2001 Players Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 22–26, 2001 |
| 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) |
| Field | 142 players, 75 after cut |
| Cut | 147 (+3) |
| Prize fund | $6,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,080,000 |
| Champion | |
 Tiger Woods | |
| 274 (−14) | |
The 2001 Players Championship was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour contested March 22–26 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. It was the 28th Players Championship. Tiger Woods won the tournament by a stroke from Vijay Singh. Because of bad weather, the tournament was completed on the Monday, March 26.
Venue
This was the 20th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Its 2001 setup measured 7,093 yards.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Sutton |  United States |
1983, 2000 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 281 | −7 | T5 |
| Nick Price |  Zimbabwe |
1993 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 283 | −5 | T10 |
| Lee Janzen | United States |
1995 | 77 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 286 | −2 | T18 |
| Tom Kite | United States |
1989 | 70 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 292 | +4 | T44 |
| Fred Couples | United States |
1984, 1996 | 71 | 75 | 70 | 79 | 295 | +7 | T58 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Love III | United States |
1992 | 72 | 76 | 148 | +4 |
| Greg Norman |  Australia |
1994 | 75 | 74 | 149 | +5 |
| Justin Leonard | United States |
1998 | 74 | 76 | 150 | +6 |
Final round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States |
72-69-66-67=274 | −14 | 1,080,000 |
| 2 | Vijay Singh |  Fiji |
67-70-70-68=275 | −13 | 648,000 |
| 3 | Bernhard Langer |  Germany |
73-68-68-67=276 | −12 | 408,000 |
| 4 | Jerry Kelly | United States |
69-66-70-73=278 | −10 | 288,000 |
| T5 | Billy Mayfair | United States |
68-72-70-71=281 | −7 | 228,000 |
| Hal Sutton | United States |
72-71-68-70=281 | |||
| T7 | Paul Azinger | United States |
66-70-74-72=282 | −6 | 187,000 |
| Scott Hoch | United States |
67-70-71-74=282 | |||
| Frank Lickliter | United States |
72-72-70-68=282 | |||
| T10 | Joe Durant | United States |
73-73-67-70=283 | −5 | 156,000 |
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
70-74-71-68=283 |