Golf tournament
The 1997 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 24th Players Championship .
Tournament summary
Steve Elkington led wire-to-wire, with all four rounds in the sixties, to win his second Players at 272 (−16), a record seven strokes ahead of runner-up Scott Hoch .[ 2] [ 3] 1991 .[ 4] [ 5]
In his first Players, 21-year-old Tiger Woods tied for 31st at 289 (+1);[ 2] Masters by a record margin.
Defending champion Fred Couples finished thirteen strokes back, in a tie for tenth place.
Venue
This was the sixteenth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course, and it remained at 6,896 yards (6,306 m).[ 1]
Eligibility requirements
All winners of PGA Tour events awarding official money and official victory status in the preceding 12 months, concluding with the Bay Hill Invitational and dating from the 1996 Players Championship .
Fred Couples , Paul Stankowski , Nick Faldo , Loren Roberts , Mark O'Meara , Mark Brooks , Phil Mickelson , Corey Pavin , Steve Stricker , Tom Watson , Ernie Els , Steve Jones , John Cook , D. A. Weibring , Scott Hoch , Tom Lehman , Willie Wood , Justin Leonard , Clarence Rose , Guy Boros , Dudley Hart , Ed Fiori ???, Fred Funk , Michael Bradley , Tiger Woods , David Ogrin , Jeff Sluman , Steve Elkington , Stuart Appleby
The top 125 PGA Tour members from the final 1996 Official Money List. [ 6]
Davis Love III , Brad Faxon , David Duval , Kenny Perry , Greg Norman , Tommy Tolles , Vijay Singh , Jeff Maggert , Jim Furyk , Mark Calcavecchia , Duffy Waldorf , Lee Janzen , Woody Austin , Payne Stewart , Bob Tway , Jay Haas , John Huston , Mark McCumber , Tim Herron , Rocco Mediate , Craig Parry , Paul Goydos , Billy Andrade , Colin Montgomerie , Scott McCarron , Nick Price , Tom Purtzer , Jesper Parnevik , David Frost , Billy Mayfair , Fuzzy Zoeller , Jay Don Blake , Craig Stadler , Jerry Kelly , Andrew Magee , Greg Kraft , Russ Cochran , Lennie Clements , John Morse , Kirk Triplett , Tom Kite , Larry Mize , Scott Simpson , Kelly Gibson , Larry Nelson , Nolan Henke , Grant Waite , Glen Day , Emlyn Aubrey , Jim Gallagher Jr. , Joey Sindelar , Rick Fehr , Patrick Burke , Steve Lowery , Frank Nobilo , Marco Dawson , Mike Brisky , Gil Morgan , John Adams , Brad Bryant , Robert Gamez , Joel Edwards , Ronnie Black , Len Mattiace , Mike Hulbert , Brandel Chamblee , Paul Azinger , Phil Blackmar , Brad Fabel , Chip Beck , Joe Ozaki , Olin Browne , Jim Carter , Taylor Smith , Doug Martin , Neal Lancaster , David Toms , David Edwards , Mark Wiebe , Wayne Levi , Hal Sutton , Pete Jordan , Lee Rinker , Chris Perry , John Maginnes , Hugh Royer III , John Wilson , Curtis Strange , Blaine McCallister , Scott Gump , Ben Crenshaw , Dave Stockton Jr. , John Daly , Omar Uresti , Dan Forsman , Scott Dunlap , Dicky Pride
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 , Ian Woosnam , Bernhard Langer , Wayne Grady , Mike Reid , Fulton Allem
British Open winners since 1990.
Eight players, not otherwise eligible, designated by The Players Championship Committee as "special selections."
Costantino Rocca , Sam Torrance , Robert Allenby , Mark McNulty , Masashi Ozaki , Brian Watts
Any players, not otherwise eligible, who are among the top 10 money winners from the 1997 Official Money List through the Bay Hill Invitational
To complete a field of 144 players, those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1997 Official Money List through the Bay Hill Invitational.
