1991 Players Championship

The 1991 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 28–31 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the eighteenth Players Championship.

1991 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 28–31, 1991
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
Length6,896 yards (6,306 m)[1]
Field144 players, 77 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund$1.6 million
Winner's share$288,000
Champion
Steve Elkington
276 (−12)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

Steve Elkington birdied the final hole to win the title at 276 (−12), one stroke ahead of runner-up Fuzzy Zoeller.[2][3] Elkington won a second Players six years later in 1997.

Defending champion Jodie Mudd missed the 36-hole cut by five strokes.

Venue
Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the tenth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course, set at 6,896 yards (6,306 m) for a second year.[1]

Field

John Adams, Fulton Allem, Billy Andrade, Tommy Armour III, Paul Azinger, Ian Baker-Finch, Seve Ballesteros, Dave Barr, Andy Bean, Chip Beck, Phil Blackmar, Jay Don Blake, Jim Booros, Bill Britton, Mark Brooks, Billy Ray Brown, Bart Bryant, Brad Bryant, Tom Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, David Canipe, Brian Claar, Keith Clearwater, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, John Daly, Jay Delsing, Mike Donald, Ed Dougherty, Bob Eastwood, David Edwards, Steve Elkington, Bob Estes, Brad Fabel, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Rick Fehr, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Fred Funk, Jim Gallagher Jr., Robert Gamez, 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, Nolan Henke, Scott Hoch, Mike Hulbert, John Huston, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Lee Janzen, Steve Jones, Tom Kite, Kenny Knox, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Bob Lohr, Davis Love III, Mark Lye, Sandy Lyle, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Billy Mayfair, Blaine McCallister, Mark McCumber, Mark McNulty, Rocco Mediate, Larry Mize, Gil Morgan, Jodie Mudd, Larry Nelson, Greg Norman, Andy North, Mark O'Meara, José María Olazábal, Masashi Ozaki, Craig Parry, Jerry Pate, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Calvin Peete, David Peoples, Chris Perry, Kenny Perry, Peter Persons, Dan Pohl, Don Pooley, Nick Price, Tom Purtzer, Larry Rinker, Loren Roberts, Dave Rummells, Bill Sander, Gene Sauers, Ted Schulz, Peter Senior, Tom Sieckmann, Tim Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Jeff Sluman, Mike Smith, Craig Stadler, Ray Stewart, Curtis Strange, Hal Sutton, Brian Tennyson, Doug Tewell, Jim Thorpe, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Howard Twitty, Stan Utley, Scott Verplank, Bobby Wadkins, Lanny Wadkins, Denis Watson, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Mark Wiebe, Bob Wolcott, Willie Wood, Jim Woodward, Ian Woosnam, Robert Wrenn, Fuzzy Zoeller, Richard Zokol

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 28, 1991

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bob Tway United States65−7
T2Russ Cochran United States66−6
Bob Eastwood United States
Steve Elkington Australia
Peter Persons United States
T6Paul Azinger United States67−5
Phil Blackmar United States
Jay Don Blake United States
Blaine McCallister United States
Mike Smith United States
D. A. Weibring United States

Source:[4]

Second round

Friday, March 29, 1991

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Paul Azinger United States67-68=135−9
T2Steve Elkington Australia66-70=136−8
Fuzzy Zoeller United States68-68=136
4Ian Baker-Finch Australia69-69=138−6
T5Billy Andrade United States68-71=139−5
Phil Blackmar United States67-72=139
Brian Claar United States70-69=139
Bob Lohr United States68-71=139
Chris Perry United States68-71=139
Curtis Strange United States71-68=139
Kirk Triplett United States68-71=139
Willie Wood United States71-68=139

Source:[5]

Third round

Saturday, March 30, 1991

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Paul Azinger United States67-68-69=204−12
2Fuzzy Zoeller United States68-68-69=205−11
T3Bob Lohr United States68-71-68=207−9
Tom Watson United States68-74-65=207
T5Phil Blackmar United States67-72-69=208−8
Brian Claar United States70-69-69=208
Steve Elkington Australia66-70-72=208
T8Ian Baker-Finch Australia69-69-71=209−7
Curtis Strange United States71-68-70=209
T10Ed Dougherty United States71-70-69=210−6
Chris Perry United States68-71-71=210
Nick Price Zimbabwe68-75-67=210
Gene Sauers United States68-74-68=210
Joey Sindelar United States68-75-67=210

Source:[3][6]

Final round

Sunday, March 31, 1991

Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Steve Elkington Australia66-70-72-68=276−12288,000
2Fuzzy Zoeller United States68-68-69-72=277−11172,800
T3Paul Azinger United States67-68-69-74=278−1083,200
Phil Blackmar United States67-72-69-70=278
John Cook United States71-73-69-65=278
T6Bernhard Langer Germany70-70-71-69=280−853,600
Bruce Lietzke United States71-72-68-69=280
Curtis Strange United States71-68-70-71=280
T9Bob Lohr United States68-71-68-74=281−741,600
Nick Price Zimbabwe68-75-67-71=281
Gene Sauers United States68-74-68-71=281
Bobby Wadkins United States68-74-69-70=281

Source:[7]

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gollark: Just buy any SBC then.
gollark: Continue adding Ms until someone realizes how silly it is.
gollark: The solution is accelerationism.
gollark: Unless the tasks are *very* real-time you could just use a RTOS, surely.

References
  1. "Players Championship". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. April 1, 1991. p. 18.
  2. "Last putt puts Aussie in money". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 1, 1991. p. 2B.
  3. Garrity, John (April 8, 1991). "From shadows to glory". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
  4. "Golf: TPC". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 29, 1991. p. 2C.
  5. "Azinger can't explain his finish". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 30, 1991. p. 8D.
  6. "Zoeller, Watson chasing Azinger". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1991. p. 3E.
  7. "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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