The 12 holes on the Wynn Golf Course in Las Vegas, in order of play, were 16, 3, 12, 13, 11, 5, 14, 9, 7, 8, 18, and (if they had made the final hole) the potentially driveable par 4 17th.
The winner of a PGA Tour event usually gets 18% with second place receiving 10.8% of the total purse. It continues from 3rd to 10th place 6.8%, 4.8%, 4%, 3.6%, 3.35%, 3.1%, 2.9% and 2.7%. The percentages then further decline down to the 70th place finisher, who receives 0.2% of the purse.
The official longest drive in PGA Tour history has been achieved by Davis Love III. He hit a 476 yards (435 metres) drive on the 18th hole at the Kapalua's Plantation Course at the 2004 Mercedes Championship.
The Furnace Creek Golf Course in Death Valley, California is known as the lowest golf course in the world. It sits 214 feet (65 meters) below sea level.
The top 64 players from the Official World Golf Ranking ,ten days prior to the event, automatically qualify. If anyone within the top 64 is not playing the field is filled by the next highest ranked player.
The Players Championship is an annual PGA golf tournament. It is owned by the PGA tour. The field almost always includes the current top 50 golfers in the world rankings.
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