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Dates: Thursday, March 22nd through Sunday, March 25th
Site: TPC at Sawgrass (Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
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: 28th
Defending Champion: Hal Sutton
Runner-up: Tiger Woods
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
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Hal Sutton 278 Colin Montgomerie 284
Tiger Woods 279 Nick Price 284
Robert Damron 284 Tom Lehman 285
Scott Dunlap 284 Greg Chalmers 286
Jeff Maggert 284 Lee Janzen 286
Len Mattiace 286
Mark O'Meara 286
Past THE PLAYERS Championship Winners and Runners-Up
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2000 -- Hal Sutton (278) -- Tiger Woods
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 last 10 years
Player 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
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Hal Sutton T-68 mc mc T-19 mc T-53 T-50 T-18 T-4 Won
Tiger Woods dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-31 T-35 T-10 2nd
Nick Price T-9 8th Won mc T-37 T-46 T-24 T-8 3rd T-3
Colin Montgomerie dnp mc dnp T-9 T-14 T-2 T-7 mc T-23 T-3
Jeff Maggert mc T-54 mc 3rd T-18 T-53 mc T-51 T-46 T-3
Robert Damron dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-53 mc T-52 T-3
Scott Dunlap dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc dnp dnp T-3
Tom Lehman dnp T-13 T-11 mc T-14 T-8 6th T-2 mc 8th
Mark O'Meara mc T-9 5th mc mc T-29 T-70 T-42 T-6 T-9
Len Mattiace dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-24 T-5 mc T-9
Lee Janzen mc mc T-34 T-35 Won T-46 T-37 T-13 mc T-9
Greg Chalmers dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-9
David Duval dnp dnp dnp dnp mc T-4 T-43 T-18 Won T-13
Scott Hoch mc dnp mc mc wd T-19 2nd T-5 T-6 T-13
Fred Funk mc T-60 T-39 T-78 T-61 T-13 T-14 T-69 T-38 T-13
Jeff Sluman mc T-40 T-46 mc T-49 T-41 mc mc T-46 T-17
Billy Mayfair T-73 T-67 T-52 mc 18th mc mc T-42 mc T-17
Paul Azinger T-3 T-29 T-6 dnp mc mc T-14 mc mc T-17
Ernie Els dnp dnp mc T-45 T-68 T-8 T-10 T-11 T-17 T-20
Justin Leonard dnp dnp dnp dnp T-34 T-65 T-37 Won T-23 T-22
Craig Parry T-15 T-6 mc T-14 mc T-53 T-22 mc 69th T-22
Stuart Appleby dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-14 mc mc T-22
Thomas Bjorn dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-22
Joe Ozaki dnp dnp T-6 T-45 T-8 mc T-65 T-18 T-10 T-27
Kenny Perry T-57 wd T-65 T-62 T-55 T-4 mc mc wd T-27
Steve Jones T-41 dnp dnp dnp dnp T-33 mc T-25 mc T-27
Carlos Franco dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc T-27
Fred Couples T-23 T-13 T-39 dnp T-29 Won T-10 T-42 T-4 T-33
Vijay Singh dnp dnp T-28 T-55 T-43 T-8 T-31 T-54 T-20 T-33
David Toms dnp mc mc mc dnp mc mc mc T-20 T-38
Scott Gump dnp 66th mc dnp dnp T-19 T-65 T-54 2nd T-42
Bernhard Langer T-6 T-29 2nd T-27 2nd dnp T-31 mc T-38 T-42
Lee Westwood dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-5 T-6 T-48
Davis Love III mc Won T-67 T-6 T-6 T-46 dq T-57 T-10 T-48
John Daly mc 72nd mc mc dnp T-19 wd T-16 wd T-48
Nick Faldo T-57 T-2 dnp 5th mc mc T-24 T-18 dq T-53
Greg Norman T-63 T-35 T-3 Won T-37 mc T-53 dnp mc T-53
Mark Brooks mc T-9 mc mc mc mc T-7 mc T-10 T-57
David Frost T-41 mc mc mc T-37 T-17 wd T-42 T-52 T-57
Jim Furyk dnp dnp dnp dnp mc T-13 T-53 T-35 T-17 T-61
Brad Faxon mc T-67 dq T-6 T-49 dnp 4th T-35 T-46 T-77
Steve Stricker dnp dnp dnp T-23 T-11 mc mc T-51 T-6 mc
Mark Calcavecchia mc 73rd mc T-23 T-18 T-29 T-24 4th T-10 mc
Joey Sindelar T-41 T-46 T-16 T-35 dnp mc T-31 T-61 T-10 mc
Skip Kendall dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 68th T-10 mc
Duffy Waldorf dnp T-35 T-52 mc mc mc T-43 mc T-17 mc
John Huston T-15 T-40 mc T-35 mc mc T-69 mc T-20 mc
Jesper Parnevik dnp dnp dnp dnp T-49 T-53 mc T-25 T-23 mc
Phil Mickelson dnp mc mc dnp T-14 T-33 mc T-8 T-32 mc
Jose M. Olazabal mc T-9 mc T-14 T-23 dnp dnp T-25 T-52 mc
Billy Andrade T-27 mc T-20 mc T-8 mc 5th T-35 T-62 mc
Glen Day dnp dnp dnp dnp mc mc 61st T-2 mc mc
Rocco Mediate T-15 mc T-6 dnp T-55 T-4 mc T-57 mc mc
Loren Roberts T-27 T-21 mc T-14 T-34 T-33 3rd mc mc mc
Darren Clarke dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc T-71 mc
