The 2022 Players Championship was the 49th
Players Championship, held March 10–14 at
TPC Sawgrass
The Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass (TPC at Sawgrass) is a golf course in the southeastern United States, located in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, southeast of Jacksonville. Opened in the autumn of 1980, it was the first of several Tournament ...
in
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
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. It was the 41st edition at the Stadium Course and concluded on Monday due to weather delays. The purse was increased by a third this year to twenty million
dollars
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.
Cameron Smith Cameron Smith may refer to:
* Cameron Smith (rugby league, born 1983), Australian rugby league footballer
* Cameron Smith (rugby league, born 1998), English rugby league footballer
* Cameron Smith (golfer) (born 1993), Australian golfer
* Cammy Smi ...
shot a six-under-par 66 in the final round to finish at 275 (–13) to win his first Players Championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up
Anirban Lahiri
Anirban Lahiri (born 29 June 1987) is an Indian professional golfer. He has played on the Asian Tour, European Tour, PGA Tour and LIV Golf.
Lahiri is recipient of the 2014 Arjuna Award. He is also recipient of "Sera Bangali" award (in 2015), g ...
, the 54-hole leader. Defending champion
Justin Thomas
Justin Louis Thomas (born April 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and is former World Number One. In 2017, Thomas experienced a breakout year, winning five PGA Tour events and the FedEx Cup championship. ...
finished ten strokes back, tied for 33rd place.
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Venue
Course layout
Source:
Field
The field consisted of 144 players meeting various criteria; they include tournament winners on the PGA Tour
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since the previous Players Championship, recent winners of major championships, The Players and World Golf Championships
The World Golf Championships (WGC) are a group of annual professional golf tournaments created by the International Federation of PGA Tours as a means of gathering the best players in the world together more frequently than the pre-existing four ...
, and leading players in the FedEx Cup
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standings from the current and preceding seasons.
Eligibility criteria
This list details the eligibility criteria for the 2022 Players Championship and the players who qualified under them; any additional criteria under which players were eligible is indicated in parentheses.[
1. Winners of PGA Tour events since the ]2021 Players Championship
The 2021 Players Championship was the 48th Players Championship and was played March 11–14 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. It was the fortieth edition held at the Stadium Course; the 2020 tournament was canceled after the first ...
*Abraham Ancer
Abraham Ancer (; born 27 February 1991) is a Mexican-American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and is currently playing on the LIV Golf tour. He won the 2018 Emirates Australian Open and the 2021 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational fo ...
(10,16,18)
*Ryan Brehm
Ryan Brehm (born April 5, 1986) is an American professional golfer.
Amateur career
Brehm played college golf at Michigan State University where he won five times and helped lead MSU to three Big Ten Championships. He later also served as an ass ...
*Sam Burns
Samuel Holland Burns (born July 23, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He played his college golf at Louisiana State University. In 2021, he won the Valspar Championship and the Sanderson Farms Championship.
A ...
(16,18,21)
*Patrick Cantlay
Patrick Cantlay (born March 17, 1992) is an American professional golfer. He had a successful amateur career and was the number one golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 55 weeks. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour as well as the 2021 ...
(7,13,16,18)
*Cameron Champ
Cameron Mackray Champ (born June 15, 1995) is an American professional golfer from Sacramento, California.
College career
For the Texas A&M Aggies he won the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational and finished in the top 10 of six other tournaments ...
(16)
* Stewart Cink (16)
* Joel Dahmen (16)
* Cameron Davis (16)
*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 ...
(16,18)
*Lucas Glover
Lucas Hendley Glover (born November 12, 1979) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is best known for winning the 2009 U.S. Open.
Early years and amateur career
Glover was born in Greenville, South Carolina, ...
(16)
*Talor Gooch
Talor Keith Gooch (born November 14, 1991) is an American professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
Gooch was born in Midwest City, Oklahoma. He played college golf at Oklahoma State University. He was already drawing notice for his ta ...
(16,18,21)
* Lucas Herbert
* Garrick Higgo (16)
*Tom Hoge
Tom Hoge (; born May 25, 1989) is an American professional golfer.
Amateur career
Hoge was born in Statesville, North Carolina and grew up and still resides in Fargo, North Dakota. He played college golf at Texas Christian University where he wo ...
(16,18,21)
*Max Homa
John Maxwell Homa (born November 19, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. In college, he won the individual 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship. As a professional he has won five times on the PGA Tour.
Ea ...
(14,16,18)
*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 neighboring ...
(9,16,18)
* Viktor Hovland (16,18)
*Im Sung-jae
Im Sung-jae ( ko, 임성재; born 30 March 1998), also known as Sungjae Im, is a South Korean professional golfer. Im won twice and was Player of the Year on the 2018 Web.com Tour. He was Rookie of the Year for the 2018–19 PGA Tour, and got h ...
(16,18,21)
* Matt Jones (16)
*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 ...
(9,16,18)
*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 H ...
(16,18)
*Lee Kyoung-hoon
Lee Kyoung-hoon (; born 24 August 1991), also known as K. H. Lee, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2021 and 2022 AT&T Byron Nelson.
Professional career
Lee turned professional in 2010 and joined the ...
(16)
*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 ...
(16,18)
* Luke List (16,21)
* Rory McIlroy (7,11,16,18)
*Collin Morikawa
Collin Morikawa (born February 6, 1997) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and European Tour. He began his PGA Tour career with 22 consecutive made cuts, second only to Tiger Woods' 25-cut streak. Morikawa has five PGA ...
(5,6,8,16,18,21)
*Joaquín Niemann
Joaquín Niemann (born 7 November 1998) is a Chilean professional golfer. He has won twice on the PGA Tour. He was the number one ranked amateur golfer from May 2017 to April 2018.
Amateur career
Niemann was the number one ranked golfer in the ...
(14,16,18,21)
* Séamus Power (16,18)
*Jon Rahm
Jon Rahm Rodríguez (born 10 November 1994) is a Spanish professional golfer. He was the number one golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a record 60 weeks and later became world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, first ac ...
(4,13,16,18)
*Scottie Scheffler
Scott Alexander Scheffler (born June 21, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. From March to October 2022, he was World Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking. He won the 2022 Masters Tournament.
Early life
Sc ...
(12,18,21)
*Cameron Smith Cameron Smith may refer to:
* Cameron Smith (rugby league, born 1983), Australian rugby league footballer
* Cameron Smith (rugby league, born 1998), English rugby league footballer
* Cameron Smith (golfer) (born 1993), Australian golfer
* Cammy Smi ...
(16,18,21)
*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 ...
(16,18)
* Sepp Straka (14,16)
*Hudson Swafford
Hudson Swafford (born September 9, 1987) is an American professional golfer. He formerly played on the PGA Tour, where he won three tournaments, until June 2022, when he joined LIV Golf.
Early life and amateur career
Swafford was born in Tallah ...
(16)
* Erik van Rooyen (16)
*''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 ...
(2,16,18,21) did not play.
2. Recent winners of the Masters Tournament (2017–2021)
*Sergio García
Sergio García Fernández (; born 9 January 1980) is a Spanish professional golfer. He has played on the European Tour, PGA Tour and LIV Golf Invitational Series. García has won 36 international tournaments as a professional, most notably t ...
(16,18)
*Dustin Johnson
Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer. He has won two major championships, the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a 4-under-par score of 276 and the 2020 Masters Tournament with a record scor ...
(4,7,8,16,18)
*Patrick Reed
Patrick Nathaniel Reed (born August 5, 1990) is an American professional golfer. He has nine tournament victories on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 2018 Masters Tournament, and two World Golf Championships, the 2014 WGC-C ...
(8,16,18)
*''Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men's major championships, and holds numerous golf records.
*
*
* Woods is widely regarded as ...
did not play.''
3. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2016–2021)
*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. ...
(16)
*Kim Si-woo
Kim Si-woo ( ko, 김시우; born 28 June 1995), also known as Si Woo Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2017 Players Championship to become the youngest ever winner of the event at age 21.
Profess ...
(16)
*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 Cup ...
(16,18)
*Justin Thomas
Justin Louis Thomas (born April 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and is former World Number One. In 2017, Thomas experienced a breakout year, winning five PGA Tour events and the FedEx Cup championship. ...
(5,10,16,18)
4. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2016–2021)
*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 ...
(5,10,16,18)
*Gary Woodland
Gary Woodland (born May 21, 1984) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Woodland won the U.S. Open in 2019, his first major championship and sixth professional victory. Following a successful college career, he turned ...
(16)
*''Bryson DeChambeau
Bryson James Aldrich DeChambeau (born September 16, 1993) is an American professional golfer. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour including one major championship, the 2020 U.S. Open. As an amateur, DeChambeau became the fifth player in hi ...
(12,13,16,18) did not play.''
5. Recent winners of the PGA Championship
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(2016–2021)
*Jimmy Walker
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*''Phil Mickelson
Philip Alfred Mickelson (born June 16, 1970), nicknamed Lefty, is an American professional golfer who plays for LIV Golf. He has won 45 events on the PGA Tour, including six major championships: three Masters titles (2004, 2006, 2010), two ...
