2002 Players Championship

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2002 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 21–24, 2002
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
Length7,093 yards (6,486 m)
Field149 players, 75 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund$6.0 million
Winner's share$1.08 million
Champion
New Zealand Craig Perks
280 (−8)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass is located in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
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The 2002 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 21–24 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 29th Players Championship.

Unheralded Craig Perks gained his only career win on the PGA Tour, two strokes ahead of runner-up Stephen Ames.[1][2] In the last three holes, Perks chipped in twice; for eagle at 16 and for par at 18. In between, he made a 25-foot (7.6 m) birdie putt on the Island Green; he had only two pars in the last fourteen holes.[1][3]

Starting the year at 256 in the world rankings, Perks moved from 203 to 64 with the win.[3][4]

Defending champion Tiger Woods finished seven strokes back, in a tie for fourteenth place.

Venue[]

Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the 21st Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,093 yards (6,486 m).

Field[]

Fulton Allem, Robert Allenby, Stephen Ames, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Woody Austin, Paul Azinger, Briny Baird, Craig Barlow, Cameron Beckman, Rich Beem, Notah Begay III, David Berganio Jr., Thomas Bjørn, Jay Don Blake, Mark Brooks, Olin Browne, Ángel Cabrera, Mark Calcavecchia, Michael Campbell, Jim Carter, Greg Chalmers, Brandel Chamblee, K. J. Choi, Stewart Cink, Michael Clark II, Darren Clarke, John Cook, Fred Couples, John Daly, Robert Damron, Glen Day, Chris DiMarco, Scott Dunlap, Joe Durant, David Duval, Joel Edwards, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Nick Faldo, Niclas Fasth, Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, Dan Forsman, Carlos Franco, Harrison Frazar, David Frost, Ed Fryatt, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Sergio García, Brian Gay, Brent Geiberger, Matt Gogel, Retief Goosen, David Gossett, Paul Gow, Jay Haas, Pádraig Harrington, Dudley Hart, J. P. Hayes, J. J. Henry, Tim Herron, Glen Hnatiuk, Scott Hoch, Charles Howell III, John Huston, Lee Janzen, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Brandt Jobe, Per-Ulrik Johansson, Steve Jones, Shingo Katayama, Jonathan Kaye, Jerry Kelly, Skip Kendall, Tom Kite, Greg Kraft, Matt Kuchar, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Paul Lawrie, Ian Leggatt, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, J. L. Lewis, Frank Lickliter, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Jeff Maggert, Shigeki Maruyama, Len Mattiace, Bob May, Billy Mayfair, Scott McCarron, Paul McGinley, Rocco Mediate, Phil Mickelson, Larry Mize, Colin Montgomerie, , Frank Nobilo, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, Geoff Ogilvy, José María Olazábal, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Carl Paulson, Dennis Paulson, Corey Pavin, David Peoples, Craig Perks, Tom Pernice Jr., Kenny Perry, Nick Price, Brett Quigley, Chris Riley, Loren Roberts, Rory Sabbatini, Tom Scherrer, Adam Scott, Scott Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Jeff Sluman, Chris Smith, Jerry Smith, Mike Sposa, Craig Stadler, Paul Stankowski, Steve Stricker, Kevin Sutherland, Hal Sutton, Esteban Toledo, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Scott Verplank, Grant Waite, Duffy Waldorf, Brian Watts, Mike Weir, Lee Westwood, Jay Williamson, Garrett Willis, Tiger Woods, Kaname Yokoo

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, March 21, 2002

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Phil Mickelson  United States 64 −8
2 Chris DiMarco  United States 66 −6
3 Scott Hoch  United States 67 −5
T4 David Duval  United States 68 −4
Nick Faldo  England
T6 Robert Allenby  Australia 69 −3
Stuart Appleby  Australia
Mark Calcavecchia  United States
Brian Gay  United States
David Gossett  United States
Jerry Kelly  United States
Steve Lowery  United States
Carl Paulson  United States
Jeff Sluman  United States
Steve Stricker  United States
David Toms  United States

