Dates: Thursday, March 23rd through Sunday, March 26th
Site: TPC at Sawgrass (Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
How the legend of the 17th was born
Course Architect: Pete Dye (1980)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,093
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 392 Yds 10 - Par 4 424 Yds
2 - Par 5 532 Yds 11 - Par 5 535 Yds
3 - Par 3 177 Yds 12 - Par 4 358 Yds
4 - Par 4 384 Yds 13 - Par 3 181 Yds
5 - Par 4 466 Yds 14 - Par 4 467 Yds
6 - Par 4 393 Yds 15 - Par 4 449 Yds
7 - Par 4 442 Yds 16 - Par 5 507 Yds
8 - Par 3 219 Yds 17 - Par 3 137 Yds
9 - Par 5 583 Yds 18 - Par 4 447 Yds
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36 3,588 Yds 36 3,505 Yds
Annual: 27th
Defending Champion: David Duval
Runner-up: Scott Gump
Tournament Record: 264 (Greg Norman, 1994)
54-Hole Record: 197 (Greg Norman, 1994)
36-Hole Record: 130 (Greg Norman, 1994)
Course Record: 63 (Fred Couples, 1992; Greg Norman, 1994)
9-Hole Record: 30 (Held by several players)
Total Purse: $6,000,000
Shares: 1st Place - $1,080,000; 2nd Place - 648,000; 3rd Place - 408,000
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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David Duval 285 Scott Hoch 290
Scott Gump 287 Mark O'Meara 290
Nick Price 288 Steve Stricker 290
Fred Couples 289 Lee Westwood 290
Hal Sutton 289 Seven players at 291
Past THE PLAYERS Championship Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- David Duval (285) -- Scott Gump
1998 -- Justin Leonard (278) -- Tom Lehman, Glen Day
1997 -- Steve Elkington (272) -- Scott Hoch
1996 -- Fred Couples (270) -- Colin Montgomerie, Tommy Tolles
1995 -- Lee Janzen (283) -- Bernhard Langer
1994 -- Greg Norman (264) -- Fuzzy Zoeller
1993 -- Nick Price (270) -- Bernhard Langer
1992 -- Davis Love III (273) -- I.Baker-Finch, P.Blackmar, N.Faldo, T.Watson
1991 -- Steve Elkington (276) -- Fuzzy Zoeller
1990 -- Jodie Mudd (278) -- Mark Calcavecchia
1989 -- Tom Kite (279) -- Chip Beck
1988 -- Mark McCumber (273) -- Mike Reid
1987 -- *Sandy Lyle (274) -- Jeff Sluman
1986 -- John Mahaffey (275) -- Larry Mize
1985 -- Calvin Peete (274) -- D.A. Weibring
1984 -- Fred Couples (277) -- Lee Trevino
1983 -- Hal Sutton (283) -- Bob Eastwood
1982 -- Jerry Pate (280) -- Brad Bryant, Scott Simpson
1981 -- *Ray Floyd (285) -- Barry Jaeckel, Curtis Strange
1980 -- Lee Trevino (278) -- Ben Crenshaw
1979 -- Lanny Wadkins (283) -- Tom Watson
1978 -- Jack Nicklaus (289) -- Lou Graham
1977 -- Mark Hayes (289) -- Mike McCullough
1976 -- Jack Nicklaus (269) -- J.C. Snead
1975 -- Al Geiberger (270) -- Dave Stockton
1974 -- Jack Nicklaus (272) -- J.C. Snead
* - Won in Playoff.
