2011 Players Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | May 12–15, 2011 |
Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°WCoordinates: 30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W |
Course(s) | TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,215 yards (6,597 m) |
Field | 145 players, 74 after cut |
Cut | 144 (E) |
Prize fund | $9.5 million |
Winner's share | $1.71 million |
Champion | |
K. J. Choi | |
275 (−13), playoff | |
Location Map | |
TPC Sawgrass Location in the United States | |
The 2011 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held May 12–15 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 38th Players Championship.
K. J. Choi defeated David Toms on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to claim his first PGA Tour title since 2008.[1][2][3][4]
Traditionally, the flag of the defending champion (2010 winner Tim Clark of South Africa) flies at TPC Sawgrass during the week of the Players. As a tribute to the recently deceased Seve Ballesteros, per Clark's request, the PGA Tour flew the Spanish flag in its place.[5] Clark withdrew during the second round due to nagging elbow problems.
Venue[]
This was the 30th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,215 yards (6,597 m).
Course layout[]
Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Yards | n/a | 423 | 532 | 177 | 384 | 471 | 393 | 442 | 237 | 583 | 3,642 | 424 | 558 | 358 | 181 | 481 | 449 | 523 | 137 | 462 | 3,573 | 7,215 |
Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Field[]
The field consisted of 144 players meeting criteria 1–12, plus the winner of the 2010 Senior Players Championship.
Stuart Appleby (3), Arjun Atwal (3), Aaron Baddeley (3,11), Matt Bettencourt (3), Michael Bradley, Jonathan Byrd (3), Tim Clark (2,3,6,9), Jason Day (2,3,9), Luke Donald (2,3,7,9,11), Jim Furyk (2,3,8,9), Robert Garrigus (3), Lucas Glover (3,5), Bill Haas (3,9), Charley Hoffman (2,3), Dustin Johnson (2,3,9), Zach Johnson (2,3,5,9), Martin Kaymer (5,9), Matt Kuchar (2,3,9), Martin Laird (2,3,9,11), Bill Lunde (3), Hunter Mahan (2,3,7,9), Graeme McDowell (3,5,9), Rocco Mediate (3), Phil Mickelson (2,3,5,6,7,8,9,11), Louis Oosthuizen (5,9), Carl Pettersson (3), D. A. Points (3), Justin Rose (2,3,9), Rory Sabbatini (3), Charl Schwartzel (5,9), Adam Scott (2,3,9), Heath Slocum (3), Brandt Snedeker (3,9,11), Brendan Steele, Steve Stricker (2,3,9), Jhonattan Vegas, Johnson Wagner, Nick Watney (2,3,7,9,11), Bubba Watson (2,3,9,11), Mark Wilson (3,11), Gary Woodland (9,11)
- Lee Westwood (9) did not play.
- 2. Top 30 from previous season's FedEx Cup points list
Robert Allenby (3,9), Paul Casey (3,9), K. J. Choi (3,9), Ben Crane (3,9), Ernie Els (3,7,9), Retief Goosen (3,9), Ryan Moore (3,9), Kevin Na (3), Geoff Ogilvy (3,5,7,9), Jeff Overton (3), Ryan Palmer (3), Kevin Streelman (3), Bo Van Pelt (3,9), Camilo Villegas (3,8)
- 3. Top 125 from previous season's PGA Tour money list
Blake Adams, Stephen Ames (6), Ricky Barnes, Cameron Beckman, Kris Blanks, Jason Bohn, Ángel Cabrera (5), Chad Campbell, Alex Čejka, Greg Chalmers, Stewart Cink (5), Chad Collins, Michael Connell, Chris Couch, Ben Curtis, Brian Davis, Brendon de Jonge, Jason Dufner, Joe Durant, David Duval, Rickie Fowler (9), Sergio García (6), Brian Gay, Paul Goydos, Pádraig Harrington (5,9), J. P. Hayes, J. J. Henry, J. B. Holmes, Charles Howell III, Ryuji Imada, Freddie Jacobson, Matt Jones, Jerry Kelly, Anthony Kim (9), Derek Lamely, Marc Leishman, Justin Leonard, Spencer Levin, Davis Love III, Steve Marino, Troy Merritt, Shaun Micheel, Bryce Molder, Sean O'Hair, Corey Pavin, Pat Perez, Kenny Perry, Tim Petrovic, Ian Poulter (7,9), Alex Prugh, Chris Riley, John Rollins, Andrés Romero, John Senden, Michael Sim, Webb Simpson (11), Vijay Singh (7), Kevin Stadler, Chris Stroud, Kevin Sutherland, Vaughn Taylor, Josh Teater, David Toms, D. J. Trahan, Scott Verplank, Jimmy Walker, Boo Weekley, Charlie Wi, Garrett Willis, Dean Wilson, Tiger Woods (5,7,9), Yang Yong-eun (5,9)
- Graham DeLaet, Steve Elkington, Tom Gillis, Jeff Maggert, Rory McIlroy (9), and Roland Thatcher did not play.
