The field for the 2024 Players Championship is set, with 144 golfers filling up the tee sheet.
There are 23 golfers, however, who are entered in the tournament for the first time. There’s a good chance many of them have played the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, before but this is the first time they’ll face tournament pressure there.
Four of them made the field by virtue of winning on the PGA Tour this season.
Everyone in the field has their eyes on the big prize, as the Players has the most official money up for grabs on the PGA Tour, with a $25 million total purse and a $4.5 million first-place prize. (The Tour Championship’s $75 million pool and $18 million first-place check is all considered bonus money and doesn’t count towards a players on-course official money earnings).
So without further ado, here is the list of 23 newbies teeing it up at the demanding, 7,275-yard test that is TPC Sawgrass this week. The golfers are listed in alphabetical order.
Ludvig Aberg lines up his putt on the fifth hole during the third round of the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. (Photo: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)
Akshay Bhatia putts on the 16th hole during the 2024 WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Photo: Joe Rondone/The Arizona Republic)
Alexander Bjork tees off on the 17th hole of the Pete Dye Stadium Course during the final round of the 2024 American Express at PGA West in La Quinta, California. (Photo: Andy Abeyta/Desert Sun)
Nick Dunlap hits his chip shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
Austin Eckroat tees off on the 15th hole at the 2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches at PGA National. (Photo: Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post)
Harry Hall watches his bunker shot on the sixth green during the first round of the 2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches at PGA National. (Photo: Jeff Romance/Palm Beach Post)
Ryo Hisatsune o the 18th green during the first round of the 2024 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. (Photo: Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports)
Nicolai Hojgaard plays a shot on the 13th hole during the first round of the 2024 Genesis Invitational. (Photo: Jason Parkhurst-USA TODAY Sports)
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