1991 Players Championship
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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 28–31, 1991 |
| 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, 77 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+1) |
| Prize fund | $1.6 million |
| Winner's share | $288,000 |
| Champion | |
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| 276 (−12) | |
| Location Map | |
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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]
Field
John Adams, Fulton Allem, Billy Andrade, Tommy Armour III, Paul Azinger, Ian Baker-Finch, Seve Ballesteros, Dave Barr, Andy Bean, Chip Beck, Phil Blackmar, Jay Don Blake, Jim Booros, Bill Britton, Mark Brooks, Billy Ray Brown, Bart Bryant, Brad Bryant, Tom Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, David Canipe, Brian Claar, Keith Clearwater, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, John Daly, Jay Delsing, Mike Donald, Ed Dougherty, Bob Eastwood, David Edwards, Steve Elkington, Bob Estes, Brad Fabel, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Rick Fehr, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Fred Funk, Jim Gallagher Jr., Robert Gamez, Buddy Gardner, Bob Gilder, Bill Glasson, Wayne Grady, David Graham, Hubert Green, Ken Green, Jay Haas, Gary Hallberg, Dan Halldorson, Jim Hallet, Donnie Hammond, Morris Hatalsky, Mark Hayes, Nolan Henke, Scott Hoch, Mike Hulbert, John Huston, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Lee Janzen, Steve Jones, Tom Kite, Kenny Knox, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Bob Lohr, Davis Love III, Mark Lye, Sandy Lyle, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Billy Mayfair, Blaine McCallister, Mark McCumber, Mark McNulty, Rocco Mediate, Larry Mize, Gil Morgan, Jodie Mudd, Larry Nelson, Greg Norman, Andy North, Mark O'Meara, José María Olazábal, Masashi Ozaki, Craig Parry, Jerry Pate, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Calvin Peete, David Peoples, Chris Perry, Kenny Perry, Peter Persons, Dan Pohl, Don Pooley, Nick Price, Tom Purtzer, Larry Rinker, Loren Roberts, Dave Rummells, Bill Sander, Gene Sauers, Ted Schulz, Peter Senior, Tom Sieckmann, Tim Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Jeff Sluman, Mike Smith, Craig Stadler, Ray Stewart, Curtis Strange, Hal Sutton, Brian Tennyson, Doug Tewell, Jim Thorpe, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Howard Twitty, Stan Utley, Scott Verplank, Bobby Wadkins, Lanny Wadkins, Denis Watson, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Mark Wiebe, Bob Wolcott, Willie Wood, Jim Woodward, Ian Woosnam, Robert Wrenn, Fuzzy Zoeller, Richard Zokol
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 28, 1991
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Tway |  | 65 | −7 |
| T2 | Russ Cochran | | 66 | −6 |
| Bob Eastwood | | |||
| Steve Elkington | | |||
| Peter Persons | | |||
| T6 | Paul Azinger | | 67 | −5 |
| Phil Blackmar | | |||
| Jay Don Blake | | |||
| Blaine McCallister | | |||
| Mike Smith | | |||
| D. A. Weibring | |
Source:[4]
Second round
Friday, March 29, 1991
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Azinger | | 67-68=135 | −9 |
| T2 | Steve Elkington | | 66-70=136 | −8 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | | 68-68=136 | ||
| 4 | Ian Baker-Finch | | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| T5 | Billy Andrade | | 68-71=139 | −5 |
| Phil Blackmar | | 67-72=139 | ||
| Brian Claar | | 70-69=139 | ||
| Bob Lohr | | 68-71=139 | ||
| Chris Perry | | 68-71=139 | ||
| Curtis Strange | | 71-68=139 | ||
| Kirk Triplett | | 68-71=139 | ||
| Willie Wood | | 71-68=139 |
Source:[5]
Third round
Saturday, March 30, 1991
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Azinger | | 67-68-69=204 | −12 |
| 2 | Fuzzy Zoeller | | 68-68-69=205 | −11 |
| T3 | Bob Lohr | | 68-71-68=207 | −9 |
| Tom Watson | | 68-74-65=207 | ||
| T5 | Phil Blackmar | | 67-72-69=208 | −8 |
| Brian Claar | | 70-69-69=208 | ||
| Steve Elkington | | 66-70-72=208 | ||
| T8 | Ian Baker-Finch | | 69-69-71=209 | −7 |
| Curtis Strange | | 71-68-70=209 | ||
| T10 | Ed Dougherty | | 71-70-69=210 | −6 |
| Chris Perry | | 68-71-71=210 | ||
| Nick Price |  | 68-75-67=210 | ||
| Gene Sauers | | 68-74-68=210 | ||
| Joey Sindelar | | 68-75-67=210 |
Final round
Sunday, March 31, 1991
| Champion |
| (c) = past champion |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Elkington | | 66-70-72-68=276 | −12 | 288,000 |
| 2 | Fuzzy Zoeller | | 68-68-69-72=277 | −11 | 172,800 |
| T3 | Paul Azinger | | 67-68-69-74=278 | −10 | 83,200 |
| Phil Blackmar | | 67-72-69-70=278 | |||
| John Cook | | 71-73-69-65=278 | |||
| T6 | Bernhard Langer |  | 70-70-71-69=280 | −8 | 53,600 |
| Bruce Lietzke | | 71-72-68-69=280 | |||
| Curtis Strange | | 71-68-70-71=280 | |||
| T9 | Bob Lohr | | 68-71-68-74=281 | −7 | 41,600 |
| Nick Price | | 68-75-67-71=281 | |||
| Gene Sauers | | 68-74-68-71=281 | |||
| Bobby Wadkins | | 68-74-69-70=281 |
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References
- "Players Championship". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. April 1, 1991. p. 18.
- "Last putt puts Aussie in money". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 1, 1991. p. 2B.
- Garrity, John (April 8, 1991). "From shadows to glory". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
- "Golf: TPC". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 29, 1991. p. 2C.
- "Azinger can't explain his finish". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 30, 1991. p. 8D.
- "Zoeller, Watson chasing Azinger". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1991. p. 3E.
- "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.