- 4. Top 125 from current season - Medical Extension
- 5. Major champions from the past five years
- 6. Players Championship winners from the past five years
Henrik Stenson
- 7. WGC winners from the past three years (WGC-HSBC Champions winner only in 2010, and only if a PGA Tour member)
- 8. The Tour Championship winners from the past three years
- 9. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 1
Ross Fisher, Peter Hanson, Robert Karlsson, Matteo Manassero, Edoardo Molinari, Francesco Molinari, Álvaro Quirós
- Anders Hansen, Ryo Ishikawa, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, and Kim Kyung-tae did not play.
- 10. Web.com Tour money leader from prior season
- Jamie Lovemark did not play.
- 11. Top 10 current year FedEx Cup points leaders as of May 1
- 12. Field filled to 144 through current year FedEx Cup standings as of May 1
Keegan Bradley, Kevin Chappell, Tommy Gainey, Hunter Haas, Brandt Jobe, Chris Kirk, Troy Matteson
- 13. Senior Players champion from prior year (did not count against field of 144)
Nationalities in the field[]
North America (94) | South America (4) | Europe (21) | Oceania (13) | Asia (5) | Africa (8) |
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Canada (1) | Argentina (2) | England (6) | Australia (12) | South Korea (3) | South Africa (7) |
United States (93) | Colombia (1) | Northern Ireland (1) | Fiji (1) | India (1) | Zimbabwe (1) |
Venezuela (1) | Scotland (1) | Japan (1) | |||
Ireland (1) | |||||
Spain (2) | |||||
Germany (2) | |||||
Italy (3) | |||||
Sweden (5) |
Round summaries[]
First round[]
Thursday, May, 12, 2011
Nick Watney made eight birdies, an eagle, and a double bogey en route to an opening round 64. Lucas Glover, coming off a win the week before at the Wells Fargo Championship, shot an opening round 65. Tiger Woods shot 42 (+6) on his first nine then withdrew, citing multiple injuries. Defending champion Tim Clark, who had been battling injuries all season, shot an opening round 74.
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Nick Watney | United States | 64 | −8 |
2 | Lucas Glover | United States | 65 | −7 |
T3 | Mark O'Meara | United States | 66 | −6 |
David Toms | United States | |||
T5 | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | 67 | −5 |
Martin Kaymer | Germany | |||
Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | |||
Álvaro Quirós | Spain | |||
Rory Sabbatini | South Africa | |||
T10 | Ben Crane | United States | 68 | −4 |
J. B. Holmes | United States | |||
Davis Love III | United States |
Second round[]
Friday, May, 13, 2011
David Toms posted a 68 to gain a one-shot lead over first round leader Nick Watney. Greg Chalmers had the round of the day at 65, while defending champion Tim Clark (tendonitis) and Geoff Ogilvy (shoulder) both withdrew. The cut was at even par 144, and 74 players advanced to the weekend.
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | David Toms | United States | 66-68=134 | −10 |
2 | Nick Watney | United States | 64-71=135 | −9 |
T3 | Luke Donald | England | 69-67=136 | −8 |
Lucas Glover | United States | 65-71=136 | ||
Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | 67-69=136 | ||
Steve Stricker | United States | 69-67=136 | ||
T7 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | 70-67=137 | −7 |
J. B. Holmes | United States | 68-69=137 | ||
Davis Love III | United States | 68-69=137 | ||
Hunter Mahan | United States | 70-67=137 |
Third round[]
Saturday, May, 14, 2011
At the end of a rain soaked Saturday, Graeme McDowell and Nick Watney were tied for the lead at −11. Martin Kaymer birdied his first four holes and five of his first seven holes to temporarily tie for the lead, but bogeyed 8, 9 and 10 and ended the day 3 shots back.
