1995 Players Championship

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1995 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 23–26, 1995
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]
Field149 players, 74 after cut
Cut149 (+5)
Prize fund$3.0 million
Winner's share$540,000
Champion
United States Lee Janzen
283 (−5)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass is located in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
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The 1995 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 23–26 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 22nd Players Championship.

On a wind-dried course, Lee Janzen won at 283 (−5), a stroke ahead of runner-up Bernhard Langer. Janzen sank a 5-foot (1.5 m) putt for par on the final hole for the win.[1][2]

Defending champion Greg Norman finished eleven strokes back, in a tie for 37th place.

Venue[]

Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the fourteenth 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 1994 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 a 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 1995 Official Money List, as of the completion of the Nestle Invitational

Source:[3]

Field[]

Fulton Allem, Robert Allenby, Billy Andrade, Paul Azinger, Ian Baker-Finch, Seve Ballesteros, Dave Barr, Chip Beck, Jay Don Blake, Guy Boros, Michael Bradley, Mark Brooks, Brad Bryant, Bob Burns, Curt Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, Mark Carnevale, Brandel Chamblee, Brian Claar, Keith Clearwater, Lennie Clements, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, Glen Day, Jay Delsing, Clark Dennis, Chris DiMarco, David Duval, David Edwards, Joel Edwards, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, David Feherty, Rick Fehr, Dan Forsman, Robin Freeman, David Frost, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Jim Gallagher Jr., Robert Gamez, Bob Gilder, Bill Glasson, Paul Goydos, Wayne Grady, Hubert Green, Ken Green, Jay Haas, Gary Hallberg, Donnie Hammond, Mike Heinen, Nolan Henke, Brian Henninger, Scott Hoch, Mike Hulbert, Ed Humenik, John Huston, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Lee Janzen, Brian Kamm, Tom Kite, Greg Kraft, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Bob Lohr, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Sandy Lyle, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Billy Mayfair, Blaine McCallister, Mark McCumber, Jim McGovern, Mark McNulty, Rocco Mediate, Phil Mickelson, Larry Mize, Yoshi Mizumaki, Colin Montgomerie, Gil Morgan, John Morse, Jodie Mudd, Larry Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Frank Nobilo, Greg Norman, Andy North, Mark O'Meara, Brett Ogle, David Ogrin, José María Olazábal, Masashi Ozaki, Naomichi Ozaki, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Steve Pate, Dennis Paulson, Corey Pavin, Calvin Peete, Kenny Perry, Dan Pohl, Nick Price, Dicky Pride, Dillard Pruitt, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid, , Loren Roberts, Gene Sauers, Scott Simpson, Vijay Singh, Jeff Sluman, Mike Springer, Craig Stadler, Mike Standly, Paul Stankowski, Payne Stewart, Dave Stockton Jr., Curtis Strange, Steve Stricker, Mike Sullivan, Hal Sutton, Doug Tewell, Jim Thorpe, Kirk Triplett, Ted Tryba, Bob Tway, Scott Verplank, Bobby Wadkins, Lanny Wadkins, Duffy Waldorf, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, John Wilson, Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, March 23, 1995

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Corey Pavin  United States 66 −6
2 Gene Sauers  United States 67 −5
T3 Lee Janzen  United States 69 −3
Bernhard Langer  Germany
Larry Mize  United States
Payne Stewart  United States
Steve Stricker  United States
T8 Andrew Magee  United States 70 −2
Greg Norman  Australia
T10 Lennie Clements  United States 71 −1
John Cook  United States
Tom Kite  United States
Tom Lehman  United States
Jeff Maggert  United States
Billy Mayfair  United States
Mark McCumber  United States
Rocco Mediate  United States
Scott Simpson  United States
Kirk Triplett  United States
D. A. Weibring  United States

Source:[4]

Second round[]

Friday, March 24, 1995

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Corey Pavin  United States 66-73=139 −5
Gene Sauers  United States 67-72=139
T3 Bernhard Langer  Germany 69-71=140 −4
Davis Love III  United States 73-67=140
Steve Stricker  United States 79-71=140
T6 Hale Irwin  United States 73-68=141 −3
D. A. Weibring  United States 71-70=141
T8 Lennie Clements  United States 71-61=142 −2
Payne Stewart  United States 69-73=142
T10 Billy Andrade  United States 74-69=143 −1
Seve Ballesteros  Spain 75-68=143
Brad Bryant  United States 72-71=143
Robert Gamez  United States 74-69=143
Peter Jacobsen  United States 74-69=143
Lee Janzen  United States 69-74=143
Tom Lehman  United States 71-72=143
Jeff Maggert  United States 71-72=143
Scott Simpson  United States 71-72=143
Tom Watson  United States 72-71=143
Ian Woosnam  Wales 74-69=143

Source:[5]

Third round[]

Saturday, March 25, 1995

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Bernhard Langer  Germany 69-71-71=211 −5
Corey Pavin  United States 66-73-72=211
3 Lee Janzen  United States 69-74-69=212 −4
4 Payne Stewart  United States 69-73-71=213 −3
T5 Peter Jacobsen  United States 74-69-71=214 −2
Davis Love III  United States 73-67-74=214
Steve Stricker  United States 79-71-74=214
D. A. Weibring  United States 71-70-73=214
T9 Brad Bryant  United States 72-71-72=215 −1
Brian Claar  United States 74-70-71=215
Tom Lehman  United States 71-72-72=215
Jeff Maggert  United States 71-72-72=215

Source:[2][6]

Final round[]

Sunday, March 26, 1995

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Lee Janzen  United States 69-74-69-71=283 −5 540,000
2 Bernhard Langer  Germany 69-71-71-73=284 −4 324,000
T3 Corey Pavin  United States 66-73-72-74=285 −3 156,000
Gene Sauers  United States 67-72-78-68=285
Payne Stewart  United States 69-73-71-72=285
T6 Brad Bryant  United States 72-71-72-71=286 −2 104,250
Davis Love III (c)  United States 73-67-74-72=286
T8 Billy Andrade  United States 74-69-73-71=287 −1 87,000
Larry Mize  United States 69-77-72-69=287
Naomichi Ozaki  Japan 74-70-72-71=287

Source:[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Janzen conquers 17th hole, TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 27, 1995. p. 2B.
  2. ^ a b Reilly, Rick (April 3, 1995). "Right on line". Sports Illustrated. p. 50.
  3. ^ "1995 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 358. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-09-24.
  4. ^ "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 24, 1995. p. 2C.
  5. ^ "Crowd gathers near top of TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 25, 1995. p. 2D.
  6. ^ "Wind blasts TPC course as two lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 26, 1995. p. 9G.
  7. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

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