1992 Players Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 26–29, 1992 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| Course(s) | TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,896 yards (6,306 m)[1] |
| Field | 144 players, 73 after cut |
| Cut | 144 (E) |
| Prize fund | $1.8 million |
| Winner's share | $324,000 |
| Champion | |
 Davis Love III | |
| 273 (−15) | |
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida
The 1992 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 26–29 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach. It was the 19th Players Championship and was won by Davis Love III, four strokes ahead of runners-up Ian Baker-Finch, Phil Blackmar, Nick Faldo, and Tom Watson.[2][3][4]
Playing in his seventh consecutive event on tour,[5] top-ranked Fred Couples carded a 63 (−9) in the third round,[6] but followed it up with a 74 and finished eight strokes back.[2] He won the Masters two weeks later.
Defending champion Steve Elkington missed the 36-hole cut by two strokes.
Venue
This was the eleventh Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mahaffey |  United States |
1986 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 280 | −8 | T9 |
| Fred Couples | United States |
1984 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 74 | 281 | −7 | T13 |
| Lanny Wadkins | United States |
1979 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 69 | 285 | −3 | T29 |
| Tom Kite | United States |
1989 | 72 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 286 | −2 | T35 |
| Mark McCumber | United States |
1988 | 71 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 287 | −1 | T40 |
Source:[2]
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jodie Mudd | United States |
1990 | 71 | 74 | 145 | +1 |
| Steve Elkington |  Australia |
1991 | 71 | 75 | 146 | +2 |
| Jerry Pate | United States |
1982 | 76 | 71 | 147 | +3 |
| Sandy Lyle |  Scotland |
1987 | 71 | 77 | 148 | +4 |
| Hal Sutton | United States |
1983 | 79 | 72 | 151 | +7 |
| Calvin Peete | United States |
1985 | 80 | 85 | WD |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 26, 1992
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Ray Brown | United States |
64 | −8 |
| T2 | Phil Blackmar | United States |
67 | −5 |
| Jay Don Blake | United States
| |||
| Mark Brooks | United States
| |||
| Ed Humenik | United States
| |||
| Davis Love III | United States
| |||
| Craig Parry | Australia
| |||
| T8 | John Daly | United States |
68 | −4 |
| Nick Faldo |  England
| |||
| Bernhard Langer |  Germany
| |||
| Tom Purtzer | United States
| |||
| Scott Simpson | United States
| |||
| Tom Watson | United States
|
Source:[5]
Second round
Friday, March 27, 1992
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | José María Olazábal |  Spain |
69-65=134 | −10 |
| Billy Ray Brown | United States |
64-70=134 | ||
| T3 | Davis Love III | United States |
67-68=135 | −9 |
| Craig Parry | Australia |
67-68=135 | ||
| T5 | Phil Blackmar | United States |
67-69=136 | −8 |
| Nick Faldo | England |
68-68=136 | ||
| T7 | Ian Baker-Finch | Australia |
70-67=137 | −7 |
| Mark Brooks | United States |
67-70=137 | ||
| Ed Humenik | United States |
67-70=137 | ||
| Bob Lohr | United States |
69-68=137 | ||
| Scott Simpson | United States |
68-69=137 |
Source:[7]
Third round
Saturday, March 28, 1992
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo | England |
68-68-67=203 | −13 |
| 2 | Phil Blackmar | United States |
67-69-68=204 | −12 |
| 3 | Ian Baker-Finch | Australia |
70-67-68=205 | −11 |
| 4 | Davis Love III | United States |
67-68-71=206 | −10 |
| T5 | Mark Brooks | United States |
67-70-70=207 | −9 |
| Fred Couples | United States |
73-71-63=207 | ||
| Nick Price |  Zimbabwe |
71-67-69=207 | ||
| Mike Smith | United States |
69-72-66=207 | ||
| T9 | Craig Parry | Australia |
67-68-73=208 | −8 |
| Doug Tewell | United States |
69-69-70=208 | ||
| Tom Watson | United States |
68-70-70=208 |
Source:[6]
Final round
Sunday, March 29, 1992
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis Love III | United States |
67-68-71-67=273 | −15 | 324,000 |
| T2 | Ian Baker-Finch | Australia |
70-67-68-72=277 | −11 | 118,800 |
| Phil Blackmar | United States |
67-69-68-73=277 | |||
| Nick Faldo | England |
68-68-67-74=277 | |||
| Tom Watson | United States |
68-70-70-69=277 | |||
| T6 | Craig Parry | Australia |
67-68-73-70=278 | −10 | 62,550 |
| Tom Sieckmann | United States |
71-72-67-68=278 | |||
| 8 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
71-67-69-72=279 | −9 | 55,800 |
| T9 | Mark Brooks | United States |
67-70-70-73=280 | −8 | 46,800 |
| John Mahaffey | United States |
71-71-69-69=280 | |||
| Mark O'Meara | United States |
69-69-74-68=280 | |||
| José María Olazábal | Spain |
69-65-75-71=280 |
Source:[1]
References
- ^ a b "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. March 30, 1992. p. 8B.
- ^ a b c "Rich TPC locates champion in Love". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Knight-Ridder. March 30, 1992. p. C1.
- ^ Green, Bob (March 30, 1992). "Love fights off Blackmar and Faldo for win". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. p. 9B.
- ^ Reilly, Rick (April 6, 1992). "Love Story". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
- ^ a b "Brown buoyed by birdie run". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 27, 1992. p. 2B.
- ^ a b "Couples rallies, Faldo leads". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 29, 1992. p. 3E.
- ^ "Olazabal 'drops' into a tie". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 28, 1992. p. 7C.