2014 Players Championship


The 2014 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 41st Players Championship.
Martin Kaymer opened with a 63, led after each round, and won his first Players, one stroke ahead of runner-up Jim Furyk. It was the first to feature an eight-figure purse, with a winner's share of $1.8 million.
With defending champion and world number one Tiger Woods out of competition due to back surgery in late March, four entered this Players Championship with an opportunity to ascend to the top of the world rankings. World number two Adam Scott needed a 16th-place finish, third-ranked Henrik Stenson a top-six finish, number four Bubba Watson a solo runner-up, and fifth-ranked Matt Kuchar a win. They finished at T38, T34, T48, and T17, respectively, and Woods remained number one.
Due to 82 players making the halfway cut, a second cut was initiated after the third round.
This was the first year for the new playoff format, a three-hole aggregate beginning on the 16th hole, which was not necessary. After a 90-minute rain delay late in the final round, Kaymer finished with a par in near-darkness. If he had bogeyed the final hole, the playoff would have begun on Monday morning.
Kaymer was the fourth European to win the Players, following Sandy Lyle, Sergio García, and Henrik Stenson. A month later he won the U.S. Open at Pinehurst and became the fourth to win the Players and a major in the same calendar year, joining and

Venue

This was the 33rd Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at.

Course layout

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Field

The field consisted of 144 players meeting the following criteria:
;1. Winners of PGA Tour events since last Players
Woody Austin, Bae Sang-moon, Jonas Blixt, Steven Bowditch, Jason Dufner, Ken Duke, Harris English, Matt Every, Bill Haas, Chesson Hadley, Russell Henley, J. B. Holmes, Dustin Johnson, Zach Johnson, Matt Jones, Chris Kirk, Matt Kuchar, Phil Mickelson, Ryan Moore, Noh Seung-yul, Patrick Reed, Justin Rose, Adam Scott, John Senden, Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker, Jordan Spieth, Kevin Stadler, Scott Stallings, Henrik Stenson, Jimmy Walker, Bubba Watson, Boo Weekley, Gary Woodland
;2. Top 125 from previous season's FedEx Cup points list
Stuart Appleby, Aaron Baddeley, Charlie Beljan, Jason Bohn, Keegan Bradley, Scott Brown, Ángel Cabrera, Roberto Castro, Greg Chalmers, Kevin Chappell, K. J. Choi, Stewart Cink, Tim Clark, Erik Compton, Ben Crane, Brian Davis, Brendon de Jonge, Graham DeLaet, Luke Donald, James Driscoll, Ernie Els, Derek Ernst, Martin Flores, Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk, Sergio García, Robert Garrigus, Brian Gay, Lucas Glover, Luke Guthrie, James Hahn, Brian Harman, David Hearn, J. J. Henry, Justin Hicks, Charley Hoffman, Morgan Hoffmann, Billy Horschel, Charles Howell III, John Huh, Fredrik Jacobson, Martin Kaymer, Jerry Kelly, Jason Kokrak, Martin Laird, Lee Dong-hwan, Richard H. Lee, Scott Langley, Marc Leishman, Justin Leonard, David Lingmerth, Jeff Maggert, Hunter Mahan, Graeme McDowell, William McGirt, Rory McIlroy, George McNeill, John Merrick, Bryce Molder, Geoff Ogilvy, Jeff Overton, Ryan Palmer, Pat Perez, Carl Pettersson, D. A. Points, Ted Potter Jr., Ian Poulter, John Rollins, Andrés Romero, Rory Sabbatini, Charl Schwartzel, Kyle Stanley, Brendan Steele, Kevin Streelman, Steve Stricker, Chris Stroud, Brian Stuard, Daniel Summerhays, Josh Teater, Michael Thompson, Nicholas Thompson, Cameron Tringale, Bo Van Pelt, Camilo Villegas, Johnson Wagner, Nick Watney, Lee Westwood, Charlie Wi, Mark Wilson
;3. Top 125 from current season - Medical Extension
Briny Baird, Jonathan Byrd, Retief Goosen, Kevin Na, Shawn Stefani
;4. Major champions from the past five years
Darren Clarke, Louis Oosthuizen, Yang Yong-eun
;5. Players Championship winners from the past five years
;6. WGC winners from the past three years
;7. The Tour Championship winners from the past three years
;8. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking
Thomas Bjørn, Jamie Donaldson, Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Stephen Gallacher, Thongchai Jaidee, Joost Luiten, Hideki Matsuyama, Francesco Molinari
;9. Senior Players champion from prior year
Kenny Perry
;10. Web.com Tour money leader from prior season
Michael Putnam
;11. Money leader during the Web.com Tour Finals
John Peterson
;12. Top 10 current year FedEx Cup points leaders
;13. Remaining positions and alternates filled through current year FedEx Cup standings
Russell Knox, Will MacKenzie
Tiger Woods was recovering from back surgery. This was the third time the defending champion did not compete,
following 1998 and 1983.

