| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 12–15, 2016 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W |
| Course(s) | TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,215 yards (6,597 m) |
| Field | 144 players, 76 after cut |
| Cut | 142 (−2) |
| Prize fund | $10.5 million |
| Winner's share | $1.89 million |
| Champion | |
 Jason Day | |
| 273 (−15) | |
| Location map | |
  TPC Sawgrass Location in the United States  TPC Sawgrass Location in Florida | |
The 2016 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held May 12–15 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 43rd Players Championship.
Jason Day, number one in the world rankings and reigning PGA Champion, led wire-to-wire to win his first Players, four strokes ahead of runner-up Kevin Chappell.[1][2] With favorable scoring conditions early, Day was at 129 (−15) after 36 holes and then shot even par on the weekend.
Defending champion Rickie Fowler missed the 36-hole cut by a stroke.
- ^ Murray, Ewan (May 15, 2016). "Jason Day extends his hot streak by easing to Players Championship". The Guardian. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
- ^ Corrigan, James (May 16, 2016). "Jason Day wins Players Championship as Australian enters Tiger Woods territory". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved May 16, 2016.