It’s not major golf season yet, but the biggest tournament of the year so far is on deck this week: The 2023 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. The 1st round tees off on Thursday morning from Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Below, we look at the 2023 Players Championship odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.
It’s another star-studded field this week in Florida after a thrilling finish to the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill on Sunday, which featured a' loaded leaderboard as a designated event. The Players Championship is widely viewed as the 5th major and it features a major-type field with 43 of the top 50 players in the world teeing it up – led by Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Justin Thomas. The defending champion, Cam Smith, is in LIV Golf and will not be in the field.
TPC Sawgrass is a getable course if the weather cooperates, with the winning score typically ranging from 12-under to 18-under. Last year in tough conditions, Smith won at 13-under par 275. Players of all types have won here before, from short and accurate hitters to bombers like McIlroy and Thomas. It’s 7,275 yards and a par 72, requiring proper placement off the tee to set up an abundance of tricky second shots.