MEN’S GOLF · 2008

2008 Players Championship

Status: Final
Dates: May 8 – May 11, 2008
Course: TPC Sawgrass
Par / Yards: 72 / 7,215
Field: 144 · 74 made cut
Cut: 147 (+3)
Finish: Playoff

Full field · every round 144 of 144 published rows linked to verified identities

LEADERBOARD

Final leaderboard

Full field · every round. Small figures: strokes better (+) or worse (−) than that round’s field average.
Pos	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Sergio García FernándezSpain	66+7.72	73+1.48	73+1.12	71+4.18	283	−5
2	Paul GoydosUnited States	68+5.72	71+3.48	70+4.12	74+1.18	283	−5
3	Jeff QuinneyUnited States	71+2.72	73+1.48	70+4.12	70+5.18	284	−4
4	Briny BairdUnited States	71+2.72	71+3.48	73+1.12	72+3.18	287	−1
5	Stephen AmesCanada	74-0.28	68+6.48	74+0.12	72+3.18	288	E
T6	Ernie ElsSouth Africa	72+1.72	71+3.48	74+0.12	72+3.18	289	+1
T6	Tom LehmanUnited States	73+0.72	73+1.48	69+5.12	74+1.18	289	+1
T6	Ben CraneUnited States	70+3.72	72+2.48	75-0.88	72+3.18	289	+1
T6	Brett QuigleyUnited States	70+3.72	76-1.52	72+2.12	71+4.18	289	+1
T10	Chad CampbellUnited States	73+0.72	72+2.48	77-2.88	68+7.18	290	+2
T10	J. B. HolmesUnited States	72+1.72	72+2.48	71+3.12	75+0.18	290	+2
T10	Greg KraftUnited States	75-1.28	72+2.48	68+6.12	75+0.18	290	+2
T10	Henrik StensonSweden	73+0.72	71+3.48	75-0.88	71+4.18	290	+2
T10	Dean WilsonUnited States	74-0.28	72+2.48	75-0.88	69+6.18	290	+2
T15	Fred CouplesUnited States	70+3.72	72+2.48	77-2.88	72+3.18	291	+3
T15	Tim PetrovicUnited States	73+0.72	73+1.48	69+5.12	76-0.82	291	+3
T15	Kevin StadlerUnited States	70+3.72	72+2.48	78-3.88	71+4.18	291	+3
T15	Kenny PerryUnited States	68+5.72	70+4.48	72+2.12	81-5.82	291	+3
T15	Stuart ApplebyAustralia	72+1.72	72+2.48	71+3.12	76-0.82	291	+3
T15	Bernhard LangerGermany	72+1.72	67+7.48	75-0.88	77-1.82	291	+3
T21	Phil MickelsonUnited States	70+3.72	73+1.48	71+3.12	78-2.82	292	+4
T21	Ian PoulterUnited Kingdom	69+4.72	74+0.48	73+1.12	76-0.82	292	+4
T21	Woody AustinUnited States	71+2.72	76-1.52	73+1.12	72+3.18	292	+4
T21	Stewart CinkUnited States	71+2.72	75-0.52	73+1.12	73+2.18	292	+4
T21	Boo WeekleyUnited States	70+3.72	71+3.48	74+0.12	77-1.82	292	+4
T21	Nicholas ThompsonUnited States	70+3.72	77-2.52	71+3.12	74+1.18	292	+4
T27	Luke DonaldEngland	75-1.28	72+2.48	74+0.12	72+3.18	293	+5
T27	Rory SabbatiniSlovakia	73+0.72	71+3.48	75-0.88	74+1.18	293	+5
T27	Ryan MooreUnited States	72+1.72	74+0.48	73+1.12	74+1.18	293	+5
T27	John MerrickUnited States	70+3.72	72+2.48	77-2.88	74+1.18	293	+5
T27	Jim FurykUnited States	74-0.28	72+2.48	71+3.12	76-0.82	293	+5
T32	David TomsUnited States	77-3.28	70+4.48	76-1.88	71+4.18	294	+6
T32	Miguel Ángel JiménezSpain	70+3.72	74+0.48	76-1.88	74+1.18	294	+6
T32	Brian GayUnited States	72+1.72	74+0.48	75-0.88	73+2.18	294	+6
T32	Jerry KellyUnited States	74-0.28	72+2.48	70+4.12	78-2.82	294	+6
