Players Championship 2012 TV Schedule: Golfers Desperate for Strong Showing

The golfing world is beginning to get accustomed to Tiger Woods missing cuts.

Who would have ever thought we’d get here?

Less than a week after missing the cut at the Wells Fargo Championship, Woods will be looking to create some semblance of momentum heading into the summer schedule at the Players Championship.

This is a tournament where he was forced to withdraw with injuries in both of the last two years. He won at TPC Sawgrass way back in 2001, and while he certainly doesn’t have to repeat that performance, making the top 20 would be big.

Woods isn’t feared among his peers anymore, and he needs a strong showing this weekend to get some of the demons out of his mind. Tiger is as weak mentally as he’s ever been, and getting back on track for the major season is a must.

That being said, he isn’t the only golfer in need of a big weekend.

KJ Choi

Ever since his win at Sawgrass last year, Choi has been in one of the worst slumps of his career.  He shot a horrific plus-9 at the Masters, failing to even make the cut.

He knows the Pointe Vedra Beach, Fla. course well and needs to remind fans as much this weekend. If not, he is going to be in danger of becoming irrelevant on the tour.

Keegan Bradley

The 2011 Rookie of the Year may have won the PGA Championship last year, but he has done absolutely nothing in the year 2012.

The 25-year-old has zero wins and put on a poor showing at the Masters (T27).  Was he a one-year wonder, or is Bradley still the future of golf?

Playing well this weekend would be a good springboard to get him back on track. 

TV Coverage (All Times EST):

Round 1 and 2: 1-7 p.m The Golf Channel (Replayed 9-12 a.m)

Round 3 and 4: 12-2 p.m Golf Channel, 2-7 p.m NBC

Thursday's Tee Times:

TPC Sawgrass Tee #1
Time	Players
7:15 am	Mallinger, John	Tringale, Cameron	Adams, Blake
7:26 am	Romero, Andres	Overton, Jeff	Gillis, Tom
7:36 am	Perez, Pat	Baird, Briny	Thompson, Michael
7:47 am	Ogilvy, Geoff	Singh, Vijay	Verplank, Scott
7:57 am	Atwal, Arjun	Cabrera, Angel	Harrington, Padraig
8:08 am	Frazar, Harrison	Baddeley, Aaron	Leonard, Justin
8:18 am	Snedeker, Brandt	Crane, Ben	Watney, Nick
8:29 am	Oosthuizen, Louis	Day, Jason	Poulter, Ian
8:39 am	Pettersson, Carl	Points, D.A.	Garrigus, Robert
8:50 am	Kirk, Chris	Bradley, Michael	Palmer, Ryan
9:00 am	Levin, Spencer	Hearn, David	Haas, Hunter
9:11 am	Maggert, Jeff	Merrick, John	Mathis, David

TPC Sawgrass Tee #10
Time	Players
7:15 am	Couch, Chris	Chalmers, Greg	DeLaet, Graham
7:26 am	Trahan, D.J.	DiMarco, Chris	Driscoll, James
7:36 am	Streelman, Kevin	Jobe, Brandt	Blanks, Kris
7:47 am	Molder, Bryce	Woodland, Gary	Hoffman, Charley
7:57 am	Slocum, Heath	Bettencourt, Matt	Gay, Brian
8:08 am	McNeill, George	Na, Kevin	Piercy, Scott
8:18 am	Choi, K.J.	Clark, Tim	Garcia, Sergio
8:29 am	Simpson, Webb	Bradley, Keegan	Kuchar, Matt
8:39 am	Fowler, Rickie	Mahan, Hunter	Woods, Tiger
8:50 am	O'Hair, Sean	Toms, David	Stenson, Henrik
9:00 am	Matteson, Troy	Holmes, J.B.	Henry, J.J.
9:11 am	Campbell, Chad	Pampling, Rod	Mayfair, Billy

TPC Sawgrass Tee #1
Time	Players
12:25 pm	Reavie, Chez	Stadler, Kevin	Teater, Josh
12:36 pm	Herron, Tim	Walker, Jimmy	Kang, Sung
12:46 pm	Van Pelt, Bo	Chappell, Kevin	Barnes, Ricky
12:57 pm	Sabbatini, Rory	Yang, Y.E.	Kelly, Jerry
1:07 pm	Stallings, Scott	Furyk, Jim	Love III, Davis
1:18 pm	Vegas, Jhonattan	Byrd, Jonathan	Villegas, Camilo
1:28 pm	Rose, Justin	Kaymer, Martin	Scott, Adam
1:39 pm	Donald, Luke	Haas, Bill	Westwood, Lee
1:49 pm	McIlroy, Rory	Mickelson, Phil	Stricker, Steve
2:00 pm	Moore, Ryan	Casey, Paul	Cauley, Bud
2:10 pm	Senden, John	Bae, Sang-Moon	Gainey, Tommy
2:21 pm	Leishman, Marc	Killeen, J.J.	Quiros, Alvaro

TPC Sawgrass Tee #10
Time	Players
12:25 pm	Pernice Jr., Tom	de Jonge, Brendon	Duke, Ken
12:36 pm	O'Hern, Nick	Stroud, Chris	Dyson, Simon
12:46 pm	Rollins, John	Molinari, Francesco	Wi, Charlie
12:57 pm	Jacobson, Fredrik	Glover, Lucas	Goosen, Retief
1:07 pm	Steele, Brendan	Immelman, Trevor	Allenby, Robert
1:18 pm	Laird, Martin	Cink, Stewart	Howell III, Charles
1:28 pm	McDowell, Graeme	Johnson, Zach	Els, Ernie
1:39 pm	Dufner, Jason	Curtis, Ben	Stanley, Kyle
1:49 pm	Huh, John	Wilson, Mark	Wagner, Johnson
2:00 pm	Ogilvie, Joe	Estes, Bob	Davis, Brian
2:10 pm	Imada, Ryuji	Karlsson, Robert	Hanson, Peter
2:21 pm	Every, Matt	Knost, Colt	English, Harris

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