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Sunday 31 March 1996PGA TourYear in Review
Couples wins the Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 March 1996 · Fred Couples’s win no. 12 on the PGA Tour · purse $3.5 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 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- Colin Montgomerie SCO · 274tied second, four strokes behind Couples' final-round 64 1996 Players Championship - Wikipedia
- Tommy Tolles USA · 27454-hole leader; closed with 72 and tied second, four behind 1996 Players Championship - Wikipedia
146 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
Fred Couples
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 March 1996
But basically, I hate saying it, but it was a pretty easy 64. And I just -- as I look back, I don't know why, I don't know why I shot it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 March 1996
It is a lot of money. It's a lot more than probably I deserve, but if you win it and that is what you get, I will accept it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 March 1996
I had a lot of opportunities today to really screw things up, and a lot of opportunities to make some great things happen.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Couples | 66 · 72 · 68 · 64 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Colin Montgomerie | 71 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Tommy Tolles | 69 · 64 · 69 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | David Duval | 70 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Rocco Mediate | 74 · 69 · 66 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Kenny Perry | 65 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 66 · 70 · 72 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Ernie Els | 71 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Jay Haas | 68 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Tom Lehman | 70 · 72 · 67 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Vijay Singh | 70 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Grant Waite | 68 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1959-10-03, Seattle, Washington; USA; turned pro 1980; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 1; world No. 11 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (1996)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet