1999 Players Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 25–28, 1999 |
| 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)[1] |
| Field | 145 players, 79 after cut |
| Cut | 148 (+4) |
| Prize fund | $5.0 million |
| Winner's share | $900,000 |
| Champion | |
 David Duval | |
| 285 (−3) | |
|
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TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
The 1999 Players Championship was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held March 25–28 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 26th Players Championship.
David Duval won his only Players Championship, two strokes head of runner-up Scott Gump. The victory moved him to number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, ahead of Tiger Woods,[2] who finished six strokes back in a tie for tenth place.[3][4]
Duval's father Bob, age 52, won the same day at the Emerald Coast Classic near Pensacola for his first victory on the Senior Tour. Both led entering the final round.[2][3][4]
Venue
Main article: TPC at Sawgrass
This was the 18th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course; its 1999 setup measured 7,093 yards (6,486 m).[1]
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Price |  Zimbabwe | 1993 | 74 | 67 | 74 | 73 | 288 | E | 3 |
| Fred Couples | United States | 1984, 1996 | 77 | 71 | 73 | 68 | 289 | +1 | T4 |
| Hal Sutton | United States | 1983 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 289 | +1 | T4 |
| Davis Love III | United States | 1992 | 70 | 70 | 78 | 73 | 291 | +3 | T10 |
| Justin Leonard | United States | 1998 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 294 | +6 | T23 |
| Steve Elkington |  Australia | 1991, 1997 | 71 | 73 | 78 | 74 | 296 | +8 | T38 |
| Tom Kite | United States | 1989 | 76 | 72 | 79 | 79 | 306 | +18 | T77 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Janzen | United States | 1995 | 75 | 74 | 149 | +5 |
| Greg Norman | Australia | 1994 | 72 | 77 | 149 | +5 |
Round summaries
Thursday, March 25, 1999
First round
Second round
Friday, March 26, 1999
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Ozaki |  Japan | 69-68=137 | −7 |
| 2 | David Duval | United States | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| 3 | Bruce Lietzke | United States | 71-68=139 | −5 |
| T4 | Ernie Els |  South Africa | 73-67=140 | −4 |
| Davis Love III | United States | 70-70=140 | ||
| Curtis Strange | United States | 71-69=140 | ||
| T7 | Fulton Allem | South Africa | 74-67=141 | −3 |
| Fred Funk | United States | 72-69=141 | ||
| Frank Lickliter | United States | 71-70=141 | ||
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 74-67=141 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 70-71=141 |
Third round
Saturday, March 27, 1999
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Duval | United States | 69-69-74=212 | −4 |
| T2 | Skip Kendall | United States | 70-73-70=213 | −3 |
| Phil Mickelson | United States | 71-71-71=213 | ||
| T4 | Scott Hoch | United States | 72-70-73=215 | −1 |
| Colin Montgomerie |  Scotland | 72-70-73=215 | ||
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 74-67-74=215 | ||
| T7 | Scott Gump | United States | 72-74-70=216 | E |
| Mark O'Meara | United States | 72-73-71=216 | ||
| Payne Stewart | United States | 72-70-74=216 | ||
| Steve Stricker | United States | 73-73-70=216 | ||
| Hal Sutton | United States | 69-74-73=216 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 70-71-75=216 |
Source:[7]
Final round
Sunday, March 28, 1999
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Duval | United States | 69-69-74-73=285 | −3 | 900,000 |
| 2 | Scott Gump | United States | 72-74-70-71=287 | −1 | 540,000 |
| 3 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 74-67-74-73=288 | E | 340,000 |
| T4 | Fred Couples | United States | 77-71-73-68=289 | +1 | 220,000 |
| Hal Sutton | United States | 69-74-73-73=289 | |||
| T6 | Scott Hoch | United States | 72-70-73-75=290 | +2 | 161,875 |
| Mark O'Meara | United States | 72-73-71-74=290 | |||
| Steve Stricker | United States | 73-73-70-74=290 | |||
| Lee Westwood |  England | 73-69-75-73=290 | |||
| T10 | Mark Brooks | United States | 71-77-71-72=291 | +3 | 107,143 |
| Mark Calcavecchia | United States | 76-70-72-73=291 | |||
| Skip Kendall | United States | 70-73-70-78=291 | |||
| Davis Love III | United States | 70-70-78-73=291 | |||
| Joe Ozaki | Japan | 69-68-81-73=291 | |||
| Joey Sindelar | United States | 72-71-74-74=291 | |||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 70-71-75-75=291 |
References
- 1 2 "1999 Players Championship results". ESPN. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- 1 2 Brown, Clifton (March 29, 1999). "GOLF; Duval is supreme, and his dad's a winner too". New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- 1 2 "Duvals a pride-filled pair". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (Philadelphia Inquirer). March 29, 1999. p. C3.
- 1 2 "A Duval daily double". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. March 29, 1999. p. 7C.
- 1 2 "Golf: PGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. March 29, 1999. p. 6B.
- 1 2 "1999 Results for The Players Championship". Database Golf. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ "TPC delivers a knockout punch in third round". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. March 28, 1999. p. 3F.
External links
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