1992 PGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 13–16, 1992 |
| Location | Town and Country, Missouri |
| Course(s) | Bellerive Country Club |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,148 yards (6,536 m)[1] |
| Field | 156 players, 85 after cut |
| Cut | 148 (+6) |
| Prize fund | $1.6 million |
| Winner's share | $280,000 |
| Champion | |
 Nick Price | |
| 278 (−6) | |
Bellerive CC
Location in the United States
Bellerive CC
Location in Missouri
The 1992 PGA Championship was the 74th PGA Championship, held August 13–16 at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country, Missouri, a suburb west of St. Louis. Nick Price won the first of his three major championships, three strokes ahead of runners-up John Cook, Nick Faldo, Jim Gallagher Jr., and Gene Sauers.[2][3]
This was the second major championship at Bellerive, which hosted the U.S. Open in 1965.[4] The PGA Championship returned to the venue in 2018.
Course layout
| Hole | Yards | Par | Hole | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 434 | 4 | 10 | 485 | 4 | |
| 2 | 437 | 4 | 11 | 373 | 4 | |
| 3 | 165 | 3 | 12 | 404 | 4 | |
| 4 | 556 | 5 | 13 | 179 | 3 | |
| 5 | 453 | 4 | 14 | 411 | 4 | |
| 6 | 195 | 3 | 15 | 456 | 4 | |
| 7 | 381 | 4 | 16 | 222 | 3 | |
| 8 | 581 | 5 | 17 | 536 | 5 | |
| 9 | 426 | 4 | 18 | 454 | 4 | |
| Out | 3,628 | 36 | In | 3,520 | 35 | |
| Source:[1] | Total | 7,148 | 71 | |||
Length of the course for its previous major championship:
- 7,191 yards (6,575 m), par 70 - 1965 U.S. Open
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 13, 1992
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Gene Sauers |  United States |
67 | −4 |
| Craig Stadler | United States
| |||
| T3 | Jay Don Blake | United States |
68 | −3 |
| Brian Claar | United States
| |||
| Nick Faldo |  England
| |||
| T6 | Russ Cochran | United States |
69 | −2 |
| Fred Couples | United States
| |||
| Bob Estes | United States
| |||
| Raymond Floyd | United States
| |||
| Robert Gamez | United States
| |||
| Frank Nobilo |  New Zealand
|
Second round
Friday, August 14, 1992
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Sauers | United States |
67-69=136 | −6 |
| T2 | Russ Cochran | United States |
69-69=138 | −4 |
| Jim Gallagher Jr. | United States |
72-66=138 | ||
| Nick Faldo | England |
68-70=138 | ||
| T5 | Steven Richardson | England |
73-66=139 | −3 |
| Craig Stadler | United States |
67-72=139 | ||
| T7 | Rocco Mediate | United States |
72-68=140 | −2 |
| Gil Morgan | United States |
71-69=140 | ||
| Larry Nelson | United States |
72-68=140 | ||
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
70-70=140 |
Third round
Saturday, August 15, 1992
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Sauers | United States |
67-69-70=206 | −7 |
| T2 | Jeff Maggert | United States |
71-72-65=208 | −5 |
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
70-70-68=208 | ||
| T4 | Jim Gallagher Jr. | United States |
72-66-72=210 | −3 |
| John Cook | United States |
72-71-67=210 | ||
| 6 | Mark Brooks | United States |
71-72-68=211 | −2 |
| T7 | Billy Andrade | United States |
72-71-70=213 | E |
| Paul Azinger | United States |
72-73-68=213 | ||
| Raymond Floyd | United States |
69-75-69=213 | ||
| Dan Forsman | United States |
70-73-70=213 | ||
| Gil Morgan | United States |
71-69-73=213 |
Final round
Sunday, August 16, 1992
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
70-70-68-70=278 | −6 | 280,000 |
| T2 | John Cook | United States |
71-72-67-71=281 | −3 | 101,250 |
| Nick Faldo | England |
68-70-76-67=281 | |||
| Jim Gallagher Jr. | United States |
72-66-72-71=281 | |||
| Gene Sauers | United States |
67-69-70-75=281 | |||
| 6 | Jeff Maggert | United States |
71-72-65-74=282 | −2 | 60,000 |
| T7 | Russ Cochran | United States |
69-69-76-69=283 | −1 | 52,500 |
| Dan Forsman | United States |
70-73-70-70=283 | |||
| T9 | Brian Claar | United States |
68-73-73-70=284 | E | 40,000 |
| Anders Forsbrand |  Sweden |
73-71-70-70=284 | |||
| Duffy Waldorf | United States |
74-73-68-69=284 |
References
- ^ a b "1992 PGA Championship: map and card". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 12, 1992. p. 3B.
- ^ "Introducing another Nick". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. August 17, 1992. p. 17.
- ^ Garrity, John (August 25, 1992). "The Price Is Right". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
- ^ Bunch, Ken (August 12, 1992). "At 7,148 yards, Bellerive will test PGA field". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1B.