2018 Players Championship - wikipedia 2018 Players Championship This article is about the golf tournament. For the curling tournament, see 2018 Players ' Championship. 2018 Players Championship Tournament information Dates May 10 -- 13, 2018 Location Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Course ( s ) TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course Tour ( s ) PGA Tour Statistics Par 72 Length 7,189 yards ( 6,574 m ) Field 144 players, 80 after first cut 71 after second cut Cut 143 ( − 1 ) Prize fund $ 10.5 million Winner 's share $1.89 million Champion Webb Simpson 270 ( − 18 ) ← 2017 2019 → TPC Sawgrass Location in the United States TPC Sawgrass Location in Florida The 2018 Players Championship was held from May 10 -- 13 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. It was the 45th edition, and the 37th edition held at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. The tournament was won by Webb Simpson. Contents 1 Venue 1.1 Course layout 2 Field 2.1 Nationalities in the field 2.2 Past champions in the field 2.2. 1 Made the cut 2.2. 2 Missed the cut 3 Round summaries 3.1 First round 3.2 Second round 3.3 Third round 3.4 Final round 3.4. 1 Scorecard 4 References 5 External links Venue Main article : TPC at Sawgrass Course layout The 2018 Players Championship Tee Rating / Slope 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total Yards 76.4 / 155 423 532 177 384 471 393 451 237 583 3,651 424 558 302 181 481 470 523 137 462 3,538 7,189 Par 5 5 36 5 5 36 72 Field The field consists of 144 players meeting the following criteria : 1. Winners of PGA Tour events since last Players Ryan Armour, Daniel Berger ( 2, 9 ), Patrick Cantlay ( 2, 9 ), Austin Cook, Jason Day ( 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 ), Bryson DeChambeau ( 2, 9 ), Jason Dufner ( 2, 4, 8 ), Brice Garnett, Billy Horschel ( 2 ), Dustin Johnson ( 2, 4, 7, 9, 13 ), Kim Si - woo ( 2, 5, 9 ), Kevin Kisner ( 2, 9 ), Patton Kizzire ( 2, 13 ), Satoshi Kodaira ( 9 ), Brooks Koepka ( 2, 4, 9 ), Andrew Landry ( 13 ), Marc Leishman ( 2, 8, 9 ), Hideki Matsuyama ( 2, 7, 9 ), Rory McIlroy ( 2, 4, 6, 8, 9 ), Phil Mickelson ( 2, 4, 7, 9, 13 ), Grayson Murray ( 2 ), Pat Perez ( 2, 9 ), Scott Piercy ( 2 ), Ted Potter Jr., Ian Poulter ( 2, 9 ), Jon Rahm ( 2, 9, 13 ), Patrick Reed ( 2, 4, 9, 13 ), Justin Rose ( 2, 4, 9, 13 ), Xander Schauffele ( 2, 6, 9 ), Jordan Spieth ( 2, 4, 6, 9 ), Kyle Stanley ( 2, 9 ), Brendan Steele ( 2, 9 ), Henrik Stenson ( 2, 4, 9 ), Chris Stroud ( 2 ), Justin Thomas ( 2, 4, 9, 13 ), Jhonattan Vegas ( 2 ), Bubba Watson ( 2, 4, 9, 13 ), Gary Woodland ( 2, 9 ) Paul Casey ( 2, 9 ) did not play due to injury. 2. Top 125 from previous season 's FedEx Cup points list An Byeong - hun, Blayne Barber, Ryan Blaum, Jonas Blixt, Dominic Bozzelli, Keegan Bradley, Scott Brown, Wesley Bryan, Rafael Cabrera - Bello ( 9 ), Chad Campbell, Bud Cauley, Kevin Chappell ( 9 ), Stewart Cink, Harris English, Derek Fathauer, Tony Finau ( 9, 13 ), Martin Flores, Rickie Fowler ( 5, 9 ), Sergio García ( 4, 9 ), Robert Garrigus, Brian Gay, Lucas Glover, Branden Grace ( 9 ), Cody Gribble, Emiliano Grillo, Bill Haas, Adam Hadwin ( 9 ), James Hahn, Brian Harman ( 9 ), Russell Henley ( 9 ), J.J. Henry, Charley Hoffman ( 9 ), J.B. Holmes, Charles Howell III, Mackenzie Hughes, John Huh, Zach Johnson ( 4 ), Kang Sung - hoon, Michael Kim, Kim Meen - whee, Chris Kirk, Russell Knox ( 7 ), Jason Kokrak, Kelly Kraft, Matt Kuchar ( 9 ), Anirban Lahiri, Martin Laird, Danny Lee, David Lingmerth ( 8 ), Luke List, Jamie Lovemark, Ben Martin, William McGirt ( 8 ), Francesco Molinari ( 9 ), Ryan Moore, Kevin Na, Geoff Ogilvy, Sean O'Hair, Louis Oosthuizen ( 9 ), Rod