(16,18) did not play.''[
6. Recent winners of ]The Open Championship
The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later t ...
(2016–2021)
*Shane Lowry
Shane Lowry (born 2 April 1987) is an Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. His notable achievements include winning the 2019 Open Championship, the Irish Open as an amateur in 2009, and the 2015 WGC-Bridg ...
(16,18)
*Francesco Molinari
Francesco Molinari (born 8 November 1982) is an Italian professional golfer. He won the 2018 Open Championship, his first and only major victory, and the first major won by an Italian professional golfer. The Open Championship win capped a succe ...
(12)
* Henrik Stenson
7. Recent winners of the FedEx Cup
The FedEx Cup is a championship trophy for the PGA Tour. Its introduction marked the first time that men's professional golf had a playoff system. Announced in November 2005, it was first awarded in 2007. Rory McIlroy is the 2022 champion. T ...
(2018/19–2020/21)
8. Recent winners of the WGC Championship (2019–2021)
9. Recent winners of the WGC Match Play
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(2018–2021)
* Bubba Watson (16)
10. Recent winners of the WGC Invitational
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(2018–2021)
11. Recent winners of the WGC-HSBC Champions
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(2018–2019)
*Xander Schauffele
Alexander Victor Schauffele (; born October 25, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, having won seven times since turning professional in 2015. Schauffele's best major finish is tied second at both the 2018 Open Ch ...
(15,16,18)
12. Recent winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational
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(2019–2022)
*Tyrrell Hatton
Tyrrell Glen Hatton (born 14 October 1991) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He has won six times on the European Tour; including four Rolex Series events. He also won the 2020 Arnold Palmer Invit ...
(16,18)
13. Recent winners of the Memorial Tournament
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(2018–2021)
14. Recent winners of the Genesis Invitational
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(2020–2022)
* Adam Scott (16,18)
15. Winner of the Olympic Golf Competition in 2021
16. Top 125 from the previous season's FedEx Cup points list
* Daniel Berger (18)
*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 ...
*Paul Casey
Paul Alexander Casey (born 21 July 1977) is an English golfer who is a member of LIV Golf. He has also played on the US-based PGA Tour and the European Tour. In 2009, he achieved his highest position, third, in the Official World Golf Ranking. ...
(18)
*Wyndham Clark
Wyndham Robert Clark (born December 9, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. In May 2023, he won the Wells Fargo Championship for his first PGA Tour win; the following month, he won his first major, the 2023 U.S. ...
*Corey Conners
Corey Conners (born January 6, 1992) is a Canadian professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour. Conners has played on PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour Latinoamérica, and the Web.com Tour.
Amateur career
Conners was raised in Listowel, ...
(18)
*Matt Fitzpatrick
Matthew Thomas Fitzpatrick (born 1 September 1994) is an English professional golfer. After winning the 2013 U.S. Amateur, he later won his first professional tournament at the 2015 British Masters. In 2022 he won his first major championship ...
(18)
* Dylan Frittelli
*Brice Garnett
Brice Patrick Garnett (born September 6, 1983) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour.
After attending Missouri Western State University, where he was a three-time NCAA Division II All-American, Garnett turned pro in ...
*Brian Gay
Joseph Brian Gay (born December 14, 1971) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions.
Early years
A military brat, Gay was born in Fort Worth, Texas, but was raised primarily at Fort Rucker, Al ...
* Doug Ghim
* Branden Grace
*Lanto Griffin
Lanto Griffin (born June 15, 1988) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.
Early life
Griffin was born in Mount Shasta, California and moved with his family at a young age to Blacksburg, Virginia. He played college golf at Virginia ...
*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 ...
*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 Nort ...
*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 ...
*Brandon Hagy
Brandon Hagy (born March 21, 1991) is an American professional golfer.
In college, he competed for the California Golden Bears. While there, he won the 2014 Byron Nelson Award.
After turning pro in 2014, Hagy competed in Web.com Tour Q Scho ...
*James Hahn
James Kenneth Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, Hahn was elected the 40th mayor of Los Angeles in 2001. He served until 2005, at which time he was defeated in his bid for re-election. Prior to his term a ...
*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 ...
*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 ...
(18)
*Kramer Hickok
Kramer Austin Hickok (born April 14, 1992) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He previously played on the Web.com Tour and PGA Tour Canada. He was PGA Tour Canada's player of the year in 2017.
Early life and ...
