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2019 T-1 Players Championship

Logo of the 2019 T-1 Players Championship
Tournament information
Dates	April 1-4, 2019
Location	Kholer Wisconsin 43.7392° N, 87.7818° W
Course(s)	Whistling Straits, Straits Course
Organized by	T-1 Golf Federation
Tour(s)	T-1 Golf Tour
Statistics
Par	71
Length	7,773 yards
Field	132 players
Prize fund	$8,600,000
Winner's share	$1,700,000

The 2019 T-1 Players Championship will be the 2nd T-1 Players Championship, to be held April 1-4, 2019 at Whistling Straits Golf Course in Kholer, Wisconsin, the first edition at the Straits Course. It is the first event of the 2019 T-1 Golf Tour, and the first major of the season.

The T-1 Golf Federation, under the leadership of new President Jonathan Rogers, announced on August 30, 2018 that the T-1 Players Championship would become a major championship, replacing the cancelled T-1 Puerto Rico Open, which wasn't generating enough revenue, along with the destruction of the golf course during Hurricane Irma.

Venue

Course layout

Main article: Whistling Straits

2019 tournament yardages

Straits Course

The T-1 Golf Federation announced on February 2, 2019 that they would be "significantly lengthening" the golf course for the tournament. Later in the month, President Jonathan Rogers announced that the 11th hole would be changed from a par 5 to a par 4, bringing in mixed reactions from the players. The hole will become the longest par 4 in T-1 tournament history, playing at just over 570 yards for each day of the tournament. 2001 T-1 Augusta Invitational champion and 2-time Order of Merit champion Noram Lower called the change "a sham to fair and balanced golf".

Hole	Name	Yards	Par		Hole	Name	Yards	Par
1	Outward Bound	422	4		10	Voyageur	370	4
2	Cross Country	595	5		11	Sand Box	574	4
3	O' Man	187	3		12	Pop Up	149	3
4	Glory	512	4		13	Cliff Hanger	414	4
5	Snake	614	5		14	Widow's Watch	440	4
6	Gremlin's Ear	359	4		15	Grand Strand	520	4
7	Shipwreck	225	3		16	Endless Bite	589	5
8	On the Rocks	518	4		17	Pinched Nerve	229	3
9	Down and Dirty	488	4		18	Dyeabolical	536	4
Out		3,920	36		In		3,817	35
					Total		7,773	71

Field

The following qualification criteria were used to select the field. Each player is listed according to the first category by which he qualified with additional categories in which he qualified shown in parentheses.

1. All former T-1 Players Champions
David Duval (6)

2. Last 10 Augusta Invitational Champions
Trevor Immelman (4), Norman Xi (3,4,5), Syo Yin Yee, Matt Gennellii (3,5), Jamie Otto (3,5), Chris Euphoricson, Trey Cranfield (3,4)

3. Last 10 U.S. T-1 Open Champions
Jack Leeland (4,5), Cole Carllsson, Tiger Woods (4,5), Scott Jamiessonn (2,4,5)

4. Last 10 T-1 British Open Champions
Steve Scott, Tommy Fleetwood, Graeme McDowell

5. All former T-1 Tour Champions
James Thompson, Brad Miller, Y.E. Yang, Jamey Hannity, Phil Mickelson, Nick Price, Jerry Platon, Bob Tway, Tom Kite

• The following former champions are not competing: Arnold Palmer, Johnny Miller, Billy Casper, Bernhard Langer, Ken Venturi, Lee Trevino, Sam Snead, Gay Brewer, Andy Bean, Payne Stewart, Calvin Peete, Gary Player

6. 15 low scorers and ties in the 2018 T-1 Players Championship
Henrik Ilgin, Colt Summer, Lanny Wadkins, Fin Duberjakamj, Jackson Somerset, Norman Julio (a)

