In a preview to this week’s $US 10m Players Championship www.golfbytourmiss.com looks ahead to this week’s event at TPC Sawgrass.

First, a look at this e field –

The infamous Par 3 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass. (Photo – www.gofbytourmiss.com)

• 27 of the world’s top 30 (Defending champ Tiger Woods absent)
• 20 of 21 winners from this year’s 2013/14 PGA Tour wraparound schedule
• 15 first-timers including Jordan Spieth, Russell Knox and Stephen Gallacher
• 144 players from 20 different countries with Scotland sixth overall with three players.

And we look at the facts on the Par 3, 17^th hole – TPC Sawgrass.

• Number of balls into the water during the Players Championship from 2003 to 2013 – 525
•  Most birdies on the 17^th in the history of the Players – Bernhard Langer 24
•  From Most birdies on the 17^th among those competing this week – Phil Mickelson 15
• Highest score on the 17^th – 12 Bob Tway, 3^rd round 2005
• Also six hole-in-one’s and the last being Miguel Angel Jimenez in 2002 but not playing this week.