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The 2020 Players Championship gets under way at TPC Sawgrass on Thursday, with a raft of the world's golf elite ready to compete at Ponte Vedra Beach in Florida.
The PGA Tour released a statement on Thursday saying it was "aware of rapidly changing developments" regarding the coronavirus, but the competition is scheduled to go ahead as planned.
Defending champion Rory McIlroy is hoping to become the first player to win successive titles at this tournament, which will feature its largest prize-money payout to date.
Kyle Porter of CBS wrote the champion will earn a $2.