PGA Tour Brunch | The PLAYERS | Final
PGA Tour Brunch Coverage of the Final Round of 2023 PLAYERS
By TERRY LYONS
PONTE VEDRA BEACH - Red hot Scottie Scheffler holds his seventh career 54-hole lead/co-lead on Tour with a (65). His career low at The PLAYERS provided him with a two shot lead going into today’s final round.
Min Woo Lee, currently trailing Scheffler but in the final pairing today, seeks to become the third player in tournament history to make The PLAYERS their first career Tour title.
Having missed five consecutive cuts entering the week, Cam Davis birdied Nos. 17 and 18 and sits solo third at 206 (-10).
Tom Hoge set a new course record at The PLAYERS Stadium Course with a 10-under (62).
Aaron Rai aced the par-3 17th hole, marking the first PLAYERS Championship with multiple aces at No. 17.
Third-round scoring average of 69.573 marks the lowest scoring average in any round in the history of The PLAYERS.
The PLAYERS | 54-Hole Leaderboard
Scottie Scheffler 68-69-65—202 (-14)
Min Woo Lee 68-70-66—204 (-12)
Cam Davis 69-70-67—206 (-10)
Tommy Fleetwood 72-70-65—207 (-9)
Aaron Rai 73-69-65—207 (-9)
Chad Ramey 64-75-68—207 (-9)
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 68-70-69—207 (-9)
The PLAYERS | Tournament Facts
COURSE: TPC Sawgrass - THE PLAYERS Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
YARDS/PAR: 7,256 yards/Par 72
ARCHITECTS: Pete Dye
PRIZE Money - Purse: $25,000,000 with Winner: $4,500,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Cameron Smith
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 600
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @THEPLAYERSChamp
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
The PLAYERS | The Basics
The Tee Times for R-4 at TPC Sawgrass began today at 7:45am (ET) and will go until Scottie Scheffler and Min Woo Lee tee-off at 1:45pm (ET).
Weather: Final round will see sunny to mostly sunny skies with temperatures starting at 60-degrees but rising to 81-degrees by 3pm (ET). Winds 10-12 mph with humidity dropping from 81% to 45% as final round progresses. There’s a 15% chance of rain.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Info: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at Noon (ET) on Monday
The PLAYERS : Tee Times and Leaderboard
Tee Times: (link)
Tournament Leaderboard: (link)
What They’re Saying
Scottie Scheffler’s Well-Rounded Game (PGATourCom)
Hoge Booked Flight then Shot TPC Sawgrass Record (Golf.com)
Scheffler, Hoge and Rai highlight the Third Round (Golf Week/USA)
How to Watch - The PLAYERS | R-4 (Golf.com)
Final Round Coverage:
ESPN+Streaming - Coverage began at 7:40am (ET)
Golf Channel - Live from The PLAYERS until NBC Coverage begins at 1:00pm (ET)
NBC Sports and Peacock - Final Round Coverage at 1:00pm (ET) to 6:00pm (ET)
Sirius XM | PGA Tour/The PLAYERS Radio - Coverage begins at 12 Noon
On This Day in Golf History
March 12, 1978 - Tom Weiskopf withstood a furious challenge from Jack Nicklaus to edge the Golden Bear by one shot on the final green of a 36-hole final day at the Doral-Eastern Open in Miami. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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