# 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.

## Tournament summary

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 (−9) in the third round. He broke his own course record which he originally set in 1984. However, he followed it up with a two-over-par 74 and finished eight strokes back.
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.

## Eligibility requirements

1. The top 125 PGA Tour members from Final 1991 Official Money List.
Corey Pavin, Craig Stadler, Fred Couples, Tom Purtzer, Andrew Magee, Steve Pate, Nick Price, Davis Love III, Paul Azinger, Russ Cochran, Mark Brooks, Lanny Wadkins, Ian Baker-Finch, Billy Andrade, Rocco Mediate, Chip Beck, John Daly, Jim Gallagher Jr., Bruce Lietzke, Mark O'Meara, Jay Don Blake, D. A. Weibring, Jeff Sluman, Mike Hulbert, Steve Elkington, John Cook, Nolan Henke, Ted Schulz, Ian Woosnam, Payne Stewart, Kenny Knox, Hale Irwin, Brad Faxon, David Peoples, Blaine McCallister, Gene Sauers, David Edwards, Tom Kite, John Huston, Bob Lohr, Fuzzy Zoeller, José María Olazábal, Kenny Perry, Tom Watson, Billy Ray Brown, Hal Sutton, Curtis Strange, Jim Hallet, Mark Calcavecchia, Scott Simpson, Bob Tway, Greg Norman, Rick Fehr, Bill Britton, Loren Roberts, Robert Gamez, Larry Mize, Tom Sieckmann, Gary Hallberg, Dillard Pruitt, Peter Jacobsen, Ken Green, Bob Gilder, Brian Claar, Jeff Maggert, Keith Clearwater, Gil Morgan, Fulton Allem, Lee Janzen, Fred Funk, Howard Twitty, Ben Crenshaw, Phil Blackmar, Dan Forsman, Dave Rummells, Scott Gump, Bobby Wadkins, Ed Dougherty, Buddy Gardner, Jay Haas, Tim Simpson, Duffy Waldorf, Wayne Levi, Andy Bean, Billy Mayfair, Neal Lancaster, Mike Springer, Mark McCumber, David Frost, Joey Sindelar, Dan Pohl, Larry Nelson, Dan Halldorson, Mike Reid, Brad Bryant, Jay Delsing, Mike Smith, Jodie Mudd, Brad Fabel, Mark Lye, Bob Estes, Lance Ten Broeck, Bob Wolcott, Dave Barr, Robert Wrenn, Bill Sander, Doug Tewell, Kirk Triplett, Ronnie Black, Peter Persons, Stan Utley, Bobby Clampett, Nick Faldo, Wayne Grady, David Canipe, Dudley Hart, Ed Humenik, Ed Fiori, Bart Bryant, John Adams
2. Designated players.
Leonard Thompson, Phil Mickelson
3. Any foreign player meeting the requirements of a designated player, whether or not he is a PGA Tour member.
Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle
4. Winners in the last 10 calendar years of The Players Championship, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, PGA Championship, and World Series of Golf.
Jerry Pate, Calvin Peete, Andy North, Roger Maltbie, Hubert Green, John Mahaffey
5. British Open winners since 1990.
6. Six players, not otherwise eligible, designated by The Players Championship Committee as "special selections."
Rodger Davis, Mike Harwood, Mark McNulty, Colin Montgomerie, Craig Parry, Chris Perry
7. To complete a field of 144 players those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1992 Official Money List, as of the completion of the Nestle Invitational.
Tom Lehman, David Toms, Mark Wiebe, Jim Woodward, Chris Tucker, Larry Rinker
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## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, March 26, 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Billy Ray Brown | 64 | −8 |
| T2 | Phil Blackmar | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Jay Don Blake | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Mark Brooks | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Ed Humenik | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Davis Love III | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Craig Parry | 67 | −5 |
| T8 | John Daly | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Nick Faldo | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Bernhard Langer | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Tom Purtzer | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Scott Simpson | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Tom Watson | 68 | −4 |
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### Second round

Friday, March 27, 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | José María Olazábal | 69-65=134 | −10 |
| T1 | Billy Ray Brown | 64-70=134 | −10 |
| T3 | Davis Love III | 67-68=135 | −9 |
| T3 | Craig Parry | 67-68=135 | −9 |
| T5 | Phil Blackmar | 67-69=136 | −8 |
| T5 | Nick Faldo | 68-68=136 | −8 |
| T7 | Ian Baker-Finch | 70-67=137 | −7 |
| T7 | Mark Brooks | 67-70=137 | −7 |
| T7 | Ed Humenik | 67-70=137 | −7 |
| T7 | Bob Lohr | 69-68=137 | −7 |
| T7 | Scott Simpson | 68-69=137 | −7 |
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### Third round