T32	Nick O'HernAustralia	73+0.72	74+0.48	75-0.88	72+3.18	294	+6
T32	Steve Elkington	69+4.72	76-1.52	77-2.88	72+3.18	294	+6
T32	Aaron BaddeleyUnited States	71+2.72	74+0.48	77-2.88	72+3.18	294	+6
T32	Fredrik JacobsonSweden	76-2.28	70+4.48	70+4.12	78-2.82	294	+6
T32	Jonathan ByrdUnited States	76-2.28	71+3.48	72+2.12	75+0.18	294	+6
T32	Mike WeirCanada	71+2.72	76-1.52	75-0.88	72+3.18	294	+6
T42	Anthony KimUnited States	70+3.72	70+4.48	79-4.88	76-0.82	295	+7
T42	Robert AllenbyAustralia	74-0.28	71+3.48	77-2.88	73+2.18	295	+7
T42	Mark WilsonUnited States	76-2.28	71+3.48	72+2.12	76-0.82	295	+7
T42	Bart BryantUnited States	73+0.72	71+3.48	79-4.88	72+3.18	295	+7
T42	J. J. HenryUnited States	71+2.72	73+1.48	73+1.12	78-2.82	295	+7
T42	Daniel ChopraSweden	72+1.72	72+2.48	73+1.12	78-2.82	295	+7
T42	Ben CurtisUnited States	74-0.28	72+2.48	71+3.12	78-2.82	295	+7
T42	Pat PerezUnited States	72+1.72	74+0.48	72+2.12	77-1.82	295	+7
T42	Søren HansenKingdom of Denmark	71+2.72	73+1.48	73+1.12	78-2.82	295	+7
T51	Retief GoosenSouth Africa	73+0.72	71+3.48	77-2.88	75+0.18	296	+8
T51	Carl PetterssonUnited States	74-0.28	71+3.48	75-0.88	76-0.82	296	+8
T51	D. J. TrahanUnited States	70+3.72	77-2.52	75-0.88	74+1.18	296	+8
T54	Ken DukeUnited States	72+1.72	75-0.52	76-1.88	74+1.18	297	+9
T54	José María OlazábalSpain	70+3.72	75-0.52	80-5.88	72+3.18	297	+9
T54	Davis Love IIIUnited States	73+0.72	74+0.48	70+4.12	80-4.82	297	+9
T54	Todd HamiltonUnited States	69+4.72	77-2.52	75-0.88	76-0.82	297	+9
T54	Rocco MediateUnited States	74-0.28	72+2.48	72+2.12	79-3.82	297	+9
T54	Johnson WagnerUnited States	72+1.72	74+0.48	77-2.88	74+1.18	297	+9
T54	Kevin NaUnited States	72+1.72	75-0.52	76-1.88	74+1.18	297	+9
T54	Adam ScottAustralia	75-1.28	71+3.48	71+3.12	80-4.82	297	+9
T54	Chris DiMarcoUnited States	71+2.72	73+1.48	78-3.88	75+0.18	297	+9
T63	Charlie WiSouth Korea	74-0.28	73+1.48	69+5.12	82-6.82	298	+10
T63	Nick WatneyUnited States	76-2.28	71+3.48	74+0.12	77-1.82	298	+10
65	Cliff KresgeUnited States	74-0.28	71+3.48	77-2.88	77-1.82	299	+11
T66	Camilo VillegasColombia	74-0.28	73+1.48	77-2.88	76-0.82	300	+12
T66	Richard SterneSouth Africa	77-3.28	70+4.48	76-1.88	77-1.82	300	+12
T66	José CóceresArgentina	72+1.72	75-0.52	71+3.12	82-6.82	300	+12
T69	Jesper ParnevikSweden	72+1.72	74+0.48	70+4.12	85-9.82	301	+13
T69	Heath SlocumUnited States	69+4.72	76-1.52	78-3.88	78-2.82	301	+13
71	Jason BohnUnited States	74-0.28	73+1.48	79-4.88	76-0.82	302	+14
72	Billy MayfairUnited States	72+1.72	73+1.48	77-2.88	81-5.82	303	+15
T73	Tommy Armour IIIUnited States	71+2.72	76-1.52	80-5.88	80-4.82	307	+19
T73	Troy MattesonUnited States	70+3.72	76-1.52	80-5.88	81-5.82	307	+19
CUT	Michael AllenUnited States	73+0.72	77-2.52
CUT	John RollinsUnited States	78-4.28	72+2.48
CUT	Tim ClarkSouth Africa	77-3.28	82-7.52
CUT	Mark CalcavecchiaUnited States	76-2.28	75-0.52
CUT	Alex ČejkaGermany	72+1.72	76-1.52
