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Sunday 30 March 1986PGA TourYear in Review
Mahaffey wins Tournament Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 March 1986 · John Mahaffey’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse 900,000 USD · start and end dates from the OWGR event page; end date matches the 1986 PGA Tour season table
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/16°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/13°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/15°C · wind 24 km/h NE, gusts 44 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/14°C · wind 17 km/h NE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Larry Mize USA · 276led by four after 54 holes and by five after a birdie at the 4th; bogeyed 15 from a 'fried egg' bunker lie, closed with 76 and lost by one (event article; SI feature) 1986 Tournament Players Championship - Wikipedia
144 started · cut E, 75 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Tournament Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
John Mahaffey
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sports Illustrated
7 April 1986
I stood over that putt, and I said, 'You've been here so many times. You've got the experience. Now just do this.'
Sports Illustrated
7 April 1986
Believe me, I've given many acceptance speeches on the course that I've never been able to deliver.
Sports Illustrated
7 April 1986
It's the biggest check I've ever won [$97,200], but right now it feels kind of hollow.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Mahaffey | 69 · 70 · 65 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Larry Mize | 66 · 68 · 66 · 76 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Tim Simpson | 72 · 70 · 66 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Tom Kite | 69 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Jim Thorpe | 69 · 68 · 74 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Brett Upper | 71 · 65 · 73 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | John Cook | 71 · 73 · 70 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Jay Haas | 73 · 68 · 73 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Hal Sutton | 71 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Dave Rummells | 70 · 65 · 79 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Payne Stewart | 71 · 67 · 75 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Doug Tewell | 68 · 68 · 74 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Bob Tway | 66 · 73 · 72 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1948-05-09, Kerrville, Texas; USA; turned pro 1971; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 9.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet