2010 Players Championship

The 2010 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held May 6–9 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 37th Players Championship.

2010 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 6–9, 2010
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,215 yards (6,597 m)
Field145 players, 70 after cut
Cut142 (−2)
Prize fund$9.5 million
Winner's share$1.71 million
Champion
Tim Clark
272 (−16)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

Tim Clark won with a 67 on Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory, one stroke ahead of Robert Allenby.[1][2]

Two unusual events occurred during this Players Championship. For the first time in tournament history, a spectator was arrested and forcibly removed from the course. An intoxicated fan who was screaming and being disruptive refused to listen to course officials, who then called deputies. The man resisted arrest and was tasered. In a separate incident, hours after the first round had ended a car was discovered parked on the 8th green with two occupants inside and the motor running. When the driver refused to follow instructions, law enforcement was called. The green was not damaged and the couple was issued trespass warnings, then escorted off the course.[3]

Defending champion Henrik Stenson missed the 36-hole cut by a stroke.

Venue
Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the 29th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,215 yards (6,597 m).

Course layout
The 2010 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

The field consisted of 144 players meeting criteria 1–12, plus the winner of the 2009 Senior Players Championship.

1. Winners of PGA Tour events since last Players

Stephen Ames (3,6), Cameron Beckman (3), Jason Bohn (3), Stewart Cink (2,3,5,9), Ben Crane (3,11), Ernie Els (2,3,7,9,11), Jim Furyk (2,3,9,11), Brian Gay (2,3), Lucas Glover (2,3,5,9), Nathan Green (3), Bill Haas (3,11), Dustin Johnson (2,3,9,11), Zach Johnson (2,3,5,9), Matt Kuchar (3,9,11), Martin Laird (3), Derek Lamely, Hunter Mahan (2,3,9), Troy Matteson (3), Rory McIlroy (9), Phil Mickelson (2,3,5,6,7,8,9,11), Ryan Moore (3), Geoff Ogilvy (2,3,5,7,9), Ryan Palmer, Kenny Perry (2,3,9), Ian Poulter (3,7,9), John Rollins (3), Rory Sabbatini (3), Heath Slocum (2,3), Henrik Stenson (6,9), Bo Van Pelt (3), Camilo Villegas (3,8,9,11), Tiger Woods (2,3,5,7,8,9), Yang Yong-eun (2,3,5,9)

2. Top 30 from previous season's FedEx Cup points list

Ángel Cabrera (3,5,9), Luke Donald (3,9), Jason Dufner (3), Pádraig Harrington (3,5,9), Jerry Kelly (3), Marc Leishman (3), Steve Marino (3), Kevin Na (3,9), Sean O'Hair (3,9), John Senden (3), David Toms (3), Scott Verplank (3), Nick Watney (3,9), Mike Weir (3)

3. Top 125 from previous season's PGA Tour money list

Michael Allen, Robert Allenby (9), Woody Austin, Aaron Baddeley, Briny Baird, Ricky Barnes, Matt Bettencourt, Michael Bradley, Jonathan Byrd, Mark Calcavecchia, Chad Campbell, Paul Casey (9), Alex Čejka, Greg Chalmers, K. J. Choi (9), Daniel Chopra, Tim Clark (9), Ben Curtis, Brian Davis, Jason Day, James Driscoll, Bob Estes, Steve Flesch, Harrison Frazar, Sergio García (6,9), Mathew Goggin, Paul Goydos, J. J. Henry, Charley Hoffman, J. B. Holmes, Charles Howell III, Ryuji Imada, Freddie Jacobson, Lee Janzen, Richard S. Johnson, Jeff Klauk, Justin Leonard, Michael Letzig, Davis Love III, Bill Lunde, John Mallinger, Scott McCarron, George McNeill, John Merrick, Bryce Molder, James Nitties, Nick O'Hern, Jeff Overton, Greg Owen, Rod Pampling, Pat Perez, Tim Petrovic, Scott Piercy, D. A. Points, Ted Purdy, Brett Quigley, Jeff Quinney, Andrés Romero, Justin Rose, Adam Scott (9), Webb Simpson, Vijay Singh (7,9), Brandt Snedeker, Kevin Stadler, Kevin Streelman, Chris Stroud, Kevin Sutherland, Vaughn Taylor, Roland Thatcher, Nicholas Thompson, D. J. Trahan, Jimmy Walker, Bubba Watson, Boo Weekley, Charlie Wi, Mark Wilson

4. Top 125 from current season - Medical Extension
5. Major champions from the past five years

Trevor Immelman

6. Players Championship winners from the past five years

Fred Funk

7. WGC winners from the past three years (except WGC-HSBC Champions)
8. The Tour Championship winners from the past three years
9. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking as of April 25

Ross Fisher, Thongchai Jaidee, Robert Karlsson, Martin Kaymer, Graeme McDowell, Francesco Molinari, Álvaro Quirós, Charl Schwartzel, Lee Westwood, Oliver Wilson

