1990 Players Championship
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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 15–18, 1990 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 30.198°N 81.394°W |
| Course(s) | TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,896 yards (6,306 m)[1] |
| Field | 144 players, 73 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+2) |
| Prize fund | $1.5 million |
| Winner's share | $270,000 |
| Champion | |
 | |
| 278 (−10) | |
| Location Map | |
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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. The Stadium Course was lengthened this year to 6,896 yards (6,306 m),[1] an increase of 39 yards (36 m).
Field
John Adams, Fulton Allem, Michael Allen, Billy Andrade, Isao Aoki, Tommy Armour III, Paul Azinger, Ian Baker-Finch, Dave Barr, Andy Bean, Chip Beck, Ronnie Black, Phil Blackmar, Jay Don Blake, Jim Booros, Bill Britton, Mark Brooks, Billy Ray Brown, Brad Bryant, George Burns, Clark Burroughs, Bill Buttner, Curt Byrum, Tom Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, Jim Carter, Russ Cochran, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, Jay Delsing, Clark Dennis, Mike Donald, Bob Eastwood, David Edwards, Joel Edwards, Dave Eichelberger, Steve Elkington, Bob Estes, Brad Faxon, Rick Fehr, Ed Fiori, Raymond Floyd, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Jim Gallagher Jr., Robert Gamez, Buddy Gardner, Bob Gilder, Bill Glasson, Wayne Grady, David Graham, Hubert Green, Ken Green, Jay Haas, Gary Hallberg, Jim Hallet, Donnie Hammond, Webb Heintzelman, Lon Hinkle, Scott Hoch, Mike Hulbert, John Inman, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Steve Jones, Tom Kite, Kenny Knox, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Bob Lohr, Davis Love III, Mark Lye, Sandy Lyle, Andrew Magee, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Billy Mayfair, Mark McCumber, Pat McGowan, Rocco Mediate, Larry Mize, Gil Morgan, Jodie Mudd, Larry Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Andy North, Mark O'Meara, David Ogrin, Masashi Ozaki, Craig Parry, Jerry Pate, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Calvin Peete, David Peoples, Chris Perry, Kenny Perry, Peter Persons, Don Pooley, Nick Price, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid, Larry Rinker, Loren Roberts, Clarence Rose, Dave Rummells, Bill Sander, Gene Sauers, Ted Schulz, Don Shirey Jr., Tom Sieckmann, Tony Sills, Scott Simpson, Tim Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Jeff Sluman, J. C. Snead, Craig Stadler, Payne Stewart, Ray Stewart, Curtis Strange, Mike Sullivan, Hal Sutton, Lance Ten Broeck, Brian Tennyson, Doug Tewell, Leonard Thompson, Jim Thorpe, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Greg Twiggs, Howard Twitty, Stan Utley, Bobby Wadkins, Lanny Wadkins, Duffy Waldorf, Denis Watson, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Mark Wiebe, Robert Wrenn, Fuzzy Zoeller, Richard Zokol
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 15, 1990
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Mark Calcavecchia | | 67 | −5 |
| Jodie Mudd | | |||
| T3 | David Edwards | | 68 | −4 |
| David Graham | | |||
| T5 | Clark Burroughs | | 69 | −3 |
| Fred Couples | | |||
| Bob Eastwood | | |||
| Robert Gamez | | |||
| David Ogrin | | |||
| Steve Pate | | |||
| Peter Persons | | |||
| Nick Price |  | |||
| Duffy Waldorf | | |||
| Tom Watson | |
Source:[5]
Second round
Friday, March 16, 1990
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hale Irwin | | 70-68=138 | −6 |
| T2 | Rocco Mediate | | 72-67=139 | −5 |
| Jodie Mudd | | 67-72=139 | ||
| T4 | Clark Burroughs | | 69-71=140 | −4 |
| Ken Green | | 71-69=140 | ||
| T6 | Andy Bean | | 73-68=141 | −3 |
| David Edwards | | 68-73=141 | ||
| Peter Jacobsen | | 74-67=141 | ||
| Davis Love III | | 73-68=141 | ||
| Tom Watson | | 69-72=141 |
Source:[6]
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.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jodie Mudd | | 67-72-70=209 | −7 |
| T2 | Mark Calcavecchia | | 67-75-68=210 | −6 |
| Ken Green | | 71-69-70=210 | ||
| T4 | Clark Burroughs | | 69-71-72=212 | −4 |
| Hale Irwin | | 70-68-74=212 | ||
| Tom Kite | | 72-70-70=212 | ||
| T7 | Andy Bean | | 73-68-72=213 | −2 |
| Tom Purtzer | | 71-73-69=213 | ||
| T9 | Billy Ray Brown | | 73-72-69=214 | −2 |
| Gene Sauers | | 71-73-70=214 |
Source:[7]
Final round
Sunday, March 18, 1990
| Champion |
| (c) = past champion |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jodie Mudd | | 67-72-70-69=278 | −10 | 270,000 |
| 2 | Mark Calcavecchia | | 67-75-68-69=279 | −9 | 162,000 |
| T3 | Steve Jones | | 75-71-69-69=284 | −4 | 87,000 |
| Tom Purtzer | | 71-73-69-71=284 | |||
| T5 | Billy Ray Brown | | 73-72-69-71=285 | −3 | 52,687 |
| Ken Green | | 71-69-70-75=285 | |||
| Hale Irwin | | 70-68-74-73=285 | |||
| Tom Kite (c) | | 72-70-70-73=285 | |||
| T9 | Andy Bean | | 73-68-72-73=286 | −2 | 42,000 |
| Mark McCumber (c) | | 73-72-73-68=286 |
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References
- "The Players Championship". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. March 19, 1990. p. 2C.
- "Mudd wins the Players, so Calcavecchia must be 2nd". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 19, 1990. p. 2B.
- "Mudd edges charging Calcavecchia in TPC". Chicago Tribune. wire services. March 19, 1990. p. 7, sec. 3.
- Reilly, Rick (March 26, 1990). "His name is Mudd". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.
- "Golf: Players Championship". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 16, 1990. p. 6C.
- Florence, Mal (March 17, 1990). "At 44, Irwin meets the challenge". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 8D.
- "Rain delays PGA tourney". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. March 18, 1990. p. 10C.
- "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.