1999 Players Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 25–28, 1999 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Course(s) | TPC Sawgrass |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,093 yards (6,486 m)[1] |
| Field | 145 players, 79 after cut |
| Cut | 148 (+4) |
| Prize fund | $5,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $900,000 |
| Champion | |
 David Duval | |
| 285 (−3) | |
The 1999 Players Championship was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour contested from March 25–28 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. It was the 26th Players Championship. David Duval won the tournament by two strokes over Scott Gump. The victory allowed Duval to surpass Tiger Woods for number one in the Official World Golf Ranking.[2]
Venue
This was the 18th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Its 1999 setup measured 7,093 yards.[1]
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Price |  Zimbabwe |
1993 | 74 | 67 | 74 | 73 | 288 | E | 3 |
| Fred Couples |  United States |
1984, 1996 | 77 | 71 | 73 | 68 | 289 | +1 | T4 |
| Hal Sutton | United States |
1983 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 289 | +1 | T4 |
| Davis Love III | United States |
1992 | 70 | 70 | 78 | 73 | 291 | +3 | T10 |
| Justin Leonard | United States |
1998 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 294 | +6 | T23 |
| Steve Elkington |  Australia |
1991, 1997 | 71 | 73 | 78 | 74 | 296 | +8 | T38 |
| Tom Kite | United States |
1989 | 76 | 72 | 79 | 79 | 306 | +18 | T77 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Janzen | United States |
1995 | 75 | 74 | 149 | +5 |
| Greg Norman | Australia |
1994 | 72 | 77 | 149 | +5 |
Round summaries
Thursday, March 25, 1999
First round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Bob Estes | United States |
68 | −4 |
| Brian Watts | United States
| |||
| T3 | David Duval | United States |
69 | −3 |
| Joe Ozaki |  Japan
| |||
| Hal Sutton | United States
| |||
| T6 | Dudley Hart | United States |
70 | −2 |
| Bradley Hughes | Australia
| |||
| Skip Kendall | United States
| |||
| Davis Love III | United States
| |||
| Billy Mayfair | United States
| |||
| Chris Perry | United States
| |||
| Jeff Sluman | United States
| |||
| Kirk Triplett | United States
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| Tiger Woods | United States
|
Second round
Friday, March 26, 1999
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Ozaki | Japan |
69-68=137 | −7 |
| 2 | David Duval | United States |
69-69=138 | −6 |
| 3 | Bruce Lietzke | United States |
71-68=139 | −5 |
| T4 | Ernie Els |  South Africa |
73-67=140 | −4 |
| Davis Love III | United States |
70-70=140 | ||
| Curtis Strange | United States |
71-69=140 | ||
| T7 | Fulton Allem | South Africa |
74-67=141 | −3 |
| Fred Funk | United States |
72-69=141 | ||
| Frank Lickliter | United States |
71-70=141 | ||
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
74-67=141 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States |
70-71=141 |
Third round
Saturday, March 27, 1999
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Duval | United States |
69-69-74=212 | −4 |
| T2 | Skip Kendall | United States |
70-73-70=213 | −3 |
| Phil Mickelson | United States |
71-71-71=213 | ||
| T4 | Scott Hoch | United States |
72-70-73=215 | −1 |
| Colin Montgomerie |  Scotland |
72-70-73=215 | ||
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
74-67-74=215 | ||
| T7 | Scott Gump | United States |
72-74-70=216 | E |
| Mark O'Meara | United States |
72-73-71=216 | ||
| Payne Stewart | United States |
72-70-74=216 | ||
| Steve Stricker | United States |
73-73-70=216 | ||
| Hal Sutton | United States |
69-74-73=216 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States |
70-71-75=216 |
Final round
Sunday, March 28, 1999
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Duval | United States |
69-69-74-73=285 | −3 | 900,000 |
| 2 | Scott Gump | United States |
72-74-70-71=287 | −1 | 540,000 |
| 3 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
74-67-74-73=288 | E | 340,000 |
| T4 | Fred Couples | United States |
77-71-73-68=289 | +1 | 220,000 |
| Hal Sutton | United States |
69-74-73-73=289 | |||
| T6 | Scott Hoch | United States |
72-70-73-75=290 | +2 | 161,875 |
| Mark O'Meara | United States |
72-73-71-74=290 | |||
| Steve Stricker | United States |
73-73-70-74=290 | |||
| Lee Westwood |  England |
73-69-75-73=290 | |||
| T10 | Mark Brooks | United States |
71-77-71-72=291 | +3 | 107,143 |
| Mark Calcavecchia | United States |
76-70-72-73=291 | |||
| Skip Kendall | United States |
70-73-70-78=291 | |||
| Davis Love III | United States |
70-70-78-73=291 | |||
| Joe Ozaki | Japan |
69-68-81-73=291 | |||
| Joey Sindelar | United States |
72-71-74-74=291 | |||
| Tiger Woods | United States |
70-71-75-75=291 |
Source:[3]
References
- ^ a b "1999 Players Championship results". ESPN. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ^ Brown, Clifton (March 29, 1999). "GOLF; Duval Is Supreme, and His Dad's a Winner Too". New York Times. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ^ "1999 Results for The Players Championship". Database Golf. Retrieved September 19, 2015.