2007 Players Championship

The 2007 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held May 10–13 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 34th Players Championship and was won by Phil Mickelson, two strokes ahead of runner-up Sergio García.[2]

2007 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 10–13, 2007
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,215 yards (6,597 m)[1]
Field145 players, 79 after cut
Cut149 (+5)
Prize fund$9.0 million
Winner's share$1.62 million
Champion
Phil Mickelson
277 (−11)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

With the new PGA Tour season arrangement in 2007, the tournament was played in May for the first time and concluded on Mother's Day. Previous tournaments were typically played in late March, two weeks before the Masters Tournament.

Defending champion Stephen Ames missed the 36-hole cut by seven strokes.

Venue
Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the 26th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The renovated course was lengthened 117 yards (107 m) from the previous year to 7,215 yards (6,597 m).[1]

Course layout
The 2007 Players Championship
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards n/a 4235321773844713934422375833,642 4245583581814814495231374623,5737,215
Par 45344443536 4543445343672

Field

Robert Allenby, Stephen Ames, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Woody Austin, Eric Axley, Paul Azinger, Aaron Baddeley, Briny Baird, Rich Beem, Shane Bertsch, Jason Bohn, David Branshaw, Olin Browne, Bart Bryant, Jonathan Byrd, Mark Calcavecchia, Chad Campbell, Michael Campbell, Paul Casey, K. J. Choi, Daniel Chopra, Stewart Cink, Tim Clark, Darren Clarke, José Cóceres, Chris Couch, Ben Curtis, Brian Davis, Chris DiMarco, Luke Donald, Ken Duke, Joe Durant, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Niclas Fasth, Steve Flesch, Harrison Frazar, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Sergio García, Robert Garrigus, Brian Gay, Lucas Glover, Mathew Goggin, Retief Goosen, Jason Gore, Jeff Gove, Paul Goydos, Nathan Green, Mathias Grönberg, Bill Haas, Todd Hamilton, Pádraig Harrington, J. P. Hayes, J. J. Henry, Tim Herron, Charley Hoffman, J. B. Holmes, Charles Howell III, David Howell, Ryuji Imada, Trevor Immelman, Freddie Jacobson, Richard S. Johnson, Zach Johnson, Kent Jones, Robert Karlsson, Jerry Kelly, Anthony Kim, Cliff Kresge, Doug LaBelle II, Bernhard Langer, Stephen Leaney, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, Frank Lickliter, Peter Lonard, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Will MacKenzie, Jeff Maggert, Hunter Mahan, John Mallinger, Steve Marino, Daisuke Maruyama, Shigeki Maruyama, Troy Matteson, Billy Mayfair, Rocco Mediate, Shaun Micheel, Phil Mickelson, Colin Montgomerie, Ryan Moore, Sean O'Hair, Nick O'Hern, Arron Oberholser, Joe Ogilvie, Geoff Ogilvy, José María Olazábal, Greg Owen, Ryan Palmer, Rod Pampling, Jesper Parnevik, Corey Pavin, Pat Perez, Craig Perks, Tom Pernice Jr., Kenny Perry, Carl Pettersson, Ian Poulter, Ted Purdy, Brett Quigley, Jeff Quinney, John Rollins, Rory Sabbatini, Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott, John Senden, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Heath Slocum, Jeff Sluman, Brandt Snedeker, Henrik Stenson, Steve Stricker, Kevin Sutherland, Vaughn Taylor, David Toms, D. J. Trahan, Kirk Triplett, Bo Van Pelt, Scott Verplank, Camilo Villegas, Bobby Wadkins, Charles Warren, Nick Watney, Bubba Watson, Boo Weekley, Mike Weir, Brett Wetterich, Dean Wilson, Mark Wilson, Tiger Woods

