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 Logo of the 2020 T-1 Players Championship | |
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | June 25-28, 2020 |
| Location | Springfield, New Jersey 40.7050° N, 74.3280° W |
| Course(s) | Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course |
| Organized by | T-1 Golf Federation |
| Tour(s) | T-1 Golf Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,428 yards |
| Field | 140 players |
| Prize fund | $9,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $2,000,000 |
| Champion | |
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The 2020 T-1 Players Championship is the 3rd edition of the T-1 Players and was originally scheduled as the first of the T-1 Tour's four major championships to be held in 2020. Originally scheduled for April 2–5 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, the tournament was postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On May 27, the T-1 Golf Federation announced the tournament would be held June 25–28.
The first two years of the championship gained much attention from spectators and golf writers, who credit the event as the most prestigious on the T-1 Golf Tour, due to its large purse and consistently difficult venue choices. As of 2019, the T-1 Players Tournament has been named the flagship event by the T-1 Golf Federation, overtaking the U.S. T-1 Open, which held the status since 1985.
Defending champion Benvolio Pagòn is expected to make his 5th T-1 Tour major start. In those starts, he has accumulated one win and four top-25s. 2018 champion David Duval will also be in the field.
Venue
Course layout
2020 tournament yardages
Lower Course
Tradtional T-1 major layouts have excessively-long par-70 setups. This year's championship will feature a 7,428 yard par-70 golf course. It will be the shortest course the event has been played on since its introduction to the circuit in 2018.
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 478 | 377 | 503 | 196 | 425 | 482 | 501 | 380 | 210 | 3,552 | 460 | 431 | 218 | 451 | 430 | 453 | 230 | 649 | 554 | 3,876 | 7,428 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 70 |
Lengths of the course for previous major championships:
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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
Benvolio Pagòn, David Duval
2. Last 10 Augusta Invitational Champions
TBD
3. Last 10 U.S. T-1 Open Champions
TBD
4. Last 10 T-1 British Open Champions
TBD
5. All former T-1 Tour Champions
TBD
- The following former champions are not competing: TBD
6. 15 low scorers and ties in the 2018 T-1 Players Championship
TBD
7. Top 60 in points at the end of the 2018 season of the T-1 Golf Tour
TBD
8. Members of the International and United States 2019 International Cup teams
TBD
9. Additional invitations from the T-1 Golf Federation
TBD
10. Winner of the 2020 T-1 Winter Open
TBD
11. Qualifiers at the T-1 Players Qualifying Event
Past champions expected in the field
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Place |
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| Benvolio Pagòn |  France |
2019 | 67 | 67 | −3 | T5 | |||
| David Duval |  United States |
2018 | 73 | 73 | +3 | T96 |
Round Summaries
Round 1
Thursday June 25, 2020
The 2020 T-1 Players Championship got underway in the morning hours of June 25, 2020. In the morning wave, scoring conditions were favorable for players to shoot low, and many did. As the day progressed, conditions toughened up, still heeding low scores for the day. 2019 T-1 Players champion Benvolio Pagón shot an opening round 67, good enough for a tie for fifth going into the second round. David Duval, the inaugural T-1 Players champion, who closed out the 2018 event with a 59, shot a 73, putting him in a tie for 96th at +3, failing to take advantage of the relatively forgiving scoring conditions. 19-time T-1 major champion Trey Cranfield also failed to go low, settling for a 2-over 72, putting him in a tie for 88th place. Marcus Smart and Alexander Pierce set the pace for round one, both firing 5-under 65's. Neither Smart nor Pierce have ever held the lead in a T-1 major championship event. Pierce won the 2019 T-1 McDonald's Open with a score of 262 (−26).
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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| T1 | Marcus Smart |  United States |
65 | −5 |
| Alexander Pierce | United States
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| T3 | Nicholas Patterson | United States |
66 | −4 |
| Jamie Rocklin | United States
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| T5 | Benvolio Pagón | France |
67 | −3 |
| Russell Henley | United States
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| Mike Weir |  Canada
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| Ian Lock |  Wales
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| Samuel Brown | United States
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| Padraig Smithlin | Northern Ireland | |||
| Ryan Burton |  Netherlands
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Round 2
Friday June 26, 2020
Round 3
Saturday June 27, 2020
Round 4
Sunday June 28, 2020