1994 Players Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 24–27, 1994 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W |
| Course(s) | TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,896 yards (6,306 m)[1] |
| Field | 144 players, 85 after cut |
| Cut | 144 (E) |
| Prize fund | $2.5 million |
| Winner's share | $450,000 |
| Champion | |
| Australia Greg Norman | |
| 264 (−24) | |
| Location map | |
Location in the United States TPC Sawgrass is located in Florida TPC Sawgrass Location in Florida | |
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The 1994 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 24–27 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 21st Players Championship.
Tournament summary
Greg Norman set the scoring record of 264 (−24) at the Stadium Course and finished four strokes ahead of runner-up Fuzzy Zoeller.[2][3][4] Norman opened with 63 and followed with three rounds at 67 to set the 36-hole (130) and 54-hole (197) scoring records as well.[3] Nick Price had set the mark the previous year at 270 (−18), three better than Mark McCumber's 273 in 1988 (equaled by Davis Love III in 1992). Defending champion Nick Price missed the 36-hole cut by five strokes.
Venue
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
The top 125 PGA Tour members from Final 1993 Official Money List.[5] Nick Price, Greg Norman, Jim Gallagher Jr., David Frost, Payne Stewart, Lee Janzen, Tom Kite, Fulton Allem, Jeff Maggert, Davis Love III, Larry Mize, Scott Simpson, John Huston, Steve Elkington, Corey Pavin, David Edwards, Mark Calcavecchia, Chip Beck, Jay Haas, Jim McGovern, Rick Fehr, Craig Stadler, Billy Mayfair, Nolan Henke, Bob Estes, Tom Lehman, Howard Twitty, Grant Waite, Dan Forsman, Scott Hoch, Joey Sindelar, Fuzzy Zoeller, Billy Andrade, Mark McCumber, Mark O'Meara, Keith Clearwater, John Cook, Tom Watson, Donnie Hammond, Brett Ogle, Mike Standly, Craig Parry, Ben Crenshaw, Dudley Hart, Loren Roberts, Bob Lohr, Brad Faxon, Fred Funk, Bill Glasson, D. A. Weibring, Russ Cochran, Greg Kraft, Blaine McCallister, Andrew Magee, Curtis Strange, Steve Pate, Hale Irwin, Mark Brooks, Dave Rummells, Lanny Wadkins, John Inman, Robert Gamez, Jay Delsing, Greg Twiggs, Michael Allen, Brad Bryant, Ken Green, John Daly, Peter Jacobsen, John Adams, Mike Springer, Richard Zokol, Bruce Fleisher, Dick Mast, Phil Blackmar, Duffy Waldorf, Brian Claar, Jay Don Blake, Tom Sieckmann, Kenny Perry, Mike Hulbert, Kirk Triplett, Steve Lowery, Jeff Sluman, Brian Kamm, Wayne Levi, Dave Barr, Billy Ray Brown, Dillard Pruitt, Ed Dougherty, Ted Schulz, Bruce Lietzke, John Flannery, Roger Maltbie, David Ogrin, Ed Humenik, Joel Edwards, Neal Lancaster, Bob Gilder, Bob Tway, Kelly Gibson, Gary Hallberg, Willie Wood, Lennie Clements, Ian Baker-Finch, Joe Ozaki, Ted Tryba, Doug Tewell, Larry Rinker, Brandel Chamblee, Michael Bradley, David Toms, Marco Dawson, Ronnie Black, Trevor Dodds, Ed Fiori, Gene Sauers All winners of PGA Tour events awarding official money and official victory status in the preceding 12 months concluding with the Nestle Invitational. Vijay Singh Designated players. Wayne Grady, Tom Purtzer, Jodie Mudd, Tim Simpson Any foreign player meeting the requirements of designated player, whether or not he is a PGA Tour member. Nick Faldo, Ian Woosnam, Bernhard Langer, Seve Ballesteros Winners in the last 10 calendar years of The Players Championship, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, PGA Championship, and NEC World Series of Golf. Hubert Green, Denis Watson, Calvin Peete, Sandy Lyle, Larry Nelson, Dan Pohl, Mike Reid, John Mahaffey British Open winners since 1990. Six players, not otherwise eligible, designated by The Players Championship Committee as "special selections." Ernie Els, Mark McNulty, Masashi Ozaki, José María Olazábal, Colin Montgomerie, Peter Senior To complete a field of 144 players, those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1994 Official Money List, as of the completion of the Nestle Invitational. Paul Goydos, Hal Sutton, Steve Stricker, Jim Thorpe Source:[6]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 24, 1994
