Which Players Championship participants have the best golfer names?

• Here are 10 names from the 2025 Players Championship that sound the most like “golf” names.
• Names with Roman numerals sound more regal and golf-appropriate.
• Longer names with more syllables make for great golfer names.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.