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Sunday 15 March 2026PGA TourYear in Review
Young wins THE PLAYERS Championship
TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 March 2026 · Cameron Young’s win no. 2 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 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/16°C · wind 30 km/h WSW, gusts 61 · 3.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/14°C · wind 26 km/h NE, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/13°C · wind 17 km/h ENE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/18°C · wind 28 km/h SSE, gusts 41 · 8.5 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
- Matt Fitzpatrick ENG · 276Tied with Young on the 72nd tee, ran his drive through the fairway into pine straw, pitched out and missed an 8-foot par putt to force a playoff; closed 68. AP (ClickOrlando)
123 started · cut +2, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
THE PLAYERS Championship
TPC Sawgrass, THE PLAYERS Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Cameron Young
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via ClickOrlando)
15 March 2026
It's so loud on 17. You just know kind of all eyes are right there on you so there's nowhere to hide.
Associated Press (via ClickOrlando)
15 March 2026
The nerves kicked in over the 8-inch putt on the last. That hole looked really, really small there from pretty close range.
Associated Press (via ClickOrlando)
15 March 2026
That was literally child's play compared to Bethpage. If they think that that was anything, then they need to reassess. Get yourself up to New York.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Young | 68 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 70 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Xander Schauffele | 69 · 65 · 74 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| 4 | Robert MacIntyre | 72 · 72 · 65 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Sudarshan Yellamaraju | 73 · 72 · 66 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Jacob Bridgeman | 70 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Ludvig Åberg | 69 · 63 · 71 · 76 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Tommy Fleetwood | 69 · 70 · 73 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Sepp Straka | 67 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Justin Thomas | 68 · 68 · 72 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1997-05-07, Scarborough, New York; USA; turned pro 2019; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 15 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 15 -> rankAfter 4), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Titleist GT3 10.25°, Mitsubishi Diamana PD 60 TX
- Fairway Wood Titleist GT1 14.5°, Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80 TX
- Hybrid Titleist GT1 20°, Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80 TX
- Irons Titleist T200 4, True Temper Dynamic Gold X7
- Irons Titleist T100 5, True Temper Dynamic Gold X7
- Irons Titleist 631.CY Prototype 6-9, True Temper Dynamic Gold X7
- Wedge Titleist Vokey SM11 48°, 52°, 57°, True Temper Dynamic Gold X7
- Wedge Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks 62°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Putter Scotty Cameron Phantom 9.5R Tour Prototype
- Ball Titleist Pro V1x Double Dot
verified for this week