2010 Players Championship

The 2010 Players Championship was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was contested from May 6–9. It was the 37th Players Championship. Tim Clark won the tournament with a Sunday 67 for his first PGA Tour victory.^[1]

Two unusual events occurred during the Players Championship in 2010. 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, 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.^[2]

Venue

The 2010 Players Championship was the 29th held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Course layout

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Round summaries

First round

Second round

Third round

Final leaderboard

Tim Clark stormed into contention after a bogey free final round 67. Clark made an 8 foot par at 18 and waited in the clubhouse to see if his lead would hold. Lee Westwood, the 54 hole leader, struggled to a 74, including a water ball on the famed 17th hole to end any chances of victory. In the end it came down to Robert Allenby who was 2 back of Clark with 3 holes to play. After just missing an eagle on the par 5 16th, Allenby cut the lead to one with a tap in birdie. Allenby then knocked his tee shot to 10 feet on 17, but again narrowly missed a birdie putt to tie Clark. Allenby had one more chance at 18, but failed to make birdie giving Clark his first PGA Tour victory in his 206th start.

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