1994 Players Championship

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1994 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 24–27, 1994
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, 85 after cut
Cut144 (E)
Prize fund$2.5 million
Winner's share$450,000
Champion
Australia Greg Norman
264 (−24)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass is located in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
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The 1994 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 24–27 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 21st Players Championship.

Greg Norman set the scoring record of 264 (−24) at the Stadium Course and finished four strokes ahead of runner-up Fuzzy Zoeller.[2][3][4] Norman opened with 63 and followed with three rounds at 67 to set the 36-hole (130) and 54-hole (197) scoring records as well.[3]

Nick Price had set the mark the previous year at 270 (−18), three better than Mark McCumber's 273 in 1988 (equaled by Davis Love III in 1992).

Defending champion Nick Price missed the 36-hole cut by five strokes.

Venue[]

Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the thirteenth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course, and it remained at 6,896 yards (6,306 m).[1]

Eligibility requirements[]

  1. The top 125 PGA Tour members from Final 1993 Official Money List
  2. All winners of PGA Tour events awarding official money and official victory status in the preceding 12 months concluding with the Nestle Invitational
  3. Designated players
  4. Any foreign player meeting the requirements of designated player, whether or not he is a PGA Tour member
  5. Winners in the last 10 calendar years of The Players Championship, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, PGA Championship, and NEC World Series of Golf
  6. British Open winners since 1990
  7. Six players, not otherwise eligible, designated by The Players Championship Committee as "special selections"
  8. To complete a field of 144 players, those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1994 Official Money List, as of the completion of the Nestle Invitational

Source:[5]

Field[]

John Adams, Fulton Allem, Michael Allen, Billy Andrade, Ian Baker-Finch, Seve Ballesteros, Dave Barr, Chip Beck, Ronnie Black, Phil Blackmar, Jay Don Blake, Michael Bradley, Mark Brooks, Billy Ray Brown, Brad Bryant, Mark Calcavecchia, Brandel Chamblee, Brian Claar, Keith Clearwater, Lennie Clements, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Ben Crenshaw, John Daly, Marco Dawson, Jay Delsing, Trevor Dodds, Ed Dougherty, David Edwards, Joel Edwards, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Rick Fehr, Ed Fiori, John Flannery, Bruce Fleisher, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Fred Funk, Jim Gallagher Jr., Robert Gamez, Kelly Gibson, Bob Gilder, Bill Glasson, Paul Goydos, Wayne Grady, Hubert Green, Ken Green, Jay Haas, Gary Hallberg, Donnie Hammond, Dudley Hart, Nolan Henke, Scott Hoch, Mike Hulbert, Ed Humenik, John Huston, John Inman, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Lee Janzen, Brian Kamm, Tom Kite, Greg Kraft, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Bob Lohr, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Sandy Lyle, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Dick Mast, Billy Mayfair, Blaine McCallister, Mark McCumber, Jim McGovern, Mark McNulty, Larry Mize, Colin Montgomerie, Jodie Mudd, Larry Nelson, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, Brett Ogle, David Ogrin, José María Olazábal, Masashi Ozaki, Naomichi Ozaki, Craig Parry, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Calvin Peete, Kenny Perry, Dan Pohl, Nick Price, Dillard Pruitt, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid, Larry Rinker, Loren Roberts, Dave Rummells, Gene Sauers, Ted Schulz, Peter Senior, Tom Sieckmann, Scott Simpson, Tim Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Jeff Sluman, Mike Springer, Craig Stadler, Mike Standly, Payne Stewart, Curtis Strange, Steve Stricker, Hal Sutton, Doug Tewell, Jim Thorpe, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Ted Tryba, Bob Tway, Greg Twiggs, Howard Twitty, Lanny Wadkins, Grant Waite, Duffy Waldorf, Denis Watson, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Willie Wood, Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller, Richard Zokol

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, March 24, 1994

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Greg Norman  Australia 63 −9
T2 Lee Janzen  United States 65 −7
Tom Kite  United States
Jeff Maggert  United States
Colin Montgomerie  Scotland
6 Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 66 −6
T7 Jay Delsing  United States 67 −5
Nick Faldo  England
Dan Forsman  United States
Wayne Grady  Australia
Hale Irwin  United States
Hal Sutton  United States

Source:[6]

Second round[]

Friday, March 25, 1994
Saturday, March 26, 1994

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Greg Norman  Australia 63-67=130 −14
2 Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 66-67=133 −11
T3 Davis Love III  United States 68-66=134 −10
Jeff Maggert  United States 65-69=134
T5 Craig Parry  Australia 69-66=135 −9
Hal Sutton  United States 67-68=135
T7 Nick Faldo  England 67-69=136 −8
Brad Faxon  United States 68-68=136
Tom Kite  United States 65-71=136
Mike Springer  United States 68-68=136

Source:[7][8]

Third round[]

Saturday, March 26, 1994

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Greg Norman  Australia 63-67-67=197 −19
2 Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 66-67-68=201 −15
3 Jeff Maggert  United States 65-69-69=203 −13
T4 Nick Faldo  England 67-69-68=204 −12
Davis Love III  United States 68-66-70=204
T6 Brad Faxon  United States 68-68-70=206 −10
Gary Hallberg  United States 68-69-69=206
Tom Kite  United States 65-71-70=206
9 Hale Irwin  United States 67-70-70=207 −9
T10 Craig Parry  Australia 69-66-73=208 −8
Mike Springer  United States 68-68-72=208

Source:[7]

Final round[]

Sunday, March 27, 1994

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Greg Norman  Australia 63-67-67-67=264 −24 450,000
2 Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 66-67-68-67=268 −20 270,000
3 Jeff Maggert  United States 65-69-69-68=271 −17 170,000
4 Hale Irwin  United States 67-70-70-69=276 −12 120,000
5 Nick Faldo  England 67-69-68-73=277 −11 100,000
T6 Brad Faxon  United States 68-68-70-72=278 −10 83,750
Davis Love III (c)  United States 68-66-70-74=278
Steve Lowery  United States 68-74-69-67=278
T9 Gary Hallberg  United States 68-69-69-73=279 −9 65,000
Nolan Henke  United States 73-69-69-68=279
Tom Kite (c)  United States 65-71-70-73=279
Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 65-73-71-70=279

Source:[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 28, 1994. p. 2C.
  2. ^ "Norman storms to record in Players Championship". The Free Lance–Star. (Fredericksburg, Virginia). March 28, 1994. p. B-3.
  3. ^ a b "Norman runs away for 4-stroke win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 28, 1994. p. 2B.
  4. ^ Reilly, Rick (April 4, 1994). "Sharp as a shark". Sports Illustrated. p. 46.
  5. ^ "1994 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 337. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-09-24.
  6. ^ "Golf: The Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 25, 1994. p. 2C.
  7. ^ a b "Norman blowing away all competitors at TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 27, 1994. p. 7G.
  8. ^ "Golf: The Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 26, 1994. p. 2C.
  9. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

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