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1991 Players Championship

Coordinates: 30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
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1991 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 28–31, 1991
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,896 yards (6,306 m)[1]
Field144 players, 77 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund$1.6 million
Winner's share$288,000
Champion
Australia Steve Elkington
276 (−12)
Location map
TPC Sawgrass is located in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass is located in Florida
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida
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The 1991 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 28–31 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the eighteenth Players Championship.

Steve Elkington birdied the final hole to win the title at 276 (−12), one stroke ahead of runner-up Fuzzy Zoeller.[2][3] Elkington won a second Players six years later in 1997.

Defending champion Jodie Mudd missed the 36-hole cut by five strokes.

Venue

Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the tenth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course, set at 6,896 yards (6,306 m) for a second year.[1]

Field

John Adams, Fulton Allem, Billy Andrade, Tommy Armour III, Paul Azinger, Ian Baker-Finch, Seve Ballesteros, Dave Barr, Andy Bean, Chip Beck, Phil Blackmar, Jay Don Blake, Jim Booros, Bill Britton, Mark Brooks, Billy Ray Brown, Bart Bryant, Brad Bryant, Tom Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, David Canipe, Brian Claar, Keith Clearwater, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, John Daly, Jay Delsing, Mike Donald, Ed Dougherty, Bob Eastwood, David Edwards, Steve Elkington, Bob Estes, Brad Fabel, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Rick Fehr, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Fred Funk, Jim Gallagher Jr., Robert Gamez, Buddy Gardner, Bob Gilder, Bill Glasson, Wayne Grady, David Graham, Hubert Green, Ken Green, Jay Haas, Gary Hallberg, Dan Halldorson, Jim Hallet, Donnie Hammond, Morris Hatalsky, Mark Hayes, Nolan Henke, Scott Hoch, Mike Hulbert, John Huston, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Lee Janzen, Steve Jones, Tom Kite, Kenny Knox, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Bob Lohr, Davis Love III, Mark Lye, Sandy Lyle, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Billy Mayfair, Blaine McCallister, Mark McCumber, Mark McNulty, Rocco Mediate, Larry Mize, Gil Morgan, Jodie Mudd, Larry Nelson, Greg Norman, Andy North, Mark O'Meara, José María Olazábal, Masashi Ozaki, Craig Parry, Jerry Pate, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Calvin Peete, David Peoples, Chris Perry, Kenny Perry, Peter Persons, Dan Pohl, Don Pooley, Nick Price, Tom Purtzer, Larry Rinker, Loren Roberts, Dave Rummells, Bill Sander, Gene Sauers, Ted Schulz, Peter Senior, Tom Sieckmann, Tim Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Jeff Sluman, Mike Smith, Craig Stadler, Ray Stewart, Curtis Strange, Hal Sutton, Brian Tennyson, Doug Tewell, Jim Thorpe, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Howard Twitty, Stan Utley, Scott Verplank, Bobby Wadkins, Lanny Wadkins, Denis Watson, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Mark Wiebe, Bob Wolcott, Willie Wood, Jim Woodward, Ian Woosnam, Robert Wrenn, Fuzzy Zoeller, Richard Zokol

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 28, 1991

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Bob Tway  United States 65 −7
T2 Russ Cochran  United States 66 −6
Bob Eastwood  United States
Steve Elkington  Australia
Peter Persons  United States
T6 Paul Azinger  United States 67 −5
Phil Blackmar  United States
Jay Don Blake  United States
Blaine McCallister  United States
Mike Smith  United States
D. A. Weibring  United States

Source:[4]

Second round

Friday, March 29, 1991

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Paul Azinger  United States 67-68=135 −9
T2 Steve Elkington  Australia 66-70=136 −8
Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 68-68=136
4 Ian Baker-Finch  Australia 69-69=138 −6
T5 Billy Andrade  United States 68-71=139 −5
Phil Blackmar  United States 67-72=139
Brian Claar  United States 70-69=139
Bob Lohr  United States 68-71=139
Chris Perry  United States 68-71=139
Curtis Strange  United States 71-68=139
Kirk Triplett  United States 68-71=139
Willie Wood  United States 71-68=139

Source:[5]

Third round

Saturday, March 30, 1991

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Paul Azinger  United States 67-68-69=204 −12
2 Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 68-68-69=205 −11
T3 Bob Lohr  United States 68-71-68=207 −9
Tom Watson  United States 68-74-65=207
T5 Phil Blackmar  United States 67-72-69=208 −8
Brian Claar  United States 70-69-69=208
Steve Elkington  Australia 66-70-72=208
T8 Ian Baker-Finch  Australia 69-69-71=209 −7
Curtis Strange  United States 71-68-70=209
T10 Ed Dougherty  United States 71-70-69=210 −6
Chris Perry  United States 68-71-71=210
Nick Price  Zimbabwe 68-75-67=210
Gene Sauers  United States 68-74-68=210
Joey Sindelar  United States 68-75-67=210

Source:[3][6]

Final round

Sunday, March 31, 1991

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Steve Elkington  Australia 66-70-72-68=276 −12 288,000
2 Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 68-68-69-72=277 −11 172,800
T3 Paul Azinger  United States 67-68-69-74=278 −10 83,200
Phil Blackmar  United States 67-72-69-70=278
John Cook  United States 71-73-69-65=278
T6 Bernhard Langer  Germany 70-70-71-69=280 −8 53,600
Bruce Lietzke  United States 71-72-68-69=280
Curtis Strange  United States 71-68-70-71=280
T9 Bob Lohr  United States 68-71-68-74=281 −7 41,600
Nick Price  Zimbabwe 68-75-67-71=281
Gene Sauers  United States 68-74-68-71=281
Bobby Wadkins  United States 68-74-69-70=281

Source:[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Players Championship". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. April 1, 1991. p. 18.
  2. ^ "Last putt puts Aussie in money". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 1, 1991. p. 2B.
  3. ^ a b Garrity, John (April 8, 1991). "From shadows to glory". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
  4. ^ "Golf: TPC". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 29, 1991. p. 2C.
  5. ^ "Azinger can't explain his finish". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 30, 1991. p. 8D.
  6. ^ "Zoeller, Watson chasing Azinger". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1991. p. 3E.
  7. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

External links

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