2008 Players Championship DVD - TPC At Sawgrass

Follow the winner Sergio Garcia around the TPC at Sawgrass as he won the 2008 Players Championship. The unexpected leader of the golf tournament was Paul Goydos after three rounds. The winds played havoc with the entire field and 72 holes were not enough to settle this battle. The playoff began on the ominous 17th hole with the island green. This hole decided the championship in a hurry as only Sergio Garcia was able to place his golf ball onto the green. Believe it or not, after accepting the trophy, he thanked Tiger for not being in the field that week!

The TPC at Sawgrass is laid out over 415 acres in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Now known as one of Pete Dye's masterpieces, the golf course has not always been praised by the PGA Tour players. The idea was to build a golf course that would bring out the best players in the field and that was far from what the sentiment was. In 1982, The TPC at Sawgrass held the first Tournament Players Championship and was won by Jerry Pate Jerry Pate is known for then diving into the lake next to the 18th green along with then Commissioner Dean Beman and for winning a PGA Tour event with an orange golf ball.

The TPC at Sawgrass Is home to one of the most-recognizable and most photographed golf holes in the world. Originally it was Pete Dye's wife Alice Dye who suggested building the Island Green. Reluctantly Pete Dye went ahead with the idea and this has ironically become the hole he is best-known for creating.

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