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1992 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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1992 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 26–29, 1992
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, 73 after cut
Cut144 (E)
Prize fund$1.8 million
Winner's share$324,000
Champion
United States Davis Love III
273 (−15)
Location map
TPC Sawgrass is located in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
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The 1992 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 26–29 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach.

Tournament summary

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It was the 19th Players Championship and was won by Davis Love III, four strokes ahead of runners-up Ian Baker-Finch, Phil Blackmar, Nick Faldo, and Tom Watson.[2][3][4]

Playing in his seventh consecutive event on tour,[5] top-ranked Fred Couples carded a course record 63 (−9) in the third round.[6] He broke his own course record which he originally set in 1984.[7][8] However, he followed it up with a two-over-par 74 and finished eight strokes back.[2]

Defending champion Steve Elkington missed the 36-hole cut by two strokes.

Venue

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This was the eleventh Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach.

Eligibility requirements

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1. The top 125 PGA Tour members from Final 1991 Official Money List.[9]

Corey Pavin, Craig Stadler, Fred Couples, Tom Purtzer, Andrew Magee, Steve Pate, Nick Price, Davis Love III, Paul Azinger, Russ Cochran, Mark Brooks, Lanny Wadkins, Ian Baker-Finch, Billy Andrade, Rocco Mediate, Chip Beck, John Daly, Jim Gallagher Jr., Bruce Lietzke, Mark O'Meara, Jay Don Blake, D. A. Weibring, Jeff Sluman, Mike Hulbert, Steve Elkington, John Cook, Nolan Henke, Ted Schulz, Ian Woosnam, Payne Stewart, Kenny Knox, Hale Irwin, Brad Faxon, David Peoples, Blaine McCallister, Gene Sauers, David Edwards, Tom Kite, John Huston, Bob Lohr, Fuzzy Zoeller, José María Olazábal, Kenny Perry, Tom Watson, Billy Ray Brown, Hal Sutton, Curtis Strange, Jim Hallet, Mark Calcavecchia, Scott Simpson, Bob Tway, Greg Norman, Rick Fehr, Bill Britton, Loren Roberts, Robert Gamez, Larry Mize, Tom Sieckmann, Gary Hallberg, Dillard Pruitt, Peter Jacobsen, Ken Green, Bob Gilder, Brian Claar, Jeff Maggert, Keith Clearwater, Gil Morgan, Fulton Allem, Lee Janzen, Fred Funk, Howard Twitty, Ben Crenshaw, Phil Blackmar, Dan Forsman, Dave Rummells, Scott Gump, Bobby Wadkins, Ed Dougherty, Buddy Gardner, Jay Haas, Tim Simpson, Duffy Waldorf, Wayne Levi, Andy Bean, Billy Mayfair, Neal Lancaster, Mike Springer, Mark McCumber, David Frost, Joey Sindelar, Dan Pohl, Larry Nelson, Dan Halldorson, Mike Reid, Brad Bryant, Jay Delsing, Mike Smith, Jodie Mudd, Brad Fabel, Mark Lye, Bob Estes, Lance Ten Broeck, Bob Wolcott, Dave Barr, Robert Wrenn, Bill Sander, Doug Tewell, Kirk Triplett, Ronnie Black, Peter Persons, Stan Utley, Bobby Clampett, Nick Faldo, Wayne Grady, David Canipe, Dudley Hart, Ed Humenik, Ed Fiori, Bart Bryant, John Adams

2. Designated players.

Leonard Thompson, Phil Mickelson

3. Any foreign player meeting the requirements of a designated player, whether or not he is a PGA Tour member.

Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle

4. Winners in the last 10 calendar years of The Players Championship, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, PGA Championship, and World Series of Golf.

Jerry Pate, Calvin Peete, Andy North, Roger Maltbie, Hubert Green, John Mahaffey

5. British Open winners since 1990.

6. Six players, not otherwise eligible, designated by The Players Championship Committee as "special selections."

Rodger Davis, Mike Harwood, Mark McNulty, Colin Montgomerie, Craig Parry, Chris Perry

7. To complete a field of 144 players those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1992 Official Money List, as of the completion of the Nestle Invitational.

Tom Lehman, David Toms, Mark Wiebe, Jim Woodward, Chris Tucker, Larry Rinker

Source:[10]

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, March 26, 1992

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Billy Ray Brown 64 −8
T2 United States Phil Blackmar 67 −5
United States Jay Don Blake
United States Mark Brooks
United States Ed Humenik
United States Davis Love III
Australia Craig Parry
T8 United States John Daly 68 −4
England Nick Faldo
Germany Bernhard Langer
United States Tom Purtzer
United States Scott Simpson
United States Tom Watson

Source:[5]

Second round

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Friday, March 27, 1992

Place Player Score To par
T1 Spain José María Olazábal 69-65=134 −10
United States Billy Ray Brown 64-70=134
T3 United States Davis Love III 67-68=135 −9
Australia Craig Parry 67-68=135
T5 United States Phil Blackmar 67-69=136 −8
England Nick Faldo 68-68=136
T7 Australia Ian Baker-Finch 70-67=137 −7
United States Mark Brooks 67-70=137
United States Ed Humenik 67-70=137
United States Bob Lohr 69-68=137
United States Scott Simpson 68-69=137

Source:[11]

Third round

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Saturday, March 28, 1992

Place Player Score To par
1 England Nick Faldo 68-68-67=203 −13
2 United States Phil Blackmar 67-69-68=204 −12
3 Australia Ian Baker-Finch 70-67-68=205 −11
4 United States Davis Love III 67-68-71=206 −10
T5 United States Mark Brooks 67-70-70=207 −9
United States Fred Couples 73-71-63=207
Zimbabwe Nick Price 71-67-69=207
United States Mike Smith 69-72-66=207
T9 Australia Craig Parry 67-68-73=208 −8
United States Doug Tewell 69-69-70=208
United States Tom Watson 68-70-70=208

Source:[6]

Final round

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Sunday, March 29, 1992

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Davis Love III 67-68-71-67=273 −15 324,000
T2 Australia Ian Baker-Finch 70-67-68-72=277 −11 118,800
United States Phil Blackmar 67-69-68-73=277
England Nick Faldo 68-68-67-74=277
United States Tom Watson 68-70-70-69=277
T6 Australia Craig Parry 67-68-73-70=278 −10 62,550
United States Tom Sieckmann 71-72-67-68=278
8 Zimbabwe Nick Price 71-67-69-72=279 −9 55,800
T9 United States Mark Brooks 67-70-70-73=280 −8 46,800
United States John Mahaffey (c) 71-71-69-69=280
Spain José María Olazábal 69-65-75-71=280
United States Mark O'Meara 69-69-74-68=280

Source:[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. March 30, 1992. p. 8B.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rich TPC locates champion in Love". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Knight-Ridder. March 30, 1992. p. C1.
  3. ^ Green, Bob (March 30, 1992). "Love fights off Blackmar and Faldo for win". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. p. 9B.
  4. ^ Reilly, Rick (April 6, 1992). "Love Story". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Brown buoyed by birdie run". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 27, 1992. p. 2B.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Couples rallies, Faldo leads". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 29, 1992. p. 3E.
  7. ^ "Couples grabs TPC lead". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 31, 1984. p. 20.
  8. ^ "Couples takes advantage of a dying wind with a 64". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1984. p. 7C.
  9. ^ "Golf Stat and Records | PGA TOUR". www.pgatour.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  10. ^ "1992 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 353. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "Olazabal 'drops' into a tie". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 28, 1992. p. 7C.
  12. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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