1997 Players Championship

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1997 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 27–30, 1997
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, 76 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund$3.5 million
Winner's share$630,000
Champion
Australia Steve Elkington
272 (−16)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass is located in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
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Location in the United States
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The 1997 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 27–30 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 24th Players Championship.

Steve Elkington led wire-to-wire, with all four rounds in the sixties, to win his second Players at 272 (−16), a record seven strokes ahead of runner-up Scott Hoch.[2][3] Elkington's previous win was six years earlier in 1991.[4][5]

In his first Players, 21-year-old Tiger Woods tied for 31st at 289 (+1);[2] two weeks later, he won the Masters by a record margin.

Defending champion Fred Couples finished thirteen strokes back, in a tie for tenth place.

Venue[]

Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

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

Eligibility requirements[]

  1. All winners of PGA Tour events awarding official money and official victory status in the preceding 12 months, concluding with the Bay Hill Invitational and dating from the 1996 Players Championship
  2. The top 125 PGA Tour members from the final 1996 Official Money List
  3. Winners in the last 10 calendar years of The Players Championship, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, PGA Championship, and NEC World Series of Golf
  4. British Open winners since 1990
  5. Eight players, not otherwise eligible, designated by The Players Championship Committee as "special selections"
  6. Any players, not otherwise eligible, who are among the top 10 money winners from the 1997 Official Money List through the Bay Hill Invitational
  7. To complete a field of 144 players, those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1997 Official Money List through the Bay Hill Invitational

Source:[6]

Field[]

John Adams, Fulton Allem, Robert Allenby, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Emlyn Aubrey, Woody Austin, Paul Azinger, Chip Beck, Ronnie Black, Phil Blackmar, Jay Don Blake, Guy Boros, Michael Bradley, Mike Brisky, Mark Brooks, Olin Browne, Brad Bryant, Patrick Burke, Mark Calcavecchia, Jim Carter, Brandel Chamblee, Lennie Clements, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, John Daly, Robert Damron, Marco Dawson, Glen Day, Scott Dunlap, Joe Durant, David Duval, David Edwards, Joel Edwards, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Brad Fabel, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Rick Fehr, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Jim Gallagher Jr., Robert Gamez, Kelly Gibson, Paul Goydos, Wayne Grady, Scott Gump, Jay Haas, Donnie Hammond, Dudley Hart, Nolan Henke, Brian Henninger, Tim Herron, Scott Hoch, Mike Hulbert, John Huston, Peter Jacobsen, Lee Janzen, Steve Jones, , Jerry Kelly, Tom Kite, Greg Kraft, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, Wayne Levi, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Sandy Lyle, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, John Maginnes, Doug Martin, Len Mattiace, Billy Mayfair, Blaine McCallister, Scott McCarron, Mark McCumber, Mark McNulty, Rocco Mediate, Phil Mickelson, Larry Mize, Colin Montgomerie, Gil Morgan, John Morse, Larry Nelson, Frank Nobilo, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, David Ogrin, Masashi Ozaki, Naomichi Ozaki, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Corey Pavin, Chris Perry, Kenny Perry, Don Pooley, Nick Price, Dicky Pride, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid, Lee Rinker, Loren Roberts, Costantino Rocca, Clarence Rose, Hugh Royer III, Scott Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Jeff Sluman, Taylor Smith, Craig Stadler, Paul Stankowski, Payne Stewart, Dave Stockton Jr., Curtis Strange, Steve Stricker, Hal Sutton, Tommy Tolles, David Toms, Sam Torrance, Kirk Triplett, Ted Tryba, Bob Tway, Omar Uresti, Grant Waite, Duffy Waldorf, Tom Watson, Brian Watts, D. A. Weibring, Mark Wiebe, John Wilson, Willie Wood, Tiger Woods, Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, March 27, 1997

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Steve Elkington  Australia 66 −6
T2 Mark Calcavecchia  United States 67 −5
Russ Cochran  United States
David Edwards  United States
Tom Lehman  United States
Fuzzy Zoeller  United States
T7 Billy Andrade  United States 68 −4
Michael Bradley  United States
Ernie Els  South Africa
Jay Haas  United States
Sandy Lyle  Scotland
Larry Mize  United States
Naomichi Ozaki  Japan
Tom Purtzer  United States
Taylor Smith  United States
Dave Stockton  United States

Source:[7]

Second round[]

Friday, March 28, 1997

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Steve Elkington  Australia 66-69=135 −9
2 Larry Mize  United States 68-68=136 −8
T3 David Edwards  United States 67-70=137 −7
Tommy Tolles  United States 70-67=137
T3 Tom Lehman  United States 67-71=138 −6
Davis Love III  United States 72-66=138
Craig Parry  Australia 71-67=138
Brian Watts  United States 70-68=138
T7 Ernie Els  South Africa 68-71=139 −5
Brad Faxon  United States 70-69=139
Tom Purtzer  United States 68-71=139
Dave Stockton  United States 68-71=139
Kirk Triplett  United States 71-68=139
Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 67-72=139

Source:[8]

Third round[]

Saturday, March 29, 1997

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Steve Elkington  Australia 66-69-68=203 −13
2 Scott Hoch  United States 69-71-65=205 −11
T3 Billy Andrade  United States 68-72-68=208 −8
Tom Purtzer  United States 68-71-69=208
5 Kirk Triplett  United States 71-68-70=209 −7
T6 Mark Brooks  United States 72-68-70=210 −6
Larry Mize  United States 68-68-74=210
Tommy Tolles  United States 70-67-73=210
T9 Ernie Els  South Africa 68-71-72=211 −5
Brad Faxon  United States 70-69-72=211
Robert Gamez  United States 70-73-68=211
Tom Lehman  United States 67-71-73=211
Davis Love III  United States 72-66-73=211
Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 70-70-71=211
Loren Roberts  United States 70-74-67=211

Source:[9]

Final round[]

Sunday, March 30, 1997

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Steve Elkington (c)  Australia 66-69-68-69=272 −16 630,000
2 Scott Hoch  United States 69-71-65-74=279 −9 378,000
3 Loren Roberts  United States 70-74-67-69=280 −8 238,000
4 Brad Faxon  United States 70-69-72-70=281 −7 168,000
5 Billy Andrade  United States 68-72-68-74=282 −6 140,000
6 Tom Lehman  United States 67-71-73-72=283 −5 126,000
T7 Mark Brooks  United States 72-68-70-74=284 −4 109,083
Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 70-70-71-73=284
Tommy Tolles  United States 70-67-73-74=284
T10 Russ Cochran  United States 67-74-72-72=285 −3 84,000
Fred Couples (c)  United States 71-74-71-69=285
Ernie Els  South Africa 68-71-72-74=285
Kirk Triplett  United States 71-68-70-76=285

Source:[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "PGA Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 31, 1997. p. 8B.
  2. ^ a b "Elkington rules tour's best field". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1997. p. 2B.
  3. ^ Reilly, Rick (April 7, 1997). "Show of shows". Sports Illustrated. p. 70.
  4. ^ "Last putt puts Aussie in money". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 1, 1991. p. 2B.
  5. ^ Garrity, John (April 8, 1991). "From shadows to glory". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
  6. ^ "1997 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 3-37. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-09-24.
  7. ^ "Elkington emerges with lead in TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 28, 1997. p. 2C.
  8. ^ "Elkington escapes wind, still leads". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 29, 1997. p. 3D.
  9. ^ "Elkington maintains lead with 68". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 30, 1997. p. 3G.
  10. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

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