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Players Championship 2016: Favorites, Sleepers and Tournament Preview
- Updated: May 9, 2016
The Players Championship is often referred to as the fifth major because of its prominence on the PGA Tour.
It is not the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open or PGA Championship, but this tournament regularly brings out the best players on the tour, and golf fans often see the best golf of the year at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
It’s a huge tournament that is worth 600 FedEx Cup points to the winner, and it is always one of the most anticipated events of the year.
Dramatic finishes are often the rule at the Players Championship, and Rickie Fowler authored one of the most memorable last year when he came back from a five-shot deficit with six holes to play and emerged victorious in a three-man playoff with Sergio Garcia and Kevin Kisner.
Fowler will be back to defend his title, but he has not won a tournament in the United States since last September. Jordan Spieth will compete at the Players, and this is his first tournament appearance since his Masters meltdown in April. Danny Willett, who won that tournament when Spieth collapsed on the back nine in the final round, will also compete.
Adam Scott, the No. 1 player in FedEx Cup points will be in the field, as will Rory McIlroy, Bubba Watson, Jason Day, Hideki Matsuyama, Henrik Stenson, Kevin Na, Justin Rose and Phil Mickelson.
However, it’s …
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