The field for the 2024 Players Championship is set, with 144 golfers filling up the tee sheet.
There are 23 golfers, however, who are entered in the tournament for the first time. There’s a good chance many of them have played the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, before but this is the first time they’ll face tournament pressure there.
Four of them made the field by virtue of winning on the PGA Tour this season.
Everyone in the field has their eyes on the big prize, as the Players has the most official money up for grabs on the PGA Tour, with a $25 million total purse and a $4.5 million first-place prize. (The Tour Championship’s $75 million pool and $18 million first-place check is all considered bonus money and doesn’t count towards a players on-course official money earnings).
So without further ado, here is the list of 23 newbies teeing it up at the demanding, 7,275-yard test that is TPC Sawgrass this week. The golfers are listed in alphabetical order.
Ludvig Aberg lines up his putt on the fifth hole during the third round of the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. (Photo: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)
Akshay Bhatia putts on the 16th hole during the 2024 WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Photo: Joe Rondone/The Arizona Republic)
Alexander Bjork tees off on the 17th hole of the Pete Dye Stadium Course during the final round of the 2024 American Express at PGA West in La Quinta, California. (Photo: Andy Abeyta/Desert Sun)
Nick Dunlap hits his chip shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
Austin Eckroat tees off on the 15th hole at the 2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches at PGA National. (Photo: Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post)
Harry Hall watches his bunker shot on the sixth green during the first round of the 2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches at PGA National. (Photo: Jeff Romance/Palm Beach Post)
Ryo Hisatsune o the 18th green during the first round of the 2024 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. (Photo: Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports)
Nicolai Hojgaard plays a shot on the 13th hole during the first round of the 2024 Genesis Invitational. (Photo: Jason Parkhurst-USA TODAY Sports)
Chan Kim signs autographs at the Korn Ferry Tour’s 2023 BMW Charity Pro-Am in Greenville, South Carolina. (Photo: Alex Hicks, Jr./Greenville Online)
Jake Knapp plays a shot from the ninth tee during the second round of the 2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches. (Photo: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports)
Ben Kohles hits his tee shot on the second hole during the third round of the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
Vincent Norrman practices from the sand during the first day of the 2024 WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Photo: Michael Chow-The Arizona Republic)
Matthieu Pavon celebrates on the 18th green after winning the 2024 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. (Photo: Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports)
Matti Schmid waves on the 18th green during the final round of the 2024 Puerto Rico Open at Grand Reserve Golf Club. (Photo: Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Ben Silverman hits his tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
David Skinns hits his tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
Jimmy Stanger walks down from the first tee of the Pete Dye Stadium Course during the final round of the 2024 American Express at PGA West. (Photo: Andy Abeyta/Desert Sun)
Sam Stevens lines up his putt on the first hole during the final round of the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
Ben Taylor prepares to play his shot from the 14th tee during the second round of the 2024 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches at PGA National. (Photo: Brennan Asplen/Getty Images)
Sami Valimaki plays his tee shot on the 10th hole during the third round at the 2024 WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Photo: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports)
Carson Young hits his tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
Kevin Yu hits his chip shot on the 10th hole during the second round of the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
Carl Yuan hits his tee shot on the 14th hole during the final round of the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)