Rory McIlroy
Nobody has won the Players back-to-back, but a full-flight McIlroy has as great a chance as anybody to become the first.
Greens in regulation: McIlroy was outstanding tee-to-green in his 2019 Players win, hitting more than 80 percent of his greens – nearly a 20 percent jump from the previous year.
Best he’s ever been: Rory averaged 2.55 strokes gained total per round last season on the PGA Tour, the best single-season average ever by anyone not named Tiger Woods.
Putting positivity: A quantum leap in putting metrics pushed McIlroy to 2019 Player of the Year. In two years he went from 159th on the PGA Tour in strokes gained putting to 24th last season.