The winner at TPC Sawgrass is ... probably going to come out of this narrow group during Sunday's final around

The PGA Tour contests its flagship event this week at The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The event begins Thursday on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, with a $25 million purse and $4.

THE PLAYERS and it's season-high $25 million purse is really the kickoff to golf's majors — even if it doesn't technically qualify as one. The tournament has all the hallmarks of the biggest events of the season: An elite course in TPC Sawgrass with arguably the most iconic hole in golf (the island green No.