CUT	Fred FunkUnited States	74-0.28	77-2.52
WD	Ryan ArmourUnited States	81-7.28
CUT	Vijay Singh	75-1.28	73+1.48
CUT	John SendenAustralia	76-2.28	72+2.48
CUT	Dudley HartUnited States	75-1.28	77-2.52
CUT	Matt KucharUnited States	78-4.28	75-0.52
CUT	Niclas FasthSweden	69+4.72	79-4.52
CUT	Bob EstesUnited States	77-3.28	75-0.52
CUT	Sean O'HairUnited States	75-1.28	73+1.48
CUT	Kevin SutherlandUnited States	73+0.72	75-0.52
CUT	Brett WetterichUnited States	71+2.72	82-7.52
CUT	Robert GarrigusUnited States	79-5.28	76-1.52
CUT	Bubba WatsonUnited States	76-2.28	73+1.48
CUT	Charles WarrenUnited States	77-3.28	82-7.52
CUT	Charles Howell IIIUnited States	79-5.28	74+0.48
CUT	Lucas GloverUnited States	80-6.28	79-4.52
CUT	Justin RoseEngland	78-4.28	73+1.48
CUT	Tim HerronUnited States	73+0.72	81-6.52
CUT	Brian DavisUnited Kingdom	77-3.28	75-0.52
CUT	Vaughn TaylorUnited States	78-4.28	75-0.52
CUT	Peter LonardAustralia	77-3.28	74+0.48
CUT	Bo Van PeltUnited States	74-0.28	80-5.52
CUT	Charley HoffmanUnited States	76-2.28	83-8.52
CUT	Rod Pampling	72+1.72	77-2.52
CUT	Ryuji ImadaJapan	73+0.72	76-1.52
WD	Jason GoreUnited States
CUT	Matt JonesAustralia	75-1.28	77-2.52
WD	Cameron BeckmanUnited States
CUT	Dustin JohnsonUnited States	73+0.72	80-5.52
CUT	Rich BeemUnited States	72+1.72	80-5.52
CUT	Pádraig HarringtonIreland	72+1.72	78-3.52
CUT	Steve FleschUnited States	74-0.28	76-1.52
CUT	Mathias GrönbergSweden	74-0.28	76-1.52
CUT	Scott VerplankUnited States	71+2.72	78-3.52
CUT	Zach JohnsonUnited States	76-2.28	79-4.52
CUT	Brandt SnedekerUnited States	72+1.72	76-1.52
CUT	Lee WestwoodUnited Kingdom	73+0.72	78-3.52
CUT	K. J. ChoiSouth Korea	79-5.28	78-3.52
CUT	Mark HensbyAustralia	78-4.28	71+3.48
CUT	John MallingerUnited States	75-1.28	77-2.52
CUT	Michael CampbellNew Zealand	74-0.28	78-3.52
WD	Shigeki MaruyamaJapan	81-7.28
CUT	Geoff OgilvyAustralia	77-3.28	75-0.52
CUT	Mathew GogginAustralia	74-0.28	77-2.52
CUT	George McNeillUnited States	77-3.28	74+0.48
CUT	Nathan Green	78-4.28	72+2.48
CUT	Steve StrickerUnited States	77-3.28	76-1.52
CUT	J. P. HayesUnited States	83-9.28	75-0.52
CUT	Justin LeonardUnited States	75-1.28	74+0.48
CUT	Jeff OvertonUnited States	74-0.28	79-4.52
CUT	Joe OgilvieUnited States	74-0.28	77-2.52
CUT	Bill HaasUnited States	76-2.28	77-2.52
CUT	Ángel CabreraArgentina	70+3.72	81-6.52
CUT	Paul CaseyUnited Kingdom	77-3.28	76-1.52
CUT	Richard S. JohnsonSweden	77-3.28	73+1.48
CUT	Steve MarinoUnited States	77-3.28	79-4.52
CUT	Brian BatemanUnited States	74-0.28	75-0.52
WD	Hunter MahanUnited States
WD	Jeff MaggertUnited States	72+1.72
CUT	Stephen LeaneyAustralia	77-3.28	73+1.48
CUT	Andrés RomeroArgentina	77-3.28	79-4.52
CUT	Shaun MicheelUnited States	77-3.28	75-0.52
CUT	Steve LoweryUnited States	77-3.28	76-1.52
CUT	Tim WilkinsonNew Zealand	77-3.28	72+2.48
CUT	Tom Pernice, Jr.United States	75-1.28	79-4.52

