10 Years On: Tiger Woods wins at The Players Championship 2013 at TPC Sawgrass

Back in 2013, Tiger Woods arrived in Ponte Vedra in a rich vein of form, hoping to slay the beast that was Pete Dye’s TPC Sawgrass design and bag a second, coveted Players title. It had been 12 years since he last hoisted the trophy at the PGA Tour's flagship event but having already won three times before April, Woods was in dominant form.

The outright favourite and would need to continue his hot streak if he was to get the job done. Ad Historically, however, this was not a layout that appeared to suit Woods.

He had struggled to contend in recent years. Despite this, Woods’ experienced caddie, Joe LaCava, who had previously worked with Fred Couples, Davis Love III and Dustin Johnson, loved the place.

The Players ChampionshipWoods absent as field confirmed for The Players Championship03/03/2023 AT 22:54 “Joey had this idea that this was our year, we’re going to do it,” recalled Woods in an exclusive sit down with Eurosport. “He was in my ear from the start of Torrey, just in my ear that, ‘We’re going to win THE PLAYERS Championship’, and I’m like Joe, it’s so far away.” He added: “That was one of Fred’s favourite places, and they won a couple of Players there together, it was just one of those things where he loved the golf course and I did not, but he kept harping on that this was going to be our year.” Whether LaCava had a side hustle as a psychic is unknown but 2013 was indeed their year, as the pair navigated their way through a turbulent week.

From severe rainfall and disruptive storms to Woods and Sergio Garcia upping the temperature on their rivalry with post-round comments, it certainly was a tournament that had a little bit of everything. Another surprising element to the story that week was the form of the then