1999 Players Championship

The 1999 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 26th Players Championship.

1999 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 25–28, 1999
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
Length7,093 yards (6,486 m)[1]
Field145 players, 79 after cut
Cut148 (+4)
Prize fund$5.0 million
Winner's share$900,000
Champion
David Duval
285 (−3)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

David Duval won his only Players Championship, two strokes head of runner-up Scott Gump.[2] The victory moved him to number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, ahead of Tiger Woods,[3] who finished six strokes back in a tie for tenth place.[4][5]

Duval's father Bob, age 52, won the same day at the Emerald Coast Classic near Pensacola for his first victory on the Senior Tour. Both led entering the final round.[2][3][4][5]

Duval's winning score of 285 (−3) remains the highest at the Stadium Course, the venue since 1982. The lowest is 264 (−24) by Greg Norman in 1994.

Defending champion Justin Leonard finished nine strokes back, in a tie for 23rd place.

Venue
Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the 18th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course; its 1999 setup measured 7,093 yards (6,486 m),[1] an increase of 143 yards (131 m).

Field

Fulton Allem, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Tommy Armour III, Paul Azinger, Seve Ballesteros, Doug Barron, Ben Bates, Jay Don Blake, Michael Bradley, Mark Brooks, Olin Browne, Tom Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, Jim Carter, Brandel Chamblee, Barry Cheesman, Stewart Cink, Darren Clarke, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, John Daly, Robert Damron, Glen Day, Clark Dennis, Chris DiMarco, Trevor Dodds, Joe Durant, David Duval, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Brad Fabel, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, Dan Forsman, Carlos Franco, Harrison Frazar, Bob Friend, David Frost, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Jeff Gallagher, Brent Geiberger, Bill Glasson, Paul Goydos, Wayne Grady, Scott Gump, Jay Haas, Dudley Hart, J. P. Hayes, Nolan Henke, Brian Henninger, Tim Herron, Gabriel Hjertstedt, Scott Hoch, Bradley Hughes, Mike Hulbert, John Huston, Peter Jacobsen, Lee Janzen, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Brandt Jobe, Steve Jones, Jerry Kelly, Skip Kendall, Tom Kite, Greg Kraft, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Franklin Langham, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, J. L. Lewis, Frank Lickliter, Bruce Lietzke, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, Doug Martin, Shigeki Maruyama, Len Mattiace, Billy Mayfair, Blaine McCallister, Scott McCarron, Rocco Mediate, Phil Mickelson, Larry Mize, Colin Montgomerie, Frank Nobilo, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, José María Olazábal, Naomichi Ozaki, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Tom Pernice Jr., Chris Perry, Kenny Perry, Lee Porter, Nick Price, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid, Larry Rinker, Lee Rinker, Loren Roberts, Scott Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Jeff Sluman, Mike Springer, Craig Stadler, Paul Stankowski, Payne Stewart, Curtis Strange, Steve Stricker, David Sutherland, Kevin Sutherland, Hal Sutton, Phil Tataurangi, Esteban Toledo, Tommy Tolles, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Ted Tryba, Bob Tway, Omar Uresti, Scott Verplank, Grant Waite, Duffy Waldorf, Tom Watson, Brian Watts, Kevin Wentworth, Lee Westwood, Mark Wiebe, Willie Wood, Tiger Woods, Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 25, 1999

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Bob Estes United States68−4
Brian Watts United States
T3David Duval United States69−3
Joe Ozaki Japan
Hal Sutton United States
T6Dudley Hart United States70−2
Bradley Hughes Australia
Skip Kendall United States
Davis Love III United States
Billy Mayfair United States
Chris Perry United States
Jeff Sluman United States
Kirk Triplett United States
Tiger Woods United States

Second round

Friday, March 26, 1999

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Joe Ozaki Japan69-68=137−7
2David Duval United States69-69=138−6
3Bruce Lietzke United States71-68=139−5
T4Ernie Els South Africa73-67=140−4
Davis Love III United States70-70=140
Curtis Strange United States71-69=140
T7Fulton Allem South Africa74-67=141−3
Fred Funk United States72-69=141
Frank Lickliter United States71-70=141
Nick Price Zimbabwe74-67=141
Tiger Woods United States70-71=141

Source:[6]

Third round

Saturday, March 27, 1999

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1David Duval United States69-69-74=212−4
T2Skip Kendall United States70-73-70=213−3
Phil Mickelson United States71-71-71=213
T4Scott Hoch United States72-70-73=215−1
Colin Montgomerie Scotland72-70-73=215
Nick Price Zimbabwe74-67-74=215
T7Scott Gump United States72-74-70=216E
Mark O'Meara United States72-73-71=216
Payne Stewart United States72-70-74=216
Steve Stricker United States73-73-70=216
Hal Sutton United States69-74-73=216
Tiger Woods United States70-71-75=216

Source:[7]

Final round

Sunday, March 28, 1999

Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1David Duval United States69-69-74-73=285−3900,000
2Scott Gump United States72-74-70-71=287−1540,000
3Nick Price (c) Zimbabwe74-67-74-73=288E340,000
T4Fred Couples (c) United States77-71-73-68=289+1220,000
Hal Sutton (c) United States69-74-73-73=289
T6Scott Hoch United States72-70-73-75=290+2161,875
Mark O'Meara United States72-73-71-74=290
Steve Stricker United States73-73-70-74=290
Lee Westwood England73-69-75-73=290
T10Mark Brooks United States71-77-71-72=291+3107,142
Mark Calcavecchia United States76-70-72-73=291
Skip Kendall United States70-73-70-78=291
Davis Love III (c) United States70-70-78-73=291
Naomichi Ozaki Japan69-68-81-73=291
Joey Sindelar United States72-71-74-74=291
Tiger Woods United States70-71-75-75=291

Source:[8]

References
  1. "1999 Players Championship results". ESPN. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  2. Diaz, Jaime (April 5, 1999). "Like father, like son". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  3. Brown, Clifton (March 29, 1999). "Golf; Duval is supreme, and his dad's a winner too". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  4. "Duvals a pride-filled pair". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (Philadelphia Inquirer). March 29, 1999. p. C3.
  5. "A Duval daily double". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. March 29, 1999. p. 7C.
  6. "PGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 27, 1999. p. 4D.
  7. "TPC delivers a knockout punch in third round". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. March 28, 1999. p. 3F.
  8. "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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