Golf tournament
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 summary
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] Mark McCumber in 1988 and equaled by Davis Love III in 1992 .[ 2] 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]
Eligibility requirements
The top 125 PGA Tour members from the final 1992 Official Money List. [ 4]
Fred Couples , Davis Love III , John Cook , Nick Price , Corey Pavin , Tom Kite , Paul Azinger , Brad Faxon , Lee Janzen , Dan Forsman , Mark O'Meara , Steve Elkington , Jeff Sluman , David Frost , Bruce Lietzke , Chip Beck , Greg Norman , Jim Gallagher Jr. , Jay Haas , Mark Brooks , Keith Clearwater , Duffy Waldorf , Tom Lehman , David Peoples , John Huston , David Edwards , Craig Stadler , Billy Ray Brown , Steve Pate , Ben Crenshaw , Gene Sauers , Rick Fehr , Fred Funk , Joey Sindelar , Bill Britton , John Daly , Jeff Maggert , Mark Calcavecchia , Lanny Wadkins , Ken Green , Loren Roberts , Payne Stewart , Nolan Henke , Russ Cochran , Larry Mize , Richard Zokol , Rocco Mediate , Tom Watson , Jay Don Blake , Jay Delsing , Andrew Magee , Bill Glasson , Mike Hulbert , Gil Morgan , Howard Twitty , Ian Baker-Finch , Blaine McCallister , Ted Schulz , Dudley Hart , D. A. Weibring , Phil Blackmar , Craig Parry , Wayne Levi , Ed Dougherty , Gary Hallberg , Bruce Fleisher , Brad Bryant , Mark Carnevale , Brad Fabel , Robert Gamez , Mike Standly , Fulton Allem , Peter Persons , Billy Andrade , Donnie Hammond , Brian Claar , Billy Mayfair , Bob Estes , Kenny Perry , Dillard Pruitt , Wayne Grady , Mike Smith , Kirk Triplett , Mark Wiebe , John Inman , Tom Sieckmann , John Adams , Phil Mickelson , Bob Gilder , Jim McGovern , Tom Purtzer , Larry Rinker , Jim Woodward , Doug Tewell , Scott Simpson , Dick Mast , Curtis Strange , Ed Humenik , David Toms , Scott Gump , Neal Lancaster , Mike Springer , Kelly Gibson , Mark McCumber , Don Pooley , Jim Hallet , Steve Lamontagne , Dan Pohl , Ronnie Black , Bob Lohr , Robert Wrenn , Fuzzy Zoeller , Ed Fiori , P. H. Horgan III , Mike Reid , Dan Halldorson , Dave Barr , Mike Donald , Mike Sullivan , Lance Ten Broeck , Marco Dawson , Buddy Gardner , Roger Maltbie
Designated players.
John Mahaffey , Jodie Mudd , Larry Nelson , Hale Irwin
Any foreign player meeting the requirements of a designated player, whether or not he is a PGA Tour member.
Ian Woosnam , José María Olazábal
Winners in the last 10 calendar years of The Players Championship , Masters Tournament , U.S. Open , PGA Championship , and World Series of Golf .
Hal Sutton , Calvin Peete , Bernhard Langer , Hubert Green , Bob Tway , Denis Watson
British Open winners since 1990.
Six players, not otherwise eligible, designated by The Players Championship Committee as "special selections."
Ernie Els , Anders Forsbrand , Tony Johnstone , Jumbo Ozaki , Naomichi Ozaki , Vijay Singh
To complete a field of 144 players, those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1993 Official Money List, as of the completion of the Nestle Invitational .[ 4]
Brett Ogle , Greg Twiggs , Dave Rummells , Scott Hoch , Joel Edwards
Source:[ 5]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 25, 1993
Source: [ 6]
Second round
Friday, March 26, 1993
Source: [ 7]
Third round
Saturday, March 27, 1993
Source: [ 8]
Final round
Sunday, March 28, 1993
Champion
(c) = past champion
Leaderboard below the top 10
Place
Player
Score
To par
Money ($ )
T11
Joel Edwards 66-69-72-73=280
−8
53,000
Dan Forsman 71-67-73-69=280
Mike Hulbert 71-67-72-70=280
Tom Lehman 69-73-69-69=280
Payne Stewart 70-70-66-74=280
T16
Steve Elkington (c)67-70-71-73=281
−7
38,750
Corey Pavin 69-72-67-73=281
Dave Rummells 69-65-74-73=281
Joey Sindelar 65-71-73-72=281
T20
Fulton Allem 70-72-73-67=282
−6
26,071
Billy Andrade 71-70-73-68=282
Bob Estes 70-68-72-72=282
Jay Haas 69-70-68-75=282
Andrew Magee 70-71-71-70=282
