Golf tournament
The 1996 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour , held March 28–31 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach , southeast of Jacksonville . It was the 23rd Players Championship .
Tournament summary
Fred Couples shot a final round 64 to win his second Players, four strokes ahead of runners-up Colin Montgomerie and Tommy Tolles , the 54-hole leader.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] 1984 .[ 5] [ 6]
Defending champion Lee Janzen finished thirteen strokes back, in a tie for 46th place.
Venue
This was the fifteenth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course, and it remained at 6,896 yards (6,306 m).[ 1]
Eligibility requirements
The top 125 PGA Tour members from the final 1995 Official Money List. [ 7]
Greg Norman , Billy Mayfair , Lee Janzen , Corey Pavin , Steve Elkington , Davis Love III , Peter Jacobsen , Jim Gallagher Jr. , Vijay Singh , Mark O'Meara , David Duval , Payne Stewart , Mark Calcavecchia , Ernie Els , Tom Lehman , Jay Haas , Scott Simpson , Scott Hoch , Nick Faldo , Bob Tway , Kenny Perry , Justin Leonard , Ben Crenshaw , Woody Austin , Brad Bryant , Fred Funk , Loren Roberts , Phil Mickelson , Kirk Triplett , Nick Price , Jeff Sluman , Hal Sutton , Jim Furyk , Jeff Maggert , Duffy Waldorf , Steve Lowery , Ted Tryba , Steve Stricker , Bob Estes , John Morse , Bill Glasson , Jim McGovern , Mark McCumber , Mark Brooks , Curtis Strange , David Frost , Lennie Clements , Mike Heinen , Colin Montgomerie , Jay Don Blake , Scott Verplank , Brett Ogle , John Daly , Tom Watson , Bob Lohr , Gene Sauers , Mike Hulbert , Guy Boros , Fred Couples , John Huston , Craig Parry , Joe Ozaki , Larry Mize , Robin Freeman , Billy Andrade , Bruce Lietzke , Andrew Magee , Gil Morgan , John Adams , Brian Claar , Grant Waite , Blaine McCallister , Nolan Henke , Steve Jones , Jay Delsing , Doug Martin , Don Pooley , David Edwards , Jesper Parnevik , Michael Bradley , Brandel Chamblee , Dillard Pruitt , Robert Gamez , Joey Sindelar , Dan Forsman , Jonathan Kaye , Hale Irwin , Lee Rinker , John Cook , Scott Gump , Paul Azinger , Neal Lancaster , Jim Carter , Charlie Rymer , Tom Kite , Curt Byrum , Ken Green , Kelly Gibson , Fuzzy Zoeller , Chip Beck , Mark Wiebe , Mike Sullivan , Brian Henninger , Bobby Wadkins , Tommy Tolles , Dan Pohl , Brian Kamm , Patrick Burke , John Mahaffey , Phil Blackmar , Ed Dougherty , David Ogrin , Dave Stockton Jr. , John Wilson , Rick Fehr , Joe Acosta Jr. , Scott McCarron , Paul Goydos , Keith Fergus
All winners of PGA Tour events awarding official money and official victory status in the preceding 12 months, concluding with the Freeport-McDermott Classic and dating from the 1995 Players Championship .
Craig Stadler
Winners in the last 10 calendar years of The Players Championship , Masters Tournament , U.S. Open , PGA Championship , and NEC World Series of Golf .
Sandy Lyle , Jeff Sluman , Ian Woosnam , Larry Nelson , Mike Reid , Tom Purtzer , Fulton Allem
British Open winners since 1990.
Ian Baker-Finch
Six players, not otherwise eligible, designated by The Players Championship Committee as "special selections."
