Players Championship 2024 PGA Tour picks to win, odds, course history

The flagship event on the PGA Tour’s schedule has arrived, as the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass is once again primed to host the best field in golf for the Players Championship.

Defending champion and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is hoping to build off last week’s win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, but he’ll have to fight off a loaded field that includes Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Max Homa, Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth, among others.

However, the Tour could be in serious trouble if Scheffler’s improved putting — thanks to a new mallet — continues in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Golf course

TPC Sawgrass | Par 72 | 7,275 yards

Course history

Betting odds

Picks to win

Will Zalatoris hits his drive on the tenth tee during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports

Cameron Young (25/1): T-36

Matt Fitzpatrick (28/1): MC

Will Zalatoris (28/1): T-4

Jason Day (35/1): T-36

Jake Knapp (55/1): T-57

Nothing to write home about, but we were feeling really good when Zalatoris had a large lead late Saturday afternoon. Let’s see if we can get a winner at the Players.

Max Homa of the United States plays his shot from the sixth tee during the third round of THE PLAYERS Championship on THE PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 11, 2023 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Homa missed the cut at the WM Phoenix Open in February but has since bounced back with finishes of T-16 (Genesis…