THE PLAYERS Championship

Just competing in THE PLAYERS enhances a player's status because the event features the strongest field in professional golf and requires that all entrants meet a set of qualifying guidelines..

To qualify for THE PLAYERS, a player must meet at least one of a dozen competition-based conditions, including: have won at least one PGA TOUR event since March 2007; be ranked among the top 125 on the 2007 PGA TOUR money list; have won a recent Major, THE PLAYERS, or a World Golf Championships event; be among the top 50 in the World Golf Rankings. Once through the various categories, any remaining places go to top players based on the provisional 2008 rankings. Also, new since 2007, the winner of the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship and the Nationwide Tour’s leading money winner will be eligible to play.

So, barring any last minute changes, golf's elite are expected to be at THE PLAYERS this year, including Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, as well as a stable of other top players ready to challenge Pete Dye's famous Stadium Course in hopes of being THE PLAYERS champion.