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The Players Championship Tees Off

Rory McIlroy [[ MAC-il-roy ]], Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and more of golf's best players will convene in Florida this morning for The Players Championship.  Among those teeing it up at TPC Sawgrass will be K.J. Choi, who won The Players last year.  He parred the first playoff hole to beat David Toms and earn the title, his eighth and most notable PGA Tour victory.  With the victory, Choi became the first Korean and first Asian-born winner in the 38-year history of the event.  The field also includes Toms and Rickie Fowler, who is fresh off his first PGA Tour win.  Fowler defeated world number-one McIlroy and D.A. Points in a playoff Sunday to earn the Wells Fargo Championship title.  A total of 52 players from 19 countries outside of the United States are in the field.

However, Masters champion Bubba Watson and Dustin Johnson are not competing this week.  Watson announced earlier this month that he was withdrawing to spend more time with his family, while Johnson pulled out due to a lingering back injury.  In addition, Fred Couples, a two-time winner of The Players Championship, has also withdrawn because of an illness.

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