1986 Tournament Players Championship

1986 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information
Dates March 27–30, 1986
Location Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Course(s) TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,857 yards (6,270 m)[1]
Cut 144 (E)
Prize fund $900,000
Winner's share $162,000
Champion
United States John Mahaffey
275 (−13)
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

The 1986 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 27–30 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the thirteenth Tournament Players Championship.

John Mahaffey shot 71 in the final round for 275 (−13) and the win, one stroke ahead of runner-up Larry Mize, the 54-hole leader.[2][3][4]

Calvin Peete missed the 36-hole cut by two strokes, the first time a participating defending champion did not play the weekend.

Venue

This was the fifth Tournament Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 6,857 yards (6,270 m).[1]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Hal Sutton United States198371726871282−6T7
Raymond Floyd United States198167737572287−1T21
Lee Trevino United States198068737076287−1T21
Lanny Wadkins United States197967737673289+1T40

Source:[1][3]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Calvin Peete United States19857373146+2
Jack Nicklaus United States1974, 1976, 19787473147+3
Mark Hayes United States19777277149+5
Fred Couples United States19847780157+13

Source:[5]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 27, 1986

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Keith Fergus United States66−6
Ken Green United States
Larry Mize United States
Tony Sills United States
Bob Tway United States
T6David Edwards United States67−5
Raymond Floyd United States
Lanny Wadkins United States
Willie Wood United States
T10Danny Edwards United States68−4
Mark O'Meara United States
J. C. Snead United States
Doug Tewell United States
Lee Trevino United States
Mark Wiebe United States

Source:[6]

Second round

Friday, March 28, 1986

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Larry Mize United States66-68=134−10
Bob Murphy United States69-65=134
3Dave Rummells United States70-65=135−9
T4David Edwards United States67-69=208−8
Doug Tewell United States68-68=136
Brett Upper United States71-65=136
T7Mike Hulbert United States69-68=137−7
Jim Thorpe United States69-68=137
T9Tom Kite United States69-69=138−6
Nick Price Zimbabwe71-67=138
Payne Stewart United States71-67=138

Source:[5]

Third round

Saturday, March 29, 1986

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Larry Mize United States66-68-66=200−16
2John Mahaffey United States69-70-65=204−12
T3Bob Murphy United States69-65-74=208−8
Tim Simpson United States72-70-66=208
T5Tom Kite United States69-69-71=209−7
Brett Upper United States71-65-73=209
T7Dick Mast United States69-73-68=210−6
Doug Tewell United States68-68-74=210
T9Tony Sills United States71-73-70=211−5
Jim Simons United States69-72-70=211
Hal Sutton United States71-72-68=211
Jim Thorpe United States69-68-74=211
Lee Trevino United States68-73-70=211
Bob Tway United States66-73-72=211

Source:[7][8]

Final round

Sunday, March 30, 1986

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1John Mahaffey United States69-70-65-71=275−13162,000
2Larry Mize United States66-68-66-76=276−1297,200
3Tim Simpson United States72-70-66-72=280−861,200
T4Tom Kite United States69-69-71-72=281−737,200
Jim Thorpe United States69-68-74-70=281
Brett Upper United States71-65-73-72=281
T7John Cook United States71-73-70-68=282−628,050
Jay Haas United States67-72-69-75=282
Hal Sutton United States71-72-68-71=282
T10Dave Rummells United States70-65-79-69=283−521,600
Payne Stewart United States71-69-75-70=283
Doug Tewell United States68-68-74-73=283
Bob Tway United States66-73-72-72=283

Source:[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Golf: TPC scores". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. March 31, 1986. p. 14.
  2. ↑ Reilly, Rick (April 7, 1986). "Nipped at the wire in the TPC". Sports Illustrated. p. 36.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mahaffey catches Mize on the last hole". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1986. p. 1C.
  4. ↑ Hanley, Reid (March 31, 1986). "TPC falls into Mahaffey's lap". Chicago Tribune. p. 3, sec. 3.
  5. 1 2 "Mize matches Murphy". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 29, 1986. p. 8B.
  6. ↑ "Five golfers share lead at TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 28, 1986. p. 2D.
  7. ↑ Boswell, Thomas (March 30, 1986). "Mahaffey in perfect spot - 4 shots back". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 6B.
  8. ↑ Hanley, Reid (March 30, 1986). "Mize breaks away to take Players' lead". Chicago Tribune. p. 6, sec. 4.

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