Second round[]

Friday, March 22, 2002
Saturday, March 23, 2002

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Carl Paulson  United States 69-69=138 −6
Jeff Sluman  United States 69-69=138
T3 Mark Calcavecchia  United States 69-70=139 −5
Phil Mickelson  United States 64-75=139
Craig Perks  New Zealand 71-68=139
6 Michael Campbell  New Zealand 72-68=140 −4
T7 Chris DiMarco  United States 66-75=141 −3
Nick Faldo  England 68-73=141
Rocco Mediate  United States 71-70=141
David Toms  United States 69-72=141

Third round[]

Saturday, March 23, 2002

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Carl Paulson  United States 69-69-69=207 −9
2 Craig Perks  New Zealand 71-68-69=208 −8
T3 Rocco Mediate  United States 71-70-69=210 −6
Jeff Sluman  United States 69-69-72=210
T5 David Toms  United States 69-72-70=211 −5
Mike Weir  Canada 70-73-68=211
T7 Billy Andrade  United States 73-69-70=212 −4
Mark Calcavecchia  United States 69-70-73=212
Scott Hoch  United States 67-77-68=212
T10 Nick Faldo  England 68-73-72=213 −3
Sergio García  Spain 70-72-71=213
Steve Lowery  United States 69-73-71=213
Shigeki Maruyama  Japan 72-72-69=213
Tiger Woods  United States 71-72-70=213

Source:[5]

Final round[]

Sunday, March 24, 2002

Craig Perks chipped in on the 16th and 18th holes to win the championship, his only PGA Tour victory. His lone putt in the last three holes was a 28-foot birdie putt on the 17th.[6]

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Craig Perks  New Zealand 71-68-69-72=280 −8 1,080,000
2 Stephen Ames  Trinidad and Tobago 74-69-72-67=282 −6 648,000
3 Rocco Mediate  United States 71-70-69-73=283 −5 408,000
T4 Billy Andrade  United States 73-69-70-72=284 −4 226,200
Sergio García  Spain 70-72-71-71=284
Scott Hoch  United States 67-77-68-72=284
Carl Paulson  United States 69-69-69-77=284
Jeff Sluman  United States 69-69-72-74=284
T9 John Huston  United States 73-69-73-70=285 −3 168,000
Nick Price (c)  Zimbabwe 74-71-71-69=285

Source:[7]

Scorecard[]

Final round

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 3 4
New Zealand Perks −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 −7 −8 −7 −6 −6 −7 −6 −7 −6 −5 −7 −8 −8
Trinidad and Tobago Ames −1 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −5 −6 −7 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −6
United States Mediate −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4 −4 −3 −2 −3 −4 −3 −3 −3 −5 −5 −5
United States Andrade −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4
Spain García −3 −3 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −4
United States Hoch −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −5 −4
United States Paulson −10 −10 −9 −8 −7 −6 −6 −5 −6 −6 −5 −5 −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −4
United States Sluman −6 −7 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −4 −4 −5 −5 −4
United States Toms −5 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4 −3 −4 −3 −4 −3 −2 −2 −2 E E E E
Canada Weir −4 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −4 −3 −3 −2 E E

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double Bogey

Source:[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Van Sickle, Gary (April 1, 2002). "Pitched battle". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "Drama marks Perks' first title rum". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 25, 2002. p. 2E.
  3. ^ a b "A million Perks for TPC champ". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. March 25, 2002. p. 1C.
  4. ^ "2002: Week 12" (PDF). Official World Golf Rankings. March 24, 2002. Retrieved April 30, 2002.
  5. ^ "Players Championship". Sunday Morning Star. (Wilmington, North Carolina). March 24, 2002. p. 2C.
  6. ^ "2002 Champion Craig Perks". Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "THE PLAYERS Championship". ESPN. Retrieved October 4, 2018.

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