| 2020 Players Championship | |
| Dates: | March 12–15, 2020 |
| Location: | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| Course: | TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course |
| Tour: | PGA Tour |
| Par: | 72 |
| Field: | 144 players |
| Purse: | $15 million |
| Winners Share: | $2.7 million |
| Champion: | No winner |
| Previous: | 2019 |
| Next: | 2021 |
| Map: | USA#USA Florida |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Map Label: | TPC Sawgrass |
| Coordinates: | 30.198°N -81.394°W |
The 2020 Players Championship was the 47th edition of The Players Championship, scheduled for March 12–15 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. It was canceled by the PGA Tour prior to the second round in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; the tour had earlier announced that the tournament would proceed behind closed doors for the remaining three days.
Hideki Matsuyama held a two stroke lead after the first round having equaled the course record of 63, nine under par.[1] Defending champion Rory McIlroy was at even par (72), tied for 83rd place.[2] Half of the $15 million purse was split equally among the 144 competing players, at $52,000 each.
The event was not included in the revised schedule announced in early April 2020.[3]
See main article: TPC at Sawgrass.
The field consists of 144 players meeting the following criteria:[4]
1. Winners of PGA Tour events since last Players
2. Top 125 from previous season's FedEx Cup points list
3. Top 125 (medical)
4. Major champions from the past five years
5. Players Championship winners from the past five years
6. The Tour Championship winners from 2017 and 2018; FedEx Cup champion for 2018–19 season
7. World Golf Championship winners from the past three years
8. Memorial Tournament and Arnold Palmer Invitational winners from the past three years
9. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking
10. Senior Players champion from prior year
11. Korn Ferry Tour points leader from prior season
12. Points leader during the Korn Ferry Tour Finals
13. Top 10 current year FedEx Cup points leaders
14. Remaining positions and alternates filled through current year FedEx Cup standings
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Hideki Matsuyama tied the course record with a score of 63 (−9).[6] Following the round, the PGA Tour canceled the remainder of the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | −9 | |
| T2 | 65 | −7 | |
 Harris English | |||
 Kim Si-woo | |||
| T5 | 67 | −5 | |
 Marc Leishman | |||
| T7 | 68 | −4 | |
 Rafa Cabrera-Bello | |||
| Cameron Champ | |||
 Corey Conners | |||
| Jason Dufner | |||
| Jim Herman | |||
 Viktor Hovland | |||
| Nate Lashley | |||
| Graeme McDowell | |||
| Keith Mitchell | |||
| Collin Morikawa | |||
 Rory Sabbatini | |||
| Scottie Scheffler | |||
| Webb Simpson | |||
| Michael Thompson |
Scorecard of Hideki Matsuyama
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
 Matsuyama | −1 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −9 |
| Eagle | Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey | Triple bogey+ --> |