7. Top 60 in points at the end of the 2018 season of the T-1 Golf Tour
Maxum Durocvich (a), Jay Henry, Daman Smart, Myrtle Rouge, Matthieu Bright, Russell Henley, Jimmy Rico (a), Tom Jeffries, Noram Lower, Padraig Smithlin, Freddie Meyer, Jacoby Johnson, Yuta Ikeda, Marcus Smart, Rodrick Perry, Samson Brawn, Zack Taylorman (a), David Hollingsworth, Tongchai Fooldan, Kevin Fletcher, Phil Rogers (a), Landon Watson, Jay Luegur, Jeff Lemán, Simon Coldnorg, Ryan Burton, Justin Reeves, Alexander Tyrone, Novak Lewis (a), Rory Erden, David Vennes (a), Allen Whyte, Chance Wanda, Justin Randolph, Blake Stone, Davis Love IV, Woody Tomlinson, Jimmie Dain, Sean Smith, Jeffrey Damrian Jr., Drake McCarthy, Hayden Davis, Jamie Rocklin, Jim Ramsey, Colin Farrell, Jake Loch, Jason Wecke (a), Connor Champ (a), Glen Day, Patrick Wolfington, Noah Tracie, Ryder Pippensin, Billy Hurley III, Tim Burke (a), Davis Love III, Richard Smock (a), Bryce Long (a), Davis Smitson, Nik Vermeere, Jackson Pelacious

8. Members of the International and United States 2018 International Cup teams
Edoardo Molinari, Mike Weir, Eddie Pepperell

9. Additional invitations from the T-1 Golf Federation
Erin Widdleson, Ian Lock, David Dixon, Aidan Dow, Gunter El-Towardo, Rickie Morris, Xander Hoffman, Zach Martin VI, Tommy Jefferson, Webb Bishop, Heong Lu (a), Braydon Hanlin, John Walrith, Denny Hopkins, Benvolio Pagòn (a), Jon Cork, David Brown, Philip Hulan, Samuel J. Wright, Devan Putman, Samuel Brown, Idickson Lowel, Adam O'Brian, Rod Perry, Colin Teener, Jaye Dobbins, Aaron Burlander, Dale Littenhoff, Christian Louson

10. Winner of the 2019 T-1 Winter Open
John Sanderson Jr.

11. Qualifiers at the T-1 Players Qualifying Event
James Thompson, Nicolas Patterson, Carl Shizzer, Wilson Davis, Jackson Swanson III, Donald Alexander (a), Kenneth Cook (a), Richard Hughes, Anthony Houston

Past champions expected in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Current
David Duval	United States	2018	70	67			137	−5	T3

Round Summaries

Round 1

Monday April 1, 2019

The first round commenced with the first tee shot honor going to Frenchman and 2018 T-1 Rookie of the Year, Benvolio Pagòn. Pagòn held on to the lead for most of the day, being challenged only once after falling victim to the par-4 11th hole, which had a day one scoring average of 5.45, nearly a shot and a half over par, making it by far the hardest hole on the golf course. Conditions were more favorable than originally thought, seeing 9 players break par, including 2018 T-1 Order of Merit winner Norman Xi, Tiger Woods, and the 2018 T-1 Players champion, David Duval. Nearly 75 players were between 2-over and 5-over par, making it one of the densest field days of T-1 golf. As the day continued on, the golf course progressively played more difficult, with only two players in the afternoon breaking par, versus a much friendlier amount in the morning wave. 2001 Augusta Invitational champion, Noram Lower, who expressed his immense discontent with the golf course setup finished the day in solo 2nd place. After the round, he said he discredited the T-1GF and how they anticipated the setup for the golf course through the duration of the tournament. He also apologized for his harsh words to T-1 President Jonathan Rogers.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Benvolio Pagòn	France	68	−3
2	Noram Lower	United States	69	−2
T3	Tiger Woods	United States	70	−1
	Norman Xi	China
	David Vennes (a)	France
	Syo Yin Yee	South Korea
	David Duval	United States
	Jack Leeland	United States
	Jimmy Rico	United States
T10	Jeff Lemán	United States	71	E
	Jay Lueger	United States
	Davis Love III	United States
	Freddie Meyer	England
	Simon Coldnorg	Sweden
	Kevin Fletcher	United States
	Jamey Hannity	United States
	Jamie Rocklin	United States
	Drake McCarthy	United States
	Idickson Lowell	United States