ROUND BY ROUND

Who led after each round

R1
Sergio García Fernández
66 (−6) · field average 73.72 over 141 players
R2
Kenny Perry
138 (−6) · field average 74.48 over 138 players
R3
Paul Goydos
209 (−7) · field average 74.12 over 74 players
R4
Sergio García Fernández, Paul Goydos
283 (−5) · field average 75.18 over 74 players

FIELD INTELLIGENCE

Pre-tournament context

uses only results that ended before 2008-05-08. 144 players in the published field. 14 first observed appearances at this tournament since 2000.

Major champions in the field

Ernie Els3 majors before · finished 6

Phil Mickelson3 majors before · finished 21

Vijay Singh3 majors before · finished cut

Bernhard Langer2 majors before · finished 15

Retief Goosen2 majors before · finished 51

José María Olazábal2 majors before · finished 54

Tom Lehman1 major before · finished 6

Fred Couples1 major before · finished 15

Jim Furyk1 major before · finished 27

David Toms1 major before · finished 32

Steve Elkington1 major before · finished 32

Mike Weir1 major before · finished 32

Recent-form and course-history leaders

Field members ranked by scoring vs field in the 12 months before this event and at this course, with samples.

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CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

Previous editions

Year	Champion	To par
2023	Scottie Scheffler	−17
2022	Cameron Smith	−13
2021	Justin Thomas	−14
2019	Rory McIlroy	−16
2018	Webb Simpson	−18
2017	Kim Si-woo	−10
2016	Jason Day	−15
2015	Rickie Fowler	−12
2014	Martin Kaymer	−13
2013	Tiger Woods	−13
2012	Matt Kuchar	−13
2011	K. J. Choi	−13
2010	Tim Clark	−16
2009	Henrik Stenson	−12
2007	Phil Mickelson	−11

Results, fields and course setups adapted from Wikipedia articles (CC BY-SA 4.0; the redistributed results dataset is available under the same licence). Identities, championship editions and venues from Wikidata (CC0). Photographs from Wikimedia Commons with per-image credit. Sources & methodology