The field for the 2024 Players Championship is set, with 144 golfers filling up the tee sheet.
There are 23 golfers, however, who are entered in the tournament for the first time. There’s a good chance many of them have played the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, before but this is the first time they’ll face tournament pressure there.
Four of them made the field by virtue of winning on the PGA Tour this season.
Everyone in the field has their eyes on the big prize, as the Players has the most official money up for grabs on the PGA Tour, with a $25 million total purse and a $4.5 million first-place prize. (The Tour Championship’s $75 million pool and $18 million first-place check is all considered bonus money and doesn’t count towards a players on-course official money earnings).
So without further ado, here is the list of 23 newbies teeing it up at the demanding, 7,275-yard test that is TPC Sawgrass this week. The golfers are listed in alphabetical order.
Ludvig Aberg
Ludvig Aberg lines up his putt on the fifth hole during the third round of the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. (Photo: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)
Akshay Bhatia
Akshay Bhatia speaks to the media ahead of the 2024 Players Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. (Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Alexander Bjork
Alexander Bjork tees off on the 17th hole of the Pete Dye Stadium Course during the final round of the 2024 American Express at PGA West in La Quinta, California. (Photo: Andy Abeyta/Desert Sun)
Nick Dunlap
Nick Dunlap hits his chip shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
Austin Eckroat
Austin Eckroat tees off on the 15th hole at the 2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches at PGA National. (Photo: Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post)
Harry Hall
Harry Hall watches his bunker shot on the sixth green during the first round of the 2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches at PGA National. (Photo: Jeff Romance/Palm Beach Post)
Ryo Hisatsune
Ryo Hisatsune poses for a photo during the First Timers Press Conference ahead of the 2024 Players Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. (Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Nicolai Hojgaard
Nicolai Hojgaard plays a shot on the 13th hole during the first round of the 2024 Genesis Invitational. (Photo: Jason Parkhurst-USA TODAY Sports)
Chan Kim
Chan Kim signs autographs at the Korn Ferry Tour’s 2023 BMW Charity Pro-Am in Greenville, South Carolina. (Photo: Alex Hicks, Jr./Greenville Online)
Jake Knapp
Jake Knapp speaks to the media during the First Timers Press Conference ahead of the 2024 Players Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. (Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Ben Kohles
Ben Kohles hits his tee shot on the second hole during the third round of the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
Vincent Norrman
Vincent Norrman practices from the sand during the first day of the 2024 WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Photo: Michael Chow-The Arizona Republic)
Matthieu Pavon
Matthieu Pavon celebrates on the 18th green after winning the 2024 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. (Photo: Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports)
Matti Schmid
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan hands Matti Schmid a set of Tiffany & Co. cuff links presented as a gift during the First Timers Press Conference ahead of the 2024 Players Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. (Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Ben Silverman
Ben Silverman hits his tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
David Skinns
David Skinns hits his tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
Jimmy Stanger
Jimmy Stanger walks down from the first tee of the Pete Dye Stadium Course during the final round of the 2024 American Express at PGA West. (Photo: Andy Abeyta/Desert Sun)
Sam Stevens
Sam Stevens lines up his putt on the first hole during the final round of the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
Ben Taylor
Ben Taylor prepares to play his shot from the 14th tee during the second round of the 2024 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches at PGA National. (Photo: Brennan Asplen/Getty Images)
Sami Valimaki
Sami Valimaki plays his tee shot on the 10th hole during the third round at the 2024 WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Photo: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports)
Carson Young
Carson Young hits his tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
Kevin Yu
Kevin Yu hits his chip shot on the 10th hole during the second round of the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
Carl Yuan
Carl Yuan hits his tee shot on the 14th hole during the final round of the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
