1991 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 28–31, 1991
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 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
Australia Steve Elkington
276 (−12)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass is located in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass is located in Florida
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

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.

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

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]

Eligibility requirements

1. The top 125 PGA Tour members from the Final 1990 Official Money List:

John Adams, Fulton Allem, Billy Andrade, Tommy Armour III, Paul Azinger, Ian Baker-Finch, Dave Barr, Andy Bean, Chip Beck, Phil Blackmar, Jay Don Blake, Jim Booros, Bill Britton, Mark Brooks, Billy Ray Brown, Brad Bryant, Tom Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, David Canipe, Brian Claar, Keith Clearwater, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, Jay Delsing, Mike Donald, Ed Dougherty, Bob Eastwood, David Edwards, Steve Elkington, Bob Estes, Brad Fabel, Brad Faxon, Rick Fehr, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Fred Funk, Jim Gallagher Jr., Robert Gamez, Buddy Gardner, Bob Gilder, Bill Glasson, Wayne Grady, Ken Green, Jay Haas, Gary Hallberg, Jim Hallet, Donnie Hammond, Morris Hatalsky, Nolan Henke, Scott Hoch, Mike Hulbert, John Huston, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Lee Janzen, Steve Jones, Tom Kite, Kenny Knox, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Bob Lohr, Davis Love III, Mark Lye, Andrew Magee, John Mahaffey, Billy Mayfair, Blaine McCallister, Mark McCumber, Rocco Mediate, Larry Mize , Gil Morgan, Jodie Mudd, Larry Nelson, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, David Peoples, Chris Perry, Kenny Perry, Peter Persons, Don Pooley, Nick Price, Tom Purtzer, Larry Rinker, Loren Roberts, Bill Sander, Gene Sauers, Ted Schulz, Tom Sieckmann, Tim Simpson, Joey Sindelar, 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, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Mark Wiebe, Bob Wolcott, Willie Wood, Jim Woodward, Robert Wrenn, Fuzzy Zoeller, Richard Zokol

Emlyn Aubrey, Payne Stewart, Raymond Floyd, Mike Reid, Tony Sills, Scott Simpson, and Jeff Sluman elected not to play

Source:[4]

2. Designated players:

3. Any foreign player meeting the requirements of a designated player, whether or not he is a PGA Tour member:

Sandy Lyle, Ian Woosnam, Nick Faldo, José María Olazábal

4. Winners in the last 10 calendar years of The Players Championship, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, PGA Championship, and World Series of Golf:

David Graham, Jerry Pate, Seve Ballesteros, Calvin Peete, Bernhard Langer Andy North, Hubert Green, Roger Maltbie

5. British Open winners since 1990:

6. Six players, not otherwise eligible, designated by The Players Championship Committee as "special selections":

Mark Hayes, Masashi Ozaki, Peter Senior, Craig Parry, Denis Watson, Mark McNulty

7. To complete a field of 144 players, those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1991 Official Money List, as of the completion of the USF&G Classic:

Dan Halldorson, Dave Rummells, Bart Bryant, John Daly, Jeff Maggert, Neal Lancaster, Dan Pohl

Source:[5]

General Source:[6]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 28, 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Bob Tway65−7
T2United States Russ Cochran66−6
United States Bob Eastwood
Australia Steve Elkington
United States Peter Persons
T6United States Paul Azinger67−5
United States Phil Blackmar
United States Jay Don Blake
United States Blaine McCallister
United States Mike Smith
United States D. A. Weibring

Source:[7]

Second round

Friday, March 29, 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Paul Azinger67-68=135−9
T2Australia Steve Elkington66-70=136−8
United States Fuzzy Zoeller68-68=136
4Australia Ian Baker-Finch69-69=138−6
T5United States Billy Andrade68-71=139−5
United States Phil Blackmar67-72=139
United States Brian Claar70-69=139
United States Bob Lohr68-71=139
United States Chris Perry68-71=139
United States Curtis Strange71-68=139
United States Kirk Triplett68-71=139
United States Willie Wood71-68=139

Source:[8]

Third round

Saturday, March 30, 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Paul Azinger67-68-69=204−12
2United States Fuzzy Zoeller68-68-69=205−11
T3United States Bob Lohr68-71-68=207−9
United States Tom Watson68-74-65=207
T5United States Phil Blackmar67-72-69=208−8
United States Brian Claar70-69-69=208
Australia Steve Elkington66-70-72=208
T8Australia Ian Baker-Finch69-69-71=209−7
United States Curtis Strange71-68-70=209
T10United States Ed Dougherty71-70-69=210−6
United States Chris Perry68-71-71=210
Zimbabwe Nick Price68-75-67=210
United States Gene Sauers68-74-68=210
United States Joey Sindelar68-75-67=210

Source:[3][9]

Final round

Sunday, March 31, 1991

Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Australia Steve Elkington66-70-72-68=276−12288,000
2United States Fuzzy Zoeller68-68-69-72=277−11172,800
T3United States Paul Azinger67-68-69-74=278−1083,200
United States Phil Blackmar67-72-69-70=278
United States John Cook71-73-69-65=278
T6Germany Bernhard Langer70-70-71-69=280−853,600
United States Bruce Lietzke71-72-68-69=280
United States Curtis Strange71-68-70-71=280
T9United States Bob Lohr68-71-68-74=281−741,600
Zimbabwe Nick Price68-75-67-71=281
United States Gene Sauers68-74-68-71=281
United States Bobby Wadkins68-74-69-70=281

Source:[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 Garrity, John (April 8, 1991). "From shadows to glory". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
  4. ↑ "Official Money – 1990". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Official Money – 1991 – through USF&G Classic". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  6. ↑ "1991 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 351. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Golf: TPC". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 29, 1991. p. 2C.
  8. ↑ "Azinger can't explain his finish". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 30, 1991. p. 8D.
  9. ↑ "Zoeller, Watson chasing Azinger". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1991. p. 3E.
  10. ↑ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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