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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 | 132 players, 71 after cut |
| Cut | 140 (E) |
| 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
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benvolio Pagòn |  France |
2019 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 206 | −4 | T29 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Duval |  United States |
2018 | 73 | 70 | 143 | +3 |
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 stunning 12-under 58, 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
The second day of the tournament continued to yield low scores. Mike Weir of Canada, the 2003 Masters champion, carded the championship low round of 62 to jolt into the solo lead at 11-under par. Weir's 36-hole score of 129 is the lowest in championship history, surpassing Noram Lower's 135 in 2019. Round one co-leader Alexander Pierce continued his solid play, shooting a 4-under 66 to give him second alone at 9-under (131), two behind Weir headed into moving day. In a tie for third, 2017 Augusta Invitational champion Syo Yin Yee carded a 64 in the second round to backup an opening 68. Joining him were Nicholas Patterson and Darrell Pollard, neither of whom have held a position in the top 10 of a T-1 event after 54 holes. Patterson is playing in his second T-1 major, his first resulting in a DQ in the 2016 T-1 British Open. The other co-leader for round one, Marcus Smart settled for a 2-under 68, landing him in a tie for 6th place headed into Saturday. 2017 U.S. T-1 Open champion Cole Carllsson also found himself in the mix after firing a 5-under 65 in the second round, his best score in the second round of a major in his career. Defending champion Benvolio Pagón shot a 1-under 69 on Friday, which dropped him from joint fifth to a tie for 16th place. 2018 champion David Duval would fail to get any momentum before the weekend, settling for a missed cut and a tie for 99th place. He shot a 143 (+3). 19-time major champion Trey Cranfield settled for the same score as Duval, and missed his 5th consecutive cut in a T-1 major event.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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| 1 | Mike Weir | Canada |
67-62=129 | −11 |
| 2 | Alexander Pierce | United States |
65-66=131 | −9 |
| T3 | Syo Yin Yee |  South Korea |
68-64=131 | −8 |
| Nicholas Patterson | United States |
66-66=132 | ||
| Darrell Pollard |  Scotland |
69-63=132 | ||
| T6 | Marcus Smart | United States |
65-68=133 | −7 |
| Jaye Dobbins | United States |
68-65=133 | ||
| T8 | Cole Carllsson | United States |
69-65=134 | −6 |
| Webb Bishop | United States |
69-65=134 | ||
| Samuel Van Hollen | United States |
69-65=134 | ||
| Eddie Pepperell |  England |
68-66=134 | ||
| Russell Henley | United States |
67-67=134 |
Round 3
Saturday June 27, 2020
The third round of the tournament commenced around 9 am EST. As players made their way out onto the course, scoring was considered to favor low scores for moving day charges. Alexander Pierce shot the lowest round of his T-1 career with a 6-under 64, giving him a three shot cushion headed into the final round of the championship. It is the first time Pierce has held a 54-hole lead in his T-1 career. Marcus Smart, who held the co-lead with Pierce after the first round, shot a 5-under 65, to give himself a reasonable chance at catching Pierce on Sunday. 36-hole leader Mike Weir was stationary most of the day, making 14 consecutive pars, starting at hole 2 and concluding on 16. He made a bogey at the first hole, and two closing birdies to finish with a 1-under 69, which wouldn't be enough to hold on to his lead as players continued to go low. Blake Stone tied Weir's second round 62 on Saturday, jolting him from the back of the pack to within striking distance. In total, 63 players were in red figures at the conclusion of the third round, the most in tournament history.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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| 1 | Alexander Pierce | United States |
65-66-64=195 | −15 |
| T2 | Marcus Smart | United States |
65-68-65=198 | −12 |
| Mike Weir | Canada |
67-62-69=198 | ||
| 4 | Syo Yin Yee | South Korea |
68-64-67=199 | −11 |
| T5 | Samuel Van Hollen | United States |
69-65-66=200 | −10 |
| Jim Ramsey | United States |
68-68-64=200 | ||
| Blake Stone | United States |
70-68-62=200 | ||
| 8 | Nicholas Patterson | United States |
66-66-69=201 | −9 |
| T9 | Norman Julio |  Denmark |
69-68-65=202 | −8 |
| Jaye Dobbins | United States |
68-65-69=202 | ||
| Jason Wecke | United States |
69-67-66=202 | ||
| Russell Henley | United States |
67-67-68=202 |
Round 4
Sunday June 28, 2020