Source:[ 7]
Field
Robert Damron , Joe Durant , Donnie Hammond , Brian Henninger , Peter Jacobsen , Don Pooley , Ted Tryba
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 27, 1997
Source: [ 8]
Second round
Friday, March 28, 1997
Source: [ 9]
Third round
Saturday, March 29, 1997
Source: [ 10]
Final round
Sunday, March 30, 1997
Champion
(c) = past champion
Leaderboard below the top 10
Place
Player
Score
To par
Money ($ )
T14
Stuart Appleby 71-71-70-74=286
−2
54,250
Paul Azinger 72-72-71-71=286
Michael Bradley 68-74-72-72=286
David Edwards 67-70-76-73=286
Fred Funk 71-75-68-72=286
Larry Mize 68-68-74-76=286
Paul Stankowski 73-70-71-72=286
Fuzzy Zoeller 67-72-73-74=286
T22
John Cook 73-69-72-73=287
−1
37,800
Craig Parry 71-67-80-69=287
T24
Mark Calcavecchia 67-75-71-75=288
E
27,700
Nick Faldo 71-72-73-72=288
Robert Gamez 70-73-68-77=288
Doug Martin 72-71-75-70=288
Len Mattiace 71-72-71-74=288
Nick Price (c)75-68-74-71=288
Tom Purtzer 68-71-69-80=288
T31
Rick Fehr 74-67-75-73=289
+1
20,300
Bernhard Langer 71-73-75-70=289
Chris Perry 74-71-70-74=289
Joey Sindelar 71-73-73-72=289
Vijay Singh 71-69-74-75=289
Tiger Woods 71-73-72-73=289
T37
Nolan Henke 72-73-73-72=290
+2
15,400
Lee Janzen (c)73-73-74-70=290
Pete Jordan 72-74-73-71=290
Justin Leonard 71-71-70-78=290
Brian Watts 70-68-74-78=290
Willie Wood 74-71-70-75=290
T43
David Duval 74-69-74-74=291
+3
11,550
Jay Haas 68-76-74-73=291
Mark McNulty 71-73-69-78=291
Costantino Rocca 74-69-73-75=291
Duffy Waldorf 71-70-75-75=291
T48
Peter Jacobsen 75-71-73-73=292
+4
9,345
Omar Uresti 73-69-72-78=292
T50
Masashi Ozaki 70-76-71-76=293
+5
8,610
Dave Stockton Jr. 68-71-77-77=293
Hal Sutton (c)70-71-74-78=293
T53
Phil Blackmar 71-74-74-75=294
+6
7,953
Robert Damron 69-72-78-75=294
Jim Furyk 71-74-70-79=294
Andrew Magee 71-71-76-76=294
Gil Morgan 71-72-73-78=294
Greg Norman (c)71-72-72-79=294
Taylor Smith 68-73-76-77=294
Tom Watson 70-71-79-74=294
61
Glen Day 70-72-76-77=295
+7
7,630
T62
Jay Don Blake 73-72-72-79=296
+8
7,490
Mike Hulbert 70-71-77-78=296
Mike Reid 71-74-74-77=296
T65
Scott Gump 71-75-72-79=297
+9
7,280
Steve Lowery 73-72-74-78=297
Naomichi Ozaki 68-74-74-81=297
T68
John Huston 72-70-77-79=298
+10
7,105
Don Pooley 71-74-71-82=298
T70
Jim Gallagher Jr. 72-74-75-78=299
+11
6,930
Sandy Lyle (c)68-74-77-80=299
Mark O'Meara 73-72-76-78=299
73
Mike Brisky 71-71-80-79=301
+13
6,790
74
John Wilson 70-74-79-79=302
+14
6,720
75
Lee Rinker 74-72-77-81=304
+16
6,650
CUT
Emlyn Aubrey 74-73=147
+3
Jim Carter 72-75=147
Kelly Gibson 71-76=147
Brian Henninger 75-72=147
Neal Lancaster 74-73=147
Billy Mayfair 74-73=147
Rocco Mediate 72-75=147
Corey Pavin 75-72=147
Payne Stewart 69-78=147
Bob Tway 74-73=147
John Adams 74-74=148
+4
Olin Browne 73-75=148
Marco Dawson 74-74=148
Joel Edwards 71-77=148
Tom Kite (c)75-73=148
Greg Kraft 73-75=148
John Maginnes 74-74=148
Scott Simpson 71-77=148
Jeff Sluman 78-70=148
Ted Tryba 72-76=148
Mark Wiebe 74-74=148
Brandel Chamblee 73-76=149
+5
Lennie Clements 74-75=149
Dudley Hart 76-73=149
Scott McCarron 73-76=149
John Morse 74-75=149
Kenny Perry 73-76=149
Craig Stadler 73-76=149
Steve Stricker 74-75=149
Sam Torrance 78-71=149
Grant Waite 78-71=149
Paul Goydos 77-73=150
+6
Donnie Hammond 74-76=150
Steve Jones 73-77=150
David Ogrin 77-73=150
Jesper Parnevik 75-75=150
Dicky Pride 75-75=150
Woody Austin 76-75=151
+7
Scott Dunlap 75-76=151
Joe Durant 73-78=151
Dan Forsman 76-75=151
Tim Herron 75-76=151
Mark McCumber (c)77-74=151
Ronnie Black 78-74=152
+8
Larry Nelson 73-79=152
Frank Nobilo 74-78=152
Hugh Royer III 77-75=152
Brad Bryant 75-78=153
+9
Wayne Levi 76-77=153
Phil Mickelson 77-76=153
David Toms 77-76=153
D. A. Weibring 77-76=153
Jerry Kelly 79-75=154
+10
Jeff Maggert 76-78=154
Blaine McCallister 74-80=154
Clarence Rose 74-80=154
Wayne Grady 80-75=155
+11
Curtis Strange 81-74=155
Brad Fabel 78-78=156
+12
Fulton Allem 80-77=157
+13
Chip Beck 77-80=157
Robert Allenby 83-77=160
+16
Ben Crenshaw 81-79=160
WD
Guy Boros 74
+2
John Daly 76
+4
Ian Woosnam 76
Patrick Burke 80
+8
David Frost 81
+9
DQ
Davis Love III (c)72-66-73=211
−5
Source: [ 11]
References
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