1983 Tournament Players Championship
Golf tournament
The 1983 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour , held March 24–28 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach , southeast of Jacksonville . It was the tenth Tournament Players Championship .
Heavy rains on Thursday delayed the start until Friday, with the final two rounds planned for Sunday.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Hal Sutton , age 24, came from four strokes back with a final round 69 to win his second tour event, one stroke ahead of runner-up Bob Eastwood .[ 4] [ 5] major title, the PGA Championship in August at Riviera .
Defending champion Jerry Pate withdrew before the start, due to a lingering neck injury.[ 6] [ 7]
Sutton became the youngest champion of the TPC, formerly Mark Hayes , 27 in 1977 . It was only for a year, as Fred Couples was five months younger at his win in 1984 .
Venue
This was the second Tournament Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 6,857 yards (6,270 m). Despite refinements in the past year, the Pete Dye -designed course continued to be scrutinized by many.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Eligibility requirements
Top 125 players on Final 1982 Official Money List
Players who appear in Top 25 on 1983 Official Money List as of March 14, 1981
Leading 1982 Official Money Winner on the Senior PGA Tour
All designated players
Any foreign player who meets the requirements of a designated Player, whether or not he is a PGA Tour member
Past winners of the Tournament Players Championship , World Series of Golf , PGA Championship , Masters Tournament and U.S. Open since 1973
Three "special selections," as determined by TPC Committee Source:[ 12]
Field
John Adams , Isao Aoki , George Archer , Seve Ballesteros , Miller Barber , Andy Bean , Chip Beck , Woody Blackburn , Jim Booros , Bill Britton , Brad Bryant , George Burns , Bob Byman , Rex Caldwell , Antonio Cerda Jr. , Bobby Clampett , Lennie Clements , Jim Colbert , Bobby Cole , Frank Conner , Charles Coody , John Cook , Fred Couples , Ben Crenshaw , Jim Dent , Bruce Devlin , Terry Diehl , Mike Donald , Bob Eastwood , Danny Edwards , David Edwards , Dave Eichelberger , Lee Elder , Nick Faldo , Keith Fergus , Forrest Fezler , Ed Fiori , Bruce Fleisher , Raymond Floyd , John Fought , Al Geiberger , Gibby Gilbert , Bob Gilder , David Graham , Lou Graham , Thomas Gray , Hubert Green , Jay Haas , Gary Hallberg , Dan Halldorson , Phil Hancock , Morris Hatalsky , Vance Heafner , Lon Hinkle , Scott Hoch , Mike Holland , Joe Inman , Hale Irwin , Peter Jacobsen , Barry Jaeckel , Tom Jenkins , Tom Kite , Gary Koch , Wayne Levi , Bruce Lietzke , Pat Lindsey , Mark Lye , John Mahaffey , Roger Maltbie , Mike McCullough , Mark McCumber , Pat McGowan , Mark McNulty , Steve Melnyk , Allen Miller , Johnny Miller , Jeff Mitchell , Larry Mize , Gil Morgan , Jodie Mudd , Bob Murphy , Tsuneyuki Nakajima , Jim Nelford , Larry Nelson , Jack Nicklaus , Mike Nicolette , Greg Norman , Tim Norris , Andy North , Mark O'Meara , Peter Oosterhuis , Arnold Palmer , Calvin Peete , Mark Pfeil , Dan Pohl , Don Pooley , Greg Powers , Tom Purtzer , Victor Regalado , Mike Reid , Jack Renner , Bill Rogers , Clarence Rose , Bob Shearer , Jim Simons , Scott Simpson , Tim Simpson , J. C. Snead , Ed Sneed , Craig Stadler , Payne Stewart , Curtis Strange , Ron Streck , Mike Sullivan , Hal Sutton , Doug Tewell , Leonard Thompson , Jim Thorpe , Lee Trevino , Howard Twitty , Tommy Valentine , Bobby Wadkins , Lanny Wadkins , Denis Watson , Tom Watson , D. A. Weibring , Tom Weiskopf , Larry Ziegler , Fuzzy Zoeller
Round summaries
First round
Friday, March 25, 1983
Rain washed out play on Thursday, and the final two rounds were rescheduled for Sunday.
Source: [ 13]
Second round
Saturday, March 26, 1983
With two rounds planned for Sunday, the cut was set at 149 (+5), reducing the field to 67. The eight players on 150, who would normally have made the cut, received prize money.
