1995 Players Championship

1995 Players Championship
Tournament information
Dates March 23–26, 1995
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 149 players, 74 after cut
Cut 149 (+5)
Prize fund $3.0 million
Winner's share $540,000
Champion
United States Lee Janzen
283 (−5)
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

The 1995 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 23–26 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 22nd Players Championship.

On a wind-dried course, Lee Janzen won at 283 (−5), a stroke ahead of runner-up Bernhard Langer. Janzen sank a 5-foot (1.5 m) putt for par on the final hole for the win.[1][2]

Defending champion Greg Norman finished eleven strokes back, in a tie for 37th place.

Venue

This was the fourteenth 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
Davis Love III United States199273677474286−2T6
Mark McCumber United States198871737275291+3T23
Fred Couples United States198473727374292+4T29
Greg Norman Australia199470747377294+6T37
Nick Price Zimbabwe199373717575294+6T37
Tom Kite United States198971747674295+7T43
John Mahaffey United States198676737276297+9T55

Source:[1]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Hal Sutton United States19837279151+7
Sandy Lyle Scotland19877976155+11
Jack Nicklaus United States1974, 1976, 19787679155+11
Lanny Wadkins United States19798178159+15
Jodie Mudd United States19908081161+17
Steve Elkington Australia199176WD
Calvin Peete United States198585WD

Source:[3]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 23, 1995

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Corey Pavin United States66−6
2Gene Sauers United States67−5
T3Lee Janzen United States69−3
Bernhard Langer Germany
Larry Mize United States
Payne Stewart United States
Steve Stricker United States
T8Andrew Magee United States70−2
Greg Norman Australia
T10Lennie Clements United States71−1
John Cook United States
Tom Kite United States
Tom Lehman United States
Jeff Maggert United States
Billy Mayfair United States
Mark McCumber United States
Rocco Mediate United States
Scott Simpson United States
Kirk Triplett United States
D. A. Weibring United States

Source:[4]

Second round

Friday, March 24, 1995

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Corey Pavin United States66-73=139−5
Gene Sauers United States67-72=139
T3Bernhard Langer Germany69-71=140−4
Davis Love III United States73-67=140
Steve Stricker United States79-71=140
T6Hale Irwin United States73-68=141−3
D. A. Weibring United States71-70=141
T8Lennie Clements United States71-61=142−2
Payne Stewart United States69-73=142
T10Billy Andrade United States74-69=143−1
Seve Ballesteros Spain75-68=143
Brad Bryant United States72-71=143
Robert Gamez United States74-69=143
Peter Jacobsen United States74-69=143
Lee Janzen United States69-74=143
Tom Lehman United States71-72=143
Jeff Maggert United States71-72=143
Scott Simpson United States71-72=143
Tom Watson United States72-71=143
Ian Woosnam Wales74-69=143

Source:[3]

Third round

Saturday, March 25, 1995

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Bernhard Langer Germany69-71-71=211−5
Corey Pavin United States66-73-72=211
3Lee Janzen United States69-74-69=212−4
4Payne Stewart United States69-73-71=213−3
T5Peter Jacobsen United States74-69-71=214−2
Davis Love III United States73-67-74=214
Steve Stricker United States79-71-74=214
D. A. Weibring United States71-70-73=214
T9Brad Bryant United States72-71-72=215−1
Brian Claar United States74-70-71=215
Tom Lehman United States71-72-72=215
Jeff Maggert United States71-72-72=215

Source:[2][5]

Final round

Sunday, March 26, 1995

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Lee Janzen United States69-74-69-71=283−5540,000
2Bernhard Langer Germany69-71-71-73=284−4324,000
T3Corey Pavin United States66-73-72-74=285−3156,000
Gene Sauers United States67-72-78-68=285
Payne Stewart United States69-73-71-72=285
T6Brad Bryant United States72-71-72-71=286−2104,250
Davis Love III United States73-67-74-72=286
T8Billy Andrade United States74-69-73-71=287−187,000
Jay Haas United States69-77-72-69=287
Naomichi Ozaki Japan74-70-72-71=287

Source:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Janzen conquers 17th hole, TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 27, 1995. p. 2B.
  2. 1 2 Reilly, Rick (April 3, 1995). "Right on line". Sports Illustrated. p. 50.
  3. 1 2 "Crowd gathers near top of TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 25, 1995. p. 2D.
  4. ↑ "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 24, 1995. p. 2C.
  5. ↑ "Wind blasts TPC course as two lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 26, 1995. p. 9G.

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