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Sunday 31 March 1991PGA TourYear in Review
Elkington wins the Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 March 1991 · Steve Elkington’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.6 million USD
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 66° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Fuzzy Zoeller USA · 27712-foot birdie putt on the 18th to tie slid by the hole (SI); finished one stroke back From Shadows To Glory - Sports Illustrated
144 started · cut +1, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Steve Elkington
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sports Illustrated (John Garrity), SI Vault via Wayback (live page 404)
8 April 1991
You just have to be there. At the end, inevitably, something happens. We all run out of holes.
Sports Illustrated (John Garrity), SI Vault via Wayback (live page 404)
8 April 1991
One thing I've learned about being in contention is that you don't have to go berserk out there to win,
Sports Illustrated (John Garrity), SI Vault via Wayback (live page 404)
8 April 1991
I remember when I did make those.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Elkington | 66 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 68 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Paul Azinger | 67 · 68 · 69 · 74 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Phil Blackmar | 67 · 72 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | John Cook | 71 · 73 · 69 · 65 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Bernhard Langer | 70 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Bruce Lietzke | 71 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Curtis Strange | 71 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Bob Lohr | 68 · 71 · 68 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Nick Price | 68 · 75 · 67 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Gene Sauers | 68 · 74 · 68 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Bobby Wadkins | 68 · 74 · 69 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1962-12-08, Inverell, New South Wales, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1985; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 68 that week (OWGR rankBefore).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet