THE PLAYERS Championship 2021: final leaderboard

Justin Thomas won the 2021 THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) (Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida), March 11, 2021 to March 14, 2021, finishing -14 (274), 1 stroke ahead of Lee Westwood. 154 players; 82 missed the cut.

Final · Updated October 14, 2026 at 12:42 PM ET · StatsNext tournament records · Course profile: TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)

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What statistics matter most at THE PLAYERS Championship?

Around the green carried the most weight at TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) relative to the tour: 16% of the spread in total strokes gained here vs 15% tour-wide (5 editions, 721 golfer-weeks, Mar 11, 2013 to Mar 10, 2021), a small difference, so read it as a lean.

Around the green explains 16% of the spread in total strokes gained here vs 15% tour-wide, a small difference (5 editions, 721 golfer-weeks).

Off the tee explains 20% of the spread in total strokes gained here vs 19% tour-wide, a small difference (5 editions, 721 golfer-weeks).

Putting matters less than usual: 27% here vs 31% tour-wide.

Category	Share of the spread here	Tour-wide	Stands out
Around the green	16%	15%	No
Off the tee	20%	19%	No
Approach	37%	35%	No
Putting	27%	31%	Yes

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 March 10, 2021. Wind and weather data are not available for golf courses.

What mattered here describes past editions; it is not a validated predictor.

Course

Course — THE PLAYERS Championship 2021 — PGA Tour
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

Scoring by round — THE PLAYERS Championship 2021 — PGA Tour
Round	Players	Field average	Average to par	Low round
1	154	73.81	+1.81	65
2	153	72.04	+0.04	65
3	71	71.08	-0.92	64
4	71	71.58	-0.42	66

