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John Schwarb, Bob Harig & Jeff Ritter

Fact or Fiction: The Players Championship Will Be Better With a Smaller Field

Xander Schauffele (pictured putting on the 17th hole in 2024) and the PGA Tour's stars will play in a smaller-field Players Championship starting in 2026. | Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK

Welcome back to SI Golf’s Fact or Fiction, where we have landed balls successfully on land at TPC Sawgrass's 17th. And have had some others we won’t talk about

Once again, we’re here to debate a series of statements for writers and editors to declare as “Fact” or “Fiction” along with a brief explanation. Responses may also (occasionally) be “Neutral” since there's a lot of gray area in golf.

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