Saturday, March 28, 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Nick Faldo | 68-68-67=203 | −13 |
| 2 | Phil Blackmar | 67-69-68=204 | −12 |
| 3 | Ian Baker-Finch | 70-67-68=205 | −11 |
| 4 | Davis Love III | 67-68-71=206 | −10 |
| T5 | Mark Brooks | 67-70-70=207 | −9 |
| T5 | Fred Couples | 73-71-63=207 | −9 |
| T5 | Nick Price | 71-67-69=207 | −9 |
| T5 | Mike Smith | 69-72-66=207 | −9 |
| T9 | Craig Parry | 67-68-73=208 | −8 |
| T9 | Doug Tewell | 69-69-70=208 | −8 |
| T9 | Tom Watson | 68-70-70=208 | −8 |
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### Final round

Sunday, March 29, 1992
* Champion
* (c) = past champion
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Davis Love III | 67-68-71-67=273 | −15 | 324,000 |
| T2 | Ian Baker-Finch | 70-67-68-72=277 | −11 | 118,800 |
| T2 | Phil Blackmar | 67-69-68-73=277 | −11 | 118,800 |
| T2 | Nick Faldo | 68-68-67-74=277 | −11 | 118,800 |
| T2 | Tom Watson | 68-70-70-69=277 | −11 | 118,800 |
| T6 | Craig Parry | 67-68-73-70=278 | −10 | 62,550 |
| T6 | Tom Sieckmann | 71-72-67-68=278 | −10 | 62,550 |
| 8 | Nick Price | 71-67-69-72=279 | −9 | 55,800 |
| T9 | Mark Brooks | 67-70-70-73=280 | −8 | 46,800 |
| T9 | John Mahaffey (c) | 71-71-69-69=280 | −8 | 46,800 |
| T9 | José María Olazábal | 69-65-75-71=280 | −8 | 46,800 |
| T9 | Mark O'Meara | 69-69-74-68=280 | −8 | 46,800 |
Leaderboard below the top 10 :
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| T13 | Fred Couples (c) | 73-71-63-74=281 | −7 | 33,750 |
| T13 | Tom Lehman | 70-72-71-68=281 | −7 | 33,750 |
| T13 | Mark McNulty | 74-68-69-70=281 | −7 | 33,750 |
| T13 | Payne Stewart | 69-70-72-70=281 | −7 | 33,750 |
| T17 | Wayne Levi | 70-69-73-71=283 | −5 | 26,100 |
| T17 | Andrew Magee | 70-69-71-73=283 | −5 | 26,100 |
| T17 | Scott Simpson | 68-69-74-72=283 | −5 | 26,100 |
| T17 | Mike Smith | 69-72-66-76=283 | −5 | 26,100 |
| T21 | Billy Ray Brown | 64-70-78-72=284 | −4 | 16,897 |
| T21 | Rick Fehr | 70-72-69-73=284 | −4 | 16,897 |
| T21 | Ed Humenik | 67-70-77-70=284 | −4 | 16,897 |
| T21 | Bob Lohr | 69-68-74-73=284 | −4 | 16,897 |
| T21 | Larry Rinker | 72-69-69-74=284 | −4 | 16,897 |
| T21 | Loren Roberts | 69-71-73-71=284 | −4 | 16,897 |
| T21 | Tim Simpson | 69-71-73-71=284 | −4 | 16,897 |
| T21 | Doug Tewell | 69-69-70-76=284 | −4 | 16,897 |
| T29 | Paul Azinger | 69-72-73-71=285 | −3 | 11,445 |
| T29 | Ronnie Black | 71-72-73-69=285 | −3 | 11,445 |
| T29 | Ben Crenshaw | 70-72-73-70=285 | −3 | 11,445 |
| T29 | Wayne Grady | 71-73-69-72=285 | −3 | 11,445 |
| T29 | Bernhard Langer | 68-74-70-73=285 | −3 | 11,445 |
| T29 | Lanny Wadkins (c) | 70-71-75-69=285 | −3 | 11,445 |
| T35 | David Edwards | 69-72-71-74=286 | −2 | 8,874 |
| T35 | Tom Kite (c) | 72-68-74-72=286 | −2 | 8,874 |
| T35 | Greg Norman | 72-72-70-72=286 | −2 | 8,874 |
| T35 | Dan Pohl | 70-74-70-72=286 | −2 | 8,874 |
| T35 | Duffy Waldorf | 72-72-70-72=286 | −2 | 8,874 |
| T40 | Jay Don Blake | 67-71-76-73=287 | −1 | 6,840 |
| T40 | John Huston | 69-69-78-71=287 | −1 | 6,840 |
| T40 | Neal Lancaster | 69-75-72-71=287 | −1 | 6,840 |
| T40 | Mark McCumber (c) | 71-69-74-73=287 | −1 | 6,840 |
| T40 | Steve Pate | 74-70-71-72=287 | −1 | 6,840 |
| T40 | Jeff Sluman | 73-67-73-74=287 | −1 | 6,840 |
| T46 | Bruce Lietzke | 72-72-71-73=288 | E | 5,244 |
| T46 | Corey Pavin | 71-73-71-73=288 | E | 5,244 |
| T46 | Joey Sindelar | 69-72-72-75=288 | E | 5,244 |
| T49 | Chip Beck | 71-67-81-70=289 | +1 | 4,442 |
| T49 | Brian Claar | 74-70-72-73=289 | +1 | 4,442 |
| T49 | Russ Cochran | 71-73-72-73=289 | +1 | 4,442 |
| T49 | Dave Rummells | 69-75-75-70=289 | +1 | 4,442 |
| T49 | Robert Wrenn | 70-73-71-75=289 | +1 | 4,442 |
| T54 | Ed Dougherty | 73-71-75-71=290 | +2 | 4,086 |
| T54 | Brad Fabel | 76-68-72-74=290 | +2 | 4,086 |
| T54 | Jeff Maggert | 69-71-77-73=290 | +2 | 4,086 |
| T54 | Blaine McCallister | 69-73-75-73=290 | +2 | 4,086 |
| T54 | Larry Mize | 73-70-75-72=290 | +2 | 4,086 |
| T54 | Leonard Thompson | 71-73-73-73=290 | +2 | 4,086 |
| T60 | Dave Barr | 71-70-78-72=291 | +3 | 3,924 |
| T60 | Fred Funk | 72-72-74-73=291 | +3 | 3,924 |
| T60 | Jim Gallagher Jr. | 71-71-75-74=291 | +3 | 3,924 |
| 63 | Dan Forsman | 73-71-77-71=292 | +4 | 3,852 |
| T64 | Dan Halldorson | 74-69-76-74=293 | +5 | 3,798 |
| T64 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 70-71-76-76=293 | +5 | 3,798 |
| 66 | Scott Gump | 69-74-74-77=294 | +6 | 3,744 |
| T67 | Brad Faxon | 71-73-73-78=295 | +7 | 3,690 |
| T67 | Billy Mayfair | 73-70-76-76=295 | +7 | 3,690 |
| 69 | Stan Utley | 70-73-77-76=296 | +8 | 3,636 |
| T70 | Bob Estes | 73-71-76-78=298 | +10 | 3,582 |
| T70 | Bob Tway | 69-74-83-72=298 | +10 | 3,582 |
| 72 | John Daly | 68-75-78-80=301 | +13 | 3,528 |
| 73 | Mark Calcavecchia | 71-73-78-81=303 | +15 | 3,492 |
| CUT | Keith Clearwater | 72-73=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | John Cook | 76-69=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Jay Delsing | 75-70=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Buddy Gardner | 74-71=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Mike Hulbert | 71-74=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Kenny Knox | 75-70=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Gil Morgan | 72-73=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Jodie Mudd (c) | 71-74=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Tom Purtzer | 68-77=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Bill Sander | 69-76=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Ted Schulz | 71-74=145 | +1 | |
| CUT | Fulton Allem | 74-72=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Seve Ballesteros | 75-71=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Steve Elkington (c) | 71-75=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Bruce Fleisher | 74-72=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Phil Mickelson | 75-71=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | David Peoples | 74-72=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Kirk Triplett | 75-71=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Bobby Wadkins | 75-71=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Ian Woosnam | 75-71=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Bart Bryant | 72-75=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Ed Fiori | 74-73=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Dudley Hart | 72-75=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Mike Harwood | 69-78=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Hale Irwin | 75-72=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Rocco Mediate | 75-72=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Jerry Pate (c) | 76-71=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Chris Perry | 72-75=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Mike Reid | 71-76=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Mike Springer | 73-74=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Craig Stadler | 70-77=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Howard Twitty | 71-76=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Bill Britton | 73-75=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | Rodger Davis | 73-75=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | Robert Gamez | 74-74=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | Jim Hallet | 71-77=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | Nolan Henke | 74-74=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | Sandy Lyle (c) | 71-77=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | Roger Maltbie | 77-71=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | D. A. Weibring | 75-73=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | John Adams | 78-71=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Billy Andrade | 74-75=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Bobby Clampett | 76-73=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Jay Haas | 72-77=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Lee Janzen | 73-76=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Andy North | 72-77=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Dillard Pruitt | 71-78=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Mark Wiebe | 75-74=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Peter Persons | 75-75=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Lance Ten Broeck | 78-72=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | David Toms | 76-74=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Jim Woodward | 79-71=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | David Frost | 74-77=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Bob Gilder | 76-75=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Gene Sauers | 75-76=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Hal Sutton (c) | 79-72=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Brad Bryant | 74-78=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Chris Tucker | 74-78=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Andy Bean | 82-71=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Gary Hallberg | 74-79=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Larry Nelson | 74-79=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Hubert Green | 78-76=154 | +10 | |
| CUT | Bob Wolcott | 78-76=154 | +10 | |
| CUT | Colin Montgomerie | 79-76=155 | +11 | |
| CUT | Peter Jacobsen | 81-75=156 | +12 | |
| WD | Kenny Perry | 74-80=154 | +10 | |
| WD | Mark Lye | 73-84=157 | +13 | |
| WD | David Canipe | 85-78=163 | +19 | |
| WD | Calvin Peete (c) | 80-85=165 | +21 | |
| WD | Curtis Strange | 77 | +5 | |
| DQ | Ken Green | 70 | −2 | |
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