2008 Players Championship

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 and was won by Sergio García, in a sudden-death playoff over Paul Goydos.[1][2]

2008 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 8–11, 2008
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC at Sawgrass
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,215 yards (6,597 m)
Field144 players, 74 after cut
Cut147 (+3)
Prize fund$9.5 million
Winner's share$1.71 million
Champion
Sergio García
283 (−5), playoff
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

Defending champion Phil Mickelson finished nine strokes back, in a tie for 21st place.

Venue
Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

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 4235321773844713934422375833,642 4245583581814814495231374623,5737,215
Par 45344443536 4543445343672

Field

Michael Allen, Robert Allenby, Stephen Ames, Stuart Appleby, Ryan Armour, Tommy Armour III, Woody Austin, Aaron Baddeley, Briny Baird, Brian Bateman, Cameron Beckman, Rich Beem, Jason Bohn, Bart Bryant, Jonathan Byrd, Ángel Cabrera, Mark Calcavecchia, Chad Campbell, Michael Campbell, Paul Casey, Alex Čejka, K. J. Choi, Daniel Chopra, Stewart Cink, Tim Clark, José Cóceres, Fred Couples, Ben Crane, Ben Curtis, Brian Davis, Chris DiMarco, Luke Donald, Ken Duke, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Niclas Fasth, Steve Flesch, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Sergio García, Robert Garrigus, Brian Gay, Lucas Glover, Mathew Goggin, Retief Goosen, Jason Gore, Paul Goydos, Nathan Green, Mathias Grönberg, Bill Haas, Todd Hamilton, Søren Hansen, Pádraig Harrington, Dudley Hart, J. P. Hayes, J. J. Henry, Mark Hensby, Tim Herron, Charley Hoffman, J. B. Holmes, Charles Howell III, Ryuji Imada, Freddie Jacobson, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Dustin Johnson, Richard S. Johnson, Zach Johnson, Matt Jones, Jerry Kelly, Anthony Kim, Greg Kraft, Cliff Kresge, Matt Kuchar, Bernhard Langer, Stephen Leaney, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, Peter Lonard, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Jeff Maggert, Hunter Mahan, John Mallinger, Steve Marino, Shigeki Maruyama, Troy Matteson, Billy Mayfair, George McNeill, Rocco Mediate, John Merrick, Shaun Micheel, Phil Mickelson, Ryan Moore, Kevin Na, Sean O'Hair, Nick O'Hern, Joe Ogilvie, Geoff Ogilvy, José María Olazábal, Jeff Overton, Rod Pampling, Jesper Parnevik, Pat Perez, Tom Pernice Jr., Kenny Perry, Tim Petrovic, Carl Pettersson, Ian Poulter, Brett Quigley, Jeff Quinney, John Rollins, Andrés Romero, Justin Rose, Rory Sabbatini, Adam Scott, John Senden, Vijay Singh, Heath Slocum, Brandt Snedeker, Kevin Stadler, Henrik Stenson, Richard Sterne, Steve Stricker, Kevin Sutherland, Vaughn Taylor, Nicholas Thompson, David Toms, D. J. Trahan, Bo Van Pelt, Scott Verplank, Camilo Villegas, Johnson Wagner, Charles Warren, Nick Watney, Bubba Watson, Boo Weekley, Mike Weir, Lee Westwood, Brett Wetterich, Charlie Wi, Tim Wilkinson, Dean Wilson, Mark Wilson

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, May 8, 2008

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Sergio García Spain66−6
T2Paul Goydos United States68−4
Kenny Perry United States
T4Steve Elkington Australia69−3
Niclas Fasth Sweden
Todd Hamilton United States
Ian Poulter England
Heath Slocum United States
T9Ángel Cabrera Argentina70−2
Fred Couples United States
Ben Crane United States
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain
Anthony Kim United States
Troy Matteson United States
John Merrick United States
Phil Mickelson United States
José María Olazábal Spain
Brett Quigley United States
Kevin Stadler United States
Nicholas Thompson United States
D. J. Trahan United States
Boo Weekley United States

Source:[3]

Second round

Friday, May 9, 2008

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Kenny Perry United States68-70=138−6
T2Sergio García Spain66-73=139−5
Paul Goydos United States68-71=139
Bernhard Langer Germany72-67=139
5Anthony Kim United States70-70=140−4
6Boo Weekley United States70-71=141−3
T7Stephen Ames Canada74-68=142−2
Briny Baird United States71-71=142
Fred Couples United States70-72=142
Ben Crane United States70-72=142
John Merrick United States70-72=142
Kevin Stadler United States70-72=142

Source:[4]

Third round

Saturday, May 10, 2008

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Paul Goydos United States68-71-70=209−7
2Kenny Perry United States68-70-72=210−6
3Sergio García Spain66-73-73=212−4
T4Bernhard Langer Germany72-67-75=214−2
Phil Mickelson United States70-73-71=214
Jeff Quinney United States71-73-70=214
T7Stuart Appleby Australia72-72-71=215−1
Briny Baird United States71-71-73=215
J. B. Holmes United States72-72-71=215
Greg Kraft United States75-72-68=215
Tom Lehman United States73-73-69=215
Tim Petrovic United States73-73-69=215
Boo Weekley United States70-71-74=215

Source:[5]

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
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Sergio García Spain66-73-73-71=283−5Playoff
Paul Goydos United States68-71-70-74=283
3Jeff Quinney United States71-73-70-70=284−4646,000
4Briny Baird United States71-71-73-72=287−1456,000
5Stephen Ames (c) Canada74-68-74-72=288E380,000
T6Ben Crane United States70-72-75-72=289+1307,562
Ernie Els South Africa72-71-74-72=289
Tom Lehman United States73-73-69-74=289
Brett Quigley United States70-76-72-71=289
T10Chad Campbell United States73-72-77-68=290+2218,500
J. B. Holmes United States72-72-71-75=290
Greg Kraft United States75-72-68-75=290
Henrik Stenson Sweden73-71-75-71=290
Dean Wilson United States74-72-75-69=290

Source:[6]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par453444435454344534
García−3−3−3−3−3−3−4−3−3−3−4−5−4−5−5−5−5−5
Goydos−7−6−5−6−5−5−5−5−5−6−6−7−7−6−5−6−6−5
Quinney−3−4−3−3−3−3−2−2−2−2−3−3−4−4−4−5−5−4
Baird−1−1−2−2−2−2−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−2−2−1−1
AmesEEE+2+2+2+1+1E−1−1−1−1−1−2−2−2E
Perry−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:[7]

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] It was the first playoff at the Players Championship since 1987 and the first to start at the 17th hole.[2]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Sergio García Spain3E1,710,000
2Paul Goydos United States5+21,026,000

References
  1. Bamberger, Michael (May 19, 2008). "A Fresh Breeze". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  2. Ferguson, Doug (May 12, 2008). "Garcia wins Players Championship". Victoria Advocate. Texas. Associated Press. p. C1.
  3. "Golf: Players Championship - First round scores". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. May 9, 2008. p. 2C.
  4. "Youth gives way at Players". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. May 10, 2008. p. 5C.
  5. "Goydos takes control at Players". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. May 11, 2008. p. 5C.
  6. "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  7. "The Players Championship". ESPN. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
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