Only a few days after a heated Arnold Palmer Invitational came down to the final few holes on Sunday, the Florida swing moves from Orlando to Ponte Vedra Beach where the best golfers in the world are ready to tackle one of the sport's great gauntlets.

It's a new tournament,” Scheffler said on Tuesday during a pre-tournament press conference at TPC Sawgrass. Perhaps that’s just a way for Scheffler to manage expectations—both his own and golf fans in general.

Scheffler became the first to defend a Players title last season; now, he aims for rarified air at TPC Sawgrass

A year on from becoming the first player to defend The Players Championship title, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler tees off at Florida’s TPC Sawgrass on Thursday looking to put further distance between himself and his peers in golf’s history books.

Scheffler is a combined 37-under-par the last two years at TPC Sawgrass, 12 shots better than any other player.

Scottie Scheffler is the first back-to-back winner at The Players Championship and goes for three in a row this week

After no-names won 3 of the last 5 PGA Tour events, it'd be good thing if Players had Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy or some star in winner's circle.

Rory McIlroy remains in the prime of his career. Nevertheless, despite being far from the end, the four-time major winner insists he has no intention of becoming someone pursuing past glory that has already slipped beyond reach.