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, May 10, 2007

In gusty winds, a record 50 balls found the water at the 17th hole, which broke the single-round tournament record of 45 set in 2000.[3]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Phil Mickelson United States67−5
Rory Sabbatini South Africa
3Chris DiMarco United States68−4
4Peter Lonard Australia69−3
T5Jason Gore United States70−2
Tom Lehman United States
Rod Pampling Australia
Carl Pettersson Sweden
T9Rich Beem United States71−1
K. J. Choi South Korea
Brian Davis England
Jim Furyk United States
Retief Goosen South Africa
Nathan Green Australia
J. P. Hayes United States
Jeff Quinney United States

Source[3]

Second round

Friday, May 11, 2007

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Phil Mickelson United States67-72=139−5
2Nathan Green Australia71-69=140−4
T3Peter Lonard Australia69-72=141−3
Sean O'Hair United States72-69=141
Rod Pampling Australia70-71=141
Carl Pettersson Sweden70-71=141
T7Chris DiMarco United States68-74=142−2
Tom Pernice, Jr. United States74-68=142
T9Stewart Cink United States74-69=143−1
José Cóceres Argentina73-70=143
Jim Furyk United States71-72=143
Mathew Goggin Australia72-71=143
Tom Lehman United States70-73=143
Rocco Mediate United States72-71=143
Kirk Triplett United States75-68=143

Source[4]

Third round

Saturday, May 12, 2007

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Sean O'Hair United States72-69-66=207−9
2Phil Mickelson United States67-72-69=208−8
T3Peter Lonard Australia69-72-68=209−7
Jeff Quinney United States71-74-64=209
T5Aaron Baddeley Australia72-72-67=211−5
José Cóceres Argentina73-70-68=211
Chris DiMarco United States68-74-69=211
Luke Donald England74-72-65=211
Carl Pettersson Sweden70-71-70=211
T10Tim Clark South Africa73-72-67=212−4
J. P. Hayes United States71-73-68=212
Geoff Ogilvy Australia74-71-67=212

Source:[5]

Final round

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Phil Mickelson won his first Players Championship after shooting a final round 69 to pass 54-hole leader Sean O'Hair. Mickelson birdied his first two holes and made his lone bogey at the 18th hole after the tournament was locked up. O'Hair was two strokes behind Mickelson as they headed to the infamous par-3 17th hole, but he hit two balls in the water going after the tucked pin on the island green for a quadruple bogey. O'Hair also bogeyed the final hole, and the mistakes dropped him from second to eleventh place, costing him $747,000 in prize money.[2]

Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Phil Mickelson United States67-72-69-69=277−111,620,000
2Sergio García Spain73-73-67-66=279−9972,000
T3Stewart Cink United States74-69-71-66=280−8522,000
José María Olazábal Spain78-66-69-67=280
5José Cóceres Argentina73-70-68-70=281−7360,000
T6J. P. Hayes United States71-73-68-70=282−6281,700
Robert Karlsson Sweden77-68-71-66=282
Peter Lonard Australia69-72-68-73=282
Jeff Quinney United States71-74-64-73=282
Adam Scott (c) Australia74-71-70-67=282

Source:[6]

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par453444435454344534
Mickelson−9−10−10−10−10−10−11−11−11−11−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−11
García−3−4−4−5−4−4−4−4−4−5−5−5−5−6−7−8−9−9
Cink−2−3−3−3−3−3−4−4−4−5−5−5−6−6−6−7−7−8
Olazábal−2−3−3−3−3−3−4−4−5−6−7−8−8−8−7−8−8−8
Cóceres−4−4−4−5−5−5−4−4−4−4−5−5−5−5−5−6−7−7
O'Hair −9 −10−10−10−10−10−10−10−11−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−6−5

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[7]

References
  1. Ferguson, Doug (May 14, 2007). "Players Championship". Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). Associated Press. p. 2C.
  2. Ferguson, Doug (May 14, 2007). "Lefty's all right". Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). Associated Press. p. 1C.
  3. "Brash Sabbatini scores with gusto at gusty TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 11, 2007. p. C2.
  4. Ferguson, Doug (May 12, 2007). "Phil's riding dry and high". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. B2.
  5. Ferguson, Doug (May 13, 2007). "Scare at No. 17 doesn't faze O'Hair". Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). Associated Press. p. 1C.
  6. "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  7. "The Players Championship". ESPN. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
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