Sentence examples for prestigious player from inspiring English sources

Landing such a prestigious player was a major coup and one journalist even compared the move to "fitting the engine of a Ferrari into a Volkswagen".

It is no surprise that he has been included on the ERC's shortlist for the prestigious Player of the Year accolade, along with a home-grown and equally important talent, Stephen Ferris.

Another milestone is available for Woods this week, as he attempts to become the first back-to-back winner of the prestigious Players Championship, which started in 1974.

Lehman Brothers, one of the most prestigious players on Wall Street, filed for bankruptcy protection this morning after a frenzied weekend of negotiations failed to find a way of saving the company.

Westwood will compete in the prestigious Players' Championship, after missing the Sawgrass event last year.

No rookie has previously won the prestigious Players' event, and only twice has the tournament witnessed a maiden victory.

Woods will play at the prestigious Players' Championship at Sawgrass this week, his first tournament since the Masters in April, when he finished in a share of 17th place.

"It is always special when you come to courses with big history," added Kaymer, who won the prestigious Players Championship in May.

Consistently good putting helped ensure his lead was not cut below four strokes once in the final 46 holes and secured another prized victory after he won the prestigious Players Championship in May.

McIlroy had also failed to qualify for the weekend at the prestigious Players' Championship and was only a couple of weeks away from making an early exit in his defence of the US Open.

With the prestigious Players' Championship trophy in his possession, the 29-year-old German can reflect with huge satisfaction on a tortuous journey back to the top of the game.