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Hole |
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T1 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | 67-69-19=155 | −11 | 5 |
Nick Watney | United States | 64-71-18=153 | 5 | ||
T3 | Steve Stricker | United States | 69-67-20=156 | −10 | 5 |
David Toms | United States | 66-68-20=154 | 5 | ||
T5 | K. J. Choi | South Korea | 70-68-37=175 | −9 | 10 |
Lucas Glover | United States | 65-71-25=161 | 6 | ||
T7 | Luke Donald | England | 69-67-27=163 | −8 | 8 |
Jason Dufner | United States | 69-70-46=185 | 12 | ||
Robert Karlsson | Sweden | 71-67-34=172 | 9 | ||
Martin Kaymer | Germany | 67-72-46=185 | 12 | ||
Rory Sabbatini | South Africa | 67-71-38=176 | 10 |
Sunday, May, 15, 2011
Play resumed at 7:35 a.m. EDT with most of the leaders still on the front nine. Graeme McDowell held a three-shot lead standing on the 18th tee, but found the water on his approach and made double bogey. K. J. Choi stormed into contention with a 67 and was in the final threesome with McDowell and David Toms. Lucas Glover also finished with a double bogey and fell out of contention. Peter Hanson, who finished the following night, had the best third round at 66.
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | 67-69-68=204 | −12 |
T2 | K. J. Choi | South Korea | 70-68-67=205 | −11 |
David Toms | United States | 66-68-71=205 | ||
T4 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | 70-67-70=207 | −9 |
Luke Donald | England | 69-67-71=207 | ||
Jason Dufner | United States | 69-70-68=207 | ||
Davis Love III | United States | 68-69-70=207 | ||
Steve Stricker | United States | 69-67-71=207 | ||
Nick Watney | United States | 64-71-72=207 | ||
T10 | Paul Goydos | United States | 69-70-69=208 | −8 |
Álvaro Quirós | Spain | 67-73-68=208 |
Final round[]
Sunday, May, 15, 2011
Four different players held a share of the lead in the final round, which came down to the final group. Third round leader Graeme McDowell struggled to a 79, including double bogey on 17, and fell out of the top thirty.[4] Charlie Hoffman stormed into contention before a quadruple bogey 7 on the infamous 17th hole led to 71. Paul Goydos, the 2008 runner-up, made a move with a 69, but came up two shots short of a playoff.
David Toms, who held the lead almost the entire day, had a one shot lead over K. J. Choi as they played the par-5 16th. Toms went for the green in two and hit it into the water right. He made bogey and was now tied with Choi. On the 17th, Choi made a 10-foot (3 m) birdie putt to take the outright lead for the first time in the tournament. After Toms drove it into a divot on the 18th hole, he hit his approach to 20 feet (6 m). Choi, who pushed his drive right, came up short right of the 18th green and chipped up to five feet. Toms made his birdie putt, only the fourth of the day on 18, to put the pressure back on Choi, who made his par putt to force a playoff.[1][2][3]
Champion |
(c) = past champion |
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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T1 | K. J. Choi | South Korea | 70-68-67-70=275 | −13 | Playoff |
David Toms | United States | 66-68-71-70=275 | |||
3 | Paul Goydos | United States | 69-70-69-69=277 | −11 | 646,000 |
T4 | Luke Donald | England | 69-67-71-71=278 | −10 | 418,000 |
Nick Watney | United States | 64-71-72-71=278 | |||
T6 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | 70-67-70-72=279 | −9 | 287,375 |
Jason Day | Australia | 69-70-72-68=279 | |||
Jason Dufner | United States | 69-70-68-72=279 | |||
J. B. Holmes | United States | 68-69-73-69=279 | |||
Hunter Mahan | United States | 70-67-73-69=279 | |||
Álvaro Quirós | Spain | 67-73-68-71=279 |
Leaderboard below the top 10 | |||||
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Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
T12 | Sergio García (c) | Spain | 74-68-73-65=280 | −8 | 175,071 |
Brian Gay | United States | 71-69-71-69=280 | |||
Zach Johnson | United States | 74-70-70-66=280 | |||
Spencer Levin | United States | 72-69-68-71=280 | |||
Davis Love III (c) | United States | 68-69-70-73=280 | |||
Steve Stricker | United States | 69-67-71-73=280 | |||
Chris Stroud | United States | 71-67-74-68=280 | |||
T19 | Stewart Cink | United States | 70-72-69-70=281 | −7 | 107,214 |
Peter Hanson | Sweden | 72-72-66-71=281 | |||
Matt Jones | Australia | 72-72-69-68=281 | |||
