THE PLAYERS Championship 2016: final leaderboard
Jason Day won the 2016 THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) (Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida), May 12, 2016 to May 15, 2016, finishing -15 (273), 4 strokes ahead of Kevin Chappell. 144 players; 65 missed the cut.
What statistics matter most at THE PLAYERS Championship?
TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) has too little strokes-gained history to rank the categories (1 edition with strokes gained). Tour-wide, approach accounts for the largest share of the spread in total strokes gained (36%, 5,345 golfer-weeks, May 12, 2008 to May 11, 2016).
Only 1 edition, 144 golfer-weeks with strokes gained here, so the course-specific order is uncertain. The weights shown are tour-wide: Approach explains 36% of the spread in total strokes gained across 5,345 golfer-weeks.
| Category | Share of the spread here | Tour-wide | Stands out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approach | 44% | 36% | No |
| Putting | 19% | 32% | No |
| Off the tee | 23% | 18% | No |
| Around the green | 14% | 14% | No |
Share of the spread: how much of the difference between golfers in total strokes gained each category accounted for in earlier editions on this course, against the tour as a whole; the four categories add to 100%. Stored PGA Tour strokes gained through May 11, 2016. Wind and weather data are not available for golf courses.
What mattered here describes past editions; it is not a validated predictor.
Course
| Course | Par | Yardage | Greens | Fairways | Rough | Architect | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) | 72 | 7,352 | Tifsport Bermudagrass | Tifsport Bermudagrass | Tifsport Bermudagrass | Pete Dye | 1980 |
The listed card: 4 par 3s (average 186 yards), 10 par 4s (average 434 yards), 4 par 5s (average 567 yards).
What it took to finish top 10 on this course
| Strokes gained per round | Top 10s on this course | Top 10s at every tournament | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off the tee | +0.70 | +0.45 | +0.25 |
| Approach | +1.08 | +0.82 | +0.26 |
| Around the green | +0.38 | +0.34 | +0.04 |
| Putting | +0.73 | +0.82 | -0.09 |
Rounds by top-10 finishers on this course in earlier editions (172 rounds, 4 editions, September 2022 on, finishes from the stored leaderboards) against top-10 finishers at every tournament in the same period (6547 rounds). A category with a positive difference separated contenders here more than usual.
Scoring by round
| Round | Players | Field average | Average to par | Low round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 144 | 71.01 | -0.99 | 63 |
| 2 | 141 | 71.11 | -0.89 | 63 |
| 3 | 76 | 75.59 | +3.59 | 65 |
| 4 | 76 | 72.24 | +0.24 | 65 |
Final leaderboard
| Pos | Player | To par | Rounds | Total | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Day | -15 | 63-66-73-71 | 273 | $1,890,000 |
| 2 | Kevin Chappell | -11 | 71-67-70-69 | 277 | $1,134,000 |
| T3 | Colt Knost | -10 | 72-63-74-69 | 278 | $504,000 |
| T3 | Justin Thomas | -10 | 70-68-75-65 | 278 | $504,000 |
| T3 | Ken Duke | -10 | 74-67-65-72 | 278 | $504,000 |
| T3 | Matt Kuchar | -10 | 71-67-72-68 | 278 | $504,000 |
| T7 | Francesco Molinari | -9 | 66-69-72-72 | 279 | $338,625 |
| T7 | Hideki Matsuyama | -9 | 68-71-67-73 | 279 | $338,625 |
| T9 | Alex Cejka | -8 | 67-67-72-74 | 280 | $283,500 |
| T9 | Daniel Berger | -8 | 66-72-73-69 | 280 | $283,500 |
