1993 Players Championship

The 1993 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 25–28 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the twentieth Players Championship.

1993 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 25–28, 1993
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]
Field146 players, 72 after cut
Cut142 (−2)
Prize fund$2.5 million
Winner's share$450,000
Champion
Zimbabwe Nick Price
270 (−18)
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
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Tournament summary

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Nick Price set a scoring record of 270 (−18) at the Stadium Course and finished five strokes ahead of runner-up Bernhard Langer.[2][3] Price bettered the previous record by three strokes, set by Mark McCumber in 1988 and equaled by Davis Love III in 1992.[2] Price's record was short-lived, as Greg Norman broke it by six strokes with 264 (−24) the following year.

Defending champion Davis Love III finished 23 strokes back, in a tie for 67th place.

Venue

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This was the thirteenth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course, and it remained at 6,896 yards (6,306 m).[1]

Eligibility requirements

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The top 125 PGA Tour members from the final 1992 Official Money List.[4]

Fred Couples, Davis Love III, John Cook, Nick Price, Corey Pavin, Tom Kite, Paul Azinger, Brad Faxon, Lee Janzen, Dan Forsman, Mark O'Meara, Steve Elkington, Jeff Sluman, David Frost, Bruce Lietzke, Chip Beck, Greg Norman, Jim Gallagher Jr., Jay Haas, Mark Brooks, Keith Clearwater, Duffy Waldorf, Tom Lehman, David Peoples, John Huston, David Edwards, Craig Stadler, Billy Ray Brown, Steve Pate, Ben Crenshaw, Gene Sauers, Rick Fehr, Fred Funk, Joey Sindelar, Bill Britton, John Daly, Jeff Maggert, Mark Calcavecchia, Lanny Wadkins, Ken Green, Loren Roberts, Payne Stewart, Nolan Henke, Russ Cochran, Larry Mize, Richard Zokol, Rocco Mediate, Tom Watson, Jay Don Blake, Jay Delsing, Andrew Magee, Bill Glasson, Mike Hulbert, Gil Morgan, Howard Twitty, Ian Baker-Finch, Blaine McCallister, Ted Schulz, Dudley Hart, D. A. Weibring, Phil Blackmar, Craig Parry, Wayne Levi, Ed Dougherty, Gary Hallberg, Bruce Fleisher, Brad Bryant, Mark Carnevale, Brad Fabel, Robert Gamez, Mike Standly, Fulton Allem, Peter Persons, Billy Andrade, Donnie Hammond, Brian Claar, Billy Mayfair, Bob Estes, Kenny Perry, Dillard Pruitt, Wayne Grady, Mike Smith, Kirk Triplett, Mark Wiebe, John Inman, Tom Sieckmann, John Adams, Phil Mickelson, Bob Gilder, Jim McGovern, Tom Purtzer, Larry Rinker, Jim Woodward, Doug Tewell, Scott Simpson, Dick Mast, Curtis Strange, Ed Humenik, David Toms, Scott Gump, Neal Lancaster, Mike Springer, Kelly Gibson, Mark McCumber, Don Pooley, Jim Hallet, Steve Lamontagne, Dan Pohl, Ronnie Black, Bob Lohr, Robert Wrenn, Fuzzy Zoeller, Ed Fiori, P. H. Horgan III, Mike Reid, Dan Halldorson, Dave Barr, Mike Donald, Mike Sullivan, Lance Ten Broeck, Marco Dawson, Buddy Gardner, Roger Maltbie

Designated players.

John Mahaffey, Jodie Mudd, Larry Nelson, Hale Irwin

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

Ian Woosnam, José María Olazábal

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

Hal Sutton, Calvin Peete, Bernhard Langer, Hubert Green, Bob Tway, Denis Watson

British Open winners since 1990.

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

Ernie Els, Anders Forsbrand, Tony Johnstone, Jumbo Ozaki, Naomichi Ozaki, Vijay Singh

To complete a field of 144 players, those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1993 Official Money List, as of the completion of the Nestle Invitational.[4]

Brett Ogle, Greg Twiggs, Dave Rummells, Scott Hoch, Joel Edwards

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Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, March 25, 1993

Place Player Score To par
T1   Nick Price 64 −8
  Kirk Triplett
T3   Bernhard Langer 65 −7
  Joey Sindelar
T5   Ronnie Black 66 −6
  Joel Edwards
  Donnie Hammond
  Greg Norman
T9   Russ Cochran 67 −5
  Steve Elkington
  Brad Faxon
  Rick Fehr
  Mark O'Meara
  Doug Tewell
  Robert Wrenn
  Fuzzy Zoeller

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Second round

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Friday, March 26, 1993

Place Player Score To par
1   Nick Price 64-68=132 −12
T2   Bernhard Langer 65-69=134 −10
  Dave Rummells 69-65=134
  Doug Tewell 67-67=134
5   Joel Edwards 66-69=135 −9
T8   Ronnie Black 66-70=136 −8
  Brad Fabel 68-68=136
  Greg Norman 66-70=136
  Joey Sindelar 65-71=136
  Jeff Sluman 71-65=136

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Third round

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Saturday, March 27, 1993

Place Player Score To par
1   Nick Price 64-68-71=203 −13
T2   Bernhard Langer 65-69-70=204 −12
  Greg Norman 66-70-68=204
  Mark O'Meara 67-71-66=204
5   Paul Azinger 68-69-68=205 −11
T6   Ken Green 70-67-69=206 −10
  Payne Stewart 70-70-66=206
T8   Ronnie Black 66-70-71=207 −9
  Joel Edwards 66-69-72=207
  Jim Gallagher 69-69-69=207
  Jay Haas 69-70-68=207
  Rocco Mediate 68-71-68=207

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Final round

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Sunday, March 28, 1993

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Nick Price 64-68-71-67=270 −18 450,000
2   Bernhard Langer 65-69-70-71=275 −13 270,000
T3   Gil Morgan 68-71-72-65=276 −12 145,000
  Greg Norman 66-70-68-72=276
5   Mark O'Meara 67-71-66-73=277 −11 100,000
T6   Paul Azinger 68-69-68-73=278 −10 80,937
  Ken Green 70-67-69-72=278
  Rocco Mediate 68-71-68-71=278
  Naomichi Ozaki 72-68-68-70=278
10   Tom Watson 70-72-69-68=279 −9 67,500

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 29, 1993. p. 2C.
  2. ^ a b "Price gets tagged 'immaculate'". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. March 29, 1993. p. 20.
  3. ^ Reilly, Rick (April 5, 1993). "Stymied no more". Sports Illustrated. p. 46.
  4. ^ a b "Golf Stat and Records | PGA TOUR". www.pgatour.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "1993 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 336. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "The Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 26, 1993. p. 2C.
  7. ^ "The Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 27, 1993. p. 2C.
  8. ^ "Price's putts lead to precarious lead". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). Associated Press. March 28, 1993. p. 6C.
  9. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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