1993 Players Championship

The 1993 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 25–28 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the twentieth Players Championship.

1993 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 25–28, 1993
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
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]
Field146 players, 72 after cut
Cut142 (−2)
Prize fund$2.5 million
Winner's share$450,000
Champion
Zimbabwe Nick Price
270 (−18)
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

Nick Price set a scoring record of 270 (−18) at the Stadium Course and finished five strokes ahead of runner-up Bernhard Langer.[2][3] Price bettered the previous record by three strokes, set by Mark McCumber in 1988 and equaled by Davis Love III in 1992.[2] Price's record was short-lived, as Greg Norman broke it by six strokes with 264 (−24) the following year.

Defending champion Davis Love III finished 23 strokes back, in a tie for 67th place.

Venue

This was the thirteenth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course, and it remained at 6,896 yards (6,306 m).[1]

Eligibility requirements

  1. The top 125 PGA Tour members from the final 1992 Official Money List
  2. Designated players
  3. Any foreign player meeting the requirements of a designated player, whether or not he is a PGA Tour member
  4. Winners in the last 10 calendar years of The Players Championship, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, PGA Championship, and World Series of Golf
  5. British Open winners since 1990
  6. Six players, not otherwise eligible, designated by The Players Championship Committee as "special selections"
  7. To complete a field of 144 players, those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1993 Official Money List, as of the completion of the Nestle Invitational

Source:[4]

Field

John Adams, Fulton Allem, Billy Andrade, Paul Azinger, Ian Baker-Finch, Dave Barr, Chip Beck, Ronnie Black, Phil Blackmar, Jay Don Blake, Bill Britton, Mark Brooks, Billy Ray Brown, Brad Bryant, Mark Calcavecchia, Mark Carnevale, Brian Claar, Keith Clearwater, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, John Daly, Marco Dawson, Jay Delsing, Mike Donald, Ed Dougherty, David Edwards, Joel Edwards, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Brad Fabel, Brad Faxon, Rick Fehr, Ed Fiori, Bruce Fleisher, Anders Forsbrand, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Fred Funk, Jim Gallagher Jr., Robert Gamez, Buddy Gardner, Kelly Gibson, Bob Gilder, Bill Glasson, Wayne Grady, Hubert Green, Ken Green, Scott Gump, Jay Haas, Gary Hallberg, Dan Halldorson, Jim Hallet, Donnie Hammond, Dudley Hart, Nolan Henke, Scott Hoch, P. H. Horgan III, Mike Hulbert, Ed Humenik, John Huston, John Inman, Hale Irwin, Lee Janzen, Tony Johnstone, Tom Kite, Steve Lamontagne, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Bob Lohr, Davis Love III, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Dick Mast, Billy Mayfair, Blaine McCallister, Mark McCumber, Jim McGovern, Rocco Mediate, Phil Mickelson, Larry Mize, Gil Morgan, Jodie Mudd, Larry Nelson, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, Brett Ogle, José María Olazábal, Masashi Ozaki, Naomichi Ozaki, Craig Parry, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Calvin Peete, David Peoples, Kenny Perry, Peter Persons, Dan Pohl, Don Pooley, Nick Price, Dillard Pruitt, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid, Larry Rinker, Loren Roberts, Dave Rummells, Gene Sauers, Ted Schulz, Tom Sieckmann, Scott Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Jeff Sluman, Mike Smith, Mike Springer, Craig Stadler, Mike Standly, Payne Stewart, Curtis Strange, Mike Sullivan, Hal Sutton, Lance Ten Broeck, Doug Tewell, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Greg Twiggs, Howard Twitty, Lanny Wadkins, Duffy Waldorf, Denis Watson, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Mark Wiebe, Jim Woodward, Ian Woosnam, Robert Wrenn, Fuzzy Zoeller, Richard Zokol

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 25, 1993

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1Zimbabwe Nick Price64−8
United States Kirk Triplett
T3Germany Bernhard Langer65−7
United States Joey Sindelar
T5United States Ronnie Black66−6
United States Joel Edwards
United States Donnie Hammond
Australia Greg Norman
T9United States Russ Cochran67−5
Australia Steve Elkington
United States Brad Faxon
United States Rick Fehr
United States Mark O'Meara
United States Doug Tewell
United States Robert Wrenn
United States Fuzzy Zoeller

Source:[5]

Second round

Friday, March 26, 1993

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Zimbabwe Nick Price64-68=132−12
T2Germany Bernhard Langer65-69=134−10
United States Dave Rummells69-65=134
United States Doug Tewell67-67=134
5United States Joel Edwards66-69=135−9
T8United States Ronnie Black66-70=136−8
United States Brad Fabel68-68=136
Australia Greg Norman66-70=136
United States Joey Sindelar65-71=136
United States Jeff Sluman71-65=136

Source:[6]

Third round

Saturday, March 27, 1993

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Zimbabwe Nick Price64-68-71=203−13
T2Germany Bernhard Langer65-69-70=204−12
Australia Greg Norman66-70-68=204
United States Mark O'Meara67-71-66=204
5United States Paul Azinger68-69-68=205−11
T6United States Ken Green70-67-69=206−10
United States Payne Stewart70-70-66=206
T8United States Ronnie Black66-70-71=207−9
United States Joel Edwards66-69-72=207
United States Jim Gallagher69-69-69=207
United States Jay Haas69-70-68=207
United States Rocco Mediate68-71-68=207

Source:[7]

Final round

Sunday, March 28, 1993

Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Zimbabwe Nick Price64-68-71-67=270−18450,000
2Germany Bernhard Langer65-69-70-71=275−13270,000
T3United States Gil Morgan68-71-72-65=276−12145,000
Australia Greg Norman66-70-68-72=276
5United States Mark O'Meara67-71-66-73=277−11100,000
T6United States Paul Azinger68-69-68-73=278−1080,937
United States Ken Green70-67-69-72=278
United States Rocco Mediate68-71-68-71=278
Japan Naomichi Ozaki72-68-68-70=278
10United States Tom Watson70-72-69-68=279−967,500

Source:[8]

References

  1. "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 29, 1993. p. 2C.
  2. "Price gets tagged 'immaculate'". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. March 29, 1993. p. 20.
  3. Reilly, Rick (April 5, 1993). "Stymied no more". Sports Illustrated. p. 46.
  4. "1993 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 336. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-09-27.
  5. "The Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 26, 1993. p. 2C.
  6. "The Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 27, 1993. p. 2C.
  7. "Price's putts lead to precarious lead". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). Associated Press. March 28, 1993. p. 6C.
  8. "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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