Source: [ 14]
Third round
Sunday, March 27, 1983
Officials had hoped to complete the event with 36 holes on Sunday.[ 2] [ 3]
Source: [ 15]
Final round
Monday, March 28, 1983
Champion
(c) = past champion
Leaderboard below the top 10
Place
Player
Score
To par
Money ($ )
T13
Keith Fergus 74-71-71-73=289
+1
13,533
Wayne Levi 72-74-71-72=289
Larry Mize 72-76-72-69=289
T16
Peter Jacobsen 73-68-72-77=290
+2
11,200
Johnny Miller 73-73-73-71=290
Tsuneyuki Nakajima 71-72-73-74=290
T19
Lennie Clements 73-70-74-74=291
+3
8,785
Jack Nicklaus (c)73-76-68-74=291
Tom Purtzer 71-73-76-71=291
Tom Watson 75-74-70-72=291
T23
Terry Diehl 73-71-75-73=292
+4
6,440
Raymond Floyd (c)70-76-72-74=292
Barry Jaeckel 73-71-74-74=292
Gil Morgan 74-72-70-76=292
T27
Danny Edwards 70-77-73-73=293
+5
4,970
Bruce Fleisher 73-75-75-70=293
Tom Kite 72-75-73-73=293
Mike McCullough 74-74-73-72=293
Leonard Thompson 69-76-74-74=293
T32
Joe Inman 72-72-74-76=294
+6
4,142
Bob Murphy 72-70-77-75=294
J. C. Snead 71-70-75-78=294
T35
John Adams 74-74-76-71=295
+7
3,304
Seve Ballesteros 72-75-70-78=295
David Edwards 72-75-73-75=295
Nick Faldo 74-74-72-75=295
Bob Gilder 72-73-74-76=295
David Graham 73-72-74-76=295
Calvin Peete 73-73-77-72=295
42
Allen Miller 75-74-72-75=296
+8
2,730
T43
Isao Aoki 75-74-75-73=297
+9
2,244
Frank Conner 73-75-75-74=297
Dave Eichelberger 76-73-73-75=297
Gary Koch 77-71-79-70=297
Tim Norris 74-74-76-73=297
Peter Oosterhuis 70-78-73-76=297
T49
Charles Coody 76-72-79-71=298
+10
1,727
Hale Irwin 75-72-72-79=298
Mark McCumber 69-77-75-77=298
Mark O'Meara 71-77-74-76=298
Bobby Wadkins 72-75-74-77=298
T54
Arnold Palmer 77-72-76-74=299
+11
1,617
Jim Thorpe 73-75-77-74=299
T56
Al Geiberger (c)72-74-74-80=300
+12
1,568
Gibby Gilbert 72-74-75-79=300
Lon Hinkle 74-73-73-80=300
Ron Streck 71-77-76-76=300
Tom Weiskopf 70-77-81-72=300
T61
Jim Nelford 72-77-72-80=301
+13
1,519
Scott Simpson 75-74-76-76=301
T63
Greg Norman 71-77-76-78=302
+14
1,498
Craig Stadler 74-74-70-84=302
65
Mark Pfeil 71-75-81-77=304
+16
1,470
66
Jim Colbert 72-77-83-73=305
+17
1,456
WD
Mike Nicolette 73-71-79=223
+7
1,442
T68
Jim Dent 75-75=150
+6
1,379
Tom Jenkins 79-71=150
Roger Maltbie 71-79=150
Bill Rogers 74-76=150
Bob Shearer 78-72=150
Jim Simons 73-77=150
Lee Trevino (c)77-73=150
Howard Twitty 78-72=150
CUT
Chip Beck 75-76=151
+7
Thomas Gray 76-75=151
Hubert Green 74-77=151
Scott Hoch 77-74=151
Pat Lindsey 78-73=151
Mark McNulty 73-78=151
Dan Pohl 76-75=151
Clarence Rose 76-75=151
Ed Sneed 75-76=151
Brad Bryant 75-77=152
+8
George Burns 78-74=152
Rex Caldwell 71-81=152
Lee Elder 77-75=152
Forrest Fezler 78-74=152
John Fought 76-76=152
Dan Halldorson 78-74=152
Phil Hancock 77-75=152
Steve Melnyk 79-73=152
Tim Simpson 75-77=152
George Archer 75-78=153
+9
Antonio Cerda Jr. 74-79=153
Jack Renner 78-75=153
Miller Barber 77-77=154
+10
Woody Blackburn 75-79=154
Bruce Devlin 76-78=154
Mike Donald 78-76=154
Gary Hallberg 76-78=154
Morris Hatalsky 76-78=154
Pat McGowan 80-74=154
D. A. Weibring 80-74=154
Andy North 77-78=155
+11
Tommy Valentine 73-82=155
Andy Bean 73-83=156
+12
Bill Britton 79-77=156
Mark Lye 74-82=156
Payne Stewart 78-78=156
Lanny Wadkins (c)76-80=156
Denis Watson 79-78=157
+13
Mike Reid 82-76=158
+14
Jeff Mitchell 81-78=159
+15
Larry Ziegler 75-84=159
Jodie Mudd 78-82=160
+16
Jim Booros 82-79=161
+17
Bob Byman 80-81=161
Mike Holland 75-86=161
Larry Nelson 83-78=161
Greg Powers 84-78=162
+18
Fuzzy Zoeller 82-80=162
Victor Regalado 83-80=163
+19
Bobby Cole 86-79=165
+21
Fred Couples 81-84=165
WD
Lou Graham 77
+5
Jay Haas 80
+8
DQ
Mike Sullivan 76
+4
Source: [ 16]
References
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