THE PLAYERS Championship 2022: final leaderboard
Cameron Smith won the 2022 THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) (Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida), March 10, 2022 to March 13, 2022, finishing -13 (275), 1 stroke ahead of Anirban Lahiri. 144 players; 69 missed the cut.
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What statistics matter most at THE PLAYERS Championship?
Off the tee carried the most weight at TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) relative to the tour: 20% of the spread in total strokes gained here vs 19% tour-wide (6 editions, 875 golfer-weeks, Mar 10, 2014 to Mar 9, 2022), a small difference, so read it as a lean.
Off the tee explains 20% of the spread in total strokes gained here vs 19% tour-wide, a small difference (6 editions, 875 golfer-weeks).
Around the green explains 15% of the spread in total strokes gained here vs 15% tour-wide, a small difference (6 editions, 875 golfer-weeks).
Putting matters less than usual: 28% here vs 31% tour-wide.
No category clearly differs from the tour here, so treat the order as a lean, not a rule.
| Category | Share of the spread here | Tour-wide | Stands out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off the tee | 20% | 19% | No |
| Around the green | 15% | 15% | No |
| Approach | 36% | 35% | No |
| Putting | 28% | 31% | No |
Greens in regulation: rank correlation with the 72-hole score 0.35 here vs 0.48 tour-wide (3 editions, 215 golfers who played every round); a clear difference.
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 9, 2022. 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 | 143 | 71.90 | -0.1 | 66 |
| 2 | 140 | 74.46 | +2.46 | 67 |
| 3 | 70 | 71.46 | -0.54 | 65 |
| 4 | 70 | 71.57 | -0.43 | 63 |
Final leaderboard
| Pos | Player | To par | Rounds | Total | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Smith | -13 | 69-71-69-66 | 275 | $3,600,000 |
| 2 | Anirban Lahiri | -12 | 67-73-67-69 | 276 | $2,180,000 |
| 3 | Paul Casey | -11 | 70-69-69-69 | 277 | $1,380,000 |
| 4 | Kevin Kisner | -10 | 68-74-68-68 | 278 | $980,000 |
| 5 | Keegan Bradley | -9 | 72-71-68-68 | 279 | $820,000 |
| T6 | Doug Ghim | -8 | 70-70-68-72 | 280 | $675,000 |
| T6 | Harold Varner III | -8 | 69-69-72-70 | 280 | $675,000 |
| T6 | Russell Knox | -8 | 71-71-68-70 | 280 | $675,000 |
| T9 | Adam Hadwin | -7 | 72-72-70-67 | 281 | $525,000 |
| T9 | Dustin Johnson | -7 | 69-73-76-63 | 281 | $525,000 |
| T9 | Sepp Straka | -7 | 69-74-71-67 | 281 | $525,000 |
| T9 | Viktor Hovland | -7 | 71-73-68-69 | 281 | $525,000 |
| T13 | Brendan Steele | -6 | 73-69-69-71 | 282 | $327,222 |
| T13 | Daniel Berger | -6 | 67-75-70-70 | 282 | $327,222 |
| T13 | Erik van Rooyen | -6 | 71-67-74-70 | 282 | $327,222 |
| T13 | Keith Mitchell | -6 | 67-72-74-69 | 282 | $327,222 |
| T13 | Max Homa | -6 | 72-73-71-66 | 282 | $327,222 |
| T13 | Russell Henley | -6 | 69-73-72-68 | 282 | $327,222 |
| T13 | Shane Lowry | -6 | 73-70-67-72 | 282 | $327,222 |
| T13 | Taylor Pendrith | -6 | 68-71-74-69 | 282 | $327,222 |
| T13 | Tyrrell Hatton | -6 | 70-73-69-70 | 282 | $327,222 |
| T22 | Joaquin Niemann | -5 | 67-73-73-70 | 283 | $201,000 |
| T22 | Kevin Streelman | -5 | 73-71-66-73 | 283 | $201,000 |
| T22 | Patton Kizzire | -5 | 68-76-72-67 | 283 | $201,000 |
| T22 | Tommy Fleetwood | -5 | 66-73-72-72 | 283 | $201,000 |
| T26 | Alex Noren | -4 | 69-75-71-69 | 284 | $143,000 |
| T26 | Corey Conners | -4 | 70-69-75-70 | 284 | $143,000 |
| T26 | Doc Redman | -4 | 71-70-72-71 | 284 | $143,000 |
| T26 | Patrick Reed | -4 | 73-70-68-73 | 284 | $143,000 |
| T26 | Sam Burns | -4 | 68-69-71-76 | 284 | $143,000 |
| T26 | Sergio Garcia | -4 | 71-71-71-71 | 284 | $143,000 |
| T26 | Will Zalatoris | -4 | 69-71-70-74 | 284 | $143,000 |
| T33 | Abraham Ancer | -3 | 68-71-74-72 | 285 | $100,111 |
| T33 | Ian Poulter | -3 | 73-70-71-71 | 285 | $100,111 |
| T33 | Joel Dahmen | -3 | 70-71-71-73 | 285 | $100,111 |
| T33 | Justin Thomas | -3 | 72-69-72-72 | 285 | $100,111 |
| T33 | Pat Perez | -3 | 70-72-75-68 | 285 | $100,111 |
| T33 | Rory McIlroy | -3 | 73-73-73-66 | 285 | $100,111 |
| T33 | Seamus Power | -3 | 71-71-73-70 | 285 | $100,111 |
| T33 | Sebastián Muñoz | -3 | 70-73-65-77 | 285 | $100,111 |
| T33 | Tom Hoge | -3 | 66-71-72-76 | 285 | $100,111 |
| T42 | Francesco Molinari | -2 | 70-73-69-74 | 286 | $73,000 |
| T42 | Kramer Hickok | -2 | 67-75-71-73 | 286 | $73,000 |
| T42 | Louis Oosthuizen | -2 | 69-72-69-76 | 286 | $73,000 |
| T42 | Scott Stallings | -2 | 71-75-65-75 | 286 | $73,000 |
| T46 | Adam Long | -1 | 71-71-75-70 | 287 | $57,700 |
| T46 | Maverick McNealy | -1 | 70-76-70-71 | 287 | $57,700 |
| T46 | Peter Malnati | -1 | 70-75-72-70 | 287 | $57,700 |
| T46 | Troy Merritt | -1 | 74-71-71-71 | 287 | $57,700 |
| T50 | Aaron Wise | E | 71-74-74-69 | 288 | $50,200 |
| T50 | Brice Garnett | E | 67-76-74-71 | 288 | $50,200 |
| T50 | Dylan Frittelli | E | 73-72-73-70 | 288 | $50,200 |
| T53 | Branden Grace | +1 | 71-72-73-73 | 289 | $47,800 |
| T53 | Jason Kokrak | +1 | 72-72-71-74 | 289 | $47,800 |
| T55 | Jimmy Walker | +2 | 70-73-71-76 | 290 | $46,200 |
| T55 | Jon Rahm | +2 | 69-72-72-77 | 290 | $46,200 |
| T55 | K.H. Lee | +2 | 70-73-76-71 | 290 | $46,200 |
| T55 | Scottie Scheffler | +2 | 70-76-68-76 | 290 | $46,200 |
| T55 | Sungjae Im | +2 | 72-72-70-76 | 290 | $46,200 |
| T60 | Denny McCarthy | +3 | 70-76-73-72 | 291 | $44,600 |
| T60 | Michael Thompson | +3 | 72-73-74-72 | 291 | $44,600 |
| T60 | Sam Ryder | +3 | 69-74-73-75 | 291 | $44,600 |
| T63 | Brian Harman | +4 | 68-74-75-75 | 292 | $43,400 |
| T63 | Chesson Hadley | +4 | 70-74-71-77 | 292 | $43,400 |
| T63 | Hank Lebioda | +4 | 72-70-72-78 | 292 | $43,400 |
| T66 | Hayden Buckley | +5 | 72-71-76-74 | 293 | $42,400 |
| T66 | Nick Watney | +5 | 75-71-75-72 | 293 | $42,400 |
| T68 | Bubba Watson | +7 | 73-68-78-76 | 295 | $41,600 |
| T68 | Lucas Herbert | +7 | 70-74-75-76 | 295 | $41,600 |
| 70 | Lee Hodges | +9 | 72-74-75-76 | 297 | $41,000 |
| CUT | Adam Schenk | +7 | 78-73 | 151 | |
| CUT | Adam Scott | +4 | 78-70 | 148 | |
| CUT | Andrew Putnam | +4 | 69-79 | 148 | |
| CUT | Beau Hossler | +7 | 71-80 | 151 | |
| W/D | Billy Horschel | E | 74-70 | 144 | |
| CUT | Brandon Hagy | +10 | 78-76 | 154 | |
| CUT | Brandt Snedeker | +8 | 72-80 | 152 | |
| CUT | Brendon Todd | +8 | 78-74 | 152 | |
| CUT | Brian Gay | +13 | 76-81 | 157 | |
| CUT | Brian Stuard | +5 | 73-76 | 149 | |
| CUT | Brooks Koepka | +9 | 72-81 | 153 | |
| CUT | C.T. Pan | +4 | 69-79 | 148 | |
| CUT | Cam Davis | +3 | 71-76 | 147 | |
| CUT | Cameron Champ | +7 | 72-79 | 151 | |
| CUT | Cameron Tringale | +8 | 73-79 | 152 | |
| CUT | Cameron Young | +4 | 71-77 | 148 | |
| CUT | Carlos Ortiz | +3 | 73-74 | 147 | |
| CUT | Charl Schwartzel | +4 | 75-73 | 148 | |
| CUT | Charley Hoffman | +3 | 74-73 | 147 | |
| CUT | Chez Reavie | +13 | 80-77 | 157 | |
| CUT | Chris Kirk | +3 | 71-76 | 147 | |
| CUT | Collin Morikawa | +4 | 73-75 | 148 | |
| W/D | Danny Lee | +5 | 77 | 77 | |
| CUT | Emiliano Grillo | +15 | 77-82 | 159 | |
| CUT | Garrick Higgo | +4 | 74-74 | 148 | |
| CUT | Gary Woodland | +6 | 71-79 | 150 | |
| CUT | Harry Higgs | +9 | 77-76 | 153 | |
| CUT | Henrik Norlander | +3 | 73-74 | 147 | |
| W/D | Henrik Stenson | +1 | 73 | 73 | |
| CUT | Hudson Swafford | +4 | 73-75 | 148 | |
| CUT | J.J. Spaun | +7 | 73-78 | 151 | |
| CUT | J.T. Poston | +9 | 78-75 | 153 | |
| CUT | James Hahn | +9 | 74-79 | 153 | |
| CUT | Jason Day | +3 | 69-78 | 147 | |
| CUT | Jhonattan Vegas | +3 | 69-78 | 147 | |
| CUT | Jordan Spieth | +7 | 72-79 | 151 | |
| CUT | Joseph Bramlett | +5 | 75-74 | 149 | |
| CUT | Justin Rose | +4 | 69-79 | 148 | |
| CUT | Kevin Tway | +7 | 73-78 | 151 | |
| CUT | Kyle Stanley | +8 | 74-78 | 152 | |
| CUT | Lanto Griffin | +6 | 70-80 | 150 | |
| CUT | Lee Westwood | +9 | 73-80 | 153 | |
| CUT | Lucas Glover | +4 | 74-74 | 148 | |
| W/D | Luke List | ||||
| CUT | Mackenzie Hughes | +4 | 72-76 | 148 | |
| CUT | Marc Leishman | +3 | 69-78 | 147 | |
| CUT | Martin Laird | +6 | 72-78 | 150 | |
| CUT | Matt Fitzpatrick | +4 | 74-74 | 148 | |
| CUT | Matt Jones | +5 | 79-70 | 149 | |
| CUT | Matt Kuchar | +3 | 74-73 | 147 | |
| CUT | Matt NeSmith | +9 | 79-74 | 153 | |
| CUT | Matt Wallace | +8 | 76-76 | 152 | |
| CUT | Matthew Wolff | +9 | 72-81 | 153 | |
| CUT | Mito Pereira | +5 | 72-77 | 149 | |
| CUT | Patrick Cantlay | +5 | 72-77 | 149 | |
| CUT | Patrick Rodgers | +3 | 73-74 | 147 | |
| CUT | Richy Werenski | +4 | 71-77 | 148 | |
| CUT | Robert Streb | +7 | 74-77 | 151 | |
| CUT | Roger Sloan | +6 | 73-77 | 150 | |
| CUT | Ryan Brehm | +11 | 74-81 | 155 | |
| CUT | Ryan Palmer | +7 | 71-80 | 151 | |
| CUT | Sahith Theegala | +9 | 74-79 | 153 | |
| CUT | Scott Piercy | +3 | 70-77 | 147 | |
| W/D | Si Woo Kim | +4 | 76 | 76 | |
| CUT | Stephan Jaeger | +8 | 77-75 | 152 | |
| CUT | Stewart Cink | +8 | 77-75 | 152 | |
| CUT | Talor Gooch | +4 | 70-78 | 148 | |
| CUT | Taylor Moore | +10 | 74-80 | 154 | |
| CUT | Thomas Pieters | +7 | 73-78 | 151 | |
| CUT | Tony Finau | +7 | 76-75 | 151 | |
| CUT | Webb Simpson | +5 | 75-74 | 149 | |
| CUT | Wyndham Clark | +5 | 73-76 | 149 | |
| CUT | Xander Schauffele | +7 | 73-78 | 151 | |
| CUT | Zach Johnson | +9 | 73-80 | 153 |
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Final results as stored. Purse: $20,000,000. Strokes gained and earnings appear only where the provider publishes them (majors publish earnings only).
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