| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Mar 21–24 2002 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Course(s) | TPC Sawgrass |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,093 |
| Field | 150 players, 75 after cut |
| Cut | 147 (+3) |
| Prize fund | $6,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,080,000 |
| Champion | |
| Craig Perks | |
| 280 (–8) | |
The 2002 Players Championship was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour contested from March 21–24 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. It was the 29th Players Championship. Unheralded New Zealander Craig Perks won the tournament for his only career PGA Tour win.
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This was the 23rd Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Its 2002 setup measured 7,093 yards.
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 1993 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 285 | -3 | T9 |
| Tiger Woods | United States | 2001 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 74 | 287 | -1 | T14 |
| David Duval | United States | 1999 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 280 | +2 | T28 |
| Tom Kite | United States | 1989 | 72 | 71 | 79 | 69 | 291 | +3 | T36 |
| Justin Leonard | United States | 1998 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 292 | +4 | T44 |
| Steve Elkington | Australia | 1991, 1997 | 74 | 68 | 77 | 77 | 296 | +8 | T63 |
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Love III | United States | 1992 | 73 | 74 | 147 | +3 |
| Hal Sutton | United States | 1983, 2000 | 73 | 74 | 147 | +3 |
| Lee Janzen | United States | 1995 | 77 | 72 | 149 | +5 |
| Fred Couples | United States | 1984, 1996 | 78 | 74 | 152 | +8 |
| Greg Norman | United States | 1994 | 74 | 78 | 152 | +8 |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | United States | 64 | -8 |
| 2 | Chris DiMarco | United States | 66 | -6 |
| 3 | Scott Hoch | United States | 67 | -5 |
| T4 | David Duval | United States | 68 | -4 |
| Nick Faldo | England | |||
| T6 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 69 | -3 |
| Stuart Appleby | Australia | |||
| Mark Calcavecchia | United States | |||
| Brian Gay | United States | |||
| David Gossett | United States | |||
| Jerry Kelly | United States | |||
| Steve Lowery | United States | |||
| Carl Paulson | United States | |||
| Jeff Sluman | United States | |||
| Steve Stricker | United States | |||
| David Toms | United States |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Carl Paulson | United States | 69-69=138 | -6 |
| Jeff Sluman | United States | 69-69=138 | ||
| T3 | Mark Calcavecchia | United States | 69-70=139 | -5 |
| Phil Mickelson | United States | 64-75=139 | ||
| Craig Perks | New Zealand | 71-68=139 | ||
| 6 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | 72-68=140 | -4 |
| T10 | Chris DiMarco | United States | 66-75=141 | -3 |
| Nick Faldo | England | 68-73=141 | ||
| Rocco Mediate | United States | 71-70=141 | ||
| David Toms | United States | 69-72=141 |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Paulson | United States | 69-69-69=207 | -9 |
| 2 | Craig Perks | New Zealand | 71-68-69=208 | -8 |
| T3 | Rocco Mediate | United States | 71-70-69=210 | -6 |
| Jeff Sluman | United States | 69-69-72=210 | ||
| T5 | David Toms | United States | 69-72-70=211 | -5 |
| Mike Weir | Canada | 70-73-68=211 | ||
| T7 | Billy Andrade | United States | 73-69-70=212 | -4 |
| Mark Calcavecchia | United States | 69-70-73=212 | ||
| Scott Hoch | United States | 67-77-68=212 | ||
| T10 | Nick Faldo | England | 68-73-72=213 | -3 |
| Sergio García | Spain | 70-72-71=213 | ||
| Steve Lowery | United States | 69-73-71=213 | ||
| Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | 72-72-69=213 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 71-72-70=213 |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Perks | New Zealand | 71-68-69-72=280 | -8 | 1,080,000 |
| 2 | Stephen Ames | Trinidad and Tobago | 74-69-72-67=282 | -6 | 648,000 |
| 3 | Rocco Mediate | United States | 71-70-69-73=283 | -5 | 408,000 |
| T4 | Billy Andrade | United States | 73-69-70-72=284 | -4 | 226,200 |
| Sergio García | Spain | 70-72-71-71=284 | |||
| Scott Hoch | United States | 67-77-68-72=284 | |||
| Carl Paulson | United States | 69-69-69-77=284 | |||
| Jeff Sluman | United States | 69-69-72-74=284 | |||
| T9 | John Huston | United States | 73-69-73-70=285 | -3 | 168,000 |
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 74-71-71-69=285 |
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