A
major highlight of the PGA
Tour, the Players Championship is the richest tournament of
the year with the strongest and deepest field - with
50 of the the world's top golfers competing for the $1 million-plus
prize at Sawgrass
in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
Golf
fans know the course best for its infamous 137-yard 17th
hole - better known as the "Island Green" - which
historically raises the blood pressure of even the coolest players.
Tickets for
the Players Championship traditionally go on sale in November, including travel packages featuring tours of downtown Jacksonville, historic St. Augustine, and the nearby World Golf Hall of Fame.
In
the U.S., watch for complete TV coverage airing on NBC and The Golf Channel
- beginning Thursday, May 10 including a dramatic Sunday final on May 13, 2012.
Fred Couples, Greg Norman and Tiger Woods are among the more notable golfing greats who have won at the TPC Sawgrass over the years.
Korean champ K.J. Choi provided the drama in a sudden death playoff with American golfer David Toms to ultimately take the win at the 2011 Players Championship.
More
about the 2012 Players Championship around the Web:
Just
up ahead, find out more about the Players Championship with all
the latest news, TV schedule details, pictures and clips, along
with Players trivia and a bit of history....
MSNBC Sports - Golf - The online home of NBC Sports with the TV schedule, latest news, feature stories, picture galleries and
video clips, leaderboard.
BBC Sport | Golf - The Beeb offers their usual great coverage including up-to-the-minute Players Championship news, player profiles, photos, video news clips and interviews.
Tournament
Players Club - Sawgrass - The scene of all the action in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and featuring video clips of its
design and construction, a virtual tour, info on golf lesson fees, news and special events.