Golf tournament
The 2008 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour , held May 8–11 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach , southeast of Jacksonville . It was the 35th Players Championship .
Tournament summary
The event was won by Sergio García in a sudden-death playoff over Paul Goydos .[ 1] [ 2] Phil Mickelson finished nine strokes back, in a tie for 21st place.
Venue
This was the 27th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,215 yards (6,597 m).
Course layout
The 2008 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
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
Eligibility requirements
Winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are considered official, since the previous year's Players Championship.
Zach Johnson , Rory Sabbatini , K. J. Choi , Woody Austin , Ángel Cabrera , Hunter Mahan , Brian Bateman , Jonathan Byrd , Pádraig Harrington , Joe Ogilvie , Jim Furyk , Steve Flesch , Brandt Snedeker , Steve Stricker , Phil Mickelson , Chad Campbell , Justin Leonard , George McNeill , Mike Weir , Daniel Chopra , Stephen Ames , D. J. Trahan , J. B. Holmes , Steve Lowery , Brian Gay , Ernie Els , Sean O'Hair , Geoff Ogilvy , Greg Kraft , Andrés Romero , Johnson Wagner , Boo Weekley , Adam Scott , Anthony Kim
The top 125 finishers on the 2007 Official PGA Tour Money List. [ 3]
Vijay Singh , Scott Verplank , Mark Calcavecchia , Charles Howell III , Justin Rose , Tim Clark , John Rollins , Stewart Cink , Robert Allenby , Brett Wetterich , Luke Donald , Heath Slocum , David Toms , Carl Pettersson , Jerry Kelly , Ken Duke , John Senden , Henrik Stenson , Camilo Villegas , Nick Watney , Billy Mayfair , Stuart Appleby , Charley Hoffman , John Mallinger , Pat Perez , Lucas Glover , Bubba Watson , Mark Wilson , Jeff Quinney , Bo Van Pelt , Ryan Moore , Rod Pampling , Freddie Jacobson , Ian Poulter , Ryuji Imada , Nathan Green , Kevin Sutherland , Nick O'Hern , Vaughn Taylor , Brian Davis , José Cóceres , Troy Matteson , Robert Garrigus , Peter Lonard , Dean Wilson , Fred Funk , Paul Goydos , Kenny Perry , Steve Marino , Bart Bryant , Rocco Mediate , Bernhard Langer , Charlie Wi , Jason Gore , J. J. Henry , Jesper Parnevik , Charles Warren , Tim Petrovic , Retief Goosen , Michael Allen , Davis Love III , Stephen Leaney , Jeff Overton , Briny Baird , José María Olazábal , Mark Hensby , Mathew Goggin , Bill Haas , Shigeki Maruyama , Tim Herron , Chris DiMarco , Shaun Micheel , Tom Pernice Jr. , Tommy Armour III , Steve Elkington , Cameron Beckman , Cliff Kresge , J. P. Hayes , Matt Kuchar , Tom Lehman , Bob Estes , Rich Beem , Alex Čejka , Ryan Armour , Kevin Na , Jeff Maggert , Kevin Stadler , Mathias Grönberg
Winners of the Players Championship, the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship from 2003 to 2007.
Michael Campbell , Ben Curtis , Todd Hamilton
Winners of the Tour Championship the past three years (2005-2007).
Winners of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship and World Golf Championships-CA Championship in the last three years (2006-2008).
Winners of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational in the last three years (2005-2007).
Any player(s), not otherwise eligible, among the top 50 leaders from the Official World Golf Rankings through the Wachovia Championship. Any player(s), not otherwise eligible, among the top 10 leaders from the 2008 FedExCup Points List through the Wachovia Championship.
Sergio García , Lee Westwood , Niclas Fasth , Paul Casey , Richard Sterne , Miguel Ángel Jiménez , Søren Hansen
The winner of the 2007 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship. (Such an exemption will be an addition to the field.)
The leading money winner from the 2007 Official Nationwide Tour Money List.
