1993 Players Championship

1993 Players Championship
Tournament information
Dates March 25–28, 1993
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]
Field 146 players, 72 after cut
Cut 142 (−2)
Prize fund $2.5 million
Winner's share $450,000
Champion
Zimbabwe Nick Price
270 (−18)
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

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.

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]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Steve Elkington Australia199167707173281−7T16
Mark McCumber United States198868707074282−6T20
Fred Couples United States198468697574286−2T39
Davis Love III United States199270698272293+5T67

Source:[1]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Tom Kite United States19897272144E
Jodie Mudd United States19907173144E
Calvin Peete United States19857371144E
John Mahaffey United States19867175146+2
Hal Sutton United States19837473147+3
Lanny Wadkins United States19797474148+4

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 25, 1993

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Nick Price Zimbabwe64−8
Kirk Triplett United States
T3Bernhard Langer Germany65−7
Joey Sindelar United States
T5Ronnie Black United States66−6
Joel Edwards United States
Donnie Hammond United States
Greg Norman Australia
T9Russ Cochran United States67−5
Steve Elkington Australia
Brad Faxon United States
Rick Fehr United States
Mark O'Meara United States
Doug Tewell United States
Robert Wrenn United States
Fuzzy Zoeller United States

Source:[4]

Second round

Friday, March 26, 1993

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Nick Price Zimbabwe64-68=132−12
T2Bernhard Langer Germany65-69=134−10
Dave Rummells United States69-65=134
Doug Tewell United States67-67=134
5Joel Edwards United States66-69=135−9
T8Ronnie Black United States66-70=136−8
Brad Fabel United States68-68=136
Greg Norman Australia66-70=136
Joey Sindelar United States65-71=136
Jeff Sluman United States71-65=136

Source:[5]

Third round

Saturday, March 27, 1993

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Nick Price Zimbabwe64-68-71=203−13
T2Bernhard Langer Germany65-69-70=204−12
Greg Norman Australia66-70-68=204
Mark O'Meara United States67-71-66=204
5Paul Azinger United States68-69-68=205−11
T6Ken Green United States70-67-69=206−10
Payne Stewart United States70-70-66=206
T8Ronnie Black United States66-70-71=207−9
Joel Edwards United States66-69-72=207
Jim Gallagher United States69-69-69=207
Jay Haas United States69-70-68=207
Rocco Mediate United States68-71-68=207

Source:[6]

Final round

Sunday, March 28, 1993

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Nick Price Zimbabwe64-68-71-67=270−18450,000
2Bernhard Langer Germany65-69-70-71=275−13270,000
T3Gil Morgan United States68-71-72-65=276−12145,000
Greg Norman Australia66-70-68-72=276
5Mark O'Meara United States67-71-66-73=277−11100,000
T6Paul Azinger United States68-69-68-73=278−1080,937
Ken Green United States70-67-69-72=278
Rocco Mediate United States68-71-68-71=278
Naomichi Ozaki Japan72-68-68-70=278
10Tom Watson United States70-72-69-68=279−967,500

Source:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 29, 1993. p. 2C.
  2. 1 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. ↑ "The Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 26, 1993. p. 2C.
  5. ↑ "The Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 27, 1993. p. 2C.
  6. ↑ "Price's putts lead to precarious lead". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). Associated Press. March 28, 1993. p. 6C.

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

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