2010 Players Championship


The 2010 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 37th Players Championship.
Tim Clark won with a 67 on Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory, one stroke ahead of Robert Allenby.
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.
Defending champion Henrik Stenson missed the 36-hole cut by a stroke.

Venue

This was the 29th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at.

Course layout

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, Cameron Beckman, Jason Bohn, Stewart Cink, Ben Crane, Ernie Els, Jim Furyk, Brian Gay, Lucas Glover, Nathan Green, Bill Haas, Dustin Johnson, Zach Johnson, Matt Kuchar, Martin Laird, Derek Lamely, Hunter Mahan, Troy Matteson, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Ryan Moore, Geoff Ogilvy, Ryan Palmer, Kenny Perry, Ian Poulter, John Rollins, Rory Sabbatini, Heath Slocum, Henrik Stenson, Bo Van Pelt, Camilo Villegas, Tiger Woods, Yang Yong-eun
;2. Top 30 from previous season's FedEx Cup points list
Ángel Cabrera, Luke Donald, Jason Dufner, Pádraig Harrington, Jerry Kelly, Marc Leishman, Steve Marino, Kevin Na, Sean O'Hair, John Senden, David Toms, Scott Verplank, Nick Watney, Mike Weir
;3. Top 125 from previous season's PGA Tour money list
Michael Allen, Robert Allenby, Woody Austin, Aaron Baddeley, Briny Baird, Ricky Barnes, Matt Bettencourt, Michael Bradley, Jonathan Byrd, Mark Calcavecchia, Chad Campbell, Paul Casey, Alex Čejka, Greg Chalmers, K. J. Choi, Daniel Chopra, Tim Clark, Ben Curtis, Brian Davis, Jason Day, James Driscoll, Bob Estes, Steve Flesch, Harrison Frazar, Sergio García, Mathew Goggin, Paul Goydos, J. J. Henry, Charley Hoffman, J. B. Holmes, Charles Howell III, Ryuji Imada, Fredrik 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, Webb Simpson, Vijay Singh, 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
;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
Jay Haas

Nationalities in the field

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, May 6, 2010
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Robert Allenby66−6
T1J. B. Holmes66−6
T3Jason Bohn67−5
T3Ben Crane67−5
T3Luke Donald67−5
T3Ryuji Imada67−5
T3Ryan Moore67−5
T3Kenny Perry67−5
T3Heath Slocum67−5
T3Lee Westwood67−5

Second round

Friday, May 7, 2010
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lee Westwood67-65=132−12
T2Ryuji Imada67-66=133−11
T2Francesco Molinari68-65=133−11
T2Heath Slocum67-66=133−11
5Lucas Glover70-65=135−9
T6Robert Allenby66-70=136−8
T6Ben Crane67-69=136−8
T6Luke Donald67-69=136−8
T6Charley Hoffman68-68=136−8
T10K. J. Choi69-68=137−7
T10Paul Goydos69-68=137−7
T10Bill Haas68-69=137−7
T10Davis Love III69-68=137−7
T10Graeme McDowell72-65=137−7
T10Ryan Moore67-70=137−7
T10John Rollins68-69=137−7
T10Bo Van Pelt68-69=137−7

Third round

Saturday, May 8, 2010
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lee Westwood67-65-70=202−14
2Robert Allenby66-70-67=203−13
T3Ben Crane67-69-68=204−12
T3Lucas Glover70-65-69=204−12
T3Francesco Molinari68-65-71=204−12
T6Tim Clark68-71-66=205−11
T6Charley Hoffman68-68-69=205−11
T6Heath Slocum67-66-72=205−11
T6Chris Stroud70-69-66=205−11
10Bo Van Pelt68-69-69=206−10

Final round

Sunday, May 9, 2010
Three strokes back, Tim Clark shot a bogey-free final round 67, ending with an 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 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.

Scorecard

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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