2005 Players Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Mar 24–28 2005 |
| 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 | 146 players, 84 after cut |
| Cut | 143 (−1) |
| Prize fund | $8,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,440,000 |
| Champion | |
 Fred Funk | |
| 279 (−9) | |
The 2005 Players Championship was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour contested from March 24–28 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. It was the 32nd Players Championship. 48-year-old Fred Funk became the tournament's oldest winner with a one-stroke victory. Because of bad weather, the tournament was completed on the Monday, March 28.
Venue
This was the 24th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Its 2005 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Elkington |  Australia |
1991, 1997 | 72 | 66 | 71 | 73 | 282 | −6 | T6 |
| Adam Scott | Australia |
2004 | 69 | 68 | 73 | 73 | 283 | −5 | T8 |
| Davis Love III |  United States |
1992, 2003 | 72 | 66 | 74 | 71 | 283 | −5 | T8 |
| Nick Price |  Zimbabwe |
1993 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 79 | 289 | +1 | T32 |
| Tiger Woods | United States |
2001 | 70 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 293 | +5 | T53 |
| Lee Janzen | United States |
1995 | 73 | 69 | 74 | 80 | 296 | +8 | T68 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Couples | United States |
1984, 1996 | 74 | 72 | 146 | +2 |
| Craig Perks |  New Zealand |
2002 | 75 | 72 | 147 | +3 |
| Justin Leonard | United States |
1998 | 76 | 74 | 150 | +6 |
| David Duval | United States |
1999 | 76 | 79 | 155 | +11 |
| Hal Sutton | United States |
1983, 2000 | 84 | NR | WD | WD |
Round summaries
First round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Jones | United States |
64 | −8 |
| T2 | Fred Funk | United States |
65 | −7 |
| Zach Johnson | United States
| |||
| Lee Westwood |  England
| |||
| T5 | Luke Donald | England |
66 | −6 |
| Sergio García |  Spain
| |||
| J. L. Lewis | United States
| |||
| T8 | Bob Estes | United States |
67 | −5 |
| Pádraig Harrington |  Ireland
| |||
| Brett Quigley | United States
| |||
| Vijay Singh |  Fiji
| |||
| Bob Tway | United States
|
Second round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Luke Donald | England |
66-68=134 | −10 |
| Joe Durant | United States |
69-65=134 | ||
| Tim Herron | United States |
68-66=134 | ||
| Lee Westwood | England |
65-69=134 | ||
| 5 | Zach Johnson | United States |
65-70=135 | −9 |
| 6 | Kirk Triplett | United States |
70-66=136 | −8 |
| T7 | Fred Funk | United States |
65-72=137 | −7 |
| Dudley Hart | United States |
70-67=137 | ||
| Graeme McDowell |  Northern Ireland |
71-66=137 | ||
| Adam Scott | Australia |
69-68=137 | ||
| Vaughn Taylor | United States |
70-67=137 |
Third round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Donald | England |
66-68-70=204 | −12 |
| 2 | Joe Durant | United States |
69-65-71=205 | −11 |
| 3 | Tim Herron | United States |
68-66-72=206 | −10 |
| 4 | Zach Johnson | United States |
65-70-72=207 | −9 |
| T5 | Fred Funk | United States |
65-72-71=208 | −8 |
| Retief Goosen |  South Africa |
69-70-69=208 | ||
| Rod Pampling | United States |
70-70-68=208 | ||
| T8 | Steve Elkington | Australia |
72-66-71=209 | −7 |
| Craig Parry | Australia |
68-70-71=209 | ||
| T10 | Alex Čejka |  Germany |
70-70-70=210 | −6 |
| Jay Haas | United States |
69-69-72=210 | ||
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
71-70-69=210 | ||
| Adam Scott | Australia |
69-68-73=210 | ||
| Vaughn Taylor | United States |
70-67-73=210 | ||
| Scott Verplank | United States |
71-67-72=210 |
Final round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Funk | United States |
65-72-71-71=279 | −9 | 1,440,000 |
| T2 | Luke Donald | England |
66-68-70-76=280 | −8 | 597,333 |
| Tom Lehman | United States |
71-69-72-68=280 | |||
| Scott Verplank | United States |
71-67-72-70=280 | |||
| 5 | Joe Durant | United States |
69-65-71-76=281 | −7 | 320,000 |
| T6 | Steve Elkington | Australia |
72-66-71-73=282 | −6 | 278,000 |
| Tim Herron | United States |
68-66-72-76=282 | |||
| T8 | Zach Johnson | United States |
65-70-72-76=283 | −5 | 224,000 |
| J. L. Lewis | United States |
66-77-70-70=283 | |||
| Davis Love III | United States |
72-66-74-71=283 | |||
| Adam Scott | Australia |
69-68-73-73=283 |