THE PLAYERS:
Event Information
THE PLAYERS Championship annually combines the best field in golf with the world-class venue that is THE PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. Grant Thorton LLP, Optum and Morgan Stanley are the exclusive Proud Partners of THE PLAYERS. Proceeds from THE PLAYERS benefit Northeast Florida charities and have totaled more than $92 million since the event moved to Ponte Vedra Beach in 1977, including a record $8.7 million generated in 2017. In April 2011, THE PLAYERS announced a new charitable focus, committing to generate $50 million for youth-related charities over 10 years. For more on THE PLAYERS and the surrounding area, visit THEPLAYERS.com.
Tickets
Tickets for THE PLAYERS 2018 are on sale at THEPLAYERS.com as well as at 56 Publix stores throughout Northeast Florida and the surrounding areas, including two locations in Georgia. Tickets are available at Publix starting March 5.
Stadium Passes are $25 for Tuesday, $20 for Wednesday; $60 Thursday and Sunday, $65 for Friday and $70 for Saturday. Fans can also purchase a weekly Stadium Pass for $225, which includes admission Tuesday-Sunday. Stadium Pass prices are exclusive of sales tax and do not include parking.
THE PLAYERS “Four for Free” policy
Fans with four or more guests in a vehicle can park for FREE Thursday through Sunday with the “Four for Free” parking voucher. Fans can go online to THEPLAYERS.com/parking (click on the “Tickets” tab) to download the voucher, which allows free parking in the general lot off of CR210. A new voucher must be downloaded and printed for each day (or saved on an electronic device); there is no limit to the number of days guests can park for free but there is a limited number of vouchers per day.
Parking must be purchased in advance
The Wine Lounge presented by William Hill Estate Winery:
William Hill Estate is the official wine of the PGA TOUR. The Wine Lounge presented by William Hill Estate (open to the public) is a stylish and contemporary recreation of William Hill Estate’s Napa Valley tasting room, complete with tables and seating. With intimate views of the challenging par-3 8th hole, the Lounge gives guests the chance to sample wines while watching the world’s best golfers play on the fairest test in golf. We are pouring many of the extraordinary William Hill Estate wines at The Wine Lounge, including the Napa Collection Chardonnay, Napa Collection Cabernet, Coastal Collection Chardonnay, Coastal Collection Cabernet Sauvignon and Coastal Collection Pinot Noir, La Marca Prosecco and La Marca Mimosas. Visit the Wine Lounge presented by William Hill Estate on the 8th Green to sample them all and find your favorite.
PINK OUT and Mother’s Day at THE PLAYERS on Championship Sunday:
Sunday, May 13
In honor of Mother’s Day, which falls on the final round of THE PLAYERS (Sunday, May 13), the event will once again stage a “PINK OUT” on Championship Sunday in in celebration of mothers and support of The DONNA Foundation’s breast cancer marathon for research and care.
In conjunction with Sunday’s “PINK OUT,” players, caddies, sponsors, volunteers and fans are encouraged to wear pink to TPC Sawgrass in support of The DONNA Foundation, a local charitable organization that raises funds for ground-breaking breast cancer research at Mayo Clinic and women living with breast cancer. The DONNA Foundation is also the event’s “Charity of the Day.”
Military Appreciation Day:
Tuesday, May 8 (5:30 p.m.)
Military Appreciation Ceremony and Luke Combs Concert will take place at the 17th hole
Jim Furyk will cap off the Military Appreciation Day program, which will include pageantry by military personnel, a flyover by the 125th Fighter Wing, a National Anthem performance by Caleigh Furyk and a special concert by singer Luke Combs. Guests during the 2018 Military Appreciation Day ceremony include:
- Jay Monahan, PGA TOUR Commissioner
- Jim Furyk, PGA TOUR player
- Rear Admiral Bette Bolivar, Commander, Navy Region Southeast