| T9 | Graeme McDowell | -8 | 72-70-69-69 | 280 | $283,500 |
| T12 | Adam Scott | -7 | 73-65-75-68 | 281 | $212,625 |
| T12 | Bryce Molder | -7 | 70-68-72-71 | 281 | $212,625 |
| T12 | Retief Goosen | -7 | 70-68-70-73 | 281 | $212,625 |
| T12 | Rory McIlroy | -7 | 72-64-75-70 | 281 | $212,625 |
| T16 | Boo Weekley | -6 | 66-69-78-69 | 282 | $168,000 |
| T16 | Cameron Tringale | -6 | 65-69-75-73 | 282 | $168,000 |
| T16 | Shane Lowry | -6 | 65-68-78-71 | 282 | $168,000 |
| T19 | Jerry Kelly | -5 | 67-68-77-71 | 283 | $131,775 |
| T19 | Jonas Blixt | -5 | 67-67-75-74 | 283 | $131,775 |
| T19 | Justin Rose | -5 | 65-74-78-66 | 283 | $131,775 |
| T19 | Russell Knox | -5 | 68-67-80-68 | 283 | $131,775 |
| T23 | Daniel Summerhays | -4 | 69-71-71-73 | 284 | $93,450 |
| T23 | Paul Casey | -4 | 68-72-76-68 | 284 | $93,450 |
| T23 | Ryan Palmer | -4 | 67-70-75-72 | 284 | $93,450 |
| T23 | Scott Piercy | -4 | 70-68-75-71 | 284 | $93,450 |
| T23 | Si Woo Kim | -4 | 68-70-72-74 | 284 | $93,450 |
| T28 | Billy Horschel | -3 | 68-70-75-72 | 285 | $68,325 |
| T28 | David Hearn | -3 | 71-71-72-71 | 285 | $68,325 |
| T28 | Dustin Johnson | -3 | 70-70-77-68 | 285 | $68,325 |
| T28 | Gary Woodland | -3 | 67-68-76-74 | 285 | $68,325 |
| T28 | J.J. Henry | -3 | 70-69-74-72 | 285 | $68,325 |
| T28 | Louis Oosthuizen | -3 | 72-67-74-72 | 285 | $68,325 |
| T28 | Vijay Singh | -3 | 70-70-73-72 | 285 | $68,325 |
| T35 | Brooks Koepka | -2 | 66-70-77-73 | 286 | $52,894 |
| T35 | Danny Lee | -2 | 67-71-72-76 | 286 | $52,894 |
| T35 | Jim Furyk | -2 | 71-70-75-70 | 286 | $52,894 |
| T35 | Keegan Bradley | -2 | 72-67-76-71 | 286 | $52,894 |
| T39 | Adam Hadwin | -1 | 70-70-74-73 | 287 | $44,100 |
| T39 | Chad Campbell | -1 | 68-71-78-70 | 287 | $44,100 |
| T39 | Jon Curran | -1 | 70-71-79-67 | 287 | $44,100 |
| T39 | Martin Kaymer | -1 | 68-72-76-71 | 287 | $44,100 |
| T43 | Bill Haas | E | 65-73-77-73 | 288 | $33,670 |
| T43 | Bubba Watson | E | 69-71-74-74 | 288 | $33,670 |
| T43 | James Hahn | E | 67-73-79-69 | 288 | $33,670 |
| T43 | K.J. Choi | E | 73-68-73-74 | 288 | $33,670 |
| T43 | Søren Kjeldsen | E | 72-70-74-72 | 288 | $33,670 |
| T43 | William McGirt | E | 72-65-76-75 | 288 | $33,670 |
| T49 | Bernd Wiesberger | +1 | 71-67-78-73 | 289 | $25,914 |
| T49 | Freddie Jacobson | +1 | 70-69-78-72 | 289 | $25,914 |
| T49 | Jason Dufner | +1 | 70-66-80-73 | 289 | $25,914 |
| T49 | Morgan Hoffmann | +1 | 69-73-75-72 | 289 | $25,914 |
| T49 | Zac Blair | +1 | 71-70-73-75 | 289 | $25,914 |
| T54 | Brian Harman | +2 | 69-70-77-74 | 290 | $24,150 |
| T54 | Sergio Garcia | +2 | 72-66-77-75 | 290 | $24,150 |
| T54 | Zach Johnson | +2 | 67-69-80-74 | 290 | $24,150 |
| T57 | Branden Grace | +3 | 72-70-78-71 | 291 | $23,100 |
| T57 | Brendan Steele | +3 | 65-76-74-76 | 291 | $23,100 |
| T57 | Brendon de Jonge | +3 | 71-67-76-77 | 291 | $23,100 |
| T57 | Harold Varner III | +3 | 73-66-78-74 | 291 | $23,100 |
| T57 | Hudson Swafford | +3 | 66-73-77-75 | 291 | $23,100 |
| T57 | Ian Poulter | +3 | 69-68-79-75 | 291 | $23,100 |
| T57 | Jhonattan Vegas | +3 | 67-71-79-74 | 291 | $23,100 |
| T64 | Ernie Els | +4 | 66-73-78-75 | 292 | $21,735 |
| T64 | Jamie Lovemark | +4 | 71-71-79-71 | 292 | $21,735 |
| T64 | Johnson Wagner | +4 | 70-71-77-74 | 292 | $21,735 |
| T64 | Kyle Reifers | +4 | 71-70-76-75 | 292 | $21,735 |
| T64 | Marc Leishman | +4 | 70-72-75-75 | 292 | $21,735 |
| T64 | Sean O'Hair | +4 | 70-67-76-79 | 292 | $21,735 |
| 70 | Camilo Villegas | +5 | 71-71-78-73 | 293 | $21,000 |