Costantino Rocca , Masashi Ozaki , Sam Torrance , Robert Allenby , Michael Campbell , Frank Nobilo
Any players, not otherwise eligible, who are among the top-10 money-winners from the 1996 Official Money List through the Freeport-McDermott Classic. [ 7]
Tim Herron
To complete a field of 144 players, those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1996 Official Money List through the Freeport-McDermott Classic. [ 7]
Omar Uresti , Tom Scherrer , Jerry Kelly , Marco Dawson , Joel Edwards , Rocco Mediate , Brad Fabel , Glen Day , David Toms , Mike Brisky , Lanny Wadkins
Source:[ 8]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 28, 1996 Friday, March 29, 1996
Source: [ 9] [ 10]
Second round
Friday, March 29, 1996
Source: [ 9]
Third round
Saturday, March 30, 1996
Source: [ 11]
Final round
Sunday, March 31, 1996
Champion
(c) = past champion
Leaderboard below the top 10
Place
Player
Score
To par
Money ($ )
T13
Fred Funk 70-69-67-71=277
−11
65,625
Jim Furyk 70-70-67-70=277
Larry Mize 70-67-71-69=277
Gil Morgan 70-69-69-69=277
T17
Patrick Burke 72-71-69-66=278
−10
54,250
David Frost 67-70-72-69=278
T19
Michael Bradley 72-67-66-74=279
−9
35,735
John Daly 68-70-69-72=279
Joel Edwards 71-67-71-70=279
Steve Elkington (c)68-73-68-70=279
Wayne Grady 72-69-68-70=279
Scott Gump 70-68-68-73=279
Nolan Henke 71-68-68-72=279
Tim Herron 69-73-68-69=279
Scott Hoch 71-70-70-68=279
Kirk Triplett 67-72-73-67=279
T29
Mark Calcavecchia 67-68-75-70=280
−8
23,275
Robert Gamez 68-73-70-69=280
Mark O'Meara 73-69-69-69=280
Masashi Ozaki 71-69-69-71=280
T33
John Adams 71-69-71-70=281
−7
17,718
Jay Don Blake 74-68-68-71=281
Jim Carter 70-72-66-73=281
Marco Dawson 72-71-69-69=281
Steve Jones 70-69-69-73=281
Phil Mickelson 71-72-64-74=281
Loren Roberts 73-70-70-68=281
Tom Watson 72-68-69-72=281
T41
Blaine McCallister 72-70-66-74=282
−6
12,950
Jeff Sluman 68-72-72-70=282
Craig Stadler 73-70-71-68=282
Payne Stewart 73-70-68-71=282
Bobby Wadkins 71-70-68-73=282
T46
Hale Irwin 67-73-69-74=283
−5
9,360
Lee Janzen (c)70-71-70-72=283
Davis Love III (c)69-70-72-72=283
Steve Lowery 73-70-68-72=283
Corey Pavin 67-71-76-69=283
Nick Price (c)70-69-73-71=283
Dillard Pruitt 71-71-71-70=283
T53
Guy Boros 69-72-70-73=284
−4
7,990
Neal Lancaster 73-70-69-72=284
Jeff Maggert 70-70-77-67=284
Jesper Parnevik 69-70-72-73=284
Craig Parry 66-74-72-72=284
Gene Sauers 69-72-72-71=284
Hal Sutton (c)72-69-73-70=284
T60
Chip Beck 68-69-76-72=285
−3
7,665
Frank Nobilo 68-72-72-73=285
T62
Larry Nelson 71-69-73-73=286
−2
7,490
Dan Pohl 72-70-73-71=286
Tom Purtzer 74-69-72-71=286
T65
Justin Leonard 65-70-80-72=287
−1
7,315
Mike Reid 70-73-72-72=287
T67
Woody Austin 72-71-72-73=288
E
7,105
Brian Kamm 68-74-71-75=288
Doug Martin 69-71-76-72=288
Don Pooley 69-73-74-72=288
T71
Michael Campbell 70-73-69-77=289
+1
6,895
Mike Hulbert 73-70-73-73=289
T73
Ben Crenshaw 70-73-71-76=290
+2
6,685
Jim Gallagher Jr. 71-70-76-73=290
Ken Green 71-71-74-74=290
John Morse 68-74-74-74=290
77
Mark McCumber (c)69-74-71-79=293
