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
30.198°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
Jodie Mudd
278 (−10)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

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
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

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

First round

Thursday, March 15, 1990

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Mark Calcavecchia United States67−5
Jodie Mudd United States
T3David Edwards United States68−4
David Graham United States
T5Clark Burroughs United States69−3
Fred Couples United States
Bob Eastwood United States
Robert Gamez United States
David Ogrin United States
Steve Pate United States
Peter Persons United States
Nick Price Zimbabwe
Duffy Waldorf United States
Tom Watson United States

Source:[5]

Second round

Friday, March 16, 1990

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Hale Irwin United States70-68=138−6
T2Rocco Mediate United States72-67=139−5
Jodie Mudd United States67-72=139
T4Clark Burroughs United States69-71=140−4
Ken Green United States71-69=140
T6Andy Bean United States73-68=141−3
David Edwards United States68-73=141
Peter Jacobsen United States74-67=141
Davis Love III United States73-68=141
Tom Watson United States69-72=141

Source:[6]

Third round

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.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jodie Mudd United States67-72-70=209−7
T2Mark Calcavecchia United States67-75-68=210−6
Ken Green United States71-69-70=210
T4Clark Burroughs United States69-71-72=212−4
Hale Irwin United States70-68-74=212
Tom Kite United States72-70-70=212
T7Andy Bean United States73-68-72=213−2
Tom Purtzer United States71-73-69=213
T9Billy Ray Brown United States73-72-69=214−2
Gene Sauers United States71-73-70=214

Source:[7]

Final round

Sunday, March 18, 1990

Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jodie Mudd United States67-72-70-69=278−10270,000
2Mark Calcavecchia United States67-75-68-69=279−9162,000
T3Steve Jones United States75-71-69-69=284−487,000
Tom Purtzer United States71-73-69-71=284
T5Billy Ray Brown United States73-72-69-71=285−352,687
Ken Green United States71-69-70-75=285
Hale Irwin United States70-68-74-73=285
Tom Kite (c) United States72-70-70-73=285
T9Andy Bean United States73-68-72-73=286−242,000
Mark McCumber (c) United States73-72-73-68=286

Source:[8]

References
  1. "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. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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