1999 Players Championship
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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 | |
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Dates | March 25–28, 1999 |
Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394 |
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 | |
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.