+5
6,510
CUT
Fulton Allem 73-71=144
E
Paul Azinger 73-71=144
Mark Brooks 69-75=144
Curt Byrum 72-72=144
Brian Claar 72-72=144
Lennie Clements 75-69=144
John Cook 73-71=144
Dan Forsman 72-72=144
Bill Glasson 72-72=144
Peter Jacobsen 73-71=144
Tom Kite (c)71-73=144
David Ogrin 74-70=144
Costantino Rocca 73-71=144
Tom Scherrer 70-74=144
Duffy Waldorf 68-76=144
John Wilson 73-71=144
Ian Woosnam 72-72=144
David Edwards 70-75=145
+1
Bob Estes 71-74=145
Nick Faldo 70-75=145
Mike Heinen 74-71=145
Bruce Lietzke 71-74=145
Andrew Magee 76-69=145
Dave Stockton Jr. 69-76=145
David Toms 73-72=145
Robert Allenby 75-71=146
+2
Billy Andrade 74-72=146
Glen Day 74-72=146
Jay Delsing 71-75=146
John Huston 72-74=146
Sandy Lyle (c)76-70=146
John Mahaffey (c)71-75=146
Greg Norman (c)73-73=146
Naomichi Ozaki 72-74=146
Scott Simpson 70-76=146
Joey Sindelar 76-70=146
Bob Tway 72-74=146
Lanny Wadkins (c)71-75=146
Joe Acosta Jr. 73-74=147
+3
Brad Bryant 76-71=147
Robin Freeman 79-68=147
Bob Lohr 76-71=147
Charlie Rymer 75-72=147
Steve Stricker 75-72=147
Brandel Chamblee 73-75=148
+4
Keith Fergus 73-75=148
Jerry Kelly 74-74=148
Omar Uresti 70-78=148
Mike Standly 72-77=149
+5
Curtis Strange 75-74=149
Mike Sullivan 73-76=149
Ian Baker-Finch 73-77=150
+6
Brad Fabel 75-75=150
Kelly Gibson 80-70=150
Paul Goydos 75-75=150
Brett Ogle 76-74=150
Lee Rinker 74-76=150
Sam Torrance 74-76=150
Mike Brisky 72-79=151
+7
Scott McCarron 75-76=151
Billy Mayfair 76-76=152
+8
Mark Wiebe 76-76=152
Phil Blackmar 73-80=153
+9
Rick Fehr 73-80=153
Brian Henninger 79-74=153
Jim McGovern 76-77=153
Ted Tryba 80-73=153
WD
Scott Verplank 78
+6
Ed Dougherty 81
+9
Source: [ 12]
References
^ a b "Players Championship" . Wilmington Morning Star . (North Carolina). April 1, 1996. p. 4C.^ Reilly, Rick (April 8, 1996). "As easy as T-P-C" . Sports Illustrated . p. 50.^ "Wet green helps Couples win 'long green' in TPC" . Wilmington Morning Star . (North Carolina). Associated Press. April 1, 1996. p. 1C.^ "Couples takes charge for TPC title" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. April 1, 1996. p. 3B.^ "Two birdies aid Couples' biggest win" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. April 2, 1984. p. 3C.^ Jenkins, Dan (April 9, 1984). "Gone, even with the wind" . Sports Illustrated . p. 53.^ a b c "Golf Stat and Records | PGA TOUR" . www.pgatour.com . Retrieved May 6, 2023 .^ "1996 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF) . PGA Tour. p. 311. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 24, 2020.^ a b "Golf: The Players Championship" . Wilmington Morning Star . (North Carolina). March 30, 1996. p. 4C.^ "Golf: The Players Championship" . Wilmington Morning Star . (North Carolina). March 29, 1996. p. 2C.^ "Tolles just wants a PGA triumph" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1996. p. 3H.^ "Past Results 1974 – present" . PGA Tour . Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020 .
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