2021 The Players Championship field: Players, rankings
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2021 The Players Championship field: Players, rankings

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The 2021 The Players Championship field is set with the passing of the typical Friday entry deadline. The field is set for this event, played at TPC Sawgrass' Players Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

The Players Championship field is headlined by the likes of Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy and more.

This is set to be a 156-player field is played out over four days, with this event marking the third tournament in the Florida Swing.

The tournament is being played in its originally intended slot, moved from its old May slot back to March.

We do not have Monday qualifiers for this event.

The week-of alternate list has been determined, and the field will be updated off the list based on any player withdrawals.

The field will be playing for a $15 million purse, with 49 of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking among the top contenders.

2021 The Players Championship field

Top 50 players in 2021 The Players Championship field

  • 1. Dustin Johnson
  • 2. Jon Rahm
  • 3. Justin Thomas
  • 4. Collin Morikawa
  • 5. Xander Schauffele
  • 6. Tyrrell Hatton
  • 7. Patrick Cantlay
  • 8. Rory McIlroy
  • 9. Patrick Reed
  • 10. Webb Simpson
  • 11. Bryson DeChambeau
  • 12. Brooks Koepka
  • 13. Viktor Hovland
  • 14. Tony Finau
  • 15. Daniel Berger
  • 16. Matthew Fitzpatrick
  • 17. Sungjae Im
  • 18. Paul Casey
  • 19. Harris English
  • 21. Tommy Fleetwood
  • 22. Louis Oosthuizen
  • 23. Hideki Matsuyama
  • 24. Adam Scott
  • 25. Kevin Na
  • 26. Ryan Palmer
  • 26. Cameron Smith
  • 28. Abraham Ancer
  • 29. Joaquin Niemann
  • 30. Scottie Scheffler
  • 31. Jason Kokrak
  • 32. Billy Horschel
  • 33. Victor Perez
  • 34. Kevin Kisner
  • 35. Marc Leishman
  • 36. Justin Rose
  • 37. Christiaan Bezuidenhout
  • 38. Max Homa
  • 39. Lee Westwood
  • 40. Shane Lowry
  • 41. Sergio Garcia
  • 42. Bernd Wiesberger
  • 43. Robert MacIntyre
  • 44. Carlos Ortiz
  • 45. Gary Woodland
  • 46. Jason Day
  • 47. Will Zalatoris
  • 48. Brendon Todd
  • 49. Matt Kuchar
  • 50. Lanto Griffin

2021 The Players Championship alternates

  1. Anirban Lahiri - IN
  2. Kramer Hickok
  3. John Huh
  4. Kristoffer Ventura
  5. Steve Stricker - IN
  6. Michael Gligic
  7. Chase Seiffert
  8. David Hearn
  9. Camilo Villegas
  10. Roger Sloan

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