PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -Sunday at Sawgrass felt tougher on Sergio Garcia than what he faced last summer at the British Open, a playoff loss that seemed to define a career filled with more talent than trophies. He was tormented by a suspect putter. He heard questions whether he could win a big one. All that changed in the final hour of The Players Championship thanks to two clutch putts, a wedge that found safety on an island and a playoff victory that Garcia desperately needed. The best... Read more

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -Nicholas Thompson watched his ball stop safely on a ridge at the par-3 No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass, then waited for it to roll. He expected it to happen much sooner than it did, and when it finally took off, it became one of the wildest adventures at the famed island green on a windy Sunday. Thompson took his time getting to the green, walking about as slowly as he could while keeping an eye on his ball. He figured one of those 40-mph gusts in the final round at The... Read more

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -Paul Goydos hit the first and the last ball into the murky lagoon surrounding the famed par-3 17th during The Players Championship. One was much more costly than the other. Goydos' wedge shot from 128 yards came up a little short in the first playoff hole Sunday against Sergio Garcia, ending his chance at winning for the third time in 16 years on the PGA Tour. ``The hole was designed to do exactly what it did. It got me instead of somebody else,'' said Goydos... Read more