Round 2

Tuesday April 2, 2019

On day 2 of the tournament, players enjoyed much better scoring conditions, playing nearly five shots better than day one with an average of 69.78, just over one under par for the day. Overnight leader Benvolio Pagòn got off to a strong start, birdieing his first three holes to take a four stroke lead over Noram Lower. He quickly then fell off the pace, bogeying the 7th hole and making a quad on 11. He finished with a birdie on 18 to shoot a 1-under 70 for the second day, putting him in a tie for 7th place. Lower, who started the day one behind Pagòn got off to a much slower start, yet found his rhythm headed into the back nine, where he birdied the 10th and 11th holes, becoming the only player thus far in the tournament to birdie the two holes, and becoming only the third to birdie the 11th over the course of the two days. Notables such as Trey Cranfield (+9), Steve Scott (+6), Fin Duberjakamj (+3), Maxum Durocvich (+3), and Henrik Ilgin (+2) all missed the 1-over cut-line.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Noram Lower	United States	69-66=135	−7
2	David Vennes (a)	France	70-66=136	−6
T3	Drake McCarthy	Scotland	71-66=137	−5
	Jeff Lemán	United States	71-66=137
	Tiger Woods	United States	70-67=137
	David Duval	United States	70-67=137
T7	Simon Coldnorg	Sweden	70-68=138	−4
	Benvolio Pagòn	France	68-70=138
	Jay Lueger	United States	71-67=138
	Jack Leeland	United States	70-68=138
	Norman Xi	China	70-68=138
	Colt Summer	United States	75-63=138
	Blake Stone	United States	75-63=138

Round 3

Wednesday April 3, 2019

Day three of the tournament brought more tough conditions for the players, although not too evident on the first page of the leaderboard. Notables such as Tiger Woods and Norman Xi fell victim to the cross winds and speedy greens among others. The round three scoring average was 73.45 (+2.5). 36-hole leader Noram Lower did not falter in the tough conditions and easily soared to a 3-under 68 on the day, opening up a three shot gap between him and round one leader Benvolio Pagòn. Also in a tie for second is 2018 T-1 International Cup breakout Swede Simon Coldnorg, who also found his way in the tough weather, firing a 68. The low round of the day went to Idickson Lowell, who sat at -5 headed into the final round of the tournament.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Noram Lower	United States	69-66-68=203	−10
T2	Simon Coldnorg	Sweden	70-68-68=206	−7
	Benvolio Pagòn	France	68-70-68=206
4	Drake McCarthy	United States	71-66-70=207	−6
T5	Idickson Lowell	United States	71-70-67=208	−5
	David Duval	United States	70-67-71=208
	Jeff Lemán	United States	71-66-71=208
	Colt Summer	United States	75-63-70=208
	David Vennes (a)	France	70-66-72=208
10	Jay Lueger	United States	71-67-61=209	−4

Round 4

Thursday April 4, 2019

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Benvolio Pagòn	France	68-70-68-69=275	−9
T2	Noram Lower	United States	69-66-68-73=276	−8
	Simon Coldnorg	Sweden	70-68-68-70=276
4	David Duval	United States	70-67-71-70=278	−6
5	Idickson Lowell	United States	71-70-67-71=279	−5
T6	Drake McCarthy	United States	71-66-70-74=281	−3
	David Vennes (a)	France	70-66-72-73=281
	Norman Xi	China	70-68-72-71=281
9	Colt Summer	United States	75-63-70-74=282	−2
T10	Jay Lueger	United States	71-67-71-74=283	−1
	Tiger Woods	United States	70-67-73-73=283