Why We’re Glad the Players Moved to May

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Published: May 25, 2012

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Kathy Bissell

When The Players moved to May from March, some people loved it, and some people just don’t like change.  But there are a lot of reasons to like this slot in the calendar for the biggest tournament on the PGA Tour.

1.  The weather.  The weather in March in northeast Florida can occasionally be in the 80s and sunny, but more frequently for The Players it was in the 60s and soggy.  March was a tough time to play it.  The wind was wild, which made a difficult golf course impossible on some occasions.  In May, you need your sunscreen, not a jacket.

Despite what some who do not live in the area have written, May is typically one of the nicest months in northeast Florida along with April, October and November.  It’s usually before the humidity of summer creeps in, and before the typical summer rains start (although last year it was more like a summer in the desert).   

In May, flowers are blooming on their own. Skies are sunny.  The sea breeze comes along almost every afternoon to add a little challenge to the water holes.  This year, 2012, was a typical May and beautiful.

2.  In May The Players is separated from The Masters.  Each year when the tournament was held in March, the PGA Tour would suffer the indignity of having every other question asked in press conferences be about The Masters, not about the PGA Tour’s most prestigious event. Annoying, but gone. The Players gets May, its own month.    

3.  It has Kleenex moment written all over it.  The Players now ends on Mother’s Day.  There may be a few PGA Tour players who were driven to junior golf lessons and tournaments by Dad, but most often it was mom or a grandmother who saw that they got where they needed to go.  And there is just nothing like the mom-son relationship. Finally Mom gets her due and he...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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