2024 Players Championship picks, odds: Expert predictions, favorites to win from betting field at TPC Sawgrass
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Who will win The Players? Our experts dive into all of the possibilities entering TPC Sawgrass
The PGA Tour season is beginning to pick up steam, and with the 2024 Players Championship fast approaching, the key question everyone's asking is the same across the golf world: Who are you picking to win at TPC Sawgrass? With a tremendous field featuring most of the best golfers in the world, we should be in for an epic ride beginning with Thursday's first round.
The Players may not hold the "major championship" designation, but it's nevertheless a huge event on the annual golf calendar. In fact, the PGA Tour's flagship event offers a $25 million purse with $4.5 million going to the winner. That's more than will be payed out at the Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open or Open Championship this year.
Scottie Scheffler, the defending Players champion, enters with plenty of momentum fresh off a victory at the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational -- his first win in 51 weeks. Justin Thomas, the 2021 winner at TPC Sawgrass, has also been playing excellent golf of late. Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy is hoping to find the best of his game with just about one month to go until he competes for the elusive green jacket at Augusta National Golf Club.
