PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — TPC Sawgrass is a closed and it’s an eerie place following the cancellation of the Players Championship after the opening round of play on Thursday.
“Driving in here today, it’s sort of eerie, right? There’s no one around,” said Rory McIlroy, who came to clean out his locker.
But the 36-hole facility, which is in pristine condition for tournament week, won’t stay empty for long. In an e-mail to its membership, TPC Sawgrass general manager Derek Sprague confirmed that both courses – The Players Stadium Course and Dye’s Valley Course – will resume regular business hours, including all food and beverage operations, as originally scheduled on Tuesday, March 17.
“Golf reservations is open regular hours all weekend to take tee time requests or changes only,” Sprague wrote. “We are experiencing high call volume so please leave a message if we do not answer and we will return your call as soon as possible in the order in which it was received.”
Operating hours
- Dining operations: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Practice grounds: Tentative opening hours. Last bag 5:30 p.m., close 6:30 p.m.
- Golf shop: 7 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
“For your safety, we respectively ask that you do not come to the club until Tuesday in order for our vendors and employees to work as expeditiously as possible to be ready for opening on Tuesday,” Sprague said.
