The Players Championship is a PGA Tour event. Often dubbed men’s golf’s ‘fifth major’, it is a flagship event contested by the circuit’s big names.

Canter earned his spot at TPC Sawgrass via his position inside the top 50 in the world ranking, jumping from 53rd to 42nd following his runner-up finish in the South African Open earlier this month. He is the first former LIV player to participate in a Tour event that isn’t either a major or a co-sanctioned tournament,

It was a deliciously awkward moment. As is a yearly tradition the day before the Players Championship begins at TPC Sawgrass, the PGA Tour assembles the first-time players in the event on a lawn outside of the clubhouse for interviews,