PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Gary Woodland smiled as he made par at the 18th hole Sunday at the Players Championship, but it was a false mask he was showing the fans.
The 2019 U.S. Open champion never was in the mix to win as he finished hours before the leaders teed off, but just getting to the weekend is a victory for Woodland, who has struggled not with his game but his health.
Last September, Woodland had surgery to remove a majority of a tumor from his brain and since then Woodland has struggled to deal with a health issue that may be with him longer than he ever imagined.