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

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.

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

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

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 4235321773844713934422375833,642 4245583581814814495231374623,5737,215
Par 45344443536 4543445343672

Field

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

First round

Thursday, May 6, 2010

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1Australia Robert Allenby66−6
United States J. B. Holmes
T3United States Jason Bohn67−5
United States Ben Crane
England Luke Donald
Japan Ryuji Imada
United States Ryan Moore
United States Kenny Perry
United States Heath Slocum
England Lee Westwood

Second round

Friday, May 7, 2010

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England Lee Westwood67-65=132−12
T2Japan Ryuji Imada67-66=133−11
Italy Francesco Molinari68-65=133
United States Heath Slocum67-66=133
5United States Lucas Glover70-65=135−9
T6Australia Robert Allenby66-70=136−8
United States Ben Crane67-69=136
England Luke Donald67-69=136
United States Charley Hoffman68-68=136
T10South Korea K. J. Choi69-68=137−7
United States Paul Goydos69-68=137
United States Bill Haas68-69=137
United States Davis Love III69-68=137
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell72-65=137
United States Ryan Moore67-70=137
United States John Rollins68-69=137
United States Bo Van Pelt68-69=137

Third round

Saturday, May 8, 2010

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England Lee Westwood67-65-70=202−14
2Australia Robert Allenby66-70-67=203−13
T3United States Ben Crane67-69-68=204−12
United States Lucas Glover70-65-69=204
Italy Francesco Molinari68-65-71=204
T6South Africa Tim Clark68-71-66=205−11
United States Charley Hoffman68-68-69=205
United States Heath Slocum67-66-72=205
United States Chris Stroud70-69-66=205
10United States Bo Van Pelt68-69-69=206−10

Final round

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
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1South Africa Tim Clark68-71-66-67=272−161,710,000
2Australia Robert Allenby66-70-67-70=273−151,026,000
3United States Lucas Glover70-65-69-70=274−14646,000
T4United States Ben Crane67-69-68-72=276−12358,150
United States Davis Love III (c)69-68-71-68=276
United States Heath Slocum67-66-72-71=276
United States Bo Van Pelt68-69-69-70=276
England Lee Westwood67-65-70-74=276
9Italy Francesco Molinari68-65-71-73=277−11275,500
T10Sweden Freddie Jacobson69-70-69-71=279−9237,500
Argentina Andrés Romero69-70-69-71=279
United States Chris Stroud70-69-66-74=279

Source:[5]

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par453444435454344534
South Africa Clark−11−11−11−11−11−11−12−12−13−14−15−16−16−16−16−16−16−16
Australia Allenby−12−14−14−15−15−14−14−14−14−13−14−14−13−14−14−15−15−15
United States Glover−12−11−11−10−9−8−9−9−9−9−10−11−11−11−12−13−14−14
United States Crane−11−11−11−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12
United States Love−7−8−8−8−8−8−9−8−9−9−10−9−9−10−9−11−12−12
United States Slocum−11−11−11−11−10−10−9−9−10−9−9−9−10−11−11−12−12−12
United States Van Pelt−10−10−9−10−10−11−10−9−9−9−10−11−11−11−11−12−12−12
England 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

  1. ↑ "PGA Tour Leaderboard – The Players Championship (May 6 - 9, 2010)". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "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.
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