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Pro Sports
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008, 12:43 PM
PGA Tour Glance The Players Championship Site: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Course: TPC Sawgrass, Players Stadium Course (7,215 yards, par 72). Purse: $9.5 million. Winner's share: $1.71 million. FedEx Cup points: 27,500. Winner's share: 4,950. Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 1-7 p.m., 9 p.m.-midnight) and NBC (Saturday-Sunday, 2-7 p.m.). Last year: Phil Mickelson won the second of his three 2007 titles, closing with a 68 for a two-stroke victory over Sergio Garcia. Mickelson finished at 11-under 277. Notes: Tiger Woods is sidelined following knee surgery. He won the 2001 tournament. ... The Pete Dye-designed course was renovated after the March 2006 event. ... Fred Funk won the 2005 tournament to become the oldest champion at 48. In 2004, Adam Scott beat Padraig Harrington by a stroke to become the youngest winner at 23. ... Greg Norman set the tournament record in 1994. He opened with a 63 and finished with three 67s for a 24-under 264 total. ... Jack Nicklaus is the only three-time champion. winning in 1974 at Atlanta Country Club, 1976 at Inverrary and 1978 at Sawgrass Country Club. ... The AT&T Classic is next week in Duluth, Ga., followed by the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas, and the Memorial in Dublin, Ohio. On the Net: http://www.pgatour.co
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