin Kisner
Kevin James Kisner (born February 15, 1984) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Early life
Kisner was born in Aiken, South Carolina and attended South Aiken High School. He played college golf at the University of Geor ...
(2,9,13),
Russell Knox
Russell Knox (born 21 June 1985) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
He had considerable success from 2014 to 2016 during which time he won the 2015 WGC-HSBC Champions and the 2016 Travelers Championship. Together with ...
(2,7,9,13),
Danny Lee (2,9),
David Lingmerth
David Lingmerth (born 22 July 1987) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Korn Ferry Tour.
Early life
Lingmerth was born and grew up in Tranås in the province of Småland, Sweden, and is son of Thomas and Birgitta Lingmerth. He be ...
(2,8,9),
Davis Love III
Davis Milton Love III (born April 13, 1964) is an American professional golfer who has won 21 events on the PGA Tour, including one major championship: the 1997 PGA Championship. He won the Players Championship in 1992 and 2003. He was in th ...
(2),
Shane Lowry
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(7,9),
Peter Malnati
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,
Hideki Matsuyama
is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is the first-ever Japanese professional golfer to win a men's major golf championship the 2021 Masters Tournament.
As of January 2022, Matsuyama has 17 worldwide wins, eight car ...
(2,9),
Graeme McDowell
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,
Rory McIlroy
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(2,4,7,9),
Troy Merritt
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(2),
Scott Piercy
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Early life
Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Piercy played college golf at San Diego State and turned professional after graduation in 2001.
C ...
(2),
Adam Scott (2,4,7,9,13),
Brandt Snedeker
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(2,9,13),
Jordan Spieth
Jordan Alexander Spieth (born July 27, 1993) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. He is a three-time major winner and the 2015 FedEx Cup champion.
Spieth's first majo ...
(2,4,6,9,13),
Brian Stuard
Brian Stuard (born December 10, 1982) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the PGA Tour.
Born and raised in Jackson, Michigan, Stuard graduated from Napoleon High School in 2001. He played college golf at Oakland Universit ...
,
Vaughn Taylor
Vaughn Joseph Taylor (born March 9, 1976) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour.
Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Taylor was raised in Augusta, Georgia, from infancy. After attending Hephzibah High School ...
,
Justin Thomas
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(2,9,13),
Bubba Watson (2,4,7,9,13),
Danny Willett
Daniel John Willett (born 3 October 1987) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. In April 2016, he won his first major championship at the 2016 Masters Tournament, becoming only the second Englishman to achieve the f ...
(4,9)
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Charl Schwartzel
Charl Adriaan Schwartzel ( ; born 31 August 1984) is a South African professional golfer who currently plays in the LIV Golf Invitational Series and has previously played on the PGA Tour, European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He has won one maj ...
(2,9) did not play.''
;2. Top 125 from previous season's
FedEx Cup
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points list
Daniel Berger (9),
Zac Blair
Zac Blair (born August 20, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA Tour Latinoamerica.
Early life and amateur career
Blair was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was on the ...
,
Jonas Blixt
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Amateur career
Blixt ...
,
Jason Bohn
Jason Duehn Bohn (born April 24, 1973) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He has won two PGA Tour events.
Amateur career
Bohn was born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. In 1992, while a sophomore on the Alabama gol ...
,
Keegan Bradley
Keegan Hansen Bradley (born June 7, 1986) is an American professional golfer who competes on the PGA Tour. He has won five tour events, most notably the 2011 PGA Championship. He is one of six golfers to win in his major debut, along with Ben Cu ...
(4),
Scott Brown Scott Brown may refer to:
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*Scott Brown (American football), American college football coach of Kentucky State
* Scott Brown (baseball) (born 1956), former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
*Scott Brown (footballer, bor ...
,
Chad Campbell
David Chad Campbell (born May 31, 1974) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, where he has won four times. He also notably finished as a runner-up at the 2009 Masters, after losing in a sudden-death playoff.