Pampling, Pan Cheng - tsung, D.A. Points, Chez Reavie, Patrick Rodgers, Rory Sabbatini, Ollie Schniederjans, Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott ( 7 ), Webb Simpson ( 9 ), Cameron Smith ( 9 ), Brandt Snedeker, J.J. Spaun, Scott Stallings, Robert Streb, Kevin Streelman, Steve Stricker, Hudson Swafford, Nick Taylor, Vaughn Taylor, Kevin Tway, Tyrone van Aswegen, Harold Varner III, Jimmy Walker ( 4 ), Nick Watney, Richy Werenski Graham DeLaet, Luke Donald, Brandon Hagy, Jim Herman, Morgan Hoffmann, and Camilo Villegas did not play. Noh Seung - yul was unable to compete due to a military obligation in South Korea. 3. Top 125 ( medical ) Ryan Palmer, Michael Thompson 4. Major champions from the past five years Martin Kaymer ( 5 ), Danny Willett 5. Players Championship winners from the past five years Tiger Woods 6. The Tour Championship winners from the past three years 7. World Golf Championship winners from the past three years Shane Lowry 8. Memorial Tournament and Arnold Palmer Invitational winners from the past three years 9. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Ross Fisher, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Alexander Lévy, Li Haotong, Alexander Norén 10. Senior Players champion from prior year Scott McCarron 11. Web.com Tour money leader from prior season Chesson Hadley ( 12 ) 12. Money leader during the Web.com Tour Finals 13. Top 10 current year FedEx Cup points leaders 14. Remaining positions and alternates filled through current year FedEx Cup standings Brandon Harkins, Tom Hoge, Beau Hossler, Keith Mitchell, Trey Mullinax Nationalities in the field North America ( 99 ) South America ( 2 ) Europe ( 21 ) Oceania ( 7 ) Asia ( 10 ) Africa ( 5 ) Canada ( 3 ) Argentina ( 1 ) England ( 7 ) Australia ( 6 ) China ( 1 ) South Africa ( 5 ) United States ( 96 ) Venezuela ( 1 ) Northern Ireland ( 1 ) New Zealand ( 1 ) India ( 1 ) Scotland ( 2 ) Japan ( 2 ) Ireland ( 1 ) South Korea ( 4 ) France ( 1 ) Taiwan ( 1 ) Germany ( 1 ) Thailand ( 1 ) Italy ( 1 ) Spain ( 3 ) Sweden ( 4 ) Past champions in the field Made the cut Player Country Year ( s ) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Place Jason Day Australia 2016 69 67 71 68 275 − 13 T5 Tiger Woods United States 2001, 2013 72 71 65 69 277 − 11 T11 Adam Scott Australia 69 68 72 68 277 − 11 T11 Matt Kuchar United States 2012 66 71 71 70 278 − 10 T17 Henrik Stenson Sweden 2009 68 70 71 70 279 − 9 T23 Kim Si - woo South Korea 2017 67 72 74 72 285 − 3 T63 Sergio García Spain 2008 68 69 75 76 288 70 Source : Missed the cut Player Country Year won R1 R2 Total To par Rickie Fowler United States 2015 74 71 145 + 1 Martin Kaymer Germany 2014 71 74 145 + 1 Phil Mickelson United States 2007 79 73 152 + 8 Source : Round summaries First round Thursday, May 10, 2018 Kim Si - woo shot 67 ( − 5 ), the lowest first round score by a defending champion since the event moved to Florida ; six players were a shot better at 66. Place Player Country Score To par T1 Patrick Cantlay United States 66 − 6 Chesson Hadley United States Dustin Johnson United States Matt Kuchar United States Alexander Norén Sweden Webb Simpson United States T7 Kim Si - woo South Korea 67 − 5 Andrew Landry United States Keith Mitchell United States Rory Sabbatini South Africa Steve Stricker United States Jhonattan Vegas Venezuela Source : Second round Friday, May 11, 2018 Webb Simpson tied the course record with a round of 63 ( − 9 ) to open up a five - shot lead. Simpson had six consecutive birdies on holes 11 -- 16 which also tied a tournament record. He was 11 - under on his round until his tee shot found the water on the par - 3 17th and made double bogey. His score of 129 ( − 15 ) after 36 holes