1994 Players Championship

The 1994 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 24–27 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 21st Players Championship.

1994 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 24–27, 1994
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, 85 after cut
Cut144 (E)
Prize fund$2.5 million
Winner's share$450,000
Champion
Greg Norman
264 (−24)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

Greg Norman set the scoring record of 264 (−24) at the Stadium Course and finished four strokes ahead of runner-up Fuzzy Zoeller.[2][3][4] Norman opened with 63 and followed with three rounds at 67 to set the 36-hole (130) and 54-hole (197) scoring records as well.[3]

Nick Price had set the mark the previous year at 270 (−18), three better than Mark McCumber's 273 in 1988 (equaled by Davis Love III in 1992).

Defending champion Nick Price missed the 36-hole cut by five strokes.

Venue
Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the thirteenth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course, and it remained at 6,896 yards (6,306 m).[1]

Field

John Adams, Fulton Allem, Michael Allen, Billy Andrade, Ian Baker-Finch, Seve Ballesteros, Dave Barr, Chip Beck, Ronnie Black, Phil Blackmar, Jay Don Blake, Michael Bradley, Mark Brooks, Billy Ray Brown, Brad Bryant, Mark Calcavecchia, Brandel Chamblee, Brian Claar, Keith Clearwater, Lennie Clements, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Ben Crenshaw, John Daly, Marco Dawson, Jay Delsing, Trevor Dodds, Ed Dougherty, David Edwards, Joel Edwards, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Rick Fehr, Ed Fiori, John Flannery, Bruce Fleisher, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Fred Funk, Jim Gallagher Jr., Robert Gamez, Kelly Gibson, Bob Gilder, Bill Glasson, Paul Goydos, Wayne Grady, Hubert Green, Ken Green, Jay Haas, Gary Hallberg, Donnie Hammond, Dudley Hart, Nolan Henke, Scott Hoch, Mike Hulbert, Ed Humenik, John Huston, John Inman, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Lee Janzen, Brian Kamm, Tom Kite, Greg Kraft, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Bob Lohr, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Sandy Lyle, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Dick Mast, Billy Mayfair, Blaine McCallister, Mark McCumber, Jim McGovern, Mark McNulty, Larry Mize, Colin Montgomerie, Jodie Mudd, Larry Nelson, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, Brett Ogle, David Ogrin, José María Olazábal, Masashi Ozaki, Naomichi Ozaki, Craig Parry, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Calvin Peete, Kenny Perry, Dan Pohl, Nick Price, Dillard Pruitt, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid, Larry Rinker, Loren Roberts, Dave Rummells, Gene Sauers, Ted Schulz, Peter Senior, Tom Sieckmann, Scott Simpson, Tim Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Jeff Sluman, Mike Springer, Craig Stadler, Mike Standly, Payne Stewart, Curtis Strange, Steve Stricker, Hal Sutton, Doug Tewell, Jim Thorpe, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Ted Tryba, Bob Tway, Greg Twiggs, Howard Twitty, Lanny Wadkins, Grant Waite, Duffy Waldorf, Denis Watson, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Willie Wood, Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller, Richard Zokol

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 24, 1994

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Greg Norman Australia63−9
T2Lee Janzen United States65−7
Tom Kite United States
Jeff Maggert United States
Colin Montgomerie Scotland
6Fuzzy Zoeller United States66−6
T7Jay Delsing United States67−5
Nick Faldo England
Dan Forsman United States
Wayne Grady Australia
Hale Irwin United States
Hal Sutton United States

Source:[5]

Second round

Friday, March 25, 1994
Saturday, March 26, 1994

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Greg Norman Australia63-67=130−14
2Fuzzy Zoeller United States66-67=133−11
T3Davis Love III United States68-66=134−10
Jeff Maggert United States65-69=134
T5Craig Parry Australia69-66=135−9
Hal Sutton United States67-68=135
T7Nick Faldo England67-69=136−8
Brad Faxon United States68-68=136
Tom Kite United States65-71=136
Mike Springer United States68-68=136

Source:[6][7]

Third round

Saturday, March 26, 1994

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Greg Norman Australia63-67-67=197−19
2Fuzzy Zoeller United States66-67-68=201−15
3Jeff Maggert United States65-69-69=203−13
T4Nick Faldo England67-69-68=204−12
Davis Love III United States68-66-70=204
T6Brad Faxon United States68-68-70=206−10
Gary Hallberg United States68-69-69=206
Tom Kite United States65-71-70=206
9Hale Irwin United States67-70-70=207−9
T10Craig Parry Australia69-66-73=208−8
Mike Springer United States68-68-72=208

Source:[6]

Final round

Sunday, March 27, 1994

Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Greg Norman Australia63-67-67-67=264−24450,000
2Fuzzy Zoeller United States66-67-68-67=268−20270,000
3Jeff Maggert United States65-69-69-68=271−17170,000
4Hale Irwin United States67-70-70-69=276−12120,000
5Nick Faldo England67-69-68-73=277−11100,000
T6Brad Faxon United States68-68-70-72=278−1083,750
Davis Love III (c) United States68-66-70-74=278
Steve Lowery United States68-74-69-67=278
T9Gary Hallberg United States68-69-69-73=279−965,000
Nolan Henke United States73-69-69-68=279
Tom Kite (c) United States65-71-70-73=279
Colin Montgomerie Scotland65-73-71-70=279

Source:[8]

References
  1. "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 28, 1994. p. 2C.
  2. "Norman storms to record in Players Championship". The Free Lance–Star. (Fredericksburg, Virginia). March 28, 1994. p. B-3.
  3. "Norman runs away for 4-stroke win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 28, 1994. p. 2B.
  4. Reilly, Rick (April 4, 1994). "Sharp as a shark". Sports Illustrated. p. 46.
  5. "Golf: The Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 25, 1994. p. 2C.
  6. "Norman blowing away all competitors at TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 27, 1994. p. 7G.
  7. "Golf: The Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 26, 1994. p. 2C.
  8. "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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