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Greg Norman | 63 | −9 |
| T2 | United States Lee Janzen | 65 | −7 |
| United States Tom Kite | |||
| United States Jeff Maggert | |||
| Scotland Colin Montgomerie | |||
| 6 | United States Fuzzy Zoeller | 66 | −6 |
| T7 | United States Jay Delsing | 67 | −5 |
| England Nick Faldo | |||
| United States Dan Forsman | |||
| Australia Wayne Grady | |||
| United States Hale Irwin | |||
| United States Hal Sutton |
Source:[7]
Second round
Friday, March 25, 1994
Saturday, March 26, 1994
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Greg Norman | 63-67=130 | −14 |
| 2 | United States Fuzzy Zoeller | 66-67=133 | −11 |
| T3 | United States Davis Love III | 68-66=134 | −10 |
| United States Jeff Maggert | 65-69=134 | ||
| T5 | Australia Craig Parry | 69-66=135 | −9 |
| United States Hal Sutton | 67-68=135 | ||
| T7 | England Nick Faldo | 67-69=136 | −8 |
| United States Brad Faxon | 68-68=136 | ||
| United States Tom Kite | 65-71=136 | ||
| United States Mike Springer | 68-68=136 |
Third round
Saturday, March 26, 1994
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Greg Norman | 63-67-67=197 | −19 |
| 2 | United States Fuzzy Zoeller | 66-67-68=201 | −15 |
| 3 | United States Jeff Maggert | 65-69-69=203 | −13 |
| T4 | England Nick Faldo | 67-69-68=204 | −12 |
| United States Davis Love III | 68-66-70=204 | ||
| T6 | United States Brad Faxon | 68-68-70=206 | −10 |
| United States Gary Hallberg | 68-69-69=206 | ||
| United States Tom Kite | 65-71-70=206 | ||
| 9 | United States Hale Irwin | 67-70-70=207 | −9 |
| T10 | Australia Craig Parry | 69-66-73=208 | −8 |
| United States Mike Springer | 68-68-72=208 |
Source:[8]
Final round
Sunday, March 27, 1994
| Champion |
| (c) = past champion |
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Greg Norman | 63-67-67-67=264 | −24 | 450,000 |
| 2 | United States Fuzzy Zoeller | 66-67-68-67=268 | −20 | 270,000 |
| 3 | United States Jeff Maggert | 65-69-69-68=271 | −17 | 170,000 |
| 4 | United States Hale Irwin | 67-70-70-69=276 | −12 | 120,000 |
| 5 | England Nick Faldo | 67-69-68-73=277 | −11 | 100,000 |
| T6 | United States Brad Faxon | 68-68-70-72=278 | −10 | 83,750 |
| United States Davis Love III (c) | 68-66-70-74=278 | |||
| United States Steve Lowery | 68-74-69-67=278 | |||
| T9 | United States Gary Hallberg | 68-69-69-73=279 | −9 | 65,000 |
| United States Nolan Henke | 73-69-69-68=279 | |||
| United States Tom Kite (c) | 65-71-70-73=279 | |||
| Scotland Colin Montgomerie | 65-73-71-70=279 |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 28, 1994. p. 2C.
- ↑ "Norman storms to record in Players Championship". The Free Lance–Star. (Fredericksburg, Virginia). March 28, 1994. p. B-3.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Norman runs away for 4-stroke win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 28, 1994. p. 2B.
- ↑ Reilly, Rick (April 4, 1994). "Sharp as a shark". Sports Illustrated. p. 46.
- ↑ "Golf Stat and Records | PGA TOUR". www.pgatour.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ↑ "1994 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 337. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 24, 2020.
- ↑ "Golf: The Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 25, 1994. p. 2C.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Norman blowing away all competitors at TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 27, 1994. p. 7G.
- ↑ "Golf: The Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 26, 1994. p. 2C.
- ↑ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.