1989 Players Championship
The 1989 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 16–19 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the sixteenth Players Championship.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 16–19, 1989 |
| 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, 74 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+2) |
| Prize fund | $1.35 million |
| Winner's share | $243,000 |
| Champion | |
 | |
| 279 (−9) | |
| Location Map | |
  TPC Sawgrass Location in the United States  TPC Sawgrass Location in Florida | |
In gusty conditions, Tom Kite won the title at 279 (−9), one stroke ahead of runner-up Chip Beck.[2][3][4]
Defending champion Mark McCumber finished four strokes back, in a tie for sixth place.
Venue
This was the eighth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 6,857 yards (6,270 m).[1]
Field
Fulton Allem, Isao Aoki, George Archer, Tommy Armour III, Paul Azinger, Ian Baker-Finch, Dave Barr, Andy Bean, Chip Beck, Jim Benepe, Ronnie Black, Phil Blackmar, Jay Don Blake, Bill Britton, Mark Brooks, Billy Ray Brown, Brad Bryant, Curt Byrum, Tom Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, Rex Caldwell, David Canipe, Jim Carter, Chen Tze-chung, Bobby Clampett, Keith Clearwater, Lennie Clements, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, Mike Donald, Bob Eastwood, David Edwards, Dave Eichelberger, Steve Elkington, Brad Fabel, Brad Faxon, 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, Jim Hallet, Donnie Hammond, Morris Hatalsky, Mark Hayes, Lon Hinkle, Scott Hoch, Mike Hulbert, John Huston, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Steve Jones, Tom Kite, Kenny Knox, Gary Koch, Bernhard Langer, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Bob Lohr, Davis Love III, Mark Lye, Sandy Lyle, Andrew Magee, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Dick Mast, Billy Mayfair, Blaine McCallister, John McComish, Mark McCumber, Rocco Mediate, Johnny Miller, Larry Mize, Gil Morgan, Jodie Mudd, Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Larry Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Tim Norris, Andy North, Mark O'Meara, David Ogrin, Masashi Ozaki, Jerry Pate, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Calvin Peete, Chris Perry, Kenny Perry, Dan Pohl, Don Pooley, Nick Price, Tom Purtzer, Sam Randolph, Don Reese, Mike Reid, Larry Rinker, Loren Roberts, Bill Rogers, Clarence Rose, Dave Rummells, Bill Sander, Gene Sauers, Ted Schulz, Tom Sieckmann, Scott Simpson, Tim Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Jeff Sluman, J. C. Snead, Craig Stadler, Payne Stewart, Curtis Strange, Mike Sullivan, Hal Sutton, Brian Tennyson, Doug Tewell, Leonard Thompson, Bob Tway, Greg Twiggs, Howard Twitty, Scott Verplank, Bobby Wadkins, Lanny Wadkins, Denis Watson, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Mark Wiebe, Robert Wrenn, Fuzzy Zoeller, Richard Zokol
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 16, 1989
Source:[5]
Second round
Friday, March 17, 1989
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Lietzke | | 66-69=135 | −9 |
| 2 | David Frost | .svg.png){kind=small} | 66-71=137 | −7 |
| 3 | Fred Couples | | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| T4 | Fulton Allem | | 70-69=139 | −5 |
| Paul Azinger | | 68-71=139 | ||
| Chip Beck | | 71-68=139 | ||
| Ben Crenshaw | | 67-72=139 | ||
| Tom Kite | | 69-70=139 | ||
| Gary Koch | | 70-69=139 | ||
| Mark McCumber | | 69-70=139 | ||
| Dan Pohl | | 69-70=139 |
Source:[6]
Third round
Saturday, March 18, 1989
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chip Beck | | 71-68-68=207 | −9 |
| 2 | Tom Kite | | 69-70-69=208 | −8 |
| T3 | Fred Couples | | 68-70-71=209 | −7 |
| Ben Crenshaw | | 67-72-70=209 | ||
| Gary Koch | | 70-69-70=209 | ||
| Bruce Lietzke | | 66-69-74=209 | ||
| Mark McCumber | | 69-70-70=209 | ||
| T8 | Gil Morgan | | 71-69-70=210 | −6 |
| Greg Norman | .svg.png){kind=small} | 74-67-69=210 | ||
| T10 | Jack Nicklaus | | 71-72-68=211 | −5 |
| Craig Stadler | | 70-72-69=211 |
Source:[7]
Final round
Sunday, March 19, 1989
| Champion |
| (c) = past champion |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Kite | | 69-70-69-71=279 | −9 | 243,000 |
| 2 | Chip Beck | | 71-68-68-73=280 | −8 | 145,800 |
| 3 | Bruce Lietzke | | 66-69-74-72=281 | −7 | 91,800 |
| T4 | Fred Couples (c) | | 68-70-71-73=282 | −6 | 59,400 |
| Greg Norman | | 74-67-69-72=282 | |||
| T6 | Mark McCumber (c) | | 69-70-70-74=283 | −5 | 46,912 |
| Gil Morgan | | 71-69-70-73=283 | |||
| T8 | Andy Bean | | 68-76-69-71=284 | −4 | 39,150 |
| David Frost | | 66-71-75-72=284 | |||
| Gary Koch | | 70-69-70-75=284 |
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Source:[8]
References
- "Players Championship". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. March 20, 1989. p. 21.
- "Kite's triumph more enjoyable". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 20, 1989. p. 2B.
- Verdi, Bob (March 20, 1989). "Kite upstages the TPC all-stars". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
- Seift, E.M. (March 27, 1989). "Kite finally takes flight". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
- "Bogeys don't stop him". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 17, 1989. p. 4B.
- Florence, Mal (March 18, 1989). "Lietzke takes a lead after saving a par". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 2D.
- "When the others slip, Beck slips past them". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 19, 1989. p. 11E.
- "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.