TIger Woods returns to the course this week at THE PLAYERS Championship. (Getty)
The PlayersChampionship tees off Thursday from TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
Golf “fifth major” boasts a top-notch field and a $10 million purse, the richest of any PGA Tour event.
Get the tournament preview here, which includes tee times and TV information.
All of the betting odds have been released and it shouldn’t come as any surprise that Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth, the world’s top 2 ranked players, respectively, are the favorites. The sportsbooks have them both at 7/1, well ahead of Justin Rose (18/1).
McIlroy is coming off the WGC Match Play victory and Spieth won the Masters a month ago.
The Players also marks the return of Tiger Woods, who has played just once (The Masters) in 3 months. The world’s 125th-ranked golfer was given 28-1 odds.
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The Players Championship Outright Winner Odds
Masters winner Jordan Spieth (Getty)
Jordan Spieth … 7/1
Rory McIlroy … 7/1
Justin Rose … 18/1
Henrik Stenson … 20/1
Jim Furyk … 20/1
Dustin Johnson … 25/1
Jason Day … 25/1
Tiger Woods … 28/1
Hideki Matsuyama … 33/1
Jimmy Walker … 33/1
Sergio Garcia … 33/1
Adam Scott … 40/1
Bubba Watson … 40/1
Lee Westwood … 40/1
Matt Kuchar … 40/1
Paul Casey … 40/1
Phil Mickelson … 40/1
Louis Oosthuizen … 50/1
Rickie Fowler … 50/1
Zach Johnson … 50/1
Billy Horschel … 55/1
Hunter Mahan … 55/1
Patrick Reed … 55/1
Brooks Koepka … 66/1
JB Holmes … 66/1
Ian Poulter … 70/1
Kevin Na … 70/1
Martin Kaymer … 70/1
Sean O’Hair … 70/1
Gary Woodland … 75/1
Luke Donald … 75/1
Brandt Snedeker … 80/1
Charl Schwartzel … 80/1
Daniel Berger … 80/1
Harris English … 80/1
Keegan Bradley … 80/1
Ryan Moore … 80/1
Ryan Palmer … 80/1
Russell Henley … 90/1
Bill Haas … 100/1
Branden Grace … 100/1
Brendon Todd … 100/1
Cameron Tringale … 100/1
Charley Hoffman … 100/1
Danny Willett … 100/1
Graeme McDowell … 100/1
Jason Kokrak … 100/1
Marc Leishman … 100/1
Morgan Hoffman … 100/1
Webb Simpson … 100/1
Bernd Wiesberger … 125/1
Brendon De Jonge … 125/1
Chris Kirk … 125/1
Graham Delaet … 125/1
Justin Thomas … 125/1
Kevin Streelman … 125/1
Matt Jones … 125/1
Russell Knox … 125/1
Steve Stricker … 125/1
Ben Martin … 150/1
Boo Weekley … 150/1
Brendan Steele … 150/1
Daniel Summerhays … 150/1
David Hearn … 150/1
Jamie Donaldson … 150/1
Jason Dufner … 150/1
John Senden … 150/1
Kevin Kisner … 150/1
Nick Watney … 150/1
Sangmoon Bae … 150/1
Shane Lowry … 150/1
Shawn Stefani … 150/1
Matt Every … 175/1
Pat Perez … 175/1
Scott Piercy … 175/1
Ben Crane … 200/1
Charles Howell III … 200/1
Chesson Hadley … 200/1
Chris Stroud … 200/1
Erik Compton … 200/1
