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1990 Players Championship

The 1990 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 15–18 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the seventeenth Players Championship.

1990 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 15–18, 1990
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]
Field144 players, 73 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund$1.5 million
Winner's share$270,000
Champion
United States Jodie Mudd
278 (−10)
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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Jodie Mudd won the title at 278 (−10), one stroke ahead of runner-up Mark Calcavecchia.[2][3][4]

Defending champion Tom Kite finished seven strokes back, in a tie for fifth place.

Venue edit

Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the ninth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course. The Stadium Course was lengthened this year to 6,896 yards (6,306 m),[1] an increase of 39 yards (36 m).

Field edit

John Adams, Fulton Allem, Michael Allen, Billy Andrade, Isao Aoki, Tommy Armour III, Paul Azinger, Ian Baker-Finch, Dave Barr, Andy Bean, Chip Beck, Ronnie Black, Phil Blackmar, Jay Don Blake, Jim Booros, Bill Britton, Mark Brooks, Billy Ray Brown, Brad Bryant, George Burns, Clark Burroughs, Bill Buttner, Curt Byrum, Tom Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, Jim Carter, Russ Cochran, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, Jay Delsing, Clark Dennis, Mike Donald, Bob Eastwood, David Edwards, Joel Edwards, Dave Eichelberger, Steve Elkington, Bob Estes, Brad Faxon, Rick Fehr, Ed Fiori, Raymond Floyd, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Jim Gallagher Jr., Robert Gamez, Buddy Gardner, Bob Gilder, Bill Glasson, Wayne Grady, David Graham, Hubert Green, Ken Green, Jay Haas, Gary Hallberg, Jim Hallet, Donnie Hammond, Webb Heintzelman, Lon Hinkle, Scott Hoch, Mike Hulbert, John Inman, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Steve Jones, Tom Kite, Kenny Knox, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Bob Lohr, Davis Love III, Mark Lye, Sandy Lyle, Andrew Magee, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Billy Mayfair, Mark McCumber, Pat McGowan, Rocco Mediate, Larry Mize, Gil Morgan, Jodie Mudd, Larry Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Andy North, Mark O'Meara, David Ogrin, Masashi Ozaki, Craig Parry, Jerry Pate, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Calvin Peete, David Peoples, Chris Perry, Kenny Perry, Peter Persons, Don Pooley, Nick Price, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid, Larry Rinker, Loren Roberts, Clarence Rose, Dave Rummells, Bill Sander, Gene Sauers, Ted Schulz, Don Shirey Jr., Tom Sieckmann, Tony Sills, Scott Simpson, Tim Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Jeff Sluman, J. C. Snead, Craig Stadler, Payne Stewart, Ray Stewart, Curtis Strange, Mike Sullivan, Hal Sutton, Lance Ten Broeck, Brian Tennyson, Doug Tewell, Leonard Thompson, Jim Thorpe, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Greg Twiggs, Howard Twitty, Stan Utley, Bobby Wadkins, Lanny Wadkins, Duffy Waldorf, Denis Watson, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Mark Wiebe, Robert Wrenn, Fuzzy Zoeller, Richard Zokol

Round summaries edit

First round edit

Thursday, March 15, 1990

Place Player Score To par
T1   Mark Calcavecchia 67 −5
  Jodie Mudd
T3   David Edwards 68 −4
  David Graham
T5   Clark Burroughs 69 −3
  Fred Couples
  Bob Eastwood
  Robert Gamez
  David Ogrin
  Steve Pate
  Peter Persons
  Nick Price
  Duffy Waldorf
  Tom Watson

Source:[5]

Second round edit

Friday, March 16, 1990

Place Player Score To par
1   Hale Irwin 70-68=138 −6
T2   Rocco Mediate 72-67=139 −5
  Jodie Mudd 67-72=139
T4   Clark Burroughs 69-71=140 −4
  Ken Green 71-69=140
T6   Andy Bean 73-68=141 −3
  David Edwards 68-73=141
  Peter Jacobsen 74-67=141
  Davis Love III 73-68=141
  Tom Watson 69-72=141

Source:[6]

Third round edit

Saturday, March 17, 1990
Sunday, March 18, 1990

Due to weather delays, Mudd completed the last fourteen holes of his third round on Sunday morning.

Place Player Score To par
1   Jodie Mudd 67-72-70=209 −7
T2   Mark Calcavecchia 67-75-68=210 −6
  Ken Green 71-69-70=210
T4   Clark Burroughs 69-71-72=212 −4
  Hale Irwin 70-68-74=212
  Tom Kite 72-70-70=212
T7   Andy Bean 73-68-72=213 −2
  Tom Purtzer 71-73-69=213
T9   Billy Ray Brown 73-72-69=214 −2
  Gene Sauers 71-73-70=214

Source:[7]

Final round edit

Sunday, March 18, 1990

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Jodie Mudd 67-72-70-69=278 −10 270,000
2   Mark Calcavecchia 67-75-68-69=279 −9 162,000
T3   Steve Jones 75-71-69-69=284 −4 87,000
  Tom Purtzer 71-73-69-71=284
T5   Billy Ray Brown 73-72-69-71=285 −3 52,687
  Ken Green 71-69-70-75=285
  Hale Irwin 70-68-74-73=285
  Tom Kite (c) 72-70-70-73=285
T9   Andy Bean 73-68-72-73=286 −2 42,000
  Mark McCumber (c) 73-72-73-68=286

Source:[8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "The Players Championship". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. March 19, 1990. p. 2C.
  2. ^ "Mudd wins the Players, so Calcavecchia must be 2nd". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 19, 1990. p. 2B.
  3. ^ "Mudd edges charging Calcavecchia in TPC". Chicago Tribune. wire services. March 19, 1990. p. 7, sec. 3.
  4. ^ Reilly, Rick (March 26, 1990). "His name is Mudd". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.
  5. ^ "Golf: Players Championship". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 16, 1990. p. 6C.
  6. ^ Florence, Mal (March 17, 1990). "At 44, Irwin meets the challenge". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 8D.
  7. ^ "Rain delays PGA tourney". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. March 18, 1990. p. 10C.
  8. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

External links edit

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