Watson joins stars missing Sawgrass

Masters winner Bubba Watson is not the only big name missing from this week’s Players Championship at Sawgrass – at £5.8m golf’s richest event.

Open champion Darren Clarke, former Open champion Paul Lawrie, last year’s Masters champion Charl Schwartzel and American star Dustin Johnson will also be missing from what is often referred to as the sport’s unofficial fifth major.