10. Nationwide Tour money leader from prior season
11. Top 10 current year FedEx Cup points leaders as of April 25
12. Field filled to 144 through current year FedEx Cup standings as of April 25

Kris Blanks, Chad Collins, Chris Couch, Brendon de Jonge, Rickie Fowler, J. P. Hayes, Spencer Levin, Troy Merritt, Alex Prugh

13. Senior Players champion from prior year (did not count against field of 144)

Jay Haas

Nationalities in the field
North America (94)South America (3)Europe (23)Oceania (14)Asia (5)Africa (6)
 Canada (2) Argentina (2) England (9) Australia (13) South Korea (3) South Africa (5)
 United States (92) Colombia (1) Northern Ireland (2) Fiji (1) Japan (1) Zimbabwe (1)
 Scotland (1) Thailand (1)
 Ireland (1)
 Spain (2)
 Germany (2)
 Italy (1)
 Sweden (5)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, May 6, 2010

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Robert Allenby Australia66−6
J. B. Holmes United States
T3Jason Bohn United States67−5
Ben Crane United States
Luke Donald England
Ryuji Imada Japan
Ryan Moore United States
Kenny Perry United States
Heath Slocum United States
Lee Westwood England

Second round

Friday, May 7, 2010

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lee Westwood England67-65=132−12
T2Ryuji Imada Japan67-66=133−11
Francesco Molinari Italy68-65=133
Heath Slocum United States67-66=133
5Lucas Glover United States70-65=135−9
T6Robert Allenby Australia66-70=136−8
Ben Crane United States67-69=136
Luke Donald England67-69=136
Charley Hoffman United States68-68=136
T10K. J. Choi South Korea69-68=137−7
Paul Goydos United States69-68=137
Bill Haas United States68-69=137
Davis Love III United States69-68=137
Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland72-65=137
Ryan Moore United States67-70=137
John Rollins United States68-69=137
Bo Van Pelt United States68-69=137

Third round

Saturday, May 8, 2010

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lee Westwood England67-65-70=202−14
2Robert Allenby Australia66-70-67=203−13
T3Ben Crane United States67-69-68=204−12
Lucas Glover United States70-65-69=204
Francesco Molinari Italy68-65-71=204
T6Tim Clark South Africa68-71-66=205−11
Charley Hoffman United States68-68-69=205
Heath Slocum United States67-66-72=205
Chris Stroud United States70-69-66=205
10Bo Van Pelt United States68-69-69=206−10

Final round

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Three strokes back, Tim Clark shot a bogey-free final round 67, ending with an 8-foot (2.4 m) par putt and was the clubhouse leader. Lee Westwood, the 54-hole leader, was even par through sixteen holes, but a water ball on the famed 17th hole led to a double bogey and ended any chance of victory. In the end it came down to Robert Allenby, in the final pairing and two strokes behind Clark with three holes to play. After just missing an eagle on the par 5 16th, the lead was cut to one. Allenby then knocked his tee shot to 10 feet (3 m) on 17, but again narrowly missed a putt to tie Clark. He had a last chance at 18, but failed to make birdie and Clark gained his first PGA Tour victory in his 206th start.[2]

Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Tim Clark South Africa68-71-66-67=272−161,710,000
2Robert Allenby Australia66-70-67-70=273−151,026,000
3Lucas Glover United States70-65-69-70=274−14646,000
T4Ben Crane United States67-69-68-72=276−12358,150
Davis Love III (c) United States69-68-71-68=276
Heath Slocum United States67-66-72-71=276
Bo Van Pelt United States68-69-69-70=276
Lee Westwood England67-65-70-74=276
9Francesco Molinari Italy68-65-71-73=277−11275,500
T10Freddie Jacobson Sweden69-70-69-71=279−9237,500
Andrés Romero Argentina69-70-69-71=279
Chris Stroud United States70-69-66-74=279

Source:[4]

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par453444435454344534
Clark−11−11−11−11−11−11−12−12−13−14−15−16−16−16−16−16−16−16
Allenby−12−14−14−15−15−14−14−14−14−13−14−14−13−14−14−15−15−15
Glover−12−11−11−10−9−8−9−9−9−9−10−11−11−11−12−13−14−14
Crane−11−11−11−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12
Love−7−8−8−8−8−8−9−8−9−9−10−9−9−10−9−11−12−12
Slocum−11−11−11−11−10−10−9−9−10−9−9−9−10−11−11−12−12−12
Van Pelt−10−10−9−10−10−11−10−9−9−9−10−11−11−11−11−12−12−12
Westwood−13−14−14−14−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−14−14−14−12−12

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[5]

References
  1. "PGA Tour Leaderboard – The Players Championship (May 6 - 9, 2010)". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  2. "Clark finally breaks through with furious final-round rally at the Players". GOLF. 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. Andres, Shakaya (May 11, 2010). "Two unusual first-time events mark The Players Championship". Florida Times-Union. (Jacksonville).
  4. "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  5. "The Players Championship". ESPN. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
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