*Harry Higgs
Harry Higgs (born December 4, 1991) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Early life
Higgs was born in Camden, New Jersey on December 4, 1991. He grew up in Overland Park, Kansas. His parents are Mike and Denise Higgs.
...
*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 ...
*Mackenzie Hughes
Mackenzie Hughes (born November 23, 1990) is a Canadian professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
Hughes was born in Hamilton, Ontario. He is a graduate of Kent State University. He won the 2011 and 2012 Canadian Amateur Championship.
...
*Zach Johnson
Zachary Harris Johnson (born February 24, 1976) is an American professional golfer who has 12 victories on the PGA Tour, including two major championships, the 2007 Masters and the 2015 Open Championship.
In 2023, Johnson will captain the U. ...
*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 ...
*Patton Kizzire
Maxie Patton Kizzire (born March 3, 1986) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career
Kizzire was born in Montgomery, Alabama, grew up in Tuscaloosa, and played his collegiate golf at Auburn University. ...
*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 ...
*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 suffering ...
*Anirban Lahiri
Anirban Lahiri (born 29 June 1987) is an Indian professional golfer. He has played on the Asian Tour, European Tour, PGA Tour and LIV Golf.
Lahiri is recipient of the 2014 Arjuna Award. He is also recipient of "Sera Bangali" award (in 2015), g ...
*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 ...
* Hank Lebioda
* Adam Long
*Peter Malnati
Peter Malnati (born June 13, 1987) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. His sole victory on the PGA Tour came at the 2015 Sanderson Farms Championship. He previously played on the Korn Ferry Tour (then known as the Web.co ...
* Denny McCarthy
*Maverick McNealy
Maverick Scott McNealy (born November 7, 1995) is an American professional golfer and 2018 graduate of Stanford University with a degree in Management Science and Engineering. In late 2016 and early 2017, he was the number one ranked golfer in t ...
*Troy Merritt
Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in present-day Turkey, south-west of Ç ...
*Keith Mitchell
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*Sebastián Muñoz
Juan Sebastián Muñoz (born 4 January 1993) is a Colombian professional golfer. He played predominantly on the PGA Tour, where he had one tournament victory, the Sanderson Farms Championship in 2019, prior to joining LIV Golf in 2023.
Career ...
*Matthew NeSmith
Matthew NeSmith (born September 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer.
Amateur career
NeSmith won the 2011 Junior Heritage and the 2015 Players Amateur.
Korn Ferry Tour
On the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour, NeSmith won the Albertsons Boise Ope ...
*Henrik Norlander
Henrik Anders Norlander (born 25 March 1987) is a Swedish professional golfer, who plays on the PGA Tour.
Early life
Norlander was born and grew up in Danderyd, outside Stockholm, Sweden, and is son of lawyer Anders Norlander. He played both t ...
*Alex Norén
Alexander Norén (born 12 July 1982) is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has won ten tournaments on the European Tour, including the BMW PGA Championship, the Aberdeen Asset Management S ...
*Louis Oosthuizen
Lodewicus Theodorus "Louis" Oosthuizen (; born 1982) is a South African professional golfer who won the 2010 Open Championship. He has finished runner-up in all four major championships: the 2012 Masters Tournament, the 2015 and 2021 U.S. Op ...
(18)
* Carlos Ortiz
*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 ...
*Pan Cheng-tsung
Pan Cheng-tsung (, born 12 November 1991), known professionally as C. T. Pan, is a Taiwanese professional golfer who currently competes on the PGA Tour.
In 2019, Pan became just the second Taiwanese golfer to win on the PGA Tour. He has rep ...
*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 ...
* Scott Piercy
*J. T. Poston
James Tyree Poston (born June 1, 1993) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour, where he is a two-time winner.
Early life
In high school, while competing for Hickory High School, Poston shot a North Carolina High School Athletic A ...
*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 ...
* Andrew Putnam
* Chez Reavie
*Doc Redman
Doc Hudspeth Redman (born December 27, 1997) is an American professional golfer.
High school career
Redman was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He attended Leesville Road High School where he was the North Carolina AAAA state champion as a sen ...
*Sam Ryder
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* Adam Schenk
*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 ...
* Roger Sloan
*Brandt Snedeker
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* Scott Stallings
*Kyle Stanley
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Amateur career
Stanley was born in Gig Harbor, Washington. He was a 2002 graduate of St. Charles Borromeo elementary and middle school and a 20 ...
