1993 Players Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 25–28, 1993 |
| 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 | 146 players, 72 after cut |
| Cut | 142 (−2) |
| Prize fund | $2.5 million |
| Winner's share | $450,000 |
| Champion | |
 Nick Price | |
| 270 (−18) | |
The 1993 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 25–28 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the twentieth Players Championship.
Nick Price set a scoring record of 270 (−18) at the Stadium Course and finished five strokes ahead of runner-up Bernhard Langer.[2][3] Price bettered the previous record by three strokes, set by Mark McCumber in 1988 and equaled by Davis Love III in 1992.[2] Price's record was short-lived, as Greg Norman broke it by six strokes with 264 (−24) the following year.
Defending champion Davis Love III finished 23 strokes back, in a tie for 67th place.
Venue
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]
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Elkington |  Australia |
1991 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 281 | −7 | T16 |
| Mark McCumber |  United States |
1988 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 282 | −6 | T20 |
| Fred Couples | United States |
1984 | 68 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 286 | −2 | T39 |
| Davis Love III | United States |
1992 | 70 | 69 | 82 | 72 | 293 | +5 | T67 |
Source:[1]
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Kite | United States |
1989 | 72 | 72 | 144 | E |
| Jodie Mudd | United States |
1990 | 71 | 73 | 144 | E |
| Calvin Peete | United States |
1985 | 73 | 71 | 144 | E |
| John Mahaffey | United States |
1986 | 71 | 75 | 146 | +2 |
| Hal Sutton | United States |
1983 | 74 | 73 | 147 | +3 |
| Lanny Wadkins | United States |
1979 | 74 | 74 | 148 | +4 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 25, 1993
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
64 | −8 |
| Kirk Triplett | United States
| |||
| T3 | Bernhard Langer |  Germany |
65 | −7 |
| Joey Sindelar | United States
| |||
| T5 | Ronnie Black | United States |
66 | −6 |
| Joel Edwards | United States
| |||
| Donnie Hammond | United States
| |||
| Greg Norman | Australia
| |||
| T9 | Russ Cochran | United States |
67 | −5 |
| Steve Elkington | Australia
| |||
| Brad Faxon | United States
| |||
| Rick Fehr | United States
| |||
| Mark O'Meara | United States
| |||
| Doug Tewell | United States
| |||
| Robert Wrenn | United States
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| Fuzzy Zoeller | United States
|
Source:[4]
Second round
Friday, March 26, 1993
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
64-68=132 | −12 |
| T2 | Bernhard Langer | Germany |
65-69=134 | −10 |
| Dave Rummells | United States |
69-65=134 | ||
| Doug Tewell | United States |
67-67=134 | ||
| 5 | Joel Edwards | United States |
66-69=135 | −9 |
| T8 | Ronnie Black | United States |
66-70=136 | −8 |
| Brad Fabel | United States |
68-68=136 | ||
| Greg Norman | Australia |
66-70=136 | ||
| Joey Sindelar | United States |
65-71=136 | ||
| Jeff Sluman | United States |
71-65=136 |
Source:[5]
Third round
Saturday, March 27, 1993
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
64-68-71=203 | −13 |
| T2 | Bernhard Langer | Germany |
65-69-70=204 | −12 |
| Greg Norman | Australia |
66-70-68=204 | ||
| Mark O'Meara | United States |
67-71-66=204 | ||
| 5 | Paul Azinger | United States |
68-69-68=205 | −11 |
| T6 | Ken Green | United States |
70-67-69=206 | −10 |
| Payne Stewart | United States |
70-70-66=206 | ||
| T8 | Ronnie Black | United States |
66-70-71=207 | −9 |
| Joel Edwards | United States |
66-69-72=207 | ||
| Jim Gallagher | United States |
69-69-69=207 | ||
| Jay Haas | United States |
69-70-68=207 | ||
| Rocco Mediate | United States |
68-71-68=207 |
Source:[6]
Final round
Sunday, March 28, 1993
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
64-68-71-67=270 | −18 | 450,000 |
| 2 | Bernhard Langer | Germany |
65-69-70-71=275 | −13 | 270,000 |
| T3 | Gil Morgan | United States |
68-71-72-65=276 | −12 | 145,000 |
| Greg Norman | Australia |
66-70-68-72=276 | |||
| 5 | Mark O'Meara | United States |
67-71-66-73=277 | −11 | 100,000 |
| T6 | Paul Azinger | United States |
68-69-68-73=278 | −10 | 80,937 |
| Ken Green | United States |
70-67-69-72=278 | |||
| Rocco Mediate | United States |
68-71-68-71=278 | |||
| Naomichi Ozaki |  Japan |
72-68-68-70=278 | |||
| 10 | Tom Watson | United States |
70-72-69-68=279 | −9 | 67,500 |
Source:[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 29, 1993. p. 2C.
- ^ a b "Price gets tagged 'immaculate'". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. March 29, 1993. p. 20.
- ^ Reilly, Rick (April 5, 1993). "Stymied no more". Sports Illustrated. p. 46.
- ^ "The Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 26, 1993. p. 2C.
- ^ "The Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 27, 1993. p. 2C.
- ^ "Price's putts lead to precarious lead". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). Associated Press. March 28, 1993. p. 6C.