Richard Johnson
If necessary to complete a field of 144 players, PGA Tour members from the 2008 FedExCup Points List below 10th position through the Wachovia Championship, in order of their positions on such list.[ 3]
Dudley Hart , John Merrick , Nicholas Thompson , Aaron Baddeley , Ben Crane , Brett Quigley , Fred Couples , Jason Bohn , Matt Jones , Tim Wilkinson , Dustin Johnson
Source:[ 4]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Source: [ 5]
Second round
Friday, May 9, 2008
Source: [ 6]
Third round
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Source: [ 7]
Final round
Sunday, May 11, 2008
In windy conditions, the final pairing struggled on the final day; overnight leader Paul Goydos managed a 2-over-par 74, whilst Kenny Perry crashed to an 81 (+9). In the groups ahead, the pairing of Jeff Quinney and Sergio García produced some of the best golf of the day, and García became the clubhouse leader at 5-under-par 283. Goydos still led, but missed a 15-foot (4.6 m) par putt to win on the final hole, forcing a sudden-death playoff.[ 2]
Champion
(c) = past champion
Leaderboard below the top 10
Place
Player
Score
To par
Money ($ )
T15
Stuart Appleby 72-72-71-76=291
+3
147,250
Fred Couples (c)70-72-77-72=291
Bernhard Langer 72-67-75-77=291
Kenny Perry 68-70-72-81=291
Tim Petrovic 73-73-69-76=291
Kevin Stadler 70-72-78-71=291
T21
Woody Austin 71-76-73-72=292
+4
95,000
Stewart Cink 71-75-73-73=292
Phil Mickelson (c)70-73-71-78=292
Ian Poulter 69-74-73-76=292
Nicholas Thompson 70-77-71-74=292
Boo Weekley 70-71-74-77=292
T27
Luke Donald 75-72-74-72=293
+5
67,450
Jim Furyk 74-72-71-76=293
John Merrick 70-72-77-74=293
Ryan Moore 72-74-73-74=293
Rory Sabbatini 73-71-75-74=293
T32
Aaron Baddeley 71-74-77-72=294
+6
48,260
Jonathan Byrd 76-71-72-75=294
Steve Elkington (c)69-76-77-72=294
Brian Gay 72-74-75-73=294
Freddie Jacobson 76-70-70-78=294
Miguel Ángel Jiménez 70-74-76-74=294
Jerry Kelly 74-72-70-78=294
Nick O'Hern 73-74-75-72=294
David Toms 77-70-76-71=294
Mike Weir 71-76-75-72=294
T42
Robert Allenby 74-71-77-73=295
+7
29,830
Bart Bryant 73-71-79-72=295
Daniel Chopra 72-72-73-78=295
Ben Curtis 74-72-71-78=295
Søren Hansen 71-73-73-78=295
J. J. Henry 71-73-73-78=295
Anthony Kim 70-70-79-76=295
Pat Perez 72-74-72-77=295
Mark Wilson 76-71-72-76=295
T51
Retief Goosen 73-71-77-75=296
+8
22,863
Carl Pettersson 74-71-75-76=296
D. J. Trahan 70-77-75-74=296
T54
Chris DiMarco 71-73-78-75=297
+9
21,280
Ken Duke 72-75-76-74=297
Todd Hamilton 69-77-75-76=297
Davis Love III (c)73-74-70-80=297
Rocco Mediate 74-72-72-79=297
Kevin Na 72-75-76-74=297
José María Olazábal 70-75-80-72=297
Adam Scott (c)75-71-71-80=297
Johnson Wagner 72-74-77-74=297
T63
Nick Watney 76-71-74-77=298
+10
20,235
Charlie Wi 74-73-69-82=298
65
Cliff Kresge 74-71-77-77=299
+11
19,950
T66
José Cóceres 72-75-71-82=300
+12
19,570
Richard Sterne (golfer) 77-70-76-77=300
Camilo Villegas 74-73-77-76=300
T69
Jesper Parnevik 72-74-70-85=301
+13
19,095
Heath Slocum 69-76-78-78=301
71
Jason Bohn 74-73-79-76=302
+14
18,810
72
Billy Mayfair 72-73-77-81=303
+15
18,620
T73
Tommy Armour III 71-76-80-80=307
+19
18,335
Troy Matteson 70-76-80-81=307
CUT
Alex Čejka 72-76=148
+4
Niclas Fasth 69-79=148
Sean O'Hair 75-73=148
John Senden 76-72=148
Vijay Singh 75-73=148
Brandt Snedeker 72-76=148
Kevin Sutherland 73-75=148
Brian Bateman 74-75=149
