2002 Players Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | March 21–24, 2002 |
Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
Course(s) |
TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,093 yards (6,486 m) |
Field | 150 players, 75 after cut |
Cut | 146 (+2) |
Prize fund | $6.0 million |
Winner's share | $1.08 million |
Champion | |
Craig Perks | |
280 (−8) | |
«2001 2003» |
The 2002 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 21–24 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 29th Players Championship.
Unheralded Craig Perks gained his only career win on the PGA Tour, two strokes ahead of runner-up Stephen Ames.[1][2] In the last three holes, Perks chipped in twice; for eagle at 16 and for par at 18. In between, he made a 25-foot (7.6 m) birdie putt on the Island Green; he had only two pars in the last fourteen holes.[1][3]
Starting the year at 256 in the world rankings, Perks moved from 203 to 64 with the win.[3][4]
Defending champion Tiger Woods finished seven strokes back, in a tie for fourteenth place.
Venue
This was the 21st Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,093 yards (6,486 m).
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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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 | 290 | +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 |
Source:[5]
Missed the cut
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 | Australia | 1994 | 74 | 78 | 152 | +8 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 21, 2002
Second round
Friday, March 22, 2002
Saturday, March 23, 2002
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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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 |
T7 | 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 |
Third round
Saturday, March 23, 2002
Place | 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 |
Source:[6]
Final round
Sunday, March 24, 2002
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Source:[5]
References
- 1 2 Van Sickle, Gary (April 1, 2002). "Pitched battle". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Drama marks Perks' first title rum". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 25, 2002. p. 2E.
- 1 2 "A million Perks for TPC champ". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. March 25, 2002. p. 1C.
- ↑ "2002: Week 12" (PDF). Official World Golf Rankings. March 24, 2002. Retrieved April 30, 2002.
- 1 2 "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 25, 2002. p. 2C.
- ↑ "Players Championship". Sunday Morning Star. (Wilmington, North Carolina). March 24, 2002. p. 2C.
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