2020 Players Championship


The 2020 Players Championship was the 47th edition of Players Championship. It was scheduled to be held March 12–15, 2020 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, but was canceled by the PGA Tour after day one in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; the tour had earlier announced that the tournament would proceed behind closed doors for the remaining three days. Hideki Matsuyama held a two stroke lead after the first round having equaled the course record of 63, nine under par.
Half the $15 million purse was split equally among the players who competed, giving each golfer a $52,000 share of the money.
The event was not included in the revised schedule announced in early April 2020.

Venue

Course layout

Field

The field consists of 144 players meeting the following criteria:
;1. Winners of PGA Tour events since last Players
Patrick Cantlay, Paul Casey, Cameron Champ, Corey Conners, Tyler Duncan, Dylan Frittelli, Lanto Griffin, Tyrrell Hatton, Jim Herman, Max Homa, Viktor Hovland, Im Sung-jae, Kang Sung-hoon, Kevin Kisner, Brooks Koepka, Andrew Landry, Nate Lashley, Marc Leishman, Shane Lowry, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, Sebastián Muñoz, Kevin Na, Joaquín Niemann, Ryan Palmer, J. T. Poston, Jon Rahm, Chez Reavie, Patrick Reed, Adam Scott, Webb Simpson, Cameron Smith, Nick Taylor, Justin Thomas, Brendon Todd, Matthew Wolff, Gary Woodland
;2. Top 125 from previous season's FedEx Cup points list
An Byeong-hun, Abraham Ancer, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Ryan Armour, Aaron Baddeley, Keegan Bradley, Scott Brown, Sam Burns, Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Bud Cauley, Wyndham Clark, Joel Dahmen, Jason Day, Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Every, Tony Finau, Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk, Sergio García, Brice Garnett, Brian Gay, Lucas Glover, Talor Gooch, Branden Grace, Emiliano Grillo, Chesson Hadley, Adam Hadwin, Brian Harman, Russell Henley, Charley Hoffman, J. B. Holmes, Billy Horschel, Charles Howell III, Mackenzie Hughes, Dustin Johnson, Matt Jones, Kim Si-woo, Patton Kizzire, Russell Knox, Jason Kokrak, Matt Kuchar, Martin Laird, Danny Lee, Lee Kyoung-hoon, Luke List, Adam Long, Peter Malnati, Hideki Matsuyama, Denny McCarthy, Troy Merritt, Phil Mickelson, Keith Mitchell, Francesco Molinari, Ryan Moore, Louis Oosthuizen, Carlos Ortiz, Pat Perez, Scott Piercy, Ian Poulter, Andrew Putnam, Patrick Rodgers, Justin Rose, Sam Ryder, Rory Sabbatini, Xander Schauffele, Adam Schenk, Roger Sloan, Brandt Snedeker, J. J. Spaun, Jordan Spieth, Scott Stallings, Kyle Stanley, Henrik Stenson, Sepp Straka, Kevin Streelman, Chris Stroud, Brian Stuard, Vaughn Taylor, Michael Thompson, Cameron Tringale, Kevin Tway, Harold Varner III, Jhonattan Vegas, Nick Watney, Bubba Watson, Danny Willett, Aaron Wise
;3. Top 125
Daniel Berger, Bronson Burgoon
;4. Major champions from the past five years
Zach Johnson, Jimmy Walker
;5. Players Championship winners from the past five years
;6. The Tour Championship winners from 2017 and 2018; FedEx Cup champion for 2018–19 season
;7. World Golf Championship winners from the past three years
;8. Memorial Tournament and Arnold Palmer Invitational winners from the past three years
Jason Dufner
;9. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Jazz Janewattananond, Victor Perez, Erik van Rooyen, Matt Wallace, Bernd Wiesberger
;10. Senior Players champion from prior year
Retief Goosen
;11. Korn Ferry Tour points leader from prior season
Scottie Scheffler
;12. Points leader during the Korn Ferry Tour Finals
;13. Top 10 current year FedEx Cup points leaders
;14. Remaining positions and alternates filled through current year FedEx Cup standings

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parPlace
Kim Si-woo20176565−7
Webb Simpson20186868−4
Matt Kuchar20127070−2
Adam Scott20047070−2
Sergio García20087171−1
Rory McIlroy20197272E
Henrik Stenson20097474+2
Phil Mickelson20077575+3
Rickie Fowler20157676+4
Jason Day20167676+4

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 12, 2020
Hideki Matsuyama tied the course record with a score of 63. Following the round, the PGA Tour canceled the remainder of the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Hideki Matsuyama63−9
T2Christiaan Bezuidenhout65−7
T2Harris English65−7
T2Kim Si-woo65−7
T5Patrick Cantlay67−5
T5Marc Leishman67−5
T7Daniel Berger68−4
T7Rafa Cabrera-Bello68−4
T7Cameron Champ68−4
T7Corey Conners68−4
T7Jason Dufner68−4
T7Jim Herman68−4
T7Viktor Hovland68−4
T7Nate Lashley68−4
T7Graeme McDowell68−4
T7Keith Mitchell68−4
T7Collin Morikawa68−4
T7Rory Sabbatini68−4
T7Scottie Scheffler68−4
T7Webb Simpson68−4
T7Michael Thompson68−4

Scorecard of Hideki Matsuyama
Hole101112131415161718 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Par454344534453444435
Matsuyama−1−2−3−4−4−4−3−3−3−3−4−4−4−5−6−7−7−9