+5
Mark Hensby 78-71=149
Ryuji Imada 73-76=149
Justin Leonard (c)75-74=149
Rod Pampling 72-77=149
Scott Verplank 71-78=149
Bubba Watson 76-73=149
Tim Wilkinson 77-72=149
Michael Allen 73-77=150
+6
Steve Flesch 74-76=150
Nathan Green 78-72=150
Mathias Grönberg 74-76=150
Pádraig Harrington 72-78=150
Richard S. Johnson 77-73=150
Stephen Leaney 77-73=150
John Rollins 78-72=150
Ángel Cabrera 70-81=151
+7
Mark Calcavecchia 76-75=151
Fred Funk (c)74-77=151
Mathew Goggin 74-77=151
Peter Lonard 77-74=151
George McNeill 77-74=151
Joe Ogilvie 74-77=151
Justin Rose 78-73=151
Lee Westwood 73-78=151
Rich Beem 72-80=152
+8
Michael Campbell 74-78=152
Brian Davis 77-75=152
Bob Estes 77-75=152
Dudley Hart 75-77=152
Matt Jones 75-77=152
John Mallinger 75-77=152
Shaun Micheel 77-75=152
Geoff Ogilvy 77-75=152
Paul Casey 77-76=153
+9
Bill Haas 76-77=153
Charles Howell III 79-74=153
Dustin Johnson 73-80=153
Matt Kuchar 78-75=153
Steve Lowery 77-76=153
Jeff Overton 74-79=153
Steve Stricker 77-76=153
Vaughn Taylor 78-75=153
Brett Wetterich 71-82=153
Tim Herron 73-81=154
+10
Tom Pernice Jr. 75-79=154
Bo Van Pelt 74-80=154
Robert Garrigus 79-76=155
+11
Zach Johnson 76-79=155
Steve Marino 77-79=156
+12
Andrés Romero 77-79=156
K. J. Choi 79-78=157
+13
J. P. Hayes 83-75=158
+14
Tim Clark 77-82=159
+15
Lucas Glover 80-79=159
Charley Hoffman 76-83=159
Charles Warren 77-82=159
WD
Jeff Maggert 72
E
Ryan Armour 81
+9
Shigeki Maruyama 81
Cameron Beckman
Jason Gore
Hunter Mahan
Source: [ 8]
Scorecard
Final round
Hole
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Par
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
5
4
3
4
4
5
3
4
−3
−3
−3
−3
−3
−3
−4
−3
−3
−3
−4
−5
−4
−5
−5
−5
−5
−5
−7
−6
−5
−6
−5
−5
−5
−5
−5
−6
−6
−7
−7
−6
−5
−6
−6
−5
−3
−4
−3
−3
−3
−3
−2
−2
−2
−2
−3
−3
−4
−4
−4
−5
−5
−4
−1
−1
−2
−2
−2
−2
−3
−3
−3
−3
−3
−3
−3
−3
−2
−2
−1
−1
E
E
E
+2
+2
+2
+1
+1
E
−1
−1
−1
−1
−1
−2
−2
−2
E
−5
−5
−5
−4
−5
−5
−4
−4
−4
−3
−2
−2
−2
−2
+1
+1
+2
+3
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Birdie
Bogey
Double bogey
Triple bogey+
Source: [ 9]
Playoff
At the first playoff hole, the infamous par-3 17th, Goydos' went first and his tee shot found water. Garcia stayed dry, stopping 4 feet (1.2 m) from the pin and the playoff was essentially over. Goydos finished the hole with a double bogey to give Garcia three putts to win; he two-putted for par and the title.[ 1] [ 2]
References
^ a b Bamberger, Michael (May 19, 2008). "A Fresh Breeze" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved May 9, 2016 . ^ a b c Ferguson, Doug (May 12, 2008). "Garcia wins Players Championship" . Victoria Advocate . Texas. Associated Press. p. C1. ^ a b "Official Money – 2007" . PGA Tour. Retrieved 2023-04-18 .^ "2008 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF) . PGA Tour. p. 3-41.^ "Golf: Players Championship - First round scores" . Tuscaloosa News . Alabama. Associated Press. May 9, 2008. p. 2C.^ "Youth gives way at Players" . Tuscaloosa News . Alabama. Associated Press. May 10, 2008. p. 5C.^ "Goydos takes control at Players" . Tuscaloosa News . Alabama. Associated Press. May 11, 2008. p. 5C.^ "Past Results 1974 – present" . PGA Tour . Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020 .^ "The Players Championship" . ESPN . Retrieved September 14, 2015 .
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