1993 Players Championship
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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 25–28, 1993 |
| 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 | 146 players, 72 after cut |
| Cut | 142 (−2) |
| Prize fund | $2.5 million |
| Winner's share | $450,000 |
| Champion | |
 | |
| 270 (−18) | |
| Location Map | |
  TPC Sawgrass Location in the United States  TPC Sawgrass Location in Florida | |
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]
Field
John Adams, Fulton Allem, Billy Andrade, Paul Azinger, Ian Baker-Finch, Dave Barr, Chip Beck, Ronnie Black, Phil Blackmar, Jay Don Blake, Bill Britton, Mark Brooks, Billy Ray Brown, Brad Bryant, Mark Calcavecchia, Mark Carnevale, Brian Claar, Keith Clearwater, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, John Daly, Marco Dawson, Jay Delsing, Mike Donald, Ed Dougherty, David Edwards, Joel Edwards, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Brad Fabel, Brad Faxon, Rick Fehr, Ed Fiori, Bruce Fleisher, Anders Forsbrand, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Fred Funk, Jim Gallagher Jr., Robert Gamez, Buddy Gardner, Kelly Gibson, Bob Gilder, Bill Glasson, Wayne Grady, Hubert Green, Ken Green, Scott Gump, Jay Haas, Gary Hallberg, Dan Halldorson, Jim Hallet, Donnie Hammond, Dudley Hart, Nolan Henke, Scott Hoch, P. H. Horgan III, Mike Hulbert, Ed Humenik, John Huston, John Inman, Hale Irwin, Lee Janzen, Tony Johnstone, Tom Kite, Steve Lamontagne, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Bob Lohr, Davis Love III, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Dick Mast, Billy Mayfair, Blaine McCallister, Mark McCumber, Jim McGovern, Rocco Mediate, Phil Mickelson, Larry Mize, Gil Morgan, Jodie Mudd, Larry Nelson, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, Brett Ogle, José María Olazábal, Masashi Ozaki, Naomichi Ozaki, Craig Parry, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Calvin Peete, David Peoples, Kenny Perry, Peter Persons, Dan Pohl, Don Pooley, Nick Price, Dillard Pruitt, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid, Larry Rinker, Loren Roberts, Dave Rummells, Gene Sauers, Ted Schulz, Tom Sieckmann, Scott Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Jeff Sluman, Mike Smith, Mike Springer, Craig Stadler, Mike Standly, Payne Stewart, Curtis Strange, Mike Sullivan, Hal Sutton, Lance Ten Broeck, Doug Tewell, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Greg Twiggs, Howard Twitty, Lanny Wadkins, Duffy Waldorf, Denis Watson, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Mark Wiebe, Jim Woodward, Ian Woosnam, Robert Wrenn, Fuzzy Zoeller, Richard Zokol
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 25, 1993
Source:[4]
Second round
Friday, March 26, 1993
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Price | | 64-68=132 | −12 |
| T2 | Bernhard Langer |  | 65-69=134 | −10 |
| Dave Rummells |  | 69-65=134 | ||
| Doug Tewell | | 67-67=134 | ||
| 5 | Joel Edwards | | 66-69=135 | −9 |
| T8 | Ronnie Black | | 66-70=136 | −8 |
| Brad Fabel | | 68-68=136 | ||
| Greg Norman | .svg.png){kind=small} | 66-70=136 | ||
| Joey Sindelar | | 65-71=136 | ||
| Jeff Sluman | | 71-65=136 |
Source:[5]
Third round
Saturday, March 27, 1993
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Price | | 64-68-71=203 | −13 |
| T2 | Bernhard Langer | | 65-69-70=204 | −12 |
| Greg Norman | | 66-70-68=204 | ||
| Mark O'Meara | | 67-71-66=204 | ||
| 5 | Paul Azinger | | 68-69-68=205 | −11 |
| T6 | Ken Green | | 70-67-69=206 | −10 |
| Payne Stewart | | 70-70-66=206 | ||
| T8 | Ronnie Black | | 66-70-71=207 | −9 |
| Joel Edwards | | 66-69-72=207 | ||
| Jim Gallagher | | 69-69-69=207 | ||
| Jay Haas | | 69-70-68=207 | ||
| Rocco Mediate | | 68-71-68=207 |
Source:[6]
Final round
Sunday, March 28, 1993
| Champion |
| (c) = past champion |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Price | | 64-68-71-67=270 | −18 | 450,000 |
| 2 | Bernhard Langer | | 65-69-70-71=275 | −13 | 270,000 |
| T3 | Gil Morgan | | 68-71-72-65=276 | −12 | 145,000 |
| Greg Norman | | 66-70-68-72=276 | |||
| 5 | Mark O'Meara | | 67-71-66-73=277 | −11 | 100,000 |
| T6 | Paul Azinger | | 68-69-68-73=278 | −10 | 80,937 |
| Ken Green | | 70-67-69-72=278 | |||
| Rocco Mediate | | 68-71-68-71=278 | |||
| Naomichi Ozaki |  | 72-68-68-70=278 | |||
| 10 | Tom Watson | | 70-72-69-68=279 | −9 | 67,500 |
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Source:[7]
References
- "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 29, 1993. p. 2C.
- "Price gets tagged 'immaculate'". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. March 29, 1993. p. 20.
- Reilly, Rick (April 5, 1993). "Stymied no more". Sports Illustrated. p. 46.
- "The Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 26, 1993. p. 2C.
- "The Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 27, 1993. p. 2C.
- "Price's putts lead to precarious lead". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). Associated Press. March 28, 1993. p. 6C.
- "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.