Mark McCumber (c)68-70-70-74=282
Doug Tewell 67-67-74-74=282
27
Russ Cochran 67-72-71-73=283
−5
19,250
T28
Ronnie Black 66-70-71-77=284
−4
16,625
Brian Claar 72-69-74-69=284
Bruce Lietzke 69-69-72-74=284
Bob Lohr 71-71-70-72=284
Vijay Singh 69-71-72-72=284
Howard Twitty 71-70-71-72=284
T34
Donnie Hammond 66-73-73-73=285
−3
12,900
Lee Janzen 70-71-71-73=285
Ted Schulz 71-70-73-71=285
Robert Wrenn 67-73-73-72=285
Fuzzy Zoeller 67-75-74-69=285
T39
Ian Baker-Finch 71-71-71-73=286
−2
9,750
Fred Couples (c)68-69-75-74=286
Fred Funk 68-73-73-72=286
Jim Gallagher Jr. 69-69-69-79=286
Mike Smith 70-69-74-73=286
Kirk Triplett 64-78-75-69=286
Ian Woosnam 71-70-69-76=286
T46
Marco Dawson 68-73-75-71=287
−1
6,800
David Edwards 69-70-71-77=287
Bruce Fleisher 74-67-72-74=287
Gary Hallberg 71-71-74-71=287
Larry Rinker 70-72-72-73=287
Jeff Sluman 71-65-80-71=287
T52
Brad Bryant 69-70-72-77=288
E
5,771
Rick Fehr 67-71-74-76=288
Tony Johnstone 70-71-70-77=288
Billy Mayfair 73-68-72-75=288
Peter Persons 73-68-73-74=288
Duffy Waldorf 72-66-75-75=288
Denis Watson 72-66-74-76=288
T59
Brad Fabel 68-68-77-76=289
+1
5,525
Dick Mast 70-70-77-72=289
T61
Ed Dougherty 69-71-76-74=290
+2
5,375
Brett Ogle 70-72-68-80=290
D. A. Weibring 69-73-72-76=290
Mark Wiebe 71-70-74-75=290
T65
Nolan Henke 70-72-73-76=291
+3
5,225
Kenny Perry 70-69-76-76=291
T67
Davis Love III (c)70-69-82-72=293
+5
5,125
Mike Reid 68-73-72-80=293
69
Dillard Pruitt 70-72-72-80=294
+6
5,050
70
Billy Ray Brown 68-74-78-78=298
+10
5,000
CUT
John Adams 74-69=143
−1
Bill Britton 73-70=143
Keith Clearwater 73-70=143
Jay Delsing 69-74=143
Mike Donald 71-72=143
Ernie Els 69-74=143
Wayne Grady 71-72=143
Scott Gump 69-74=143
Scott Hoch 72-71=143
Hale Irwin 70-73=143
Roger Maltbie 72-71=143
Blaine McCallister 73-70=143
Jim McGovern 72-71=143
Larry Mize 71-72=143
Steve Pate 71-72=143
Scott Simpson 70-73=143
Curtis Strange 69-74=143
David Toms 69-74=143
Chip Beck 71-73=144
E
Mark Calcavecchia 71-73=144
David Frost 74-70=144
Buddy Gardner 75-69=144
Kelly Gibson 74-70=144
Bob Gilder 72-72=144
Bill Glasson 72-72=144
John Inman 72-72=144
Tom Kite (c)72-72=144
Jeff Maggert 70-74=144
Jodie Mudd (c)71-73=144
Craig Parry 75-69=144
Calvin Peete (c)73-71=144
Tom Purtzer 71-73=144
Gene Sauers 71-73=144
Mike Sullivan 69-75=144
Greg Twiggs 70-74=144
Dave Barr 75-70=145
+1
Phil Blackmar 72-73=145
John Daly 79-66=145
John Huston 69-76=145
Steve Lamontagne 72-73=145
Don Pooley 70-75=145
Craig Stadler 73-72=145
Ben Crenshaw 70-76=146
+2
Anders Forsbrand 70-76=146
Ed Humenik 74-72=146
Wayne Levi 71-75=146
John Mahaffey (c)71-75=146
Phil Mickelson 71-75=146
Larry Nelson 70-76=146
Loren Roberts 73-73=146
Mike Standly 71-75=146
Lance Ten Broeck 72-74=146
Mark Brooks 73-74=147
+3
Dan Halldorson 72-75=147
Jim Hallet 74-73=147
Neal Lancaster 76-71=147
Mike Springer 72-75=147
Hal Sutton (c)74-73=147
Lanny Wadkins (c)74-74=148
+4
Mark Carnevale 72-77=149
+5
David Peoples 75-75=150
+6
Tom Sieckmann 77-73=150
John Cook 77-74=151
+7
José María Olazábal 78-73=151
Bob Tway 77-74=151
Robert Gamez 74-78=152
+8
P. H. Horgan III 74-80=154
+10
Jim Woodward 75-81=156
+12
WD
Dan Pohl 69-70-84=223
+7
Ed Fiori 75-73=148
+4
Jay Don Blake 74-75=149
+5
Richard Zokol 73-79=152
+8
Dudley Hart 76-83=159
+15
Masashi Ozaki 75
+3
Hubert Green 78
+6
DQ
Brad Faxon 67-75-78=220
+4
Source: [ 9]
References
^ a b "Players Championship" . Wilmington Morning Star . (North Carolina). March 29, 1993. p. 2C.^ a b "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.^ a b "Golf Stat and Records | PGA TOUR" . www.pgatour.com . Retrieved April 29, 2023 .^ "1993 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF) . PGA Tour. p. 336. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2020.^ "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 . Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020 .
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