players championship history
players championship history
Your Players Championship tickets are waiting for you. The Players Championship, known as the “5th Major” to many in the world of golf, is held on the course at Sawgrass Country Club, world renowned for not only the beauty of the course but for the treacherous winds that play havoc with a golf ball. Jack Nicklaus won at Sawgrass in 1978 and Lee Trevino in 1980. Your Players Championship tickets are your ticket to see some of the best players in gold take on the daunting challenge of the course at Sawgrass Country Club.
In 2006, Stephen Ames stepped up with the best performance of his career to take the win at the 2006 Players Championship. Ames dominated with his iron to build a lead before entering the final round where he shot a 5-under 67, his best of the tournament, to lock in his six-shot win, trailed by two-time US Open winner Retief Goosen. Ames finished with a 14-under score of 274, a figure that not put @1.4 Million in his pocket but set him up with a spot in The Masters.
The Players Championship has a way of making the best golfers stand out. While dealing with the wind, Ames hit a 3-iron to put himself into position for a birdie on the par-5 11th hole. He then blasted an 8-iron that rolled along the edge of the par-3 13th to set up another birdie, this time a 2-footer. Then on the 16th, Ames sailed home with a perfect 25-foot putt for an eagle. Truly an inspiring performance from a golfer who’s seen his share of struggles.
Meanwhile Tiger Woods, who had a run in with Ames earlier after Ames made some disparaging remarks about him, was nowhere to be found. Woods had a pair of double bogeys and ended up back in the pack at 15th. Vijay Singh finished with a 77, while Mike Weir hit 79. Ernie Els made a run on Ames but fell victim to the wind with water shots on 16 and 17.
The Players Championship tickets you get today may be collectors items tomorrow. At the very least your Players Championship tickets will put you on the course with the PGA Players that make the headlines week after week Can they handle the course at Sawgrass? Will the wind blow away their chance at claiming a Players Championship? Don’t get the news second-hand. Be there at Sawgrass when they take to the course with your very own Players Championship tickets.