Martin Kaymer | Germany | 67-72-70-72=281 | |||
Steve Marino | United States | 70-72-69-70=281 | |||
Sean O'Hair | United States | 71-71-67-72=281 | |||
Kevin Streelman | United States | 70-69-75-67=281 | |||
T26 | Chad Campbell | United States | 73-71-69-69=282 | −6 | 67,450 |
Brian Davis | England | 69-69-73-71=282 | |||
Charley Hoffman | United States | 72-71-68-71=282 | |||
Robert Karlsson | Sweden | 71-67-72-72=282 | |||
Jeff Overton | United States | 69-71-73-69=282 | |||
Rory Sabbatini | South Africa | 67-71-71-73=282 | |||
Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | 72-71-71-68=282 | |||
T33 | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | 70-73-70-70=283 | −5 | 50,191 |
Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | 67-69-68-79=283 | |||
Phil Mickelson (c) | United States | 71-71-69-72=283 | |||
Bryce Molder | United States | 70-73-67-73=283 | |||
Ryan Moore | United States | 71-69-71-72=283 | |||
Carl Pettersson | Sweden | 73-71-71-68=283 | |||
T39 | Kenny Perry | United States | 72-71-68-73=284 | −4 | 41,800 |
Andrés Romero | Argentina | 72-69-69-74=284 | |||
T41 | Jonathan Byrd | United States | 71-73-72-69=285 | −3 | 36,100 |
Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | 70-74-68-73=285 | |||
Greg Chalmers | Australia | 73-65-74-73=285 | |||
Charlie Wi | South Korea | 70-72-68-75=285 | |||
T45 | Ben Crane | United States | 68-76-71-71=286 | −2 | 27,816 |
Corey Pavin | United States | 72-69-74-71=286 | |||
Justin Rose | England | 70-69-74-73=286 | |||
Bubba Watson | United States | 76-66-76-68=286 | |||
Garrett Willis | United States | 70-74-69-73=286 | |||
T50 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 69-74-68-76=287 | −1 | 23,132 |
Chris Couch | United States | 71-72-71-73=287 | |||
Ben Curtis | United States | 71-73-70-73=287 | |||
Lucas Glover | United States | 65-71-74-77=287 | |||
T54 | Matt Kuchar | United States | 69-72-73-74=288 | E | 21,850 |
Rocco Mediate | United States | 72-69-71-76=288 | |||
Scott Verplank | United States | 73-71-71-73=288 | |||
T57 | Arjun Atwal | India | 73-70-77-69=289 | +1 | 21,185 |
Dustin Johnson | United States | 72-70-73-74=289 | |||
Justin Leonard (c) | United States | 70-73-72-74=289 | |||
Ian Poulter | England | 70-72-74-73=289 | |||
T61 | Jason Bohn | United States | 71-73-72-74=290 | +2 | 20,520 |
Retief Goosen | South Africa | 73-69-72-76=290 | |||
Troy Merritt | United States | 69-75-73-73=290 | |||
T64 | Kris Blanks | United States | 69-72-81-69=291 | +3 | 19,760 |
Hunter Haas | United States | 72-71-75-73=291 | |||
Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | 67-75-73-76=291 | |||
Jerry Kelly | United States | 73-70-73-75=291 | |||
Matteo Manassero | Italy | 72-70-73-76=291 | |||
T69 | Kevin Chappell | United States | 71-73-80-68=292 | +4 | 19,000 |
Martin Laird | Scotland | 72-70-76-74=292 | |||
Webb Simpson | United States | 70-73-74-75=292 | |||
72 | Keegan Bradley | United States | 75-69-72-77=293 | +5 | 18,620 |
73 | Robert Garrigus | United States | 74-69-76-75=294 | +6 | 18,430 |
74 | Mark O'Meara | United States | 66-74-79-77=296 | +8 | 18,240 |
CUT | Stephen Ames (c) | Canada | 77-68=145 | +1 | |
Michael Bradley | United States | 71-74=145 | |||
Joe Durant | United States | 73-72=145 | |||
Ernie Els | South Africa | 72-73=145 | |||
Rickie Fowler | United States | 77-68=145 | |||
Ryuji Imada | Japan | 73-72=145 | |||
Brandt Jobe | United States | 75-70=145 | |||
Kevin Na | United States | 73-72=145 | |||
Heath Slocum | United States | 71-74=145 | |||
Kevin Stadler | United States | 73-72=145 | |||
D. J. Trahan | United States | 75-70=145 | |||
Bo Van Pelt | United States | 76-69=145 | |||
Camilo Villegas | Colombia | 74-71=145 | |||
Mark Wilson | United States | 70-75=145 | |||
Yang Yong-eun | South Korea | 69-76=145 | |||
Paul Casey | England | 71-75=146 | +2 | ||
David Duval (c) | United States | 70-76=146 | |||
Ross Fisher | England | 73-73=146 | |||
Bill Haas | United States | 74-72=146 | |||
J. P. Hayes | United States | 73-73=146 | |||
Shaun Micheel | United States | 71-75=146 | |||
Francesco Molinari | Italy | 76-70=146 | |||
Ryan Palmer | United States | 70-76=146 | |||
Jimmy Walker | United States | 77-69=146 | |||
Boo Weekley | United States | 75-71=146 | |||
Dean Wilson | United States | 77-69=146 | |||
Gary Woodland | United States | 75-71=146 | |||
Jim Furyk | United States | 71-76=147 | +3 | ||
