10 Players Championship golfers with names that sound like they belong at the country club
Golf is a game known for being regal, with participants who match the game's reputation.
Some golfers have names that sound, well, more "golf" than others.
Of the 144 participants in the 2025 Players Championship, I chose 10 that had names that just sounded like they belong at the country club.
Frankie Capan III
If he just went by Frankie Capan, he wouldn’t make the list. But when you add that Roman numeral, and pronounce it “the third,” it automatically becomes regal: Franklin Capan the Third. I believe Davis Love III is the golf pioneer in this realm.
JT Poston
Again, on the surface, JT Poston might not make the cut. But when you dig deeper, and find out what the JT stands for, it makes more sense: James Tyree Poston. Now that’s a golfer!
Keegan Bradley
It has to be the Keegan. What a wonderfully unique and royal-sounding name. Do his friends call him Kee? Or Keeg? Or is it always “Keegan.” Regardless, it’s a good golf name.
Jacob Bridgeman
It must be the fact “bridge” is part of the name. If Bridgeman weren’t a golfer, perhaps he would have been a lawyer. He could team with the prior two submissions: The Law Offices of Bridgeman, Poston and Bradley.
![Jacob Bridgeman tees off on the eighth hole during the second round of The Players Championship PGA golf tournment Friday, March 14, 2025 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]](https://media.zenfs.com/en/the-florida-times-union/807f64d147d4c3ed00efdf147ea15f7c)
Taylor Pendrith
Without looking it up, I’d posit that Taylor is one of the most popular names of the 21st century. However, here, it’s definitely the Pendrith that makes it a good golf name. Any name that starts with “Pen” and has multiple syllables is a good golf name: Pennington, Pendleton, Pendergast, and so on…
Harris English
Both parts of his name scream “Golf!” Harris is a common last name that takes on heft once it becomes a first name. English is a great surname, sounding as if he’s imported directly from the Queen’s homeland. In reality, he was born in Georgia, schooled in Tennessee, and doesn’t carry an accent, aside from a bit of a southern twang.
![Harris English eyes his chip on the 18th green during the first round of The Players Championship PGA golf tournment Thursday, March 13, 2025 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]](https://media.zenfs.com/en/the-florida-times-union/c8050578273ede23506be9a07be15359)
Gary Woodland
Are we still making Garys? It certainly doesn’t crack the Top 10 boy names of 2025, according to “thebump.com.” Anyhow, Gary sounds like a name that has maturity. Pairing it with Woodland makes it “golf.”
![Gary Woodland chips on the third green during the first round of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl. Thursday March 13, 2025. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](https://media.zenfs.com/en/the-florida-times-union/8b9220a8450713f332e6a635ff3c0218)
Chandler Phillips
The first person with the first name “Chandler” I can remember is Matthew Perry’s character on Friends. However, his last name of Bing was all wrong. Pairing Chandler with Phillips makes for a much more golf-worthy name. Say it with me: Chandler Phillips.
![Chandler Phillips tees off on the sixth hole during the second round of The Players Championship PGA golf tournment Friday, March 14, 2025 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]](https://media.zenfs.com/en/the-florida-times-union/494fa709d80848cc117374a8a8198734)
Trey Mullinax
I like the last name Mullinax, but I knew deep down inside “Trey” was just a nickname. After deep research (OK, so, I just Googled it), I found his full name is Howard Travis Mullinax the Third (III). It has all the great elements of a golf name. Howard, which, much like Gary isn’t quite a trendy name these days, sounds like a wise, old man (why do I picture Howard Cunningham?); Travis is a good bridge name with two syllables; and Mullinax is a great pairing of letters, ending in an X. Then, to top it off, you have the all-important Roman numerals indicating he is “the third.”
Wyndham Clark
My wife and I just couldn’t agree on a name for a boy when she was pregnant. I thought Armstrong Walters would be a solid name. I also thought he could be Luke Skye Walters (yes, I’m a bit odd.) Luckily for us, our child turned out to be a girl, and we were in agreeance over her name. If I could turn back time, I would have proposed Wyndham as a boy’s name. It’s a stately name. However, Wyndham Walters might sound like a Stan Lee character. Wyndham Clark, however, just sounds like golf. If I could change one thing, I might add an E after Clark, to make it Wyndham Clarke. Regardless, for me, Wyndham Clark is the most golf name in golf right now.
![Wyndham Clark tees off hole 10 during the fourth and final round of The Players Championship PGA golf tournament Sunday, March 17, 2024 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Scottie Scheffler won at 20 under par and is the first defending champion in the 50 year history of the event. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]](https://media.zenfs.com/en/the-florida-times-union/0d33f1bb8872c3de64a625a7dc3355fa)
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Which Players Championship participants have the best golfer names?
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