2008 PLAYERS Champion

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Mar. 24, 2009

TOURNAMENT RECAP
Despite Sergio Garcia's well-known problem of putting, it was the flat stick that led the young Spaniard to his victory. After a clutch putt for par on No. 17 in the very windy final round, Garcia went on to par the intimidating 18th hole and then had nothing left to do but wait to see what leader -- by one stroke -- Paul Goydos would do right behind him. Unable to make the par he needed to win on No. 18, Goydos bogeyed the final hole and entered into a playoff with Garcia. The playoff began -- and ended -- on the 17th hole, where Goydos hit his first shot into the water, and Garcia landed his shot -- with a little help from the wind -- just a few feet from the pin. In true Garcia fashion, he two putted for the victory and became only the second European PLAYERS Championship winner in the tournament's 35-year history.

THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP: More champions | Tournament home | TPC Sawgrass

MORE GARCIA: Profile | Garcia's playoff tee shot | Garcia rolls in long birdie putt

Garcia's scorecard at TPC Sawgrass

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	OUT	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	IN	TOTAL
Par	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	3	5	36	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	3	4	36	72
Yardage	423	532	177	384	471	393	442	237	583	3642	424	558	358	181	481	449	523	137	462	3573	7215
Round 1	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	34	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	3	4	32	66
Round 2	5	5	3	4	4	4	3	3	5	36	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	37	73
Round 3	4	5	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	35	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	38	73
Round 4	5	5	3	4	4	4	3	4	5	37	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	3	4	34	71

2008 PLAYERS leaderboard

Pos	Player	Rnd1	Rnd2	Rnd3	Rnd4	Total	FedExCup Points	Earnings
1	Sergio Garcia	66	73	73	71	283/-5	4,950	$1,710,000
2	Paul Goydos	68	71	70	74	283/-5	2,970	$1,026,000
3	Jeff Quinney	71	73	70	70	284/-4	1,870	$646,000
4	Briny Baird	71	71	73	72	287/-1	1,320	$456,000
5	Stephen Ames	74	68	74	72	288/E	1,100	$380,000
T6	Ben Crane	70	72	75	72	289/1	0,890	$307,563
T6	Ernie Els	72	71	74	72	289/1	0,890	$307,563
T6	Tom Lehman	73	73	69	74	289/1	0,890	$307,563
T6	Brett Quigley	70	76	72	71	289/1	0,890	$307,563
T10	Chad Campbell	73	72	77	68	290/2	0,633	$218,500
T10	J.B. Holmes	72	72	71	75	290/2	0,633	$218,500
T10	Greg Kraft	75	72	68	75	290/2	0,633	$218,500
T10	Henrik Stenson	73	71	75	71	290/2	-	$218,500
T10	Dean Wilson	74	72	75	69	290/2	0,633	$218,500