1991 Players Championship

1991 Players Championship
Tournament information
Dates March 28–31, 1991
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 145 (+1)
Prize fund $1.6 million
Winner's share $288,000
Champion
Australia Steve Elkington
276 (−12)
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

The 1991 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 28–31 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the eighteenth Players Championship.

Steve Elkington birdied the final hole to win the title at 276 (−12), one stroke ahead of runner-up Fuzzy Zoeller.[2][3] Elkington won a second Players six years later in 1997.

Defending champion Jodie Mudd missed the 36-hole cut by five strokes.

Venue

This was the tenth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course, set at 6,896 yards (6,306 m) for a second year.[1]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Mark McCumber United States198870726971282−6T13
Fred Couples United States198470746972285−3T23
Mark Hayes United States197771737371288ET52
Lanny Wadkins United States197970757075290+262
Hal Sutton United States198372737374292+4T68
Calvin Peete United States198573727879302+1476

Source:[1][2]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
John Mahaffey United States19867274146+2
Sandy Lyle Scotland19877275147+3
Tom Kite United States19897771148+4
Jodie Mudd United States19907575150+6
Jerry Pate United States19827279151+7

Source:[4]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 28, 1991

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bob Tway United States65−7
T2Russ Cochran United States66−6
Bob Eastwood United States
Steve Elkington Australia
Peter Persons United States
T6Paul Azinger United States67−5
Phil Blackmar United States
Jay Don Blake United States
Blaine McCallister United States
Mike Smith United States
D. A. Weibring United States

Source:[5]

Second round

Friday, March 29, 1991

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Paul Azinger United States67-68=135−9
T2Steve Elkington Australia66-70=136−8
Fuzzy Zoeller United States68-68=136
4Ian Baker-Finch Australia69-69=138−6
T5Billy Andrade United States68-71=139−5
Phil Blackmar United States67-72=139
Brian Claar United States70-69=139
Bob Lohr United States68-71=139
Chris Perry United States68-71=139
Curtis Strange United States71-68=139
Kirk Triplett United States68-71=139
Willie Wood United States71-68=139

Source:[4]

Third round

Saturday, March 30, 1991

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Paul Azinger United States67-68-69=204−12
2Fuzzy Zoeller United States68-68-69=205−11
T3Bob Lohr United States68-71-68=207−9
Tom Watson United States68-74-65=207
T5Phil Blackmar United States67-72-69=208−8
Brian Claar United States70-69-69=208
Steve Elkington Australia66-70-72=208
T8Ian Baker-Finch Australia69-69-71=209−7
Curtis Strange United States71-68-70=209
T10Ed Dougherty United States71-70-69=210−6
Chris Perry United States68-71-71=210
Nick Price Zimbabwe68-75-67=210
Gene Sauers United States68-74-68=210
Joey Sindelar United States68-75-67=210

Source:[3][6]

Final round

Sunday, March 31, 1991

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Steve Elkington Australia66-70-72-68=276−12288,000
2Fuzzy Zoeller United States68-68-69-72=277−11172,800
T3Paul Azinger United States67-68-69-74=278−1083,200
Phil Blackmar United States67-72-69-70=278
John Cook United States71-73-69-65=278
T6Bernhard Langer Germany70-70-71-69=280−853,600
Bruce Lietzke United States71-72-68-69=280
Curtis Strange United States71-68-70-71=280
T9Bob Lohr United States68-71-68-74=281−741,600
Nick Price Zimbabwe68-75-67-71=281
Gene Sauers United States68-74-68-71=281
Bobby Wadkins United States68-74-69-70=281

Source:[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Players Championship". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. April 1, 1991. p. 18.
  2. 1 2 3 "Last putt puts Aussie in money". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 1, 1991. p. 2B.
  3. 1 2 Garrity, John (April 8, 1991). "From shadows to glory". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
  4. 1 2 "Azinger can't explain his finish". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 30, 1991. p. 8D.
  5. ↑ "Golf: TPC". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 29, 1991. p. 2C.
  6. ↑ "Zoeller, Watson chasing Azinger". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1991. p. 3E.

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

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