Early years ...
,
Paul Casey
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...
(9),
Alex Čejka,
Kevin Chappell
Kevin Alan Chappell (born July 8, 1986) is an American professional golfer who is currently playing on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career
Chappell was born in Fresno, California. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles where he won the ...
,
Chad Collins
Chad Steven Collins (born September 20, 1978) is an American professional golfer.
Collins was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from Methodist College in 2001 with a degree in Business Administration. While at Methodist, he won the ...
,
Erik Compton
Erik Harald Høie Compton (born November 11, 1979) is a Norwegian-American professional golfer.
Compton was born in Miami, Florida, to an American father and a Norwegian mother and holds dual citizenship. He attended the University of Georgia and ...
,
Jon Curran
Jonathan Lynch Curran (born February 17, 1987) is an American professional golfer.
Curran was born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. He played college golf at Vanderbilt University.
Curran turned professional in 2009. He played on the NGA Pro Golf T ...
,
Brendon de Jonge
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Virginia Tech career
De Jonge was a two-time All-America selection by the Golf Coaches ...
,
Graham DeLaet
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Early life
DeLaet was born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan and grew up there and in Moose Jaw. He attended ...
,
Luke Donald,
Ken Duke
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Early life
Duke was born in ...
,
Harris English
Harris English (born July 23, 1989) is an American professional golfer and currently a member of the PGA Tour.
Amateur career
Born in Valdosta, Georgia, English attended The Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for high school, graduating ...
,
Matt Every
Matthew King Every (born December 4, 1983) is an American professional golfer who has won on both the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour.
Early years
Every was born in Daytona Beach, Florida. He attended Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, wh ...
(8),
Jim Furyk
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(9),
Sergio García
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(9),
Andres Gonzales
Andres Gonzales (born May 16, 1983) is an American professional golfer.
Professional career
Gonzales has played on the Canadian Tour, Web.com Tour, and PGA Tour. He won the 2009 Saskatchewan Open on the Canadian Tour. He later won the 2012 S ...
,
Retief Goosen
Retief Goosen (born 3 February 1969) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He has won two U.S. Opens, in 2001 and 2004, headed the European Tour Order of Merit in 2001 and 2002, and was in the top ten of th ...
,
Jason Gore
Jason William Gore (born May 17, 1974) is an American professional golfer.
Amateur career
Gore was born in Van Nuys, California. He grew up playing junior golf with Tiger Woods.
Gore attended the University of Arizona, then transferred to Pepper ...
,
Bill Haas
William Harlan Haas (born May 24, 1982) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and won the 2011 FedEx Cup. He is the son of former PGA Tour player Jay Haas.
Early life
Haas was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and was r ...
(9),
Chesson Hadley
Chesson Tyler Hadley (born July 5, 1987) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career
Hadley was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on July 5, 1987, to Russell and Edna Ruth Hadley. He started playing golf at North ...
,
Adam Hadwin
Adam Hadwin (born 2 November 1987) is a Canadian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has won once on the PGA Tour, twice on the Web.com Tour, and twice on the Canadian Tour.
Early life
Hadwin was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan an ...
,
Brian Harman
Brian Harman (born January 19, 1987) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is one of the few ambidextrous players on tour.
Amateur career
In college, Harman was a three-time 2nd Team All-American on the University of ...
,
Pádraig Harrington
Pádraig Peter Harrington (born 31 August 1971) is an Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. He has won three major championships: The Open Championship in 2007 and 2008 and the PGA Champ ...
,
David Hearn,
Russell Henley
Russell Henley (born April 12, 1989) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career
Born in Macon, Georgia, Henley attended Stratford Academy in Macon. He played college golf for four years at the University of Georg ...
,
Morgan Hoffmann,
J. B. Holmes
John Bradley "J.B." Holmes (born April 26, 1982) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Early life
Holmes, born in Campbellsville, Kentucky, began to play on the varsity golf team at Taylor County High School in Campbel ...
