1997 Players Championship

1997 Players Championship
Tournament information
Dates March 27–30, 1997
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 144 players, 76 after cut
Cut 146 (+2)
Prize fund $3.5 million
Winner's share $630,000
Champion
Australia Steve Elkington
272 (−16)
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

The 1997 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 24th Players Championship.

Steve Elkington led wire-to-wire, with all four rounds in the sixties, to win his second Players at 272 (−16), a record seven strokes ahead of runner-up Scott Hoch.[2][3] Elkington's previous win was six years earlier in 1991.[4][5]

In his first Players, 21-year-old Tiger Woods tied for 31st at 289 (+1);[2] two weeks later, he won the Masters by a record margin.

Defending champion Fred Couples finished thirteen strokes back, in a tie for tenth place.

Venue

This was the sixteenth 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(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Steve Elkington Australia199166696869272−161
Fred Couples United States1984, 199671747169285−3T10
Nick Price Zimbabwe199375687471288ET24
Lee Janzen United States199573737470290+2T37
Hal Sutton United States198370717478293+5T50
Greg Norman Australia199471727279294+6T53
Sandy Lyle Scotland198768747780299+11T70
Davis Love III United States1992726673DQ

Source:[1][2]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Tom Kite United States19897573148+4
Mark McCumber United States19887774151+7

Source:[6]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 27, 1997

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Steve Elkington Australia66−6
T2Mark Calcavecchia United States67−5
Russ Cochran United States
David Edwards United States
Tom Lehman United States
Fuzzy Zoeller United States
T7Billy Andrade United States68−4
Michael Bradley United States
Ernie Els South Africa
Jay Haas United States
Sandy Lyle Scotland
Larry Mize United States
Naomichi Ozaki Japan
Tom Purtzer United States
Taylor Smith United States
Dave Stockton United States

Source:[7]

Second round

Friday, March 28, 1997

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Steve Elkington Australia66-69=135−9
2Larry Mize United States68-68=136−8
T3David Edwards United States67-70=137−7
Tommy Tolles United States70-67=137
T3Tom Lehman United States67-71=138−6
Davis Love III United States72-66=138
Craig Parry Australia71-67=138
Brian Watts United States70-68=138
T7Ernie Els South Africa68-71=139−5
Brad Faxon United States70-69=139
Tom Purtzer United States68-71=139
Dave Stockton United States68-71=139
Kirk Triplett United States71-68=139
Fuzzy Zoeller United States67-72=139

Source:[6]

Third round

Saturday, March 29, 1997

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Steve Elkington Australia66-69-68=203−13
2Scott Hoch United States69-71-65=205−11
T3Billy Andrade United States68-72-68=208−8
Tom Purtzer United States68-71-69=208
5Kirk Triplett United States71-68-70=209−7
T6Mark Brooks United States72-68-70=210−6
Larry Mize United States68-68-74=210
Tommy Tolles United States70-67-73=210
T9Ernie Els South Africa68-71-72=211−5
Brad Faxon United States70-69-72=211
Robert Gamez United States70-73-68=211
Tom Lehman United States67-71-73=211
Davis Love III United States72-66-73=211
Colin Montgomerie Scotland70-70-71=211
Loren Roberts United States70-74-67=211

Source:[8]

Final round

Sunday, March 30, 1997

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Steve Elkington Australia66-69-68-69=272−16630,000
2Scott Hoch United States69-71-65-74=279−9378,000
3Loren Roberts United States70-74-67-69=280−8238,000
4Brad Faxon United States70-69-72-70=281−7168,000
5Billy Andrade United States68-72-68-74=282−6140,000
6Tom Lehman United States67-71-73-72=283−5126,000
T7Mark Brooks United States72-68-70-74=284−4109,083
Colin Montgomerie Scotland70-70-71-73=284
Tommy Tolles United States70-67-73-74=284
T10Russ Cochran United States67-74-72-72=285−384,000
Fred Couples United States71-74-71-69=285
Ernie Els South Africa68-71-72-74=285
Kirk Triplett United States71-68-70-76=285

Source:[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "PGA Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 31, 1997. p. 8B.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Elkington rules tour's best field". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1997. p. 2B.
  3. ↑ Reilly, Rick (April 7, 1997). "Show of shows". Sports Illustrated. p. 70.
  4. ↑ "Last putt puts Aussie in money". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 1, 1991. p. 2B.
  5. ↑ Garrity, John (April 8, 1991). "From shadows to glory". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
  6. 1 2 "Elkington escapes wind, still leads". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 29, 1997. p. 3D.
  7. ↑ "Elkington emerges with lead in TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 28, 1997. p. 2C.
  8. ↑ "Elkington maintains lead with 68". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 30, 1997. p. 3G.

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

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