Who are the top contenders to hoist The Players Championship Gold Man Trophy late Sunday?
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PlayersChampionshipweekishereandpredictingwhowillrisefromafieldthatisthebestofthebestistricky.
Theeasiestthingtodoisgowiththedefendingchampionandfor48years,thatwasalosingpropositionsincethedefendingchampionhadneverwonThePlayers.Thinkaboutthatforasecond:JackNicklaus,TigerWoods,LeeTrevinoandnineothermembersoftheWorldGolfHallofFamecouldn’tgoback-to-back.
ScottieSchefflerholdsupthechampionshiptrophyafterthefourthandfinalroundofThePlayersChampionshipPGAgolftournamentSunday,March17,2024atTPCSawgrassinPonteVedraBeach,Fla.ScottieSchefflerwonat20underparandisthefirstdefendingchampioninthe50yearhistoryoftheevent.[CoreyPerrine/FloridaTimes-Union]ThenScottieSchefflerhappened.
Withafinal-round64thattiedtheSundayrecordscoreforawinner,Schefflercamestormingfromfiveshotsbacktowinat20-under264,thesecond-lowest72-holetotalbyaPlayerschampionandatieforthesecond-lowestscoreintournamenthistory.
Sogoingwiththedefendingchampion
