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The Players: What A Great Weekend

Author Ryan Logan
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 17: Scottie Scheffler of the United States plays his shot from the 17th tee during the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass on March 17, 2024 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

If you are a golf fan, this weekend at The Players Championship was one for the ages. We had it all, hole in ones, major comebacks and so much more. When it was all said and done, Scottie Scheffler made history and Wyndham Clark hung tough.

This weekend at The Players is one of the many reason why I continue to support the PGA Tour and their players. You really had everything in this tournament, really the first major of the year. Friday you had Adam Hadwin throw his club 56 yards into a lake. A couple of hole in one’s on 17 and a leaderboard that was stacked from top to bottom.

It all came down to the back nine on Sunday, as it tends to do in these kind of events. World number one Scottie Scheffler showed us why he is number one. Scottie started off Sunday’s rounds well off the lead, he went on to shot an incredible 8 under to take the title. It was a hard fought round on many levels for Scottie.

He was dealing with a neck injury that took place on Friday, he also was facing trying to be the first player to ever with The Players Championship 2 years in a row. It’s been an amazing and very rewarding last two weeks for Scottie. He won the Arnold Palmer last week and now the players. In the last two weeks, Scottie has won over 10 million in prize money.

"Anybody got a chair?"

The moment Scottie Scheffler found out he made history as the first back-to-back @THEPLAYERS champion. pic.twitter.com/9wRfh1MPKa

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 18, 2024">Here was the moment Scottie found out he won The Players:

When it was all said and done, it came down to one put from Clark. He hit it to about 20 feet on 18 and needed to make it to send the two into a playoff. Watch how close he came, Honestly, I cannot believe this golf ball stayed out!

Again, this is why I support the PGA Tour over LIV. This entire weekend gave you what you love in golf. Some drama, some amazing shots and an ending people will be talking about for a few weeks. Like I said, I cannot believe that putt didn’t go in for Clark. We will see what this does to the rest of his season, can he now use this as motivation.

 

And for those worried about the lack of payouts on the PGA Tour, check out what the top 15 made. It’s clear that the PGA Tour has evened the field when it comes to the biggest tournaments of the season. LIV’s payouts no longer seem so crazy when you see what they guys made for this weekend.

One player we didn’t see a lot of this weekend on T.V. was Joel Dahmen. He ended up finishing T-11 which makes me very happy, he is a guy you always find yourself rooting for. Glad to see he came out and had a great Sunday finish.

PAYOUTS:

1st: $4,500,000 — Scottie Scheffler
2nd: $2,725,000 — Brian Harman, Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark ($1,891,667 each)
3rd: $1,725,000
4th: $1,225,000
5th: $1,025,000 — Matt Fitzpatrick
6th: $906,250 — Si Woo Kim, Hideki Matsuyama ($875,000 each)
7th: $843,750
8th: $781,250 — Ludvig Aberg
9th: $731,250 — Sahith Theegala, Maverick McNealy ($706,250 each)
10th: $681,250
11th: $631,250 — Joel Dahmen, Taylor Montgomery ($606,250 each)
12th: $581,250
13th: $531,250 — Corey Conners, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Nate Lashley ($489,583 each)
14th: $481,250
15th: $456,250

 

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Hey It’s Ryan, let me start off by saying…YES, I was born and raised in Wixom, Michigan although a lot of listeners like to joke that I am from Arizona. WCSX has always been my radio home, I have been at the station since I was a 23-year-old intern, co-host of Big Jim’s House, married with kids. Family and radio are what I love, but don’t get me started on golf! Like some, I have become obsessed with golf and you can hear all about that on “The Ball Washer Pod” right here on WCSX. One of my other passions is helping out the Vets. Since coming to WCSX I have been apart of raising hundreds of thousands for local vet groups. Other than that, I am a goofy guy, loving life, my family and talking to you on the radio. Ryan writes about golf, family and what happens on “Big Jim’s House.”

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