TPC Sawgrass Archive

INSIDE THE ROPES – THE PLAYERS By Tom LaMarre The Sports Xchange Inside the Ropes – The Players – The debate about whether the Players Championship actually should be the Fifth Major has raged for years and obviously will be discussed at length this week at TPC Sawgrass, when it celebrates its 40th playing. Bubba Watson weighed in the subject last year when he withdrew before the tournament following a whirlwind month after his victory in one of the four  bona fide major championships, the Masters. Had it been as important as a major, he would have been at TPC Sawgrass, the flagship event of the PGA Tour. Lee Westwood, No. 1 player in the World Golf Rankings at the…