J. J. Henry | United States | 74-73=147 | |||
Charles Howell III | United States | 73-74=147 | |||
Derek Lamely | United States | 74-73=147 | |||
Nick O'Hern | Australia | 76-71=147 | |||
Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | 71-76=147 | |||
Alex Prugh | United States | 75-72=147 | |||
Vijay Singh | Fiji | 75-72=147 | |||
Brandt Snedeker | United States | 73-74=147 | |||
Kevin Sutherland | United States | 72-75=147 | |||
Blake Adams | United States | 72-76=148 | +4 | ||
Ricky Barnes | United States | 70-78=148 | |||
Cameron Beckman | United States | 72-76=148 | |||
Chad Collins | United States | 74-74=148 | |||
Pat Perez | United States | 76-72=148 | |||
Tim Petrovic | United States | 75-73=148 | |||
D. A. Points | United States | 74-74=148 | |||
John Rollins | United States | 73-75=148 | |||
Adam Scott (c) | Australia | 76-72=148 | |||
Michael Sim | Australia | 76-72=148 | |||
Josh Teater | United States | 72-76=148 | |||
Stuart Appleby | Australia | 76-73=149 | +5 | ||
Tommy Gainey | United States | 75-74=149 | |||
Chris Kirk | United States | 76-73=149 | |||
Chris Riley | United States | 72-77=149 | |||
Vaughn Taylor | United States | 76-73=149 | |||
Johnson Wagner | United States | 74-75=149 | |||
Alex Čejka | Germany | 72-78=150 | +6 | ||
Anthony Kim | United States | 74-76=150 | |||
Bill Lunde | United States | 73-77=150 | |||
Edoardo Molinari | Italy | 72-78=150 | |||
Brendan Steele | United States | 78-72=150 | |||
Michael Connell | United States | 73-78=151 | +7 | ||
Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 73-78=151 | |||
John Senden | Australia | 76-75=151 | |||
Matt Bettencourt | United States | 79-74=153 | +9 | ||
Brendon de Jonge | Zimbabwe | 81-73=154 | +10 | ||
Troy Matteson | United States | 78-76=154 | |||
Henrik Stenson (c) | Sweden | 79-75=154 | |||
Jhonattan Vegas | Venezuela | 78-77=155 | +11 | ||
Marc Leishman | Australia | 81-80=161 | +17 | ||
WD | Tim Clark (c) | South Africa | 74 | +2 | |
Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | 75 | +3 | ||
Tiger Woods (c) | United States |
Source:[6]
Scorecard[]
Final round
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Choi | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −13 |
Toms | −11 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −12 | −12 | −13 |
Goydos | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 |
Donald | −9 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 |
Watney | −10 | −11 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 |
McDowell | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −6 | −5 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Birdie Bogey Double bogey
Source:[7]
Playoff[]
This was the fourth playoff in Players Championship history and the first since Sergio García defeated Paul Goydos in 2008. The format was again sudden death, on a rotation of holes 17-18-16-17-18 until there is a winner. On the first extra hole, both players made it on the island green 17th, but both had long birdie putts. After Choi lagged up to three feet, Toms had 23 feet (7 m) for the win, but barely missed; it went three and a half feet past, and he lipped out his comebacker for par. Choi sank the putt for his first win on the PGA Tour since 2008.[1][2][3]
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | K. J. Choi | South Korea | 3 | E | 1,710,000 |
2 | David Toms | United States | 4 | +1 | 1,026,000 |
- Playoff was at the par-3 17th hole
References[]
- ^ a b c "KJ Choi lands Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass". BBC Sport. May 15, 2011. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ a b c "K.J. Choi wins Players after playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. May 15, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ a b c Svrluga, Barry (May 15, 2011). "The Players Championship 2011: K.J. Choi defeats David Toms in a playoff to win TPC". Washington Post. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ a b Smits, Garry (May 15, 2011). "K.J. Choi wins Players Championship in playoff". Floridat Times-Union. (Jacksonville). Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ Defending Players champion honors Ballesteros
- ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Leaderboard: 2011 Players Championship". Golf Channel. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
External links[]
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