1986 Tournament Players Championship

1986 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information
Dates March 27–30, 1986
Location Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Course(s) TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,857 yards (6,270 m)[1]
Cut 144 (E)
Prize fund $900,000
Winner's share $162,000
Champion
United States John Mahaffey
275 (−13)
«1985
1987»
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

The 1986 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 27–30 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the thirteenth Tournament Players Championship.

John Mahaffey shot 71 in the final round for 275 (–13) and the win, one stroke ahead of runner-up Larry Mize, the 54-hole leader.[2][3][4]

Calvin Peete missed the 36-hole cut by two strokes, the first time a participating defending champion did not play the weekend.

Venue

This was the fifth Tournament Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 6,857 yards (6,270 m).[1]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Hal Sutton  United States 1983 71 72 68 71 282 –6 T7
Raymond Floyd  United States 1981 67 73 75 72 287 –1 T21
Lee Trevino  United States 1980 68 73 70 76 287 –1 T21
Lanny Wadkins  United States 1979 67 73 76 73 289 +1 T40

Source:[1][3]

Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Calvin Peete  United States 1985 73 73 146 +2
Jack Nicklaus  United States 1974, 1976, 1978 74 73 147 +3
Mark Hayes  United States 1977 72 77 149 +5
Fred Couples  United States 1984 77 80 157 +13

Source:[5]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 27, 1986

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1 Keith Fergus  United States 66 −6
Ken Green  United States
Larry Mize  United States
Tony Sills  United States
Bob Tway  United States
T6 David Edwards  United States 67 −5
Raymond Floyd  United States
Lanny Wadkins  United States
Willie Wood  United States
T10 Danny Edwards  United States 68 −4
Mark O'Meara  United States
J. C. Snead  United States
Doug Tewell  United States
Lee Trevino  United States
Mark Wiebe  United States

Source:[6]

Second round

Friday, March 28, 1986

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1 Larry Mize  United States 66-68=134 −10
Bob Murphy  United States 69-65=134
3 Dave Rummells  United States 70-65=135 −9
T4 David Edwards  United States 67-69=208 −8
Doug Tewell  United States 68-68=136
Brett Upper  United States 71-65=136
T7 Mike Hulbert  United States 69-68=137 −7
Jim Thorpe  United States 69-68=137
T9 Tom Kite  United States 69-69=138 −6
Nick Price  Zimbabwe 71-67=138
Payne Stewart  United States 71-67=138

Source:[5]

Third round

Saturday, March 29, 1986

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1 Larry Mize  United States 66-68-66=200 −16
2 John Mahaffey  United States 69-70-65=204 −12
T3 Bob Murphy  United States 69-65-74=208 −8
Tim Simpson  United States 72-70-66=208
T5 Tom Kite  United States 69-69-71=209 −7
Brett Upper  United States 71-65-73=209
T7 Dick Mast  United States 69-73-68=210 −6
Doug Tewell  United States 68-68-74=210
T9 Tony Sills  United States 71-73-70=211 −5
Jim Simons  United States 69-72-70=211
Hal Sutton  United States 71-72-68=211
Jim Thorpe  United States 69-68-74=211
Lee Trevino  United States 68-73-70=211
Bob Tway  United States 66-73-72=211

Source:[7][8]

Final round

Sunday, March 30, 1986

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 John Mahaffey  United States 69-70-65-71=275 −13 162,000
2 Larry Mize  United States 66-68-66-76=276 −12 97,200
3 Tim Simpson  United States 72-70-66-72=280 −861,200
T4 Tom Kite  United States 69-69-71-72=281 −5 37,200
Jim Thorpe  United States 69-68-74-70=281
Brett Upper  United States 71-65-73-72=281
T7 John Cook  United States 71-73-70-68=282 −6 28,050
Jay Haas  United States 67-72-69-75=282
Hal Sutton  United States 71-72-68-71=282
T10 Dave Rummells  United States 70-65-79-69=283 −5 21,600
Payne Stewart  United States 71-69-75-70=283
Doug Tewell  United States 68-68-74-73=283
Bob Tway  United States 66-73-72-72=283

Source:[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Golf: TPC scores". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. March 31, 1986. p. 14.
  2. ↑ Reilly, Rick (April 7, 1986). "Nipped at the wire in the TPC". Sports Illustrated. p. 36.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mahaffey catches Mize on the last hole". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1986. p. 1C.
  4. ↑ Hanley, Reid (March 31, 1986). "TPC falls into Mahaffey's lap". Chicago Tribune. p. 3, sec. 3.
  5. 1 2 "Mize matches Murphy". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 29, 1986. p. 8B.
  6. ↑ "Five golfers share lead at TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 28, 1986. p. 2D.
  7. ↑ Boswell, Thomas (March 30, 1986). "Mahaffey in perfect spot - 4 shots back". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 6B.
  8. ↑ Hanley, Reid (March 30, 1986). "Mize breaks away to take Players' lead". Chicago Tribune. p. 6, sec. 4.

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