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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.

Who will take it this year? Stay tuned...

also see -> 2012 PGA Tour Schedule

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....

PGATOUR.COM - THE PLAYERS Championship< - Feature stories, who's in the field this year, related photos, the latest weather, audio news reports.

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.