1999 Players Championship
The 1999 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 25–28 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 26th Players Championship.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 25–28, 1999 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 30.198°N 81.394°W |
| 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) | |
| Location Map | |
  TPC Sawgrass Location in the United States  TPC Sawgrass Location in Florida | |
David Duval won his only Players Championship, two strokes head of runner-up Scott Gump.[2] The victory moved him to number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, ahead of Tiger Woods,[3] who finished six strokes back in a tie for tenth place.[4][5]
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][5]
Duval's winning score of 285 (−3) remains the highest at the Stadium Course, the venue since 1982. The lowest is 264 (−24) by Greg Norman in 1994.
Defending champion Justin Leonard finished nine strokes back, in a tie for 23rd place.
Venue
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] an increase of 143 yards (131 m).
Field
Fulton Allem, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Tommy Armour III, Paul Azinger, Seve Ballesteros, Doug Barron, Ben Bates, Jay Don Blake, Michael Bradley, Mark Brooks, Olin Browne, Tom Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, Jim Carter, Brandel Chamblee, Barry Cheesman, Stewart Cink, Darren Clarke, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, John Daly, Robert Damron, Glen Day, Clark Dennis, Chris DiMarco, Trevor Dodds, Joe Durant, David Duval, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Brad Fabel, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, Dan Forsman, Carlos Franco, Harrison Frazar, Bob Friend, David Frost, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Jeff Gallagher, Brent Geiberger, Bill Glasson, Paul Goydos, Wayne Grady, Scott Gump, Jay Haas, Dudley Hart, J. P. Hayes, Nolan Henke, Brian Henninger, Tim Herron, Gabriel Hjertstedt, Scott Hoch, Bradley Hughes, Mike Hulbert, John Huston, Peter Jacobsen, Lee Janzen, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Brandt Jobe, Steve Jones, Jerry Kelly, Skip Kendall, Tom Kite, Greg Kraft, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Franklin Langham, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, J. L. Lewis, Frank Lickliter, Bruce Lietzke, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, Doug Martin, Shigeki Maruyama, Len Mattiace, Billy Mayfair, Blaine McCallister, Scott McCarron, Rocco Mediate, Phil Mickelson, Larry Mize, Colin Montgomerie, Frank Nobilo, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, José María Olazábal, Naomichi Ozaki, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Tom Pernice Jr., Chris Perry, Kenny Perry, Lee Porter, Nick Price, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid, Larry Rinker, Lee Rinker, Loren Roberts, Scott Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Jeff Sluman, Mike Springer, Craig Stadler, Paul Stankowski, Payne Stewart, Curtis Strange, Steve Stricker, David Sutherland, Kevin Sutherland, Hal Sutton, Phil Tataurangi, Esteban Toledo, Tommy Tolles, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Ted Tryba, Bob Tway, Omar Uresti, Scott Verplank, Grant Waite, Duffy Waldorf, Tom Watson, Brian Watts, Kevin Wentworth, Lee Westwood, Mark Wiebe, Willie Wood, Tiger Woods, Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 25, 1999
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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 |
Source:[6]
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
| Champion |
| (c) = past champion |
| 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 (c) | Zimbabwe | 74-67-74-73=288 | E | 340,000 |
| T4 | Fred Couples (c) | United States | 77-71-73-68=289 | +1 | 220,000 |
| Hal Sutton (c) | 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 | 107,142 |
| Mark Calcavecchia | United States | 76-70-72-73=291 | |||
| Skip Kendall | United States | 70-73-70-78=291 | |||
| Davis Love III (c) | United States | 70-70-78-73=291 | |||
| Naomichi 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 |
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Source:[8]
References
- "1999 Players Championship results". ESPN. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- Diaz, Jaime (April 5, 1999). "Like father, like son". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- Brown, Clifton (March 29, 1999). "Golf; Duval is supreme, and his dad's a winner too". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- "Duvals a pride-filled pair". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (Philadelphia Inquirer). March 29, 1999. p. C3.
- "A Duval daily double". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. March 29, 1999. p. 7C.
- "PGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 27, 1999. p. 4D.
- "TPC delivers a knockout punch in third round". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. March 28, 1999. p. 3F.
- "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.