Ernie Els … 200/1
George Mcneill … 200/1
Jerry Kelly … 200/1
Jonas Blixt … 200/1
Joost Luiten … 200/1
K.J. Choi … 200/1
Padraig Harrington … 200/1
Troy Merritt … 200/1
Aaron Baddeley … 250/1
Alex Cejka … 250/1
Angel Cabrera … 250/1
Anirban Lahiri … 250/1
Bo Van Pelt … 250/1
Carl Pettersson … 250/1
Danny Lee … 250/1
Fredrik Jacobson … 250/1
Geoff Ogilvy … 250/1
Jason Bohn … 250/1
John Huh … 250/1
Kevin Chappell … 250/1
Retief Goosen … 250/1
Robert Streb … 250/1
Seung-yul Noh … 250/1
William Mcgirt … 250/1
Brian Davis … 300/1
Brian Stuard … 300/1
Bryce Molder … 300/1
Camilo Villegas … 300/1
David Toms … 300/1
Jeff Overton … 300/1
Jhonattan Vegas … 300/1
Luke Guthrie … 300/1
Michael Putnam … 300/1
Rory Sabbatini … 300/1
Ryo Ishikawa … 300/1
Scott Brown … 300/1
Scott Stallings … 300/1
Spencer Levin … 300/1
Stephen Gallacher … 300/1
Steven Bowditch … 300/1
Stewart Cink … 300/1
Thongchai Jaidee … 300/1
Vijay Singh … 300/1
Will Mackenzie … 300/1
Michael Thompson … 350/1
Brian Harman … 400/1
Brice Garnett … 400/1
James Hahn … 400/1
Nick Taylor … 400/1
Robert Garrigus … 400/1
Adam Hadwin … 500/1
Andres Romero … 500/1
Andrew Svoboda … 500/1
Bernhard Langer … 500/1
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano … 500/1
Martin Flores … 500/1
Ricky Barnes … 500/1
Robert Allenby … 500/1
Scott Langley … 500/1
Billy Hurley III … 750/1
Darren Clarke … 750/1
Derek Fathauer … 750/1
Justin Leonard … 750/1
Tim Wilkinson … 750/1
The Players Championship First Round Leader Odds
Rory McIlroy … 10/1
Jordan Spieth … 14/1
Henrik Stenson … 25/1
Justin Rose … 28/1
Sergio Garcia … 33/1
Hideki Matsuyama … 35/1
Jason Day … 35/1
Jim Furyk … 35/1
Adam Scott … 40/1
Dustin Johnson … 40/1
Jimmy Walker … 40/1
Lee Westwood … 40/1
Matt Kuchar … 40/1
Paul Casey … 40/1
Phil Mickelson … 40/1
Tiger Woods … 40/1
Bubba Watson … 50/1
Hunter Mahan … 50/1
JB Holmes … 50/1
Louis Oosthuizen … 50/1
Patrick Reed … 50/1
Rickie Fowler … 50/1
Zach Johnson … 50/1
Billy Horschel … 55/1
Martin Kaymer … 60/1
Ian Poulter … 66/1
Kevin Na … 66/1
Luke Donald … 66/1
Brooks Koepka … 70/1
Gary Woodland … 70/1
Bill Haas … 80/1
Brandt Snedeker … 80/1
Cameron Tringale … 80/1
Charl Schwartzel … 80/1
Daniel Berger … 80/1
Keegan Bradley … 80/1
Morgan Hoffman … 80/1
Ryan Moore … 80/1
Ryan Palmer … 80/1
Sean O’Hair … 80/1
Webb Simpson … 80/1
Brendon Todd … 90/1
Harris English … 90/1
Marc Leishman … 90/1
Bernd Wiesberger … 100/1
Branden Grace … 100/1
Brendon De Jonge … 100/1
Charley Hoffman … 100/1
Danny Willett … 100/1
Graeme McDowell … 100/1
Graham Delaet … 100/1
Jamie Donaldson … 100/1
Jason Kokrak … 100/1
Justin Thomas … 100/1
Kevin Streelman … 100/1
Matt Jones … 100/1
Nick Watney … 100/1
Russell Henley … 100/1
Steve Stricker … 100/1
Ben Crane … 125/1
Ben Martin … 125/1
Brendan Steele … 125/1
Charles Howell III … 125/1
Chris Kirk … 125/1
Daniel Summerhays … 125/1
David Hearn … 125/1
Ernie Els … 125/1
Jason Dufner … 125/1
John Senden … 125/1
Kevin Kisner … 125/1
Matt Every … 125/1
Russell Knox … 125/1
Shane Lowry … 125/1
Shawn Stefani … 125/1
Aaron Baddeley … 150/1
Alex Cejka … 150/1
Bo Van Pelt … 150/1
Boo Weekley … 150/1
Carl Pettersson … 150/1
Chesson Hadley … 150/1
Chris Stroud … 150/1
Fredrik Jacobson … 150/1
George Mcneill … 150/1
Jason Bohn … 150/1
Jerry Kelly … 150/1
Jonas Blixt … 150/1
Joost Luiten … 150/1
K.J. Choi … 150/1
Kevin Chappell … 150/1
Padraig Harrington … 150/1
Pat Perez … 150/1
Retief Goosen … 150/1
Sangmoon Bae … 150/1
Scott Piercy … 150/1
Seung-yul Noh … 150/1
Thongchai Jaidee … 150/1
Troy Merritt … 150/1
Will Mackenzie … 150/1
William Mcgirt … 150/1
Angel Cabrera … 200/1
Anirban Lahiri … 200/1
Brian Davis … 200/1
Brian Stuard … 200/1
Brice Garnett … 200/1
Bryce Molder … 200/1
Camilo Villegas … 200/1
Danny Lee … 200/1
David Toms … 200/1
Erik Compton … 200/1
Geoff Ogilvy … 200/1
James Hahn … 200/1
Jeff Overton … 200/1
Jhonattan Vegas … 200/1
John Huh … 200/1
Luke Guthrie … 200/1
Michael Thompson … 200/1
Robert Garrigus … 200/1
Robert Streb … 200/1
Rory Sabbatini … 200/1
Scott Brown … 200/1
Scott Stallings … 200/1
Stephen Gallacher … 200/1
Stewart Cink … 200/1
Vijay Singh … 200/1
Andrew Svoboda … 250/1
Bernhard Langer … 250/1
Billy Hurley III … 250/1
Brian Harman … 250/1
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano … 250/1
Martin Flores … 250/1
Michael Putnam … 250/1
Ryo Ishikawa … 250/1
Scott Langley … 250/1
Spencer Levin … 250/1
Steven Bowditch … 250/1
Tim Wilkinson … 250/1
Adam Hadwin … 300/1
Andres Romero … 300/1
Darren Clarke … 300/1
Derek Fathauer … 300/1
Justin Leonard …300/1
Nick Taylor … 300/1
Ricky Barnes … 300/1
Robert Allenby … 300/1
The Players Championship Top 5 Finish Odds
Jordan Spieth … 2/1
Rory McIlroy … 2/1
Henrik Stenson … 4/1
Justin Rose … 4/1
Dustin Johnson … 5/1
Jason Day … 5/1
Jim Furyk … 5/1
Sergio Garcia … 6/1
Jimmy Walker … 7/1
Tiger Woods … 7/1
Adam Scott … 8/1
Hideki Matsuyama … 8/1
Matt Kuchar … 8/1
Paul Casey … 8/1
Phil Mickelson … 8/1
Bubba Watson … 10/1
Lee Westwood … 10/1
Louis Oosthuizen … 11/1
Rickie Fowler … 11/1
Zach Johnson … 11/1
Kevin Na … 12/1
Hunter Mahan … 13/1
Ian Poulter … 13/1
Patrick Reed … 14/1
Brandt Snedeker … 15/1
Brooks Koepka … 15/1
Gary Woodland … 15/1
JB Holme … 15/1
Keegan Bradley … 15/1
Ryan Palmer … 15/1
Billy Horschel … 16/1
Luke Donald … 16/1
Martin Kaymer … 16/1
Sean O’Hair … 18/1
Bill Haas … 20/1
Brendon Todd … 20/1
Cameron Tringale … 20/1
Charl Schwartzel … 20/1
Chris Kirk … 20/1
Daniel Berger … 20/1
Danny Willett … 20/1
Graeme McDowell … 20/1
Harris English … 20/1
Morgan Hoffman … 20/1
Russell Henley … 20/1
Ryan Moore … 20/1
Webb Simpson … 20/1
Bernd Wiesberger … 25/1
Branden Grace … 25/1
Brendan Steele … 25/1
Brendon De Jonge … 25/1
Charley Hoffman … 25/1
Jamie Donaldson … 25/1
Jason Kokrak … 25/1
Justin Thomas … 25/1
Marc Leishman … 25/1
Russell Knox … 25/1
Shawn Stefani … 25/1
Steve Stricker … 25/1
Daniel Summerhays … 30/1
David Hearn … 30/1
Graham Delaet … 30/1
Matt Jones … 30/1
Nick Watney … 30/1
Ben Martin … 35/1
Charles Howell III … 35/1
Jason Dufner … 35/1
John Senden … 35/1
Kevin Streelman … 35/1
Shane Lowry … 35/1
Aaron Baddeley … 40/1
Bo Van Pelt … 40/1
Boo Weekley … 40/1
Chesson Hadley … 40/1
Chris Stroud … 40/1
Ernie Els … 40/1
Fredrik Jacobson … 40/1
George Mcneill … 40/1
Joost Luiten … 40/1
K.J. Choi … 40/1
Kevin Kisner … 40/1
Matt Every … 40/1
Pat Perez … 40/1
Sangmoon Bae … 40/1
Scott Piercy … 40/1
Troy Merritt … 40/1
Alex Cejka … 50/1
Angel Cabrera … 50/1
Ben Crane … 50/1
Brian Davis … 50/1
Camilo Villegas … 50/1
Danny Lee … 50/1
David Toms … 50/1
Erik Compton … 50/1
Geoff Ogilvy … 50/1
Jeff Overton … 50/1
Jerry Kelly … 50/1
Jonas Blixt … 50/1
Kevin Chappell … 50/1
Padraig Harrington … 50/1
Retief Goosen … 50/1
Rory Sabbatini … 50/1
Scott Brown … 50/1
Seung-yul Noh … 50/1
William Mcgirt … 60/1
Anirban Lahiri … 60/1
Brian Stuard … 60/1
Bryce Molder … 60/1
Carl Pettersson … 60/1
Jason Bohn … 60/1
Jhonattan Vegas … 60/1
John Huh … 60/1
Luke Guthrie … 60/1
Scott Stallings … 60/1
Stephen Gallacher … 60/1
Vijay Singh … 60/1
Will Mackenzie … 60/1
James Hahn … 70/1
Michael Thompson … 70/1
Robert Streb … 70/1
Stewart Cink … 70/1
Thongchai Jaidee … 70/1
Brian Harman … 80/1
Brice Garnett … 80/1
Michael Putnam … 80/1
Robert Garrigus … 80/1
Ryo Ishikawa … 80/1
Spencer Levin … 80/1
Steven Bowditch … 80/1
Adam Hadwin … 100/1
Andres Romero … 100/1
Andrew Svoboda … 100/1
Bernhard Langer … 100/1
Martin Flores … 100/1
Nick Taylor … 100/1
Scott Langley … 100/1
Billy Hurley III … 125/1
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano … 125/1
Darren Clarke … 150/1
Justin Leonard … 150/1
Ricky Barnes … 150/1
Robert Allenby … 150/1
Tim Wilkinson … 150/1
Derek Fathauer … 200/1
The Players Championship Prop Bets
Justin Rose (Getty)
Big 4 vs. The Field
Big 4 is Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson … +200
The Field … -275
Selected 4 vs. The Field
Selected 4 is Jim Furyk, Jason Day, Sergio Garcia, Jimmy Walker … +650
The Field … -1200
Selected 4 vs. The Field
Selected 4 is Hideki Matsuyama, Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, Matt Kuchar … +850
The Field … -1600
