1995 Players Championship

1995 Players Championship
Tournament information
Dates March 23–26, 1995
Location Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Course(s) TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,896 yards (6,306 m)[1]
Field 149 players, 74 after cut
Cut 149 (+5)
Prize fund $3.0 million
Winner's share $540,000
Champion
United States Lee Janzen
283 (−5)
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TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

The 1995 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 23–26 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 22nd Players Championship.

On a wind-dried course, Lee Janzen won at 283 (−5), a stroke ahead of runner-up Bernhard Langer. Janzen sank a 5-foot (1.5 m) putt for par on the final hole for the win.[1][2]

Defending champion Greg Norman finished eleven strokes back, in a tie for 37th place.

Venue

This was the fourteenth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course, and it remained at 6,896 yards (6,306 m).[1]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Davis Love III  United States 1992 73 67 74 74 286 −2 T6
Mark McCumber  United States 1988 71 73 72 75 291 +3 T23
Fred Couples  United States 1984 73 72 73 74 292 +4 T29
Greg Norman  Australia 1994 70 74 73 77 294 +6 T37
Nick Price  Zimbabwe 1993 73 71 75 75 294 +6 T37
Tom Kite  United States 1989 71 74 76 74 295 +7 T43
John Mahaffey  United States 1986 76 73 72 76 297 +9 T55

Source:[1]

Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Hal Sutton  United States 1983 72 79 151 +7
Sandy Lyle  Scotland 1987 79 76 155 +11
Jack Nicklaus  United States 1974, 1976, 1978 76 79 155 +11
Lanny Wadkins  United States 1979 81 78 159 +15
Jodie Mudd  United States 1990 80 81 161 +17
Steve Elkington  Australia 1991 76 WD
Calvin Peete  United States 1985 85 WD

Source:[3]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 23, 1995

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1 Corey Pavin  United States 66 −6
2 Gene Sauers  United States 67 −5
T3 Lee Janzen  United States 69 −3
Bernhard Langer  Germany
Larry Mize  United States
Payne Stewart  United States
Steve Stricker  United States
T8 Andrew Magee  United States 70 −2
Greg Norman  Australia
T10 Lennie Clements  United States 71 −1
John Cook  United States
Tom Kite  United States
Tom Lehman  United States
Jeff Maggert  United States
Billy Mayfair  United States
Mark McCumber  United States
Rocco Mediate  United States
Scott Simpson  United States
Kirk Triplett  United States
D. A. Weibring  United States

Source:[4]

Second round

Friday, March 24, 1995

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1 Corey Pavin  United States 66-73=139 −5
Gene Sauers  United States 67-72=139
T3 Bernhard Langer  Germany 69-71=140 −4
Davis Love III  United States 73-67=140
Steve Stricker  United States 79-71=140
T6 Hale Irwin  United States 73-68=141 −3
D. A. Weibring  United States 71-70=141
T8 Lennie Clements  United States 71-61=142 −2
Payne Stewart  United States 69-73=142
T10 Billy Andrade  United States 74-69=143 −1
Seve Ballesteros  Spain 75-68=143
Brad Bryant  United States 72-71=143
Robert Gamez  United States 74-69=143
Peter Jacobsen  United States 74-69=143
Lee Janzen  United States 69-74=143
Tom Lehman  United States 71-72=143
Jeff Maggert  United States 71-72=143
Scott Simpson  United States 71-72=143
Tom Watson  United States 72-71=143
Ian Woosnam  Wales 74-69=143

Source:[3]

Third round

Saturday, March 25, 1995

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1 Bernhard Langer  Germany 69-71-71=211 −5
Corey Pavin  United States 66-73-72=211
3 Lee Janzen  United States 69-74-69=212 −4
4 Payne Stewart  United States 69-73-71=213 −3
T5 Peter Jacobsen  United States 74-69-71=214 −2
Davis Love III  United States 73-67-74=214
Steve Stricker  United States 79-71-74=214
D. A. Weibring  United States 71-70-73=214
T9 Brad Bryant  United States 72-71-72=215 −1
Brian Claar  United States 74-70-71=215
Tom Lehman  United States 71-72-72=215
Jeff Maggert  United States 71-72-72=215

Source:[2][5]

Final round

Sunday, March 26, 1995

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Lee Janzen  United States 69-74-69-71=283 −5 540,000
2 Bernhard Langer  Germany 69-71-71-73=284 −4 324,000
T3 Corey Pavin  United States 66-73-72-74=285 −3 156,000
Gene Sauers  United States 67-72-78-68=285
Payne Stewart  United States 69-73-71-72=285
T6 Brad Bryant  United States 72-71-72-71=286 −2 104,250
Davis Love III  United States 73-67-74-72=286
T8 Billy Andrade  United States 74-69-73-71=287 −1 87,000
Jay Haas  United States 69-77-72-69=287
Naomichi Ozaki  Japan 74-70-72-71=287

Source:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Janzen conquers 17th hole, TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 27, 1995. p. 2B.
  2. 1 2 Reilly, Rick (April 3, 1995). "Right on line". Sports Illustrated. p. 50.
  3. 1 2 "Crowd gathers near top of TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 25, 1995. p. 2D.
  4. ↑ "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 24, 1995. p. 2C.
  5. ↑ "Wind blasts TPC course as two lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 26, 1995. p. 9G.

Coordinates: 30°11′48″N 81°23′37″W / 30.19667°N 81.39361°W / 30.19667; -81.39361

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