Final-Round Notes – Monday, March 14, 2022
Weather: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. High of 67 Wind E 10-20 mph.
Final Leaderboard
Cameron Smith 69-71-69-66—275 (-13)
Anirban Lahiri 67-73-67-69—276 (-12)
Paul Casey 70-69-69-69—277 (-11)
Kevin Kisner 68-74-68-68—278 (-10)
Keegan Bradley 72-71-68-68—279 (-9)
Things to Know
Cameron Smith (Winner/-13)
Miscellaneous notes
Thursday weather summary
Weather: Cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. High of 72. Wind SW 8-16 mph.
Delay: The start of the first round was delayed one hour due to overnight rain and thunderstorms and began at 7:45 a.m.
First suspension: The first round was suspended at 11 a.m. due to dangerous weather in the area and resumed at 3:14 p.m. (4 hours, 14 minutes).
Second suspension: Due to darkness, the first round was suspended for the day at 6:36 p.m. 69 of 72 players in the morning wave completed the first round Thursday (all but the group of Hank Lebioda, Henrik Norlander, Taylor Pendrith). 60 of 72 players in the afternoon wave began the first round Thursday (none completed).
Rainfall: 1.75 inches (1.30 overnight before play Thursday, 0.45 inches during the suspension); 2.05 inches total for the week.
Preferred lies: Preferred lies in effect for the first round.
Notes: Last delay or suspension of play due to weather at THE PLAYERS: R2, 2016; last on TOUR: R1, 2021 Houston Open
Friday weather summary
Weather: Cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. High of 71. Wind SSE 6-12 mph.
First-round resumption: The first round resumed at 7:15 a.m. The morning wave completed the first round at 7:48 a.m.
Suspension: Due to unplayable course conditions, the first round was suspended at 11:15 a.m. The second round was scheduled to begin at 11:20 a.m. Lightning later developed, causing a dangerous weather situation. At the time of suspension, 96 players had completed the first round and 47 players were left to complete the round (Luke List withdrew due to a neck injury during the round Friday).
Called for the day: Play did not resume Friday after the suspension of play at 11:15 a.m. and was called for the day at 3 p.m.
Rainfall: 2.10 inches; 4.15 inches total for the week.
Preferred lies: Preferred lies in effect for the first round.
Saturday weather summary
Weather (morning): Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms. High of 70. Wind SW 20-30 mph.
Weather (afternoon): Partly cloudy. High of 65. Wind WNW 20-30 mph, with gusts to 35 mph.
First-round resumption: The first round resumed at noon and was completed at 2:01 p.m., 54 hours, 16 minutes after it began (55 hours, 16 minutes after it was scheduled to begin). It was announced Friday at 3 p.m. that play would not resume before 11 a.m. Saturday.
Beginning of second round: The second round began at noon ET. First wave of tee times: noon-2:01 p.m; second wave: 5:10-7:11 p.m.
Called for the day: Due to darkness, the second round was suspended at 6:29 p.m. ET. 48 of 71 players in the first wave completed the second round Saturday. 45 of 72 players in the second wave began the second round Saturday (none completed).
Rainfall: 0.65 inches; 4.80 inches for the week.
Preferred lies: Preferred lies in effect for the first and second rounds.
Sunday weather summary
Weather: Mostly sunny. High of 54. Wind NE 10-20 mph.
Second-round resumption: The second round resumed at 8:15 a.m. and was completed at 3:08 p.m.
Beginning of third round: The third round began at 3:15 p.m. (starting times: 3:15-5:16 p.m. in threesomes off Nos. 1 and 10).
Called for the day: Due to darkness, the third round was suspended at 7:32 p.m. with no players completing the round.
Rainfall: None
Preferred lies: Preferred lies in effect for the second round, but not the third round.
Monday weather summary
Weather: Mostly cloudy. High of 67. Wind E 10-20 mph.
Third-round resumption: The third round resumed at 8 a.m. and was completed at 10:54 a.m.
Beginning of final round: The final round began at 11 a.m. (starting times: 11 a.m. – 1:01 p.m. in threesomes off Nos. 1 and 10).
Rainfall: None
Preferred lies: Preferred lies not in effect for third and final rounds
Monday finishes at THE PLAYERS Championship (8): 1974, 1976, 1981, 1983, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2022
Unscheduled Monday finishes on the PGA TOUR since the start of the 2016-17 season (9):
2022 PLAYERS Championship
2021 FedEx St. Jude Championship
2019 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP
2019 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
2018 BMW Championship
2018 Barbasol Championship
2018 Farmers Insurance Open
2017 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
2016 RSM Classic
Morgan Stanley Eagles for Impact Challenge
As part of its Eagles for Impact Challenge, Morgan Stanley will donate $5,000 for every eagle made at THE PLAYERS to First Tee – a youth development organization that enables kids to build the strength of character that empowers them through a lifetime of new challenges – to help support the recruitment, development and retention of diverse coaches to mentor the next generation. Here’s a breakdown of eagles made and dollars donated:
Round Eagles Donations (in $ amount)
Round 1: 16 for $80,000
Round 2: eight for $40,000
Round 3: eight for $40,000
Round 4: none for $45,000
Total: 41 for $205,000
