The Players Championship: Three players to watch at TPC Sawgrass

Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Thomas are good bets to win the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.

Tommy Fleetwood (Steve Flynn-USA TODAY Sports)

Tommy Fleetwood

There are 388 players with a dozen or more rounds at TPC Sawgrass over the last 30 years. The man with the best scoring average in that group? Tommy Fleetwood at 70.17 in his three appearances at Sawgrass.

Iron play: Fleetwood’s approach game travels everywhere: He ranked in the top 15 in strokes gained approach the green on both the PGA Tour and European Tour each of the previous two seasons.

TPC trending: Not only did he finish in the top 10 the past two years at the Players, his combined score of 25 under par is tied for second best in that span. 

Big-game hunter: Fleetwood plays his best in the biggest events. In the past 12 months he has won a Rolex Series event, finished second at the British Open and has a top-5 at a World Golf Championship.