* Brendan Steele
*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
* Brian Stuard
* Brendon Todd
*Cameron Tringale
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(18)
* Harold Varner III (18)
*Jhonattan Vegas
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Vegas was born in Maturín, Venezuela. He played college golf at the University of Texas, graduating with a degree in ...
* Matt Wallace
*Richy Werenski
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Early life
Werenski was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, but grew up in South Hadley and played golf at The Orchards Golf Club. He played college golf at ...
* Lee Westwood (18)
* Aaron Wise
* Matthew Wolff (18)
*''Harris English
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Amateur career
Born in Valdosta, Georgia, English attended The Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for high school, graduating ...
(18),[ ]Kevin Na
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(18) and Tyler McCumber did not play.''
17. The top 125 players who fulfilled the terms of a major medical extension
* Danny Lee
18. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking following The Honda Classic
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*Tommy Fleetwood
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Background and amateur career
Fleetwood was born on 19 January 1991 in South ...
*Thomas Pieters
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Early life
Pieters was born in Geel, Belgium in 1992. He started playing golf at the age of five, learning the game at the Witbos G ...
*Justin Rose
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*Will Zalatoris
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19. Senior Players champion from previous year
*''Steve Stricker
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did not play due to illness.''
20. Leading points winners from the Korn Ferry Tour
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and Korn Ferry Tour Finals
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during the previous year
*Joseph Bramlett
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Early life and career
Bramlett, a bira ...
* Stephan Jäger
21. Top 10 in the current season's FedEx Cup points standings after The Honda Classic
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22. Remaining positions and alternates filled through current year FedEx Cup standings after The Honda Classic[
* Cameron Young (15)
*]Mito Pereira
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Amateur career
Pereira was runner-up at the 2006 Optimist International Junior Golf Championship (boys 10-11 division), and ...
(34)
*Sahith Theegala
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Early life
Theegala was born in 1997 in Fullerton, California, to Muralidhar and Karuna Theegala and has a younger brother. He is of Indi ...
(42)
*Nick Watney
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(43)
* J. J. Spaun (47)
*Kevin Tway
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(48)
*Beau Hossler
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(53)
* Lee Hodges (54)
* Taylor Pendrith (61)
* Hayden Buckley (62)
*Taylor Moore Taylor Moore is a name. People with that name include:
* Taylor Moore (golfer)
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(64)
*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 ...
(66)
* Michael Thompson (68)
Round summaries
First round
''Thursday, March 10, 2022''
''Friday, March 11, 2022''
''Saturday, March 12, 2022''
Overnight rain delayed the start by an hour and further delays during the day meant that only 66 of the 144 players completed their opening round on Thursday, while 12 players did not start their rounds. Tommy Fleetwood
Thomas Paul Fleetwood (born 19 January 1991) is an English professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and European Tour. He has won six times on the European Tour.
Background and amateur career
Fleetwood was born on 19 January 1991 in South ...
and Tom Hoge
Tom Hoge (; born May 25, 1989) is an American professional golfer.
Amateur career
Hoge was born in Statesville, North Carolina and grew up and still resides in Fargo, North Dakota. He played college golf at Texas Christian University where he wo ...
were top of the leaderboard after opening rounds of 66, 6-under-par, when play was suspended due to darkness. Harold Varner III had earlier led at 7-under-par, but he made a triple-bogey 6 at the 17th hole and, after a bogey at the last, finished with 69. The first round resumed on Friday, but after another weather delay, the course was declared unplayable by Tour officials with 47 of the 144 players not having completed their opening round. Play resumed at noon on Saturday in windy conditions. The first round was completed in the early afternoon, 54 hours after it has started. Fleetwood and Hoge still led with six players a stroke behind.
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Second round
''Saturday, March 12, 2022''
''Sunday, March 13, 2022''
The second round started at noon on Saturday, before the first round was completed. In windy conditions, less than half the field were able to complete their rounds and a number of groups did not start their rounds.[ 71 players made the cut at 146 (+2), when the second round was completed at about 3 pm on Sunday. The co-leaders were ]Sam Burns
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A ...
and Tom Hoge
Tom Hoge (; born May 25, 1989) is an American professional golfer.
Amateur career
Hoge was born in Statesville, North Carolina and grew up and still resides in Fargo, North Dakota. He played college golf at Texas Christian University where he wo ...
at 137, 7-under-par.
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Third round
''Sunday, March 13, 2022''
''Monday, March 14, 2022''
The third round started at 3:15 pm on Sunday using both the first and tenth tees.
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Final round
''Monday, March 14, 2022''
The final round started at 11:00 am using both the first and tenth tees.
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Notes
References
External links
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Official Media Guide
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