1997 Players Championship

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.

1997 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 27–30, 1997
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,896 yards (6,306 m)[1]
Field144 players, 76 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund$3.5 million
Winner's share$630,000
Champion
Steve Elkington
272 (−16)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

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
Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

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]

Field

John Adams, Fulton Allem, Robert Allenby, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Emlyn Aubrey, Woody Austin, Paul Azinger, Chip Beck, Ronnie Black, Phil Blackmar, Jay Don Blake, Guy Boros, Michael Bradley, Mike Brisky, Mark Brooks, Olin Browne, Brad Bryant, Patrick Burke, Mark Calcavecchia, Jim Carter, Brandel Chamblee, Lennie Clements, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, John Daly, Robert Damron, Marco Dawson, Glen Day, Scott Dunlap, Joe Durant, David Duval, David Edwards, Joel Edwards, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Brad Fabel, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Rick Fehr, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Jim Gallagher Jr., Robert Gamez, Kelly Gibson, Paul Goydos, Wayne Grady, Scott Gump, Jay Haas, Donnie Hammond, Dudley Hart, Nolan Henke, Brian Henninger, Tim Herron, Scott Hoch, Mike Hulbert, John Huston, Peter Jacobsen, Lee Janzen, Steve Jones, Pete Jordan, Jerry Kelly, Tom Kite, Greg Kraft, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, Wayne Levi, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Sandy Lyle, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, John Maginnes, Doug Martin, Len Mattiace, Billy Mayfair, Blaine McCallister, Scott McCarron, Mark McCumber, Mark McNulty, Rocco Mediate, Phil Mickelson, Larry Mize, Colin Montgomerie, Gil Morgan, John Morse, Larry Nelson, Frank Nobilo, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, David Ogrin, Masashi Ozaki, Naomichi Ozaki, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Corey Pavin, Chris Perry, Kenny Perry, Don Pooley, Nick Price, Dicky Pride, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid, Lee Rinker, Loren Roberts, Costantino Rocca, Clarence Rose, Hugh Royer III, Scott Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Jeff Sluman, Taylor Smith, Craig Stadler, Paul Stankowski, Payne Stewart, Dave Stockton Jr., Curtis Strange, Steve Stricker, Hal Sutton, Tommy Tolles, David Toms, Sam Torrance, Kirk Triplett, Ted Tryba, Bob Tway, Omar Uresti, Grant Waite, Duffy Waldorf, Tom Watson, Brian Watts, D. A. Weibring, Mark Wiebe, John Wilson, Willie Wood, Tiger Woods, Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller

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:[6]

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:[7]

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

Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Steve Elkington (c) 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 (c) United States71-74-71-69=285
Ernie Els South Africa68-71-72-74=285
Kirk Triplett United States71-68-70-76=285

Source:[9]

References
  1. "PGA Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 31, 1997. p. 8B.
  2. "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. "Elkington emerges with lead in TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 28, 1997. p. 2C.
  7. "Elkington escapes wind, still leads". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 29, 1997. p. 3D.
  8. "Elkington maintains lead with 68". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 30, 1997. p. 3G.
  9. "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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