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Sunday 30 March 1997PGA TourYear in Review
Elkington wins the Players Championship
TPC at Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 March 1997 · Steve Elkington’s win no. 8 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 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Scott Hoch USA · 279Dropped two strokes over the first four holes and closed with a 74, seven behind GOLFonline (AP): Elkington runs away from field at The Players Championship, 1997-03-30 (Wayback Machine)
143 started, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Players Championship
TPC at Sawgrass (Stadium Course), TPC at Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Steve Elkington
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 March 1997
I must say that leading this tournament from wire-to-wire is the most difficult thing that I've had to do in golf.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 March 1997
I mean, I just feel like, you know, I basically blew away really the best field we've ever had.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
30 March 1997
I had an opportunity today but Steve shot that down for me. It would have taken an act of God for me to catch him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Elkington | 66 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Scott Hoch | 69 · 71 · 65 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
| 3 | Loren Roberts | 70 · 74 · 67 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| 4 | Brad Faxon | 70 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| 5 | Billy Andrade | 68 · 72 · 68 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
| 6 | Tom Lehman | 67 · 71 · 73 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Mark Brooks | 72 · 68 · 70 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Colin Montgomerie | 70 · 70 · 71 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Tommy Tolles | 70 · 67 · 73 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Russ Cochran | 67 · 74 · 72 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | Fred Couples | 71 · 74 · 71 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | Kirk Triplett | 71 · 68 · 70 · 76 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | Ernie Els | 68 · 71 · 72 · 74 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1962-12-08, Inverell, New South Wales, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1985; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 11 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (Players Championship, week 13 of 1997; adjustedPoints 0 in the 1997 table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet