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1996 Players Championship

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.

1996 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 28–31, 1996
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,896 yards (6,306 m)[1]
Field146 players, 77 after cut
Cut143 (−1)
Prize fund$3.5 million
Winner's share$630,000
Champion
United States Fred Couples
270 (−18)
Location map
TPC Sawgrass is located in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass is located in Florida
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida
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Tournament summary edit

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] Couples' previous win was twelve years earlier in 1984.[5][6]

Defending champion Lee Janzen finished thirteen strokes back, in a tie for 46th place.

Venue edit

Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

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 edit

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 edit

First round edit

Thursday, March 28, 1996
Friday, March 29, 1996

Place Player Score To par
T1   Justin Leonard 65 −7
  Kenny Perry
T3   Fred Couples 66 −6
  Craig Parry
  Fuzzy Zoeller
T6   Mark Calcavecchia 67 −5
  David Frost
  Hale Irwin
  Corey Pavin
  Kirk Triplett

Source:[9][10]

Second round edit

Friday, March 29, 1996

Place Player Score To par
1   Tommy Tolles 69-64=133 −11
T2   Mark Calcavecchia 67-68=135 −9
  Justin Leonard 65-70=135
T4   David Duval 70-66=136 −8
  Jay Haas 68-68=136
  Kenny Perry 65-71=136
  Fuzzy Zoeller 66-70=136
T8   Chip Beck 68-69=137 −7
  David Frost 67-70=137
  Larry Mize 70-67=137

Source:[9]

Third round edit

Saturday, March 30, 1996

Place Player Score To par
1   Tommy Tolles 69-64-69=202 −14
2   David Duval 70-66-68=204 −12
T3   Jay Haas 68-68-69=205 −11
  Michael Bradley 72-67-66=205
T5   Fred Couples 66-72-68=206 −10
  Ernie Els 71-70-65=206
  Fred Funk 70-69-67=206
  Scott Gump 70-68-68=206
  Colin Montgomerie 71-69-66=206
  Kenny Perry 65-71-70=206
  Vijay Singh 70-68-68=206

Source:[11]

Final round edit

Sunday, March 31, 1996

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Fred Couples (c) 66-72-68-64=270 −18 630,000
T2   Colin Montgomerie 71-69-66-68=274 −14 308,000
  Tommy Tolles 69-64-69-72=274
T4   David Duval 70-66-68-71=275 −13 137,812
  Rocco Mediate 74-69-66-66=275
  Kenny Perry 65-71-70-69=275
  Fuzzy Zoeller 66-70-72-67=275
T8   Ernie Els 71-70-65-70=276 −12 94,500
  Jay Haas 68-68-69-71=276
  Tom Lehman 70-72-67-67=276
  Vijay Singh 70-68-68-70=276
  Grant Waite 68-72-68-68=276

Source:[12]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). April 1, 1996. p. 4C.
  2. ^ Reilly, Rick (April 8, 1996). "As easy as T-P-C". Sports Illustrated. p. 50.
  3. ^ "Wet green helps Couples win 'long green' in TPC". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. April 1, 1996. p. 1C.
  4. ^ "Couples takes charge for TPC title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 1, 1996. p. 3B.
  5. ^ "Two birdies aid Couples' biggest win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 2, 1984. p. 3C.
  6. ^ Jenkins, Dan (April 9, 1984). "Gone, even with the wind". Sports Illustrated. p. 53.
  7. ^ a b c "Golf Stat and Records | PGA TOUR". www.pgatour.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "1996 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 311. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 24, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Golf: The Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 30, 1996. p. 4C.
  10. ^ "Golf: The Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 29, 1996. p. 2C.
  11. ^ "Tolles just wants a PGA triumph". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1996. p. 3H.
  12. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

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