Note: Formerly called Tournament Players Championship (1974-87).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Finish in the 90's
Player 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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David Duval dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc T-4 T-43 T-18 Won
Scott Gump dnp dnp 66th mc dnp dnp T-19 T-65 T-54 2nd
Nick Price T-16 T-9 8th Won mc T-37 T-46 T-24 T-8 3rd
Hal Sutton mc T-68 mc mc T-19 mc T-53 T-50 T-18 T-4
Fred Couples mc T-23 T-13 T-39 dnp T-29 Won T-10 T-42 T-4
Scott Hoch wd mc dnp mc mc wd T-19 2nd T-5 T-6
Lee Westwood dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-5 T-6
Mark O'Meara wd mc T-9 5th mc mc T-29 T-70 T-42 T-6
Steve Stricker dnp dnp dnp dnp T-23 T-11 mc mc T-51 T-6
Mark Calcavecchia 2nd mc 73rd mc T-23 T-18 T-29 T-24 4th T-10
Joe Ozaki dnp dnp dnp T-6 T-45 T-8 mc T-65 T-18 T-10
Tiger Woods dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-31 T-35 T-10
Davis Love III T-24 mc Won T-67 T-6 T-6 T-46 dq T-57 T-10
Joey Sindelar T-46 T-41 T-46 T-16 T-35 dnp mc T-31 T-61 T-10
Skip Kendall dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 68th T-10
Mark Brooks T-36 mc T-9 mc mc mc mc T-7 mc T-10
Ernie Els dnp dnp dnp mc T-45 T-68 T-8 T-10 T-11 T-17
Jim Furyk dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc T-13 T-53 T-35 T-17
Duffy Waldorf T-61 dnp T-35 T-52 mc mc mc T-43 mc T-17
Vijay Singh dnp dnp dnp T-28 T-55 T-43 T-8 T-31 T-54 T-20
John Huston dnp T-15 T-40 mc T-35 mc mc T-69 mc T-20
David Toms dnp dnp mc mc mc dnp mc mc mc T-20
Justin Leonard dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-34 T-65 T-37 Won T-23
Jesper Parnevik dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-49 T-53 mc T-25 T-23
Colin Montgomerie dnp dnp mc dnp T-9 T-14 T-2 T-7 mc T-23
Phil Mickelson dnp dnp mc mc dnp T-14 T-33 mc T-8 T-32
Bernhard Langer dnp T-6 T-29 2nd T-27 2nd dnp T-31 mc T-38
Steve Elkington T-16 Won mc T-16 T-51 wd T-19 Won dnp T-38
Brad Faxon T-70 mc T-67 dq T-6 T-49 dnp 4th T-35 T-46
Jeff Maggert dnp mc T-54 mc 3rd T-18 T-53 mc T-51 T-46
Tommy Tolles dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-2 T-7 mc T-46
David Frost mc T-41 mc mc mc T-37 T-17 wd T-42 T-52
Jose M. Olazabal NA NA T-9 NA T-14 T-23 dnp dnp T-25 T-52
Billy Andrade mc T-27 mc T-20 mc T-8 mc 5th T-35 T-62
Nick Faldo dnp T-57 T-2 dnp 5th mc mc T-24 T-18 dq
Tom Lehman dnp dnp T-13 T-11 mc T-14 T-8 6th T-2 mc
Glen Day dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc mc 61st T-2 mc
Len Mattiace dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-24 T-5 mc
Lee Janzen dnp mc mc T-34 T-35 Won T-46 T-37 T-13 mc
Steve Jones T-3 T-41 dnp dnp dnp dnp T-33 mc T-25 mc
Rocco Mediate T-11 T-15 mc T-6 dnp T-55 T-4 mc T-57 mc
Loren Roberts T-46 T-27 T-21 mc T-14 T-34 T-33 3rd mc mc
Paul Azinger mc T-3 T-29 T-6 dnp mc mc T-14 mc mc
Tim Herron dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-19 mc mc mc
Greg Norman T-16 T-63 T-35 T-3 Won T-37 mc T-53 dnp mc
John Daly dnp mc 72nd mc mc dnp T-19 wd T-16 wd
Kenny Perry T-56 T-57 wd T-65 T-62 T-55 T-4 mc mc wd
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