Final leaderboard

THE PLAYERS Championship 2021 final leaderboard
Pos	Player	To par	Rounds	Total	Earnings
1	Justin Thomas	-14	71-71-64-68	274	$2,700,000
2	Lee Westwood	-13	69-66-68-72	275	$1,635,000
T3	Brian Harman	-12	67-71-69-69	276	$885,000
T3	Bryson DeChambeau	-12	69-69-67-71	276	$885,000
T5	Paul Casey	-11	73-67-67-70	277	$579,375
T5	Talor Gooch	-11	71-68-71-67	277	$579,375
7	Corey Conners	-10	68-72-72-66	278	$506,250
8	Shane Lowry	-9	68-74-69-68	279	$468,750
T9	Charles Howell III	-8	73-70-71-66	280	$339,375
T9	Daniel Berger	-8	74-68-71-67	280	$339,375
T9	Jason Kokrak	-8	70-72-71-67	280	$339,375
T9	Jon Rahm	-8	72-68-67-73	280	$339,375
T9	Matt Fitzpatrick	-8	68-68-72-72	280	$339,375
T9	Sergio Garcia	-8	65-72-71-72	280	$339,375
T9	Si Woo Kim	-8	72-70-67-71	280	$339,375
T9	Victor Perez	-8	73-71-69-67	280	$339,375
T17	Cameron Smith	-7	71-73-65-72	281	$221,250
T17	Charley Hoffman	-7	70-68-76-67	281	$221,250
T17	Ryan Palmer	-7	70-72-68-71	281	$221,250
T17	Sungjae Im	-7	72-66-77-66	281	$221,250
21	Will Zalatoris	-6	70-71-70-71	282	$183,750
T22	Abraham Ancer	-5	72-70-68-73	283	$135,964
T22	Adam Long	-5	70-74-67-72	283	$135,964
T22	Dylan Frittelli	-5	71-68-76-68	283	$135,964
T22	J.T. Poston	-5	76-68-69-70	283	$135,964
T22	Patrick Reed	-5	70-72-70-71	283	$135,964
T22	Tom Hoge	-5	69-71-71-72	283	$135,964
T22	Tyler McCumber	-5	72-69-72-70	283	$135,964
T29	Adam Hadwin	-4	74-69-71-70	284	$96,125
T29	Cameron Percy	-4	73-70-73-68	284	$96,125
T29	Doug Ghim	-4	71-67-68-78	284	$96,125
T29	Harry Higgs	-4	71-73-67-73	284	$96,125
T29	Joaquin Niemann	-4	73-71-70-70	284	$96,125
T29	Keegan Bradley	-4	70-72-73-69	284	$96,125
T35	Brendon Todd	-3	74-69-71-71	285	$73,125
T35	Jason Day	-3	70-71-71-73	285	$73,125
T35	Lanto Griffin	-3	73-71-68-73	285	$73,125
T35	Patton Kizzire	-3	70-69-72-74	285	$73,125
T35	Phil Mickelson	-3	71-72-71-71	285	$73,125
T35	Ryan Moore	-3	75-69-71-70	285	$73,125
T41	Brendan Steele	-2	72-72-71-71	286	$53,250
T41	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	-2	70-72-71-73	286	$53,250
T41	Collin Morikawa	-2	71-73-76-66	286	$53,250
T41	James Hahn	-2	76-67-74-69	286	$53,250
T41	K.H. Lee	-2	72-71-71-72	286	$53,250
T41	Louis Oosthuizen	-2	73-69-74-70	286	$53,250
T41	Zach Johnson	-2	75-68-72-71	286	$53,250
T48	Adam Scott	-1	72-71-73-71	287	$38,036
T48	Chris Kirk	-1	72-65-71-79	287	$38,036
T48	Dustin Johnson	-1	73-70-73-71	287	$38,036
T48	Jordan Spieth	-1	70-74-68-75	287	$38,036
T48	Lucas Glover	-1	75-69-72-71	287	$38,036
T48	Michael Thompson	-1	71-73-72-71	287	$38,036
T48	Nick Taylor	-1	70-74-72-71	287	$38,036
T55	Denny McCarthy	E	69-69-75-75	288	$34,950
T55	Matt Jones	E	73-71-70-74	288	$34,950
T55	Ryan Armour	E	74-68-71-75	288	$34,950
T58	Billy Horschel	+1	71-73-71-74	289	$34,050
T58	Brian Stuard	+1	74-68-72-75	289	$34,050
T58	Kramer Hickok	+1	74-68-72-75	289	$34,050
T61	Harold Varner III	+2	70-73-71-76	290	$33,000
T61	Jhonattan Vegas	+2	73-71-72-74	290	$33,000
T61	Scott Brown	+2	71-70-72-77	290	$33,000
T61	Scott Harrington	+2	72-71-77-70	290	$33,000
T65	Aaron Wise	+3	73-71-72-75	291	$32,100
T65	Patrick Rodgers	+3	74-70-73-74	291	$32,100
T67	Rory Sabbatini	+4	69-75-74-74	292	$31,500
