1990 Players Championship

1990 Players Championship
Tournament information
Dates March 15–18, 1990
Location Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Course(s) TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,896 yards (6,306 m)[1]
Cut 146 (+2)
Prize fund $1.5 million
Winner's share $270,000
Champion
United States Jodie Mudd
278 (−10)
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

The 1990 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 15–18 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the seventeenth Players Championship.

Jodie Mudd won the title at 278 (−10), one stroke ahead of runner-up Mark Calcavecchia.[2][3][4]

Defending champion Tom Kite finished seven strokes back, in a tie for fifth place.

Venue

This was the ninth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course; it was lengthened this year to 6,896 yards (6,306 m),[1] an increase of 39 yards (36 m).

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Tom Kite United States198972707073285−3T5
Mark McCumber United States198873727368286−2T9
Calvin Peete United States198573727276293+5T46

Source:[1][2]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Fred Couples United States19846981150+6
Sandy Lyle Scotland19877476150+6
John Mahaffey United States19867476150+6
Jerry Pate United States19827577152+8
Hal Sutton United States19837775152+8
Jack Nicklaus United States1974, 1976, 19787578153+9
Lanny Wadkins United States19797678154+10
Raymond Floyd United States19817976155+11

Source:[5]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 15, 1990

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Mark Calcavecchia United States67−5
Jodie Mudd United States
T3David Edwards United States68−4
David Graham United States
T5Clark Burroughs United States69−3
Fred Couples United States
Bob Eastwood United States
Robert Gamez United States
David Ogrin United States
Steve Pate United States
Peter Persons United States
Nick Price Zimbabwe
Duffy Waldorf United States
Tom Watson United States

Source:[6]

Second round

Friday, March 16, 1990

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Hale Irwin United States70-68=138−6
T2Rocco Mediate United States72-67=139−5
Jodie Mudd United States67-72=139
T4Clark Burroughs United States69-71=140−4
Ken Green United States71-69=140
T6Andy Bean United States73-68=141−3
David Edwards United States68-73=141
Peter Jacobsen United States74-67=141
Davis Love III United States73-68=141
Tom Watson United States69-72=141

Source:[5]

Third round

Saturday, March 17, 1990
Sunday, March 18, 1990

Due to weather delays, Mudd completed the last fourteen holes of his third round on Sunday morning.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jodie Mudd United States67-72-70=209−7
T2Mark Calcavecchia United States67-75-68=210−6
Ken Green United States71-69-70=210
T4Clark Burroughs United States69-71-72=212−4
Hale Irwin United States70-68-74=212
Tom Kite United States72-70-70=212
T7Andy Bean United States73-68-72=213−2
Tom Purtzer United States71-73-69=213
T9Billy Ray Brown United States73-72-69=214−2
Gene Sauers United States71-73-70=214

Source:[7]

Final round

Sunday, March 18, 1990

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jodie Mudd United States67-72-70-69=278−10270,000
2Mark Calcavecchia United States67-75-68-69=279−9162,000
T3Steve Jones United States75-71-69-69=284−487,000
Tom Purtzer United States71-73-69-71=284
T5Billy Ray Brown United States73-72-69-71=285−352,687
Ken Green United States71-69-70-75=285
Hale Irwin United States70-68-74-73=285
Tom Kite United States72-70-70-73=285
T9Andy Bean United States73-68-72-73=286−242,000
Mark McCumber United States73-72-73-68=286

Source:[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Players Championship". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. March 19, 1990. p. 2C.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mudd wins the Players, so Calcavecchia must be 2nd". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 19, 1990. p. 2B.
  3. ↑ "Mudd edges charging Calcavecchia in TPC". Chicago Tribune. wire services. March 19, 1990. p. 7, sec. 3.
  4. ↑ Reilly, Rick (March 26, 1990). "His name is Mudd". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.
  5. 1 2 Florence, Mal (March 17, 1990). "At 44, Irwin meets the challenge". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 8D.
  6. ↑ "Golf: Players Championship". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 16, 1990. p. 6C.
  7. ↑ "Rain delays PGA tourney". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. March 18, 1990. p. 10C.

Coordinates: 30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394

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