(9),
Billy Horschel
William John Horschel (born December 7, 1986) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.
Early years and amateur career
Horschel was born and raised in Grant, Florida. He attended Bayside High School in neighborin ...
(6,9),
Charles Howell III
Charles Gordon Howell III (born June 20, 1979) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on LIV Golf and formerly on the PGA Tour. He has been featured in the top 15 of the Official World Golf Ranking and ranked 9th on the PGA Tour m ...
,
John Huh
John Huh (; ko, 허찬수, translit=Heo Chan-su; born May 21, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. His sole victory on the PGA Tour came at the 2012 Mayakoba Golf Classic.
Amateur career
Huh was born in New York ...
,
Dustin Johnson
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(7,9),
Matt Jones,
Jerry Kelly
Jerome Patrick Kelly (born November 23, 1966) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions.
Career
Born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, Kelly graduated from the University of Hartford in 1989 and turne ...
,
Colt Knost
Colt Knost (born June 26, 1985) is a retired American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. Beginning in January 2022, he became a regular analyst and on-course commentator for PGA Tour events televised by CBS Sports.
Amateur career
Kn ...
,
Brooks Koepka
Brooks Koepka (, born May 3, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf tour. In October 2018, he became world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking for 47 weeks after winning the 2018 CJ Cup. He won the U.S. Ope ...
(9),
Jason Kokrak
Jason Kokrak (born May 22, 1985) is an American professional golfer who plays in the LIV Golf Invitational Series. Previously he played on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career
Kokrak was born in North Bay, Ontario, and played high school golf at JFK Hi ...
,
Matt Kuchar
Matthew Gregory Kuchar (born June 21, 1978) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and formerly the Nationwide Tour. He has won nine times on the PGA Tour.
Kuchar briefly enjoyed success in the early 2000s before sufferin ...
(5,9),
Martin Laird
Martin Laird (born 29 December 1982) is a Scottish professional golfer, playing on the PGA Tour. He has won four PGA Tour events in his career, most recently the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in 2020. Until Russell Knox earned his card ...
,
Marc Leishman
Marc Leishman (born 24 October 1983) is an Australian professional golfer. He has won six times on the PGA Tour. In 2009 he won the Rookie of the Year award on the PGA Tour, the first Australian to win the award.
Career
Leishman was born in W ...
(9),
Spencer Levin,
Hunter Mahan
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,
Ben Martin,
William McGirt
William McGirt (born June 21, 1979) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
College career
Born in Lumberton, North Carolina, McGirt grew up playing both baseball and golf, receiving scholarship offers from colleges in Nort ...
,
George McNeill,
Phil Mickelson
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(4,9),
Bryce Molder
Bryce Wade Molder (born January 27, 1979) is a former American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.
Early life
Molder was born in Harrison, Arkansas and attended public school in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Conway, Arkansas. He has Poland ...
,
Francesco Molinari
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,
Ryan Moore (9),
Kevin Na
Kevin Sangwook Na ( ko, 나상욱; born September 15, 1983) is a Korean American professional golfer. He was a member of the PGA Tour until June 2022, when he resigned in order to join LIV Golf. He won five tournaments on the PGA Tour between 20 ...
(9,13),
Sean O'Hair
Sean M. O'Hair (born July 11, 1982) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Early life
O'Hair was born in Lubbock, Texas. Rather than play college golf, O'Hair turned professional in 1999 after his junior year at high s ...
,
Louis Oosthuizen
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(9),
Carlos Ortiz,
Jeff Overton
Jeffrey Laurence Overton (born May 28, 1983) is an American professional golfer.
Overton was born in Evansville, Indiana; he graduated from Evansville North High School, leading the Huskies to two State Golf Finals; he finished as State Runner ...
