2005 Players Championship
The 2005 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 24–28 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 32nd Players Championship.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 24–28, 2005 |
| 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 | 7,093 yards (6,486 m) |
| Field | 146 players, 84 after cut |
| Cut | 143 (−1) |
| Prize fund | $8.0 million |
| Winner's share | $1.44 million |
| Champion | |
 | |
| 279 (−9) | |
| Location Map | |
  TPC Sawgrass Location in the United States  TPC Sawgrass Location in Florida | |
Fred Funk became the oldest champion at age 48, one stroke ahead of runners-up Luke Donald, Tom Lehman, and Scott Verplank.[1] Because of numerous weather delays, the second round was completed on Sunday, the third on Monday morning,[2][3] followed by the final round.[1] Funk played 32 holes on Monday in blustery conditions.
Defending champion Adam Scott finished four strokes back, in a tie for eighth place.
Venue
This was the 24th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,093 yards (6,486 m).
Field
Stephen Allan, Michael Allen, Robert Allenby, Stephen Ames, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Tommy Armour III, Woody Austin, Aaron Baddeley, Briny Baird, Craig Barlow, Brian Bateman, Cameron Beckman, Rich Beem, Thomas Bjørn, Mark Brooks, Bart Bryant, Jonathan Byrd, Tom Byrum, Ángel Cabrera, Mark Calcavecchia, Chad Campbell, Paul Casey, Alex Čejka, K. J. Choi, Daniel Chopra, Stewart Cink, Tim Clark, Darren Clarke, José Cóceres, Fred Couples, Ben Curtis, John Daly, Robert Damron, Chris DiMarco, Luke Donald, Joe Durant, David Duval, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Todd Fischer, Steve Flesch, Carlos Franco, Harrison Frazar, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Robert Gamez, Sergio García, Brian Gay, Brent Geiberger, Tom Gillis, Matt Gogel, Retief Goosen, Richard Green, Jay Haas, Todd Hamilton, Pádraig Harrington, Dudley Hart, J. J. Henry, Mark Hensby, Tim Herron, Charles Howell III, David Howell, John Huston, Peter Jacobsen, Freddie Jacobson, Lee Janzen, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Zach Johnson, Kent Jones, Steve Jones, Jonathan Kaye, Jerry Kelly, Skip Kendall, Hank Kuehne, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Stephen Leaney, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, J. L. Lewis, Frank Lickliter, Peter Lonard, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Jeff Maggert, Hunter Mahan, Shigeki Maruyama, Len Mattiace, Scott McCarron, Graeme McDowell, Shaun Micheel, Phil Mickelson, Kevin Na, Nick O'Hern, Arron Oberholser, Joe Ogilvie, Geoff Ogilvy, Ryan Palmer, Rod Pampling, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Dennis Paulson, Corey Pavin, Pat Perez, Craig Perks, Tom Pernice Jr., Kenny Perry, Tim Petrovic, Carl Pettersson, Ian Poulter, Nick Price, Ted Purdy, Brett Quigley, Tag Ridings, Chris Riley, Loren Roberts, John Rollins, Justin Rose, Rory Sabbatini, Adam Scott, John Senden, Patrick Sheehan, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Heath Slocum, Jeff Sluman, Chris Smith, Andre Stolz, Kevin Sutherland, Hal Sutton, Hidemichi Tanaka, Vaughn Taylor, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Bo Van Pelt, Scott Verplank, Duffy Waldorf, Mike Weir, Lee Westwood, Jay Williamson, Tiger Woods
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 24, 2005
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Jones | | 64 | −8 |
| T2 | Fred Funk | | 65 | −7 |
| Zach Johnson | | |||
| Lee Westwood |  | |||
| T5 | Luke Donald | | 66 | −6 |
| Sergio García |  | |||
| J. L. Lewis | | |||
| T8 | Bob Estes | | 67 | −5 |
| Pádraig Harrington |  | |||
| Brett Quigley | | |||
| Vijay Singh |  | |||
| Bob Tway | |
Source:[4]
Second round
Friday, March 25, 2005
Saturday, March 26, 2005
Sunday, March 27, 2005
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Luke Donald | | 66-68=134 | −10 |
| Joe Durant | | 69-65=134 | ||
| Tim Herron | | 68-66=134 | ||
| Lee Westwood | | 65-69=134 | ||
| 5 | Zach Johnson | | 65-70=135 | −9 |
| 6 | Kirk Triplett | | 70-66=136 | −8 |
| T7 | Fred Funk | | 65-72=137 | −7 |
| Dudley Hart | | 70-67=137 | ||
| Graeme McDowell |  | 71-66=137 | ||
| Adam Scott | .svg.png){kind=small} | 69-68=137 | ||
| Vaughn Taylor | | 70-67=137 |
Source:[5]
Third round
Sunday, March 27, 2005
Monday, March 28, 2005
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Donald | | 66-68-70=204 | −12 |
| 2 | Joe Durant | | 69-65-71=205 | −11 |
| 3 | Tim Herron | | 68-66-72=206 | −10 |
| 4 | Zach Johnson | | 65-70-72=207 | −9 |
| T5 | Fred Funk | | 65-72-71=208 | −8 |
| Retief Goosen |  | 69-70-69=208 | ||
| Rod Pampling | | 70-70-68=208 | ||
| T8 | Steve Elkington | | 72-66-71=209 | −7 |
| Craig Parry | | 68-70-71=209 | ||
| T10 | Alex Čejka |  | 70-70-70=210 | −6 |
| Jay Haas | | 69-69-72=210 | ||
| Nick Price |  | 71-70-69=210 | ||
| Adam Scott | | 69-68-73=210 | ||
| Vaughn Taylor | | 70-67-73=210 | ||
| Scott Verplank | | 71-67-72=210 |
Final round
Monday, March 28, 2005
| Champion |
| (c) = past champion |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Funk | | 65-72-71-71=279 | −9 | 1,440,000 |
| T2 | Luke Donald | | 66-68-70-76=280 | −8 | 597,333 |
| Tom Lehman | | 71-69-72-68=280 | |||
| Scott Verplank | | 71-67-72-70=280 | |||
| 5 | Joe Durant | | 69-65-71-76=281 | −7 | 320,000 |
| T6 | Steve Elkington (c) | | 72-66-71-73=282 | −6 | 278,000 |
| Tim Herron | | 68-66-72-76=282 | |||
| T8 | Zach Johnson | | 65-70-72-76=283 | −5 | 224,000 |
| J. L. Lewis | | 66-77-70-70=283 | |||
| Davis Love III (c) | | 72-66-74-71=283 | |||
| Adam Scott (c) | | 69-68-73-73=283 |
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Source:[7]
Scorecard
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −10 | −9 | −10 | −9 | −9 |
| −11 | −11 | −12 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 |
| −4 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 |
| −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 |
| −11 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 |
| −6 | −6 | −6 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −7 | −6 |
| −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 |
| −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −6 | −5 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
Source:[8]
References
- "Rain stops, fog lifts, and Funk emerges". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). (New York Times). March 29, 2005. p. 1C.
- "TPC rained out, two tied for lead". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 28, 2005. p. C2.
- Ferguson, Doug (March 28, 2005). "Tuesday finish looming for TPC". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. p. 1C.
- "Jones steals TPC spotlight". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). (New York Daily News). March 25, 2005. p. 1C.
- "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 28, 2005. p. 2C.
- "Players Championship par scores". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 29, 2005. p. 2C.
- "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- "THE PLAYERS Championship". ESPN. Retrieved 30 August 2018.