By the numbers

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Back-to-back winners of The Players Championship.

1

Par made by Justin Thomas during a 19-hole stretch in last year’s Players Championship. From the 12th hole in Thursday’s first round through his first 12 holes in Friday’s second round, Thomas made eight birdies, eight bogeys, one eagle, one double-bogey and one par.

1.98winner,

Million dollars for the the largest first-place check in tournament history. The purse of $11 million also is the largest in tournament history.

2

Players who made birdie on the 17th hole in all four rounds during a single Players Championship — Paul Azinger in 1987 and Kyle Stanley last year.

3.314

Stroke average on the par-3 eighth hole last year, which made it the second toughest par-3 on the PGA Tour in 2017. Playing to an average of 0.314 strokes over par, the only tougher par 3 was the 16th at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, during the Memorial, which played to an average of 0.367 over par.

4.486

Stroke average on the par-4 18th hole last year, which made the closing hole the second toughest on the Tour. Playing to an average of 0.486 strokes over par, the only tougher hole was the par-4 11th at TPC Potomac during The National outside of Washington, D.C., which played to an average of 0.521 over par.

48

Age of Fred Funk when he became the oldest winner of The Players Championship in 2005.

63

Lowest score shot in The Players — Fred Couples (1992), Greg Norman (1994), Roberto Castro (2013), Martin Kaymer (2014), Jason Day (2016) and Colt Knost (2016).

69

Age of Sam Snead when he played in the 1982 Players, making him the oldest competitor in tournament history.

226

Countries and territories outside of the USA that receive the broadcast of The Players Championship, with the potential to reach 1 billion households. Last year the tournament was aired in 24 languages.

1,889

Golf balls that wound up in the water on holes 16-18 in the last 15 years. That’s more than the 1,818 golf balls that wound up on the water on the first 15 holes combined. Also, there have been more balls hit into the water on the par-4 18th (704) than on the par-3 17th (703).