,
Greg Owen,
Ryan Palmer
Ryan Hunter Palmer (born September 19, 1976) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Early life and amateur career
Born and raised in Amarillo, Texas, Palmer graduated from Amarillo High School in 1995. He played college ...
,
Carl Pettersson
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,
Scott Pinckney
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Amateur career
Pinckney was born in Orem, Utah. He attended Boulder Creek High School in ...
,
Ian Poulter
Ian James Poulter (born 10 January 1976) is an English professional golfer who plays in the LIV Golf League. He has previously been ranked as high as number 5 in the world rankings. The highlights of Poulter's career to date have been his two ...
,
Patrick Reed
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(7,9,13),
Kyle Reifers,
Justin Rose
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(4,9),
John Senden
John Gerard Senden (born 20 April 1971) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Senden was born in Brisbane, Queensland and turned pro in 1992. Senden has played all over the world. He is a regular competitor on the PGA ...
,
Vijay Singh
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,
Brendan Steele,
Shawn Stefani
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Born in Baytown, Texas, Stefani played college golf at Lamar University, graduating in 2005. He turned professional that year and played ...
,
Henrik Stenson (6,9),
Robert Streb
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Streb was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, and earned All-American honors while playing collegiate golf at Kansas ...
,
Kevin Streelman
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Early years and amateur career
Born in Winfield, Illinois, Streelman, who caddied at famed three-time U.S. Open venue Chicago Golf Club while g ...
,
Chris Stroud
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...
,
Daniel Summerhays,
Hudson Swafford
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Early life and amateur career
Swafford was born in Tallah ...
,
Nick Taylor,
Brendon Todd
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Early career
Todd played his junior golf at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, North Carolina and Green Hope High School. He won ...
,
Cameron Tringale
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,
Camilo Villegas
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Early years
Villegas was born in Medellín, Colombia, and took up golf as a child. After several different National Junior Championships in ...
,
Johnson Wagner
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Early years and amateur career
Wagner was born in Amarillo, Texas and grew up in upstate New York, where his father taught computer scien ...
,
Jimmy Walker
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Boo Weekley
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Overview
Born in Milton, Florida, Weekley turned professional in 1997 and played on mini-tours until 2002, when he qualified for the ...
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Steve Wheatcroft,
Will Wilcox
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Biography Early life and education
Wilcox was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He grew up in Pell ...
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Mark Wilson,
Gary Woodland
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Bae Sang-moon
Bae Sang-moon ( ko, 배상문; born 21 June 1986), or Sang-moon Bae, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Professional career
Bae turned professional in 2004. He won the 2006 Emerson Pacific Group Open on the Korean ...
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Stewart Cink,
Tim Clark,
Ryo Ishikawa
, also known by the nickname , is a Japanese professional golfer.
Amateur career
On 20 May 2007, Ishikawa became the youngest winner ever of a men's regular tournament on the Japan Golf Tour by winning the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup at the age 15 ...
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Pat Perez
Patrick Anthony Perez (born March 1, 1976) is an American professional golfer who plays in the LIV Golf Invitational Series.
Early life
Perez was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and is of Mexican-American descent. He is married to Ashley Perez.
Pro ...
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John Peterson,
Rory Sabbatini
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Webb Simpson
James Frederick Webb Simpson (born August 8, 1985) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour who won the 2012 U.S. Open and the 2018 Players Championship.
As an amateur, he was a member of the United States' victorious 2007 Walker C ...
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Nick Watney
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Lee Westwood
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Freddie Jacobson
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Early life
Jacobson was born in Kungsbacka, 30 kilometers south of Gothenburg, at the west coast of Sw ...
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Major
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champions from the past five years
Ernie Els
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Martin Kaymer
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Kaymer achieved his first major vict ...
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Darren Clarke
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did not play.''
