1986 Tournament Players Championship
The 1986 Tournament 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 thirteenth Tournament Players Championship.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 27–30, 1986 |
| 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 | 6,857 yards (6,270 m)[1] |
| Field | 144 players, 75 after cut |
| Cut | 144 (E) |
| Prize fund | $900,000 |
| Winner's share | $162,000 |
| Champion | |
 | |
| 275 (−13) | |
| Location Map | |
  TPC Sawgrass Location in the United States  TPC Sawgrass Location in Florida | |
John Mahaffey shot 71 in the final round for 275 (−13) and the win, one stroke ahead of runner-up Larry Mize, the 54-hole leader.[2][3][4]
Calvin Peete missed the 36-hole cut by two strokes, the first time a participating defending champion did not play the weekend.
Venue
This was the fifth Tournament Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 6,857 yards (6,270 m).[1]
Field
John Adams, Isao Aoki, Kikuo Arai, George Archer, Paul Azinger, Dave Barr, Andy Bean, Chip Beck, Ronnie Black, Woody Blackburn, Phil Blackmar, Charles Bolling, Ken Brown, George Burns, Rex Caldwell, Antonio Cerda Jr., Chen Tze-chung, Bobby Clampett, Lennie Clements, Russ Cochran, Jim Colbert, Frank Conner, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, Jay Delsing, Andy Dillard, Mike Donald, Bob Eastwood, Danny Edwards, David Edwards, Brad Fabel, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Keith Fergus, Ed Fiori, Raymond Floyd, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Jim Gallagher Jr., Buddy Gardner, Bob Gilder, Bill Glasson, Wayne Grady, David Graham, Hubert Green, Ken Green, Jay Haas, Gary Hallberg, Dan Halldorson, Donnie Hammond, Morris Hatalsky, Mark Hayes, Lon Hinkle, Scott Hoch, Mike Hulbert, Joe Inman, Hale Irwin, Bill Israelson, Peter Jacobsen, Barry Jaeckel, Tom Kite, Kenny Knox, Gary Koch, Billy Kratzert, Greg Ladehoff, Bernhard Langer, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Pat Lindsey, Bob Lohr, Davis Love III, Mark Lye, Sandy Lyle, Andrew Magee, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Dick Mast, Mark McCumber, Pat McGowan, Johnny Miller, Larry Mize, Gil Morgan, Jodie Mudd, Bob Murphy, Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Larry Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Tim Norris, Andy North, Mac O'Grady, Mark O'Meara, David Ogrin, Arnold Palmer, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Calvin Peete, Chris Perry, Mark Pfeil, Dan Pohl, Don Pooley, Nick Price, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid, Larry Rinker, Loren Roberts, Bill Rogers, Clarence Rose, Dave Rummells, Bill Sander, Gene Sauers, Tom Sieckmann, Tony Sills, Jim Simons, Scott Simpson, Tim Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Jeff Sluman, J. C. Snead, Craig Stadler, Payne Stewart, Dave Stockton, Curtis Strange, Ron Streck, Mike Sullivan, Hal Sutton, Doug Tewell, Leonard Thompson, Jim Thorpe, Lee Trevino, Dennis Trixler, Bob Tway, Howard Twitty, Brett Upper, Scott Verplank, Bobby Wadkins, Lanny Wadkins, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Mark Wiebe, Willie Wood, Fuzzy Zoeller, Richard Zokol
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 27, 1986
Source:[5]
Second round
Friday, March 28, 1986
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Larry Mize | | 66-68=134 | −10 |
| Bob Murphy | | 69-65=134 | ||
| 3 | Dave Rummells | | 70-65=135 | −9 |
| T4 | David Edwards | | 67-69=208 | −8 |
| Doug Tewell | | 68-68=136 | ||
| Brett Upper | | 71-65=136 | ||
| T7 | Mike Hulbert | | 69-68=137 | −7 |
| Jim Thorpe | | 69-68=137 | ||
| T9 | Tom Kite | | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| Nick Price |  | 71-67=138 | ||
| Payne Stewart | | 71-67=138 |
Source:[6]
Third round
Saturday, March 29, 1986
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Mize | | 66-68-66=200 | −16 |
| 2 | John Mahaffey | | 69-70-65=204 | −12 |
| T3 | Bob Murphy | | 69-65-74=208 | −8 |
| Tim Simpson | | 72-70-66=208 | ||
| T5 | Tom Kite | | 69-69-71=209 | −7 |
| Brett Upper | | 71-65-73=209 | ||
| T7 | Dick Mast | | 69-73-68=210 | −6 |
| Doug Tewell | | 68-68-74=210 | ||
| T9 | Tony Sills | | 71-73-70=211 | −5 |
| Jim Simons | | 69-72-70=211 | ||
| Hal Sutton | | 71-72-68=211 | ||
| Jim Thorpe | | 69-68-74=211 | ||
| Lee Trevino | | 68-73-70=211 | ||
| Bob Tway | | 66-73-72=211 |
Final round
Sunday, March 30, 1986
| Champion |
| (c) = past champion |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Mahaffey | | 69-70-65-71=275 | −13 | 162,000 |
| 2 | Larry Mize | | 66-68-66-76=276 | −12 | 97,200 |
| 3 | Tim Simpson | | 72-70-66-72=280 | −8 | 61,200 |
| T4 | Tom Kite | | 69-69-71-72=281 | −7 | 37,200 |
| Jim Thorpe | | 69-68-74-70=281 | |||
| Brett Upper | | 71-65-73-72=281 | |||
| T7 | John Cook | | 71-73-70-68=282 | −6 | 28,050 |
| Jay Haas | | 73-68-73-68=282 | |||
| Hal Sutton (c) | | 71-72-68-71=282 | |||
| T10 | Dave Rummells | | 70-65-79-69=283 | −5 | 21,600 |
| Payne Stewart | | 71-67-75-70=283 | |||
| Doug Tewell | | 68-68-74-73=283 | |||
| Bob Tway | | 66-73-72-72=283 |
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References
- "Golf: TPC scores". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. March 31, 1986. p. 14.
- Reilly, Rick (April 7, 1986). "Nipped at the wire in the TPC". Sports Illustrated. p. 36.
- "Mahaffey catches Mize on the last hole". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1986. p. 1C.
- Hanley, Reid (March 31, 1986). "TPC falls into Mahaffey's lap". Chicago Tribune. p. 3, sec. 3.
- "Five golfers share lead at TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 28, 1986. p. 2D.
- "Mize matches Murphy". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 29, 1986. p. 8B.
- Boswell, Thomas (March 30, 1986). "Mahaffey in perfect spot - 4 shots back". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 6B.
- Hanley, Reid (March 30, 1986). "Mize breaks away to take Players' lead". Chicago Tribune. p. 6, sec. 4.
- "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.