1991 Players Championship

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1991 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 28–31, 1991
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, 77 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund$1.6 million
Winner's share$288,000
Champion
Australia Steve Elkington
276 (−12)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass is located in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
← 1990
1992 →

The 1991 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 28–31 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the eighteenth Players Championship.

Steve Elkington birdied the final hole to win the title at 276 (−12), one stroke ahead of runner-up Fuzzy Zoeller.[2][3] Elkington won a second Players six years later in 1997.

Defending champion Jodie Mudd missed the 36-hole cut by five strokes.

Venue[]

Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the tenth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course, set at 6,896 yards (6,306 m) for a second year.[1]

Eligibility requirements[]

1. The top 125 PGA Tour members from the Final 1990 Official Money List:

John Adams, Fulton Allem, Billy Andrade, Tommy Armour III, Paul Azinger, Ian Baker-Finch, Dave Barr, Andy Bean, Chip Beck, Phil Blackmar, Jay Don Blake, Jim Booros, Bill Britton, Mark Brooks, Billy Ray Brown, Brad Bryant, Tom Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, , Brian Claar, Keith Clearwater, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, Jay Delsing, Mike Donald, Ed Dougherty, Bob Eastwood, David Edwards, Steve Elkington, Bob Estes, Brad Fabel, Brad Faxon, Rick Fehr, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Fred Funk, Jim Gallagher Jr., Robert Gamez, Buddy Gardner, Bob Gilder, Bill Glasson, Wayne Grady, Ken Green, Jay Haas, Gary Hallberg, Jim Hallet, Donnie Hammond, Morris Hatalsky, Nolan Henke, Scott Hoch, Mike Hulbert, John Huston, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Lee Janzen, Steve Jones, Tom Kite, Kenny Knox, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Bob Lohr, Davis Love III, Mark Lye, Andrew Magee, John Mahaffey, Billy Mayfair, Blaine McCallister, Mark McCumber, Rocco Mediate, Larry Mize , Gil Morgan, Jodie Mudd, Larry Nelson, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, David Peoples, Chris Perry, Kenny Perry, Peter Persons, Don Pooley, Nick Price, Tom Purtzer, Larry Rinker, Loren Roberts, Bill Sander, Gene Sauers, Ted Schulz, Tom Sieckmann, Tim Simpson, Joey Sindelar, , Craig Stadler, , Curtis Strange, Hal Sutton, Brian Tennyson, Doug Tewell, Jim Thorpe, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Howard Twitty, Stan Utley, Scott Verplank, Bobby Wadkins, Lanny Wadkins, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Mark Wiebe, , Willie Wood, , Robert Wrenn, Fuzzy Zoeller, Richard Zokol

Emlyn Aubrey, Payne Stewart, Raymond Floyd, Mike Reid, Tony Sills, Scott Simpson, and Jeff Sluman elected not to play

Source:[4]

2. Designated players:

3. Any foreign player meeting the requirements of a designated player, whether or not he is a PGA Tour member:

Sandy Lyle, Ian Woosnam, Nick Faldo, José María Olazábal

4. Winners in the last 10 calendar years of The Players Championship, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, PGA Championship, and World Series of Golf:

David Graham, Jerry Pate, Seve Ballesteros, Calvin Peete, Bernhard Langer Andy North, Hubert Green, Roger Maltbie

5. British Open winners since 1990:

6. Six players, not otherwise eligible, designated by The Players Championship Committee as "special selections":

Mark Hayes, Masashi Ozaki, Peter Senior, Craig Parry, Denis Watson, Mark McNulty

7. To complete a field of 144 players, those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1991 Official Money List, as of the completion of the USF&G Classic:

Dan Halldorson, Dave Rummells, Bart Bryant, John Daly, Jeff Maggert, Neal Lancaster, Dan Pohl

Source:[5]

General Source:[6]

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, March 28, 1991

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Bob Tway  United States 65 −7
T2 Russ Cochran  United States 66 −6
Bob Eastwood  United States
Steve Elkington  Australia
Peter Persons  United States
T6 Paul Azinger  United States 67 −5
Phil Blackmar  United States
Jay Don Blake  United States
Blaine McCallister  United States
Mike Smith  United States
D. A. Weibring  United States

Source:[7]

Second round[]

Friday, March 29, 1991

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Paul Azinger  United States 67-68=135 −9
T2 Steve Elkington  Australia 66-70=136 −8
Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 68-68=136
4 Ian Baker-Finch  Australia 69-69=138 −6
T5 Billy Andrade  United States 68-71=139 −5
Phil Blackmar  United States 67-72=139
Brian Claar  United States 70-69=139
Bob Lohr  United States 68-71=139
Chris Perry  United States 68-71=139
Curtis Strange  United States 71-68=139
Kirk Triplett  United States 68-71=139
Willie Wood  United States 71-68=139

Source:[8]

Third round[]

Saturday, March 30, 1991

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Paul Azinger  United States 67-68-69=204 −12
2 Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 68-68-69=205 −11
T3 Bob Lohr  United States 68-71-68=207 −9
Tom Watson  United States 68-74-65=207
T5 Phil Blackmar  United States 67-72-69=208 −8
Brian Claar  United States 70-69-69=208
Steve Elkington  Australia 66-70-72=208
T8 Ian Baker-Finch  Australia 69-69-71=209 −7
Curtis Strange  United States 71-68-70=209
T10 Ed Dougherty  United States 71-70-69=210 −6
Chris Perry  United States 68-71-71=210
Nick Price  Zimbabwe 68-75-67=210
Gene Sauers  United States 68-74-68=210
Joey Sindelar  United States 68-75-67=210

Source:[3][9]

Final round[]

Sunday, March 31, 1991

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Steve Elkington  Australia 66-70-72-68=276 −12 288,000
2 Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 68-68-69-72=277 −11 172,800
T3 Paul Azinger  United States 67-68-69-74=278 −10 83,200
Phil Blackmar  United States 67-72-69-70=278
John Cook  United States 71-73-69-65=278
T6 Bernhard Langer  Germany 70-70-71-69=280 −8 53,600
Bruce Lietzke  United States 71-72-68-69=280
Curtis Strange  United States 71-68-70-71=280
T9 Bob Lohr  United States 68-71-68-74=281 −7 41,600
Nick Price  Zimbabwe 68-75-67-71=281
Gene Sauers  United States 68-74-68-71=281
Bobby Wadkins  United States 68-74-69-70=281

Source:[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Players Championship". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. April 1, 1991. p. 18.
  2. ^ "Last putt puts Aussie in money". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 1, 1991. p. 2B.
  3. ^ a b Garrity, John (April 8, 1991). "From shadows to glory". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
  4. ^ "Official Money – 1990". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Official Money – 1991 – through USF&G Classic". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "1991 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 351. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Golf: TPC". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 29, 1991. p. 2C.
  8. ^ "Azinger can't explain his finish". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 30, 1991. p. 8D.
  9. ^ "Zoeller, Watson chasing Azinger". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1991. p. 3E.
  10. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""