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Sunday 12 March 2023PGA TourYear in Review
Scheffler wins the Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 March 2023 · Scottie Scheffler’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $25,000,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/14°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/17°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 50 · 2.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/13°C · wind 19 km/h NNW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/14°C · wind 20 km/h SSW, gusts 45 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Tyrrell Hatton ENG · 276Started the final round nine shots back and closed with a 65 (29 on the back nine); never threatened Scheffler's lead 2023 Players Championship (Wikipedia)
144 started · cut +2, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course), TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Scottie Scheffler
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 March 2023
Please, please hit the green. (Laughing.)
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 March 2023
And I mean, this week I think I had five bogeys for the whole week. Around this place that's really, really I would say hard to do and that's probably what I'm most proud of
AP via ESPN
12 March 2023
You can't limp in on this golf course. You've got to hit the shots.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | 68 · 69 · 65 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Tyrrell Hatton | 72 · 71 · 68 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Viktor Hovland | 69 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Tom Hoge | 78 · 68 · 62 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| 5 | Hideki Matsuyama | 74 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Max Homa | 72 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Justin Suh | 68 · 73 · 69 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Justin Rose | 69 · 73 · 67 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Sungjae Im | 75 · 69 · 64 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | David Lingmerth | 72 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Cam Davis | 69 · 70 · 67 · 74 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Min Woo Lee | 68 · 70 · 66 · 76 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1996-06-21, Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2018; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 6; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore for The Players week, OWGR player profile; AP: win sent him back to No. 1).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet