1992 Players Championship


The 1992 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 26–29 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach. It was the 19th Players Championship and was won by Davis Love III, four strokes ahead of runners-up Ian Baker-Finch, Phil Blackmar, Nick Faldo, and Tom Watson.
Playing in his seventh consecutive event on tour, top-ranked Fred Couples carded a course record 63 in the third round, but followed it up with a 74 and finished eight strokes back. He won the Masters two weeks later. Couples held the previous course record, set in the second round of his win in 1984.
Defending champion Steve Elkington missed the 36-hole cut by two strokes.

Venue

This was the eleventh Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach.

Field

, Fulton Allem, Billy Andrade, Paul Azinger, Ian Baker-Finch, Seve Ballesteros, Dave Barr, Andy Bean, Chip Beck, Ronnie Black, Phil Blackmar, Jay Don Blake, Bill Britton, Mark Brooks, Billy Ray Brown, Bart Bryant, Brad Bryant, Mark Calcavecchia, David Canipe, Brian Claar, Bobby Clampett, Keith Clearwater, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, John Daly, Rodger Davis, Jay Delsing, Ed Dougherty, David Edwards, Steve Elkington, Bob Estes, Brad Fabel, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Rick Fehr, Ed Fiori, Bruce Fleisher, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Fred Funk, Jim Gallagher Jr., Robert Gamez, Buddy Gardner, Bob Gilder, Wayne Grady, Hubert Green, Ken Green, Scott Gump, Jay Haas, Gary Hallberg, Dan Halldorson, Jim Hallet, Dudley Hart, Mike Harwood, Nolan Henke, Mike Hulbert, Ed Humenik, John Huston, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Lee Janzen, Tom Kite, Kenny Knox, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Bob Lohr, Davis Love III, Mark Lye, Sandy Lyle, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Billy Mayfair, Blaine McCallister, Mark McCumber, Mark McNulty, Rocco Mediate, Phil Mickelson, Larry Mize, Colin Montgomerie, Gil Morgan, Jodie Mudd, Larry Nelson, Greg Norman, Andy North, Mark O'Meara, José María Olazábal, Craig Parry, Jerry Pate, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Calvin Peete, David Peoples, Chris Perry, Kenny Perry, Peter Persons, Dan Pohl, Nick Price, Dillard Pruitt, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid, Larry Rinker, Loren Roberts, Dave Rummells, Bill Sander, Gene Sauers, Ted Schulz, Tom Sieckmann, Scott Simpson, Tim Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Jeff Sluman, Mike Smith, Mike Springer, Craig Stadler, Payne Stewart, Curtis Strange, Hal Sutton, Lance Ten Broeck, Doug Tewell, Leonard Thompson, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Chris Tucker, Bob Tway, Howard Twitty, Stan Utley, Bobby Wadkins, Lanny Wadkins, Duffy Waldorf, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Mark Wiebe, Bob Wolcott, Jim Woodward, Ian Woosnam, Robert Wrenn, Fuzzy Zoeller

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 26, 1992
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Billy Ray Brown64−8
T2Phil Blackmar67−5
T2Jay Don Blake67−5
T2Mark Brooks67−5
T2Ed Humenik67−5
T2Davis Love III67−5
T2Craig Parry67−5
T8John Daly68−4
T8Nick Faldo68−4
T8Bernhard Langer68−4
T8Tom Purtzer68−4
T8Scott Simpson68−4
T8Tom Watson68−4

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Second round

Friday, March 27, 1992
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1José María Olazábal69-65=134−10
T1Billy Ray Brown64-70=134−10
T3Davis Love III67-68=135−9
T3Craig Parry67-68=135−9
T5Phil Blackmar67-69=136−8
T5Nick Faldo68-68=136−8
T7Ian Baker-Finch70-67=137−7
T7Mark Brooks67-70=137−7
T7Ed Humenik67-70=137−7
T7Bob Lohr69-68=137−7
T7Scott Simpson68-69=137−7

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Third round

Saturday, March 28, 1992
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Nick Faldo68-68-67=203−13
2Phil Blackmar67-69-68=204−12
3Ian Baker-Finch70-67-68=205−11
4Davis Love III67-68-71=206−10
T5Mark Brooks67-70-70=207−9
T5Fred Couples73-71-63=207−9
T5Nick Price71-67-69=207−9
T5Mike Smith69-72-66=207−9
T9Craig Parry67-68-73=208−8
T9Doug Tewell69-69-70=208−8
T9Tom Watson68-70-70=208−8

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Final round

Sunday, March 29, 1992