The Player's as 'Super Bowl Week' for Galaxy Aviation

Player’s Championship week is the busiest of the year for Galaxy, the airport’s main Fixed-Base Operator.

Considering the other regional airports that players and spectators can choose from, the St. Augustine Airport has been the most popular due to its location and the fact that travelers can easily embark and disembark in relative anonymity.

Posted on May 14, 2008 10:33 AM | Full Story

At Last: Sergio has his major

Garcia first European to win The Players since 1987

Posted on May 11, 2008 9:33 PM | Full Story

Bermuda Triangle

Finally. A name for the 16th, 17th and 18th holes...

Posted on May 11, 2008 6:42 PM | Full Story

No shelter

Few survive winds and bad bounces

Posted on May 10, 2008 8:07 PM | Full Story

Looking good on the links

The craziest outfit I saw yesterday? One very spiffy gentleman wearing black pants covered in neon pink, yellow, purple and green polka dots. Now that’s brave.

Posted on May 10, 2008 11:39 AM | Full Story

Veterans and wind the story of round 2 at The Players

Perry, Langer, Goydos challenge Garcia, Kim and Weekley

Posted on May 9, 2008 7:49 PM | Full Story

Hole in one, worst ringer score & 17th miseries

Tales of a hole in one, a turtle and, of course, the 17th.

Posted on May 9, 2008 5:07 PM | Full Story

Birdies for Charity money increases

First-round birdies at The Players: $45,7459.92 for local charities

Posted on May 9, 2008 1:20 PM | Full Story

At The Players, access=air conditioning

The Recorder staff writers are a persnickety breed, accustomed to the comforts of Wi-fi, BlackBerrys and other gadgets. So who gets access to the Media Center? Whoever has the best golf outfit? Not going to happen.

Posted on May 9, 2008 11:44 AM | Full Story

Garcia leads on breezy day

Sergio Garcia, playing in the morning draw before the sea breeze kicked in, fired a first round 66 to take the lead at The Players. “I wouldn’t say it was easy,” he said afterward, "but it was definitely not as tough. It was calm for the first four or five holes.”

Posted on May 8, 2008 7:27 PM | Full Story

Sightings and sayings

Golfers spotted at Al's Pizza, Couples has 'twitches,' Love and Local Scores.

Posted on May 8, 2008 4:30 PM | Full Story

Out of the action:

Players who Withdrew

Posted on May 8, 2008 4:28 PM | Full Story

Micheal Ray of UBS chats with the Recorder

Michael Ray, a wealth management research professional with UBS, flew down for the Players Championship—but not as a spectator.

For Ray, the trip was all business with a few sneak peeks of the tournament in between client meetings. According to Ray, wealth management means establishing close and trustworthy relationships with clients, which is critical during the current economic downturn.

Posted on May 7, 2008 6:22 PM | Full Story

Nicklaus: Champion for a Lifetime

Jack Nicklaus received the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award, Wednesday, in a small ceremony held on the lawn behind the new TPC Sawgrass clubhouse. Speeches were short, but heartfelt and warmed by sunny skies.

Posted on May 7, 2008 6:20 PM | Full Story

Do you Twitter? The PGA Tour does.

The PGA Tour has embraced an emerging online social media outlet to enrich its already unprecedented fan experience for this year’s Players Championship.

Several times each day for the past week and throughout the tournament, Lauren Beyer has published unique and fascinating updates about tournament preparations and interesting tournament facts though Twitter, a new free social messaging utility allowing registered users to stay connected in real-time.

Posted on May 7, 2008 2:03 PM | Full Story

The Players announces sell out

PGA Tour Tim Finchem announced in a press conference that the purse for the 2008 Players has been raised from $9 million to $9.5 million, making the first-place paycheck $1.71 million.

Posted on May 6, 2008 6:00 PM | Full Story

Pete Dye in World Golf Hall of Fame

Designer of TPC Sawgrass tells the story of his first nine-hole course in Indiana.

Posted on May 6, 2008 5:34 PM | Full Story

A new golfer is born-thank you Stadium Village

With a resounding smack, I lobbed a golf ball up, up… and then down right in the water at the UBS 17th Challenge.

Last year, all I could do was watch as golfer after amateur golfer stepped right up to try their hand at the simulated island hole. This year, The Players was kind enough to host our Media Reception at the Stadium Village, a fan gathering place where you can try your hand at the 16th, 17th and 18th. Well, naturally that sparked competition between my fellow writers and photographer.

Posted on May 6, 2008 1:13 PM | Full Story

On the course with your very own remote

So, you like to watch the final days of The Players Championship on television. Stadium TV, a hand-held device from Kangaroo TV available to spectators at this year’s tournament puts you in control of what you watch.

Posted on May 6, 2008 11:40 AM | Full Story

Diver brings up 'pearls' from the 17th

Bubbling up to the surface of the pond surrounding the Stadium Course’s 17th hole, diver Pascal Jugi hefts a bag of about 300 white golf balls on to dry land.

Posted on May 6, 2008 11:38 AM | Full Story

Players prepares to party

With thousands of guests expected at the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse for an entire week, everything — from the cars they arrive in to the memories they take away with them — has to be perfect.

Posted on May 5, 2008 4:01 PM | Full Story

The FANtastic Players

Like any good sporting event, The Players offers locals and tourists an excuse to hang out and have fun—but it’s TPC Sawgrass that offers a beautiful course with the majestic TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse as a backdrop.

Posted on May 1, 2008 4:13 PM | Full Story