T67	Russell Knox	+4	71-73-72-76	292	$31,500
T69	Martin Laird	+5	73-71-76-73	293	$30,900
T69	Scott Piercy	+5	73-70-71-79	293	$30,900
71	Nate Lashley	+6	74-69-75-76	294	$30,450
CUT	Adam Schenk	+1	72-73	145	–
CUT	Alex Noren	+4	78-70	148	–
CUT	Andrew Landry	+3	72-75	147	–
CUT	Andrew Putnam	+2	74-72	146	–
CUT	Anirban Lahiri	+6	78-72	150	–
CUT	Austin Cook	+6	77-73	150	–
CUT	Beau Hossler	+8	74-78	152	–
CUT	Bernd Wiesberger	+1	75-70	145	–
CUT	Bo Hoag	+2	74-72	146	–
CUT	Branden Grace	+3	74-73	147	–
CUT	Brandt Snedeker	+5	74-75	149	–
CUT	Brian Gay	+10	80-74	154	–
CUT	Brice Garnett	+1	74-71	145	–
CUT	Bubba Watson	+2	76-70	146	–
CUT	Byeong Hun An	+18	83-79	162	–
CUT	C.T. Pan	+8	78-74	152	–
CUT	Cam Davis	+6	76-74	150	–
CUT	Cameron Champ	+4	75-73	148	–
CUT	Cameron Tringale	+3	73-74	147	–
CUT	Carlos Ortiz	+5	73-76	149	–
CUT	Charl Schwartzel	+8	77-75	152	–
CUT	Chez Reavie	+4	73-75	148	–
CUT	Danny Lee	+2	72-74	146	–
CUT	Doc Redman	+2	73-73	146	–
CUT	Emiliano Grillo	+1	71-74	145	–
CUT	Francesco Molinari	+3	76-71	147	–
CUT	Gary Woodland	+2	70-76	146	–
CUT	Graeme McDowell	+3	73-74	147	–
CUT	Henrik Norlander	+10	80-74	154	–
CUT	Henrik Stenson	+15	85-74	159	–
CUT	Hideki Matsuyama	+1	76-69	145	–
CUT	Hudson Swafford	+11	82-73	155	–
CUT	Ian Poulter	+4	77-71	148	–
CUT	Jason Dufner	+4	73-75	148	–
CUT	Jerry Kelly	+8	73-79	152	–
CUT	Jim Herman	+14	81-77	158	–
CUT	Jimmy Walker	+13	83-74	157	–
CUT	Joel Dahmen	+2	72-74	146	–
CUT	Keith Mitchell	+5	76-73	149	–
CUT	Kevin Kisner	+6	75-75	150	–
W/D	Kevin Na	+9	81	81	–
CUT	Kevin Streelman	+2	73-73	146	–
CUT	Kristoffer Ventura	+6	74-76	150	–
CUT	Kyle Stanley	+23	83-84	167	–
CUT	Luke List	+1	73-72	145	–
CUT	Mackenzie Hughes	+3	75-72	147	–
CUT	Marc Leishman	+1	71-74	145	–
CUT	Mark Hubbard	+1	78-67	145	–
CUT	Matt Kuchar	+7	76-75	151	–
CUT	Matt NeSmith	+9	81-72	153	–
CUT	Maverick McNealy	+13	80-77	157	–
CUT	Max Homa	+2	73-73	146	–
CUT	Pat Perez	+2	77-69	146	–
CUT	Patrick Cantlay	+5	74-75	149	–
CUT	Peter Malnati	+2	76-70	146	–
CUT	Richy Werenski	+7	80-71	151	–
CUT	Rickie Fowler	+6	77-73	150	–
CUT	Robby Shelton	+2	75-71	146	–
CUT	Robert MacIntyre	+3	74-73	147	–
CUT	Robert Streb	+3	76-71	147	–
CUT	Rory McIlroy	+10	79-75	154	–
CUT	Russell Henley	+4	75-73	148	–
CUT	Sam Burns	+13	81-76	157	–
CUT	Sam Ryder	+3	72-75	147	–
CUT	Scott Stallings	+3	76-71	147	–
CUT	Scottie Scheffler	+1	74-71	145	–
CUT	Sebastián Muñoz	+1	71-74	145	–
CUT	Sepp Straka	+5	74-75	149	–
CUT	Steve Stricker	+3	70-77	147	–
CUT	Stewart Cink	+2	76-70	146	–
CUT	Sung Kang	+13	76-81	157	–
CUT	Tom Lewis	+3	73-74	147	–
CUT	Tommy Fleetwood	+2	75-71	146	–
CUT	Tony Finau	+3	78-69	147	–
CUT	Troy Merritt	+7	74-77	151	–
CUT	Tyler Duncan	+9	80-73	153	–
CUT	Tyrrell Hatton	+1	76-69	145	–
CUT	Vaughn Taylor	+6	76-74	150	–
CUT	Viktor Hovland	+2	72-74	146	–
CUT	Webb Simpson	+2	71-75	146	–
CUT	Wyndham Clark	+8	79-73	152	–
CUT	Xander Schauffele	+4	76-72	148	–
CUT	Xinjun Zhang	+8	76-76	152	–

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Final results as stored. Purse: $15,000,000. Strokes gained and earnings appear only where the provider publishes them (majors publish earnings only).

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