1990 Players Championship

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1990 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 15–18, 1990
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394Coordinates: 30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,896 yards (6,306 m)[1]
Field144 players, 73 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund$1.5 million
Winner's share$270,000
Champion
United States Jodie Mudd
278 (−10)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
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The 1990 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 15–18 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the seventeenth Players Championship.

Jodie Mudd won the title at 278 (−10), one stroke ahead of runner-up Mark Calcavecchia.[2][3][4]

Defending champion Tom Kite finished seven strokes back, in a tie for fifth place.

Venue[]

Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the ninth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course. The Stadium Course was lengthened this year to 6,896 yards (6,306 m),[1] an increase of 39 yards (36 m).

Field[]

John Adams, Fulton Allem, Michael Allen, Billy Andrade, Isao Aoki, Tommy Armour III, Paul Azinger, Ian Baker-Finch, Dave Barr, Andy Bean, Chip Beck, Ronnie Black, Phil Blackmar, Jay Don Blake, Jim Booros, Bill Britton, Mark Brooks, Billy Ray Brown, Brad Bryant, George Burns, , , Curt Byrum, Tom Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, Jim Carter, Russ Cochran, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, Jay Delsing, Clark Dennis, Mike Donald, Bob Eastwood, David Edwards, Joel Edwards, Dave Eichelberger, Steve Elkington, Bob Estes, Brad Faxon, Rick Fehr, Ed Fiori, Raymond Floyd, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Jim Gallagher Jr., Robert Gamez, Buddy Gardner, Bob Gilder, Bill Glasson, Wayne Grady, David Graham, Hubert Green, Ken Green, Jay Haas, Gary Hallberg, Jim Hallet, Donnie Hammond, , Lon Hinkle, Scott Hoch, Mike Hulbert, John Inman, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Steve Jones, Tom Kite, Kenny Knox, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Bob Lohr, Davis Love III, Mark Lye, Sandy Lyle, Andrew Magee, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Billy Mayfair, Mark McCumber, Pat McGowan, Rocco Mediate, Larry Mize, Gil Morgan, Jodie Mudd, Larry Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Andy North, Mark O'Meara, David Ogrin, Masashi Ozaki, Craig Parry, Jerry Pate, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Calvin Peete, David Peoples, Chris Perry, Kenny Perry, Peter Persons, Don Pooley, Nick Price, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid, Larry Rinker, Loren Roberts, Clarence Rose, Dave Rummells, Bill Sander, Gene Sauers, Ted Schulz, , Tom Sieckmann, Tony Sills, Scott Simpson, Tim Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Jeff Sluman, J. C. Snead, Craig Stadler, Payne Stewart, , Curtis Strange, Mike Sullivan, Hal Sutton, Lance Ten Broeck, Brian Tennyson, Doug Tewell, Leonard Thompson, Jim Thorpe, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Greg Twiggs, Howard Twitty, Stan Utley, Bobby Wadkins, Lanny Wadkins, Duffy Waldorf, Denis Watson, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Mark Wiebe, Robert Wrenn, Fuzzy Zoeller, Richard Zokol

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, March 15, 1990

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Mark Calcavecchia  United States 67 −5
Jodie Mudd  United States
T3 David Edwards  United States 68 −4
David Graham  United States
T5 Clark Burroughs  United States 69 −3
Fred Couples  United States
Bob Eastwood  United States
Robert Gamez  United States
David Ogrin  United States
Steve Pate  United States
Peter Persons  United States
Nick Price  Zimbabwe
Duffy Waldorf  United States
Tom Watson  United States

Source:[5]

Second round[]

Friday, March 16, 1990

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Hale Irwin  United States 70-68=138 −6
T2 Rocco Mediate  United States 72-67=139 −5
Jodie Mudd  United States 67-72=139
T4 Clark Burroughs  United States 69-71=140 −4
Ken Green  United States 71-69=140
T6 Andy Bean  United States 73-68=141 −3
David Edwards  United States 68-73=141
Peter Jacobsen  United States 74-67=141
Davis Love III  United States 73-68=141
Tom Watson  United States 69-72=141

Source:[6]

Third round[]

Saturday, March 17, 1990
Sunday, March 18, 1990

Due to weather delays, Mudd completed the last fourteen holes of his third round on Sunday morning.

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Jodie Mudd  United States 67-72-70=209 −7
T2 Mark Calcavecchia  United States 67-75-68=210 −6
Ken Green  United States 71-69-70=210
T4 Clark Burroughs  United States 69-71-72=212 −4
Hale Irwin  United States 70-68-74=212
Tom Kite  United States 72-70-70=212
T7 Andy Bean  United States 73-68-72=213 −2
Tom Purtzer  United States 71-73-69=213
T9 Billy Ray Brown  United States 73-72-69=214 −2
Gene Sauers  United States 71-73-70=214

Source:[7]

Final round[]

Sunday, March 18, 1990

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Jodie Mudd  United States 67-72-70-69=278 −10 270,000
2 Mark Calcavecchia  United States 67-75-68-69=279 −9 162,000
T3 Steve Jones  United States 75-71-69-69=284 −4 87,000
Tom Purtzer  United States 71-73-69-71=284
T5 Billy Ray Brown  United States 73-72-69-71=285 −3 52,687
Ken Green  United States 71-69-70-75=285
Hale Irwin  United States 70-68-74-73=285
Tom Kite (c)  United States 72-70-70-73=285
T9 Andy Bean  United States 73-68-72-73=286 −2 42,000
Mark McCumber (c)  United States 73-72-73-68=286

Source:[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "The Players Championship". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. March 19, 1990. p. 2C.
  2. ^ "Mudd wins the Players, so Calcavecchia must be 2nd". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 19, 1990. p. 2B.
  3. ^ "Mudd edges charging Calcavecchia in TPC". Chicago Tribune. wire services. March 19, 1990. p. 7, sec. 3.
  4. ^ Reilly, Rick (March 26, 1990). "His name is Mudd". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.
  5. ^ "Golf: Players Championship". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 16, 1990. p. 6C.
  6. ^ Florence, Mal (March 17, 1990). "At 44, Irwin meets the challenge". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 8D.
  7. ^ "Rain delays PGA tourney". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. March 18, 1990. p. 10C.
  8. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

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