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Players Championship winners from the past five years
K. J. Choi
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Tiger Woods
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The Tour Championship
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winners from the past three years
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World Golf Championship
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winners from the past three years
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Memorial Tournament
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Arnold Palmer Invitational
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winners since 2015
;9. Top 50 from the
Official World Golf Ranking
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The rankings are based on a player's position in individual tournaments (i.e. not pairs or team events) over a "rolli ...
An Byeong-hun
An Byeong-hun ( ko, 안병훈; born 17 September 1991), also known as Byeong-Hun An or Ben An, is a professional golfer from Seoul, South Korea. In August 2009, he became the youngest-ever winner of the U.S. Amateur.
Amateur career
Born in Se ...
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Kiradech Aphibarnrat
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Amateur career
In both 2003 and 2004, Aphibarnrat won his age group at the Junior World Golf Champi ...
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Rafa Cabrera-Bello
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Early life and family
Cabrera-Bello was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. ...
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Matt Fitzpatrick
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Søren Kjeldsen
Søren Kjeldsen (; born 17 May 1975) is a Danish golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Professional career
Kjeldsen turned professional in 1995. Kjeldsen's success on the second tier Challenge Tour in 1997, which included his first victory as a ...
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Andy Sullivan,
Bernd Wiesberger
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Thongchai Jaidee
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Kim Kyung-tae
Kim Kyung-tae ( ko, 김경태; born 2 September 1986), also known as K.T. Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the Asian and Japan Golf Tours.
Career
He won several tournaments as an amateur, including the 2006 Japan Amateu ...
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Senior Players champion from prior year
Bernhard Langer
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Web.com Tour
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money leader from prior season
Patton Kizzire
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Amateur career
Kizzire was born in Montgomery, Alabama, grew up in Tuscaloosa, and played his collegiate golf at Auburn University. ...
;12. Money leader during the
Web.com Tour Finals
Chez Reavie
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Early career
Reavie was born in Wichita, Kansas. He attended Dobson High School in Mesa, Arizona. He played college golf at Ariz ...
;13. Top 10 current year
FedEx Cup
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points leaders
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FedEx Cup
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standings
Ricky Barnes
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Early years and amateur career
Barnes was born in Stockton, California. He played college golf at the University of Arizona f ...
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Kim Si-woo
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Profess ...
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Jamie Lovemark
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Amateur career
Lovemark was born in Rancho Santa Fe, California and attended Torrey Pines High School. He won the 2005 Western Amateur and ther ...
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Patrick Rodgers
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Early life
Rodgers was born in Avon, Indiana. Then he played golf at Avon High School for 4 years. He played college golf at Stanford Universi ...
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Harold Varner III,
Jhonattan Vegas
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*''These players were all in the first 73 places in the standings, as of May 2.''
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Aaron Baddeley
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Webb Simpson
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As an amateur, he was a member of the United States' victorious 2007 Walker C ...
Nationalities in the field
Round summaries
First round
''Thursday, May 12, 2016''
Second round
''Friday, May 13, 2016''
''Saturday, May 14, 2016''
A two-hour weather delay on Friday afternoon caused several players to suspend their rounds due to darkness. Among these was Day, who completed the final four holes of his second round on Saturday morning; play resumed at 9:15 a.m.
EDT.
Third round
''Saturday, May 14, 2016''
With the second round completed on Saturday morning, the third round was played in groupings of three from split tees. Scores were significantly higher than the first two rounds, as the course conditions toughened.
Ken Duke
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Early life
Duke was born in ...
shot 65 (−7) for the best round of the day and
Hideki Matsuyama
is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is the first-ever Japanese professional golfer to win a men's major golf championship the 2021 Masters Tournament.
As of January 2022, Matsuyama has 17 worldwide wins, eight car ...
carded a 67; both joined
Alex Čejka in a tie for second, four strokes behind Day, who recorded a one-over 73.
Final round
''Sunday, May 15, 2016''
Scorecard
''Final round''
''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
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Source:
References
External links
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May 2016 sports events in the United States