Helen Ross breaks down each and every player who will tee it up this weekend at TPC Sawgrass. PLAYERS field study

• GROUPS WE'RE WATCHING: Who to watch Thursday
• FROM THE PLAYERS: Pairings sheet (.pdf)
• HORSES FOR COURSES: Who does history favor?
• AUCLAIR BLOG: Wednesday at TPC Sawgrass
• Even without Tiger in the field, PLAYERS set to be tough
• NUMBER CRUNCH: Big bucks and big tests
• First-timers expect big challenge at PLAYERS
• Hard work has Mickelson ready to defend
• PICKS: Who could win | Who can surprise?
• YOUNG GUNS: Top five | Strengths ... and weaknesses
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• PriceWaterhouseCoopers to host First Tee scholars
• Complete preview content

The first round of THE PLAYERS Championship had plenty of action to talk about. PGATOUR.COM's T.J. Auclair gives us the run down on the opening day in Ponte Vedra Beach. More

• WATCH NOW: LIVE@ 17 highlights
• LOOK AHEAD: Friday's pairings sheet (.pdf)
• Field finds it tough going in the afternoon
• NOTES: Wagner's good debut, late-day woes and ouch
• MORE FROM GARCIA: Scorecard | Transcript
• OTHER SCORECARDS: | Goydos | Perry | Elkington
• PHOTOS: Sun-splashed pics from Sawgrass
• Tickets already on sale for 2009
• GUY WITH A GOAL: Perry on his way
• SAFE ROUND: Mickelson pleased with 70
• PRIMER: Everything you need to know about the 17th
• Thursday's interview transcripts

With the wind whipping and the sun beating down on an already firm and fast TPC Sawgrass, par might be gold on Saturday and Sunday at THE PLAYERS Championship.

• Perry leads group of 40somethings
• Defending champ Mickelson loses ground
• LIVE NOTES: All the day's tidbits | PGA TOUR notebook
• Aching Langer one off lead
• Players shocked, supportive over Magert tragedy
• HOLE BY HOLE STATS: Round 2 at TPC Sawgrass
• Sergio makes rare water-less double bogey on No. 17
• Surprised Goydos stays near top of leaderboard
• Campbell's hot start ruined by swirling winds
• PHOTO GALLERY: Friday's best shots
• TRANSCRIPTS: Perry | Garcia | Campbell | Couples | Langer | Mickelson

Instead of folding, self-described journeyman Paul Goydos took the lead with a steady diet of clutch putts and timely birdies.

• Several Europeans in hunt for PLAYERS title
• Mickelson in fine position to repeat
• SATURDAY'S LIVE NOTES: Can Goydos hang on?
• Round 3 recap | BEHIND THE SCENES: LIVE@
• Leaderboard | Final-round Tee Times
• NOTEBOOK: Round 3 | GROUPS: Final round
• ANALYSIS: PLAYERS Championship leaders
• THE DREADED 17TH: Scatter Chart | Hole Stats
• PHOTOS: PLAYERS Championship week
• XM INTERVIEWS: Goydos | Perry | Mickelson
• XM RADIO PODCAST: Round 3 recap
• PLAYERS Championship interview transcripts

Commissioner Finchem faced Fred Funk in a virtual match at TPC Sawgrass on "Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 09" to cap off THE PLAYERS' Giving Back Week in late November. Story

• Babies to be showered with PLAYERS gear
• GALLERY: Giving Back Week photos
• Monahan named Executive Director of THE PLAYERS
• 2008 RECAP: Garcia's breakthrough | Final results
• Goydos' gritty effort comes up just short
• A BIG ONE: Garcia wins THE PLAYERS
• RD. 4 NOTES: Ranking Sergio's TOUR wins
• LIVE@ 17: See all the highlights from the 17th
• Past champion Ames nearly gives leaders a run
• PHOTO GALLERIES: Round 4 | Garcia thru the years