| 71 | Steve Wheatcroft | +6 | 68-74-79-73 | 294 | $20,790 |
| T72 | Shawn Stefani | +7 | 74-68-80-73 | 295 | $20,475 |
| T72 | Will Wilcox | +7 | 68-71-82-74 | 295 | $20,475 |
| T74 | Fabián Gómez | +8 | 73-69-79-75 | 296 | $20,055 |
| T74 | Kevin Streelman | +8 | 72-70-80-74 | 296 | $20,055 |
| 76 | Patton Kizzire | +12 | 71-70-82-77 | 300 | $19,740 |
| CUT | Aaron Baddeley | E | 69-75 | 144 | |
| CUT | Andres Gonzales | +1 | 75-70 | 145 | |
| CUT | Andy Sullivan | +6 | 77-73 | 150 | |
| CUT | Ben Martin | +8 | 75-77 | 152 | |
| CUT | Bernhard Langer | E | 72-72 | 144 | |
| CUT | Brandt Snedeker | +3 | 71-76 | 147 | |
| CUT | Brendon Todd | +1 | 73-72 | 145 | |
| CUT | Brian Stuard | E | 71-73 | 144 | |
| CUT | Byeong Hun An | -1 | 75-68 | 143 | |
| CUT | Carl Pettersson | -1 | 68-75 | 143 | |
| CUT | Carlos Ortiz | +5 | 77-72 | 149 | |
| CUT | Chad Collins | +4 | 75-73 | 148 | |
| CUT | Charles Howell III | +3 | 72-75 | 147 | |
| CUT | Charley Hoffman | -1 | 73-70 | 143 | |
| CUT | Chesson Hadley | +4 | 78-70 | 148 | |
| CUT | Chez Reavie | E | 73-71 | 144 | |
| W/D | Chris Kirk | +1 | 73 | 73 | |
| W/D | Chris Stroud | +3 | 75 | 75 | |
| CUT | Danny Willett | -1 | 70-73 | 143 | |
| CUT | David Lingmerth | -1 | 71-72 | 143 | |
| CUT | Davis Love III | -1 | 71-72 | 143 | |
| CUT | Emiliano Grillo | +2 | 71-75 | 146 | |
| CUT | Erik Compton | +4 | 77-71 | 148 | |
| CUT | George McNeill | -1 | 70-73 | 143 | |
| CUT | Graham DeLaet | +3 | 70-77 | 147 | |
| CUT | Greg Owen | E | 69-75 | 144 | |
| CUT | Harris English | +1 | 75-70 | 145 | |
| CUT | Henrik Stenson | +6 | 77-73 | 150 | |
| CUT | Hunter Mahan | +2 | 77-69 | 146 | |
| CUT | J.B. Holmes | -1 | 70-73 | 143 | |
| CUT | Jason Bohn | +7 | 74-77 | 151 | |
| CUT | Jason Gore | +3 | 72-75 | 147 | |
| W/D | Jason Kokrak | +1 | 73 | 73 | |
| CUT | Jeff Overton | +2 | 73-73 | 146 | |
| CUT | Jim Herman | +7 | 75-76 | 151 | |
| CUT | Jimmy Walker | +9 | 71-82 | 153 | |
| CUT | John Huh | +9 | 77-76 | 153 | |
| CUT | John Senden | E | 75-69 | 144 | |
| CUT | Jordan Spieth | -1 | 72-71 | 143 | |
| CUT | Kevin Kisner | +1 | 74-71 | 145 | |
| CUT | Kevin Na | -1 | 73-70 | 143 | |
| CUT | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | E | 75-69 | 144 | |
| CUT | Luke Donald | E | 70-74 | 144 | |
| CUT | Mark Wilson | +1 | 74-71 | 145 | |
| CUT | Martin Laird | E | 71-73 | 144 | |
| CUT | Matt Every | +7 | 73-78 | 151 | |
| CUT | Matt Fitzpatrick | -1 | 69-74 | 143 | |
| CUT | Matt Jones | +8 | 78-74 | 152 | |
| CUT | Nick Taylor | +2 | 67-79 | 146 | |
| CUT | Padraig Harrington | +2 | 72-74 | 146 | |
| CUT | Patrick Reed | -1 | 71-72 | 143 | |
| CUT | Patrick Rodgers | +3 | 73-74 | 147 | |
| CUT | Peter Malnati | +7 | 77-74 | 151 | |
| CUT | Phil Mickelson | -1 | 70-73 | 143 | |
| CUT | Rafa Cabrera Bello | -1 | 72-71 | 143 | |
| CUT | Rickie Fowler | -1 | 72-71 | 143 | |
| CUT | Ricky Barnes | +2 | 72-74 | 146 | |
| CUT | Robert Streb | +1 | 71-74 | 145 | |
| CUT | Russell Henley | +3 | 74-73 | 147 | |
| CUT | Ryan Moore | +1 | 70-75 | 145 | |
| CUT | Scott Brown | +1 | 73-72 | 145 | |
| CUT | Scott Pinckney | +3 | 74-73 | 147 | |
| CUT | Smylie Kaufman | +3 | 72-75 | 147 | |
| CUT | Spencer Levin | +3 | 76-71 | 147 | |
| CUT | Steven Bowditch | +9 | 80-73 | 153 | |
| CUT | Tony Finau | +3 | 72-75 | 147 | |
| CUT | Troy Merritt | +3 | 73-74 | 147 | |
| CUT | Vaughn Taylor | -1 | 71-72 | 143 |
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