Big week with the considerate ‘quinto’ grande, el The Players Championship (TPC)from Thursday to Sunday in the Stadium Course del TPC de Sawgrass, en Ponte Vedra Beach (Florida)the fetish tournament of PGA Tourin which the defending champion, the Australian will not be Cameron Smithenrolled in the LIV Golf.
There will be a squad of 144 players representing 20 countries, with the presence of 49 of the top 50 of the FedEx Cup roster that leads Jon Rahm and 43 of the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. 8 former tournament champions and 6 from FedEx will also play, with 90 PGA Tour winners who have 324 victories on the circuit, including the 15 that have won a tournament in the current 2022/2023 season.
The departure times -this Tuesday- for Thursday and Friday are not yet known, but the PGA Tour has advanced the two outstanding matches, those that will receive special coverage on television. And one of them will be the one they form Jon Rahm (three victories on the PGA Tour this season and world number 1), Scottie Scheffler (champion in Phoenix and nº2) and Rory McIlroy (winner in Dubai and nº3). Of traca.
In addition to winning the top 3 in the world this week, the World Number One will once again play against each other. The combinations are multiple. Between the first and third there is less than half a point of difference.
The second outstanding match will be the one formed by Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth and Max Homa.
The prize pool is 25 million dollars and a check for him 4.5 million winnerthe highest that is distributed in an individual golf tournament beyond the FedEx Cup and the Grand Slams.