tied Jason Day ( 2016 ) for the tournament record, while his five - shot lead set a new record. For the second consecutive year, at least eighty players made the 36 - hole cut, which invoked a 54 - hole cut. Place Player Country Score To par Webb Simpson United States 66 - 63 = 129 − 15 T2 Patrick Cantlay United States 66 - 68 = 134 − 10 Danny Lee New Zealand 68 - 66 = 134 Charl Schwartzel South Africa 68 - 66 = 134 T5 Chesson Hadley United States 66 - 69 = 135 − 9 Charles Howell III United States 68 - 67 = 135 Alexander Norén Sweden 66 - 69 = 135 T8 Jason Day Australia 69 - 67 = 136 − 8 Xander Schauffele United States 68 - 68 = 136 Steve Stricker United States 67 - 69 = 136 Source : Third round Saturday, May 12, 2018 Place Player Country Score To par Webb Simpson United States 66 - 63 - 68 = 197 − 19 Danny Lee New Zealand 68 - 66 - 70 = 204 − 12 Dustin Johnson United States 66 - 71 - 69 = 206 − 10 T4 Jason Day Australia 69 - 67 - 71 = 207 − 9 Jason Dufner United States 72 - 69 - 66 = 207 Xander Schauffele United States 68 - 68 - 71 = 207 Charl Schwartzel South Africa 68 - 66 - 73 = 207 Jimmy Walker United States 69 - 68 - 70 = 207 T9 Patrick Cantlay United States 66 - 68 - 74 = 208 − 8 Tommy Fleetwood England 69 - 71 - 68 = 208 Matt Kuchar United States 66 - 71 - 71 = 208 Ian Poulter England 70 - 69 - 69 = 208 Jordan Spieth United States 75 - 68 - 65 = 208 Harold Varner III United States 71 - 67 - 70 = 208 Tiger Woods United States 72 - 71 - 65 = 208 Source : Final round Sunday, May 13, 2018 Place Player Country Score To par Money ( $ ) Webb Simpson United States 66 - 63 - 68 - 73 = 270 − 18 1,980,000 T2 Xander Schauffele United States 68 - 68 - 71 - 67 = 274 − 14 821,333 Charl Schwartzel South Africa 68 - 66 - 73 - 67 = 274 Jimmy Walker United States 69 - 68 - 70 - 67 = 274 T5 Jason Day Australia 69 - 67 - 71 - 68 = 275 − 13 418,000 Jason Dufner United States 72 - 69 - 66 - 68 = 275 T7 Keegan Bradley United States 69 - 69 - 72 - 66 = 276 − 12 331,375 Tommy Fleetwood England 69 - 71 - 68 - 68 = 276 Danny Lee New Zealand 68 - 66 - 70 - 72 = 276 Harold Varner III United States 71 - 67 - 70 - 68 = 276 Source : Scorecard Final round Hole 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Par 5 5 5 5 Simpson − 19 − 19 − 19 − 19 − 19 − 19 − 20 − 19 − 19 − 18 − 19 − 19 − 19 − 19 − 19 − 20 − 20 − 18 Schauffele − 9 − 10 − 10 − 11 − 11 − 11 − 10 − 10 − 11 − 11 − 12 − 13 − 13 − 13 − 13 − 13 − 13 − 14 Schwartzel − 9 − 10 − 9 − 9 − 9 − 9 − 10 − 10 − 10 − 10 − 10 − 11 − 12 − 12 − 12 − 13 − 13 − 14 Walker − 9 − 10 − 10 − 10 − 10 − 11 − 11 − 11 − 11 − 11 − 12 − 13 − 14 − 14 − 14 − 14 − 14 − 14 Day − 9 − 10 − 10 − 11 − 11 − 11 − 11 − 11 − 13 − 13 − 13 − 13 − 13 − 13 − 13 − 13 − 13 − 13 Dufner − 10 − 11 − 11 − 11 − 11 − 12 − 13 − 12 − 13 − 13 − 14 − 14 − 14 − 14 − 14 − 14 − 14 − 13 Lee − 12 − 13 − 14 − 14 − 14 − 14 − 14 − 14 − 14 − 14 − 14 − 13 − 13 − 13 − 13 − 12 − 12 − 12 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Source : References Jump up ^ Murray, Ewan ( March 13, 2018 ). `` Webb Simpson wins Players Championship as Woods ' charge stalls ''. The Guardian. Retrieved May 23, 2018. Jump up ^ `` 2015 -- 16 PGA Tour Player Handbook & Tournament Regulations '' ( PDF ). October 5, 2015. Jump up ^ Beall, Joel ( May 9, 2018 ). `` Players Championship 2018 : Paul Casey withdraws with back injury ''. Golf Digest. Retrieved May 10, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` The Players Championship : Leaderboard ''. ESPN. May 13, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Simpson ties course record with 9 - under 63 ''. PGA Tour. May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018. 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