Nationalities in the field

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, May 8, 2014
Martin Kaymer tied the course record by shooting a nine-under-par 63. His round included nine birdies including seven on the front nine, setting the nine-hole record with 29. Russell Henley was two strokes back and Bae Sang-moon was three back.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Martin Kaymer63−9
2Russell Henley65−7
3Bae Sang-moon66−6
T4Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño67−5
T4Sergio García67−5
T4Justin Rose67−5
T4Jordan Spieth67−5
T4Scott Stallings67−5
T4Brian Stuard67−5
T4Lee Westwood67−5
T4Gary Woodland67−5

Second round

Friday, May 9, 2014
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Martin Kaymer63-69=132−12
2Jordan Spieth67-66=133−11
3Russell Henley65-71=136−8
T4Jim Furyk70-68=138−6
T4Sergio García67-71=138−6
T4Justin Rose67-71=138−6
T4Lee Westwood67-71=138−6
T4Gary Woodland67-71=138−6
T9Bae Sang-moon66-73=139−5
T9Scott Brown68-71=139−5
T9Brian Davis72-67=139−5
T9Bill Haas68-71=139−5
T9Matt Jones70-69=139−5
T9George McNeill71-68=139−5
T9Kevin Na70-69=139−5
T9Geoff Ogilvy69-70=139−5
T9Charl Schwartzel72-67=139−5
T9John Senden70-69=139−5

Third round

Saturday, May 10, 2014
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Martin Kaymer63-69-72=204−12
T1Jordan Spieth67-66-71=204−12
T3Sergio García67-71-69=207−9
T3John Senden70-69-68=207−9
T5Matt Jones70-69-69=208−8
T5George McNeill71-68-69=208−8
T5Gary Woodland67-71-70=208−8
T8David Hearn70-71-68=209−7
T8Francesco Molinari72-70-67=209−7
T8Justin Rose67-71-71=209−7
T8Lee Westwood67-71-71=209−7

Final round

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Scorecard

Final round
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par453444435454344534
Kaymer−12−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−14−14−15−15−15−15−13−13−13−13
Furyk−7−8−8−9−9−10−10−10−10−11−11−11−11−11−11−12−12−12
García−9−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−11−11−10−11−11−10−10−10−10−11
Rose−7−8−8−9−9−9−9−9−10−9−8−7−7−7−8−8−9−10
Spieth−12−13−13−14−13−13−13−12−12−11−11−11−11−10−9−10−10−10
Hearn−7−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−10−10−10−10−10−9−9−9−9−9
McIlroy−2−2−2−2−2−3−3−4−4−5−6−7−7−6−6−7−8−9
Molinari−8−9−9−9−9−10−9−9−9−10−11−11−11−10−10−10−10−9
Walker−2−3−4−5−5−4−5−5−6−6−8−8−9−9−9−10−10−9
Westwood−7−7−7−7−7−7−8−7−8−8−9−9−9−10−9−9−9−9

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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