Sergio Garcia dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc
Steve Elkington Won mc T-16 T-51 wd T-19 Won dnp T-38 dnp
Joe Durant dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc mc 76th dnp
Michael Campbell dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-71 dnp dnp dnp dnp
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Tiger Woods
Darkhorse - Craig Parry
Last Week's Pick to Win (Tiger Woods) - Finished 1st
Last Week's Darkhorse (Steve Flesch) - Missed the cut
NOTES:
Hal Sutton became the oldest golfer to win this event, as he held off world
number-one Tiger Woods by one shot in a Monday morning finish. With Sunday's
final round suspended due to rain and lightning, Sutton and Woods were among
a group of 20 players needing to return to the course on Monday. This was the
fifth time in the tournament's history that the event was held over until
Monday. The last time this occurred, Sutton also won in 1983. As the pair
reached the 17th tee, Sutton held a slim one-shot lead over Woods. Both
players parred 17 and Sutton iced the win with a brilliant second shot
on the home hole to within eight feet while Woods' second shot finished
some 30-feet from the hole, just off the green. Both players made par and
finished the final 18 holes at one-under 71. At 41-years, 10 months and
28 days, Sutton replaced Calvin Peete as the oldest winner of the event.
Peete titled here in 1985 at 41-years, 8 months and 13 days. A quintet
of golfers finished tied for third - Robert Damron, Scott Dunlap, Jeff
Maggert, Colin Montgomerie and Nick Price. 1999 champion David Duval
finished tied for 13th. Duval's winning total of 3-under-par 285 in 1999
was the highest winning score at this event since moving to this site in 1982.
Only two PLAYERS Championships have been decided in playoffs. In 1981, Ray
Floyd defeated Barry Jaeckel and Curtis Strange on the first extra hole and
in 1987 Sandy Lyle parred the third playoff hole to defeat Jeff Sluman. Steve
Elkington, Fred Couples, Jack Nicklaus and Sutton are the only multiple
winners of this event, with Nicklaus being the only three-time winner. No
player has been able to win consecutive PLAYERS Championship
titles in the tournament's 27 years. Elkington's victory in 1997 was the
largest winning margin in tournament history, when he won by seven shots over
Scott Hoch. Mark Hayes and Nicklaus own the highest winning score in
tournament history (289), Hayes in 1977 and Nicklaus in '78. Tom Watson has
made the most cuts at this event (21). In 1984, PGA players plunked 64 balls
into the water on the 17th hole. The TPC at Sawgrass, designed by Pete
Dye, has hosted this event 19 consecutive years. Al Geiberger, Greg Norman,
Elkington and Sutton are the only wire-to-wire winners of this event. Only
one player has competed in all 27 PLAYERS Championships: Ben Crenshaw, who
is in this week's field. Bernhard Langer has the longest consecutive cut
streak at 14. Last year, Langer tied for 42nd. Fred Funk has made the cut nine
straight times while Vijay Singh has made eight straight. Both Funk and Singh
call Ponte Vedra Beach home and practice at the TPC at Sawgrass. Only one ace
was recorded last year at the island-green 17th hole when Paul Azinger
recorded a hole-in-one during the third round. Elkington is the only player to
birdie the final hole for victory when he captured the event in 1991.
Nicklaus and Sutton are the only players to win this event on their first
try, Nicklaus in 1974 and Sutton in 1983. Although never a winner at this
tournament, Tom Lehman has enjoyed much success, finishing in the top-10
four of the last five years. Forty-six of the top-50 players in the world are
competing this week. Missing from the field are: Pierre Fulke, Jose Coceres,
Shingo Katayaham and Toshi Izawa. The PGA Tour moves to Georgia for a couple
of weeks as the players will be competing at the BellSouth Classic next
week, the final tune-up for the season's first "major" The Masters, April
5th through 8th. Phil Mickelson is the defending champion at the BellSouth,
while Vijay Singh captured the Masters in 2000.
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