If they are teeing off at Sawgrass, two clear assumptions can be made.
Firstly, The Masters must be just around the corner, with all of its pomp, ceremony, and verdancy.
However, galleries at Sawgrass also mean that the Players Championship is back for another year, with the unofficial fifth major up for grabs.
From early dominance from 'The Golden Bear' to an amphibious Aussie annihilating the field in the mid-90s, here is every golfer to have saluted at the Players Championship.
2023 โ Scottie Scheffler (-17) โ USA
2022 โ Cameron Smith (-13) โ Australia
2021 โ Justin Thomas (-14) โ USA
2020 โ No champion due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 โ Rory McIlroy (-16) โ Northern Ireland
2018 โ Webb Simpson (-18) โ USA
2017 โ Kim Si-Woo (-10) โ South Korea
2016 โ Jason Day (-15) โ Australia
2015 โ Rickie Fowler (-12) - USA
2014 โ Martin Kaymer (-13) โ Germany
2013 โ Tiger Woods (-13) - USA
2012 โ Matt Kuchar (-13) - USA
2011 โ K.J. Choi (-13) โ South Korea
2010 โ Tim Clark (-16) โ South Africa
2009 โ Henrik Stenson (-12) โ Sweden
2008 โ Sergio Garcia (-5) โ Spain
2007 โ Phil Mickelson (-11) - USA
2006 โ Stephen Ames (-14) โ Canada
2005 โ Fred Funk (-9) - USA
2004 โ Adam Scott (-12) - USA
2003 โ Davis Love III (-17) - USA
2002 โ Craig Perks (-8) โ New Zealand
2001 โ Tiger Woods (-14) - USA
2000 โ Hal Sutton (-10) - USA
1999 โ David Duval (-3) - USA
1998 โ Justin Leonard (-10) - USA
1997 โ Steve Elkington (-16) โ Australia
1996 โ Fred Couples (-18) - USA
1995 โ Lee Janzen (-5) โ USA
1994 โ Greg Norman (-24) โ Australia
1993 โ Nick Price (-18) โ Zimbabwe
1992 โ Davis Love III (-15) โ USA
1991 โ Steve Elkington (-12) โ Australia
1990 โ Jodie Mudd (-10) โ USA
1989 โ Tim Kite (-9) โ USA
1988 โ Mark McCumber (-15) โ USA
1987 โ Sandy Lyle (-14) โ Scotland
1986 โ John Mahaffey (-13) โ USA
1985 โ Calvin Peete (-14) โ USA
1984 โ Fred Couples (-11) โ USA
1983 โ Hal Sutton (-5) โ USA
1982 โ Jerry Pate (-8) โ USA
1981 โ Raymond Floyd (-3) โ USA
1980 โ Lee Trevino (-10) โ USA
1979 โ Lanny Wadkins (-5) โ USA
1978 โ Jack Nicklaus (+1) โ USA
1977 โ Mark Hayes (+1) โ USA
1976 โ Jack Nicklaus (-19) โ USA
1975 โ Al Geiberger (-10) โ USA
1974 โ Jack Nicklaus (-16) โ USA
