During the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship 2023, Alex Smalley aces the iconic 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass, joining Hayden Buckley and Aaron Rai with holes-in-one in the event. Smalley’s is the 13th ace on No. 17 in the history of THE PLAYERS Championship. SUBSCRIBE to PGA TOUR now: http://pgat.us/vBxcZSh TPC Sawgrass will once again host THE PLAYERS Championship, with 43 of the top 50 golfers in the world teeing it up at the iconic event. After a brilliant run that has seen him claim three wins in six starts on the PGA TOUR this year, World No. 1 Jon Rahm will lead the field. Reigning FedExCup Champion and winner of THE PLAYERS in 2019 Rory McIlroy will be confident in challenging for glory after an impressive showing at last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational saw him finish T2, just one shot behind eventual winner Kurt Kitayama. All 14 players who have won on TOUR this season will be competing, including Max Homa, who currently sits in second in the FedExCup Standings. The Californian shot an impressive 6-under-par 66 in the final round of last year’s event to finish T13. 2021 winner Justin Thomas will be looking for his first win since the 2022 PGA Championship. The World No. 9 has recorded just one top-10 finish so far in 2023 and will be looking to recreate some of the magic that saw him shoot a combined 12-under-par across rounds three and four to secure THE PLAYERS two years ago. 30 players will be competing in the event for the first time, including 2022 Wyndham Championship and Shriners Children’s Open winner Tom Kim. Check out https://www.pgatour.com for complete coverage along with all the latest news, scoring, and stats! Follow PGA TOUR: Instagram: https://instagram.com/pgatour/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PGATour Twitter: https://twitter.com/PGATOUR TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@pgatour SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pgatour Sign up for exclusive coverage - http://www.pgatourlive.com PGA TOUR Superstore - http://www.pgatoursuperstore.com/