1992 PGA Championship
The 1992 PGA Championship was the 74th PGA Championship, held August 13–16 at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country, Missouri, a suburb west of St. Louis. Nick Price won the first of his three major championships, three strokes ahead of runners-up John Cook, Nick Faldo, Jim Gallagher Jr., and Gene Sauers.[2][3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 13–16, 1992 |
| Location | Town and Country, Missouri |
| Course(s) | Bellerive Country Club |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,148 yards (6,536 m)[1] |
| Field | 156 players, 85 after cut |
| Cut | 148 (+6) |
| Prize fund | $1.6 million |
| Winner's share | $280,000 |
| Champion | |
 | |
| 278 (−6) | |
Bellerive CC
Location in the United States
Bellerive CC
Location in Missouri
This was the second major championship at Bellerive, which hosted the U.S. Open in 1965.[4] The PGA Championship returned to the venue in 2018.
Course layout
| Hole | Yards | Par | Hole | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 434 | 4 | 10 | 485 | 4 | |
| 2 | 437 | 4 | 11 | 373 | 4 | |
| 3 | 165 | 3 | 12 | 404 | 4 | |
| 4 | 556 | 5 | 13 | 179 | 3 | |
| 5 | 453 | 4 | 14 | 411 | 4 | |
| 6 | 195 | 3 | 15 | 456 | 4 | |
| 7 | 381 | 4 | 16 | 222 | 3 | |
| 8 | 581 | 5 | 17 | 536 | 5 | |
| 9 | 426 | 4 | 18 | 454 | 4 | |
| Out | 3,628 | 36 | In | 3,520 | 35 | |
| Source:[1] | Total | 7,148 | 71 | |||
Length of the course for its previous major championship:
- 7,191 yards (6,575 m), par 70 - 1965 U.S. Open
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Sluman |  | 1988 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 69 | 285 | +1 | T12 |
| Larry Nelson | | 1981, 1987 | 72 | 68 | 75 | 74 | 289 | +5 | T28 |
| Lanny Wadkins | | 1977 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 291 | +7 | T40 |
| Raymond Floyd | | 1969, 1982 | 69 | 75 | 69 | 79 | 292 | +8 | T48 |
| Bob Tway | | 1986 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 293 | +9 | T56 |
| Payne Stewart | | 1989 | 76 | 69 | 79 | 72 | 296 | +12 | T69 |
| John Daly | | 1991 | 76 | 72 | 79 | 77 | 304 | +20 | 82 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Nicklaus | | 1963, 1971, 1973 1975, 1980 | 72 | 78 | 150 | +8 |
| Wayne Grady | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1990 | 75 | 77 | 152 | +10 |
| John Mahaffey | | 1978 | 74 | 79 | 153 | +11 |
| Hubert Green | | 1985 | 72 | 82 | 154 | +12 |
| Hal Sutton | | 1983 | 77 | 78 | 155 | +13 |
Source:[5]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 13, 1992
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Gene Sauers | | 67 | −4 |
| Craig Stadler | | |||
| T3 | Jay Don Blake | | 68 | −3 |
| Brian Claar | | |||
| Nick Faldo |  | |||
| T6 | Russ Cochran | | 69 | −2 |
| Fred Couples | | |||
| Bob Estes | | |||
| Raymond Floyd | | |||
| Robert Gamez | | |||
| Frank Nobilo |  |
Second round
Friday, August 14, 1992
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Sauers | | 67-69=136 | −6 |
| T2 | Russ Cochran | | 69-69=138 | −4 |
| Jim Gallagher, Jr. | | 72-66=138 | ||
| Nick Faldo | | 68-70=138 | ||
| T5 | Steven Richardson | | 73-66=139 | −3 |
| Craig Stadler | | 67-72=139 | ||
| T7 | Rocco Mediate | | 72-68=140 | −2 |
| Gil Morgan | | 71-69=140 | ||
| Larry Nelson | | 72-68=140 | ||
| Nick Price | | 70-70=140 |
Third round
Saturday, August 15, 1992
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Sauers | | 67-69-70=206 | −7 |
| T2 | Jeff Maggert | | 71-72-65=208 | −5 |
| Nick Price | | 70-70-68=208 | ||
| T4 | Jim Gallagher, Jr. | | 72-66-72=210 | −3 |
| John Cook | | 72-71-67=210 | ||
| 6 | Mark Brooks | | 71-72-68=211 | −2 |
| T7 | Billy Andrade | | 72-71-70=213 | E |
| Paul Azinger | | 72-73-68=213 | ||
| Raymond Floyd | | 69-75-69=213 | ||
| Dan Forsman | | 70-73-70=213 | ||
| Gil Morgan | | 71-69-73=213 |
Final round
Sunday, August 16, 1992
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Price | | 70-70-68-70=278 | −6 | 280,000 |
| T2 | John Cook | | 71-72-67-71=281 | −3 | 101,250 |
| Nick Faldo | | 68-70-76-67=281 | |||
| Jim Gallagher, Jr. | | 72-66-72-71=281 | |||
| Gene Sauers | | 67-69-70-75=281 | |||
| 6 | Jeff Maggert | | 71-72-65-74=282 | −2 | 60,000 |
| T7 | Russ Cochran | | 69-69-76-69=283 | −1 | 52,500 |
| Dan Forsman | | 70-73-70-70=283 | |||
| T9 | Brian Claar | | 68-73-73-70=284 | E | 40,000 |
| Anders Forsbrand |  | 73-71-70-70=284 | |||
| Duffy Waldorf | | 74-73-68-69=284 |
References
- "1992 PGA Championship: map and card". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 12, 1992. p. 3B.
- "Introducing another Nick". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. August 17, 1992. p. 17.
- Garrity, John (August 25, 1992). "The Price Is Right". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
- Bunch, Ken (August 12, 1992). "At 7,148 yards, Bellerive will test PGA field". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1B.
- "1992 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
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