# 1991 Players Championship

The 1991 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 28–31 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the eighteenth Players Championship.
Steve Elkington birdied the final hole to win the title at 276 (−12), one stroke ahead of runner-up Fuzzy Zoeller. Elkington won a second Players six years later in 1997.
Defending champion Jodie Mudd missed the 36-hole cut by five strokes.

## Venue

This was the tenth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course, set at 6,896 yards (6,306 m) for a second year.

## Eligibility requirements

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

Thursday, March 28, 1991
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Bob Tway | 65 | −7 |
| T2 | Russ Cochran | 66 | −6 |
| T2 | Bob Eastwood | 66 | −6 |
| T2 | Steve Elkington | 66 | −6 |
| T2 | Peter Persons | 66 | −6 |
| T6 | Paul Azinger | 67 | −5 |
| T6 | Phil Blackmar | 67 | −5 |
| T6 | Jay Don Blake | 67 | −5 |
| T6 | Blaine McCallister | 67 | −5 |
| T6 | Mike Smith | 67 | −5 |
| T6 | D. A. Weibring | 67 | −5 |
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### Second round

Friday, March 29, 1991
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Paul Azinger | 67-68=135 | −9 |
| T2 | Steve Elkington | 66-70=136 | −8 |
| T2 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 68-68=136 | −8 |
| 4 | Ian Baker-Finch | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| T5 | Billy Andrade | 68-71=139 | −5 |
| T5 | Phil Blackmar | 67-72=139 | −5 |
| T5 | Brian Claar | 70-69=139 | −5 |
| T5 | Bob Lohr | 68-71=139 | −5 |
| T5 | Chris Perry | 68-71=139 | −5 |
| T5 | Curtis Strange | 71-68=139 | −5 |
| T5 | Kirk Triplett | 68-71=139 | −5 |
| T5 | Willie Wood | 71-68=139 | −5 |
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### Third round

Saturday, March 30, 1991
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Paul Azinger | 67-68-69=204 | −12 |
| 2 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 68-68-69=205 | −11 |
| T3 | Bob Lohr | 68-71-68=207 | −9 |
| T3 | Tom Watson | 68-74-65=207 | −9 |
| T5 | Phil Blackmar | 67-72-69=208 | −8 |
| T5 | Brian Claar | 70-69-69=208 | −8 |
| T5 | Steve Elkington | 66-70-72=208 | −8 |
| T8 | Ian Baker-Finch | 69-69-71=209 | −7 |
| T8 | Curtis Strange | 71-68-70=209 | −7 |
| T10 | Ed Dougherty | 71-70-69=210 | −6 |
| T10 | Chris Perry | 68-71-71=210 | −6 |
| T10 | Nick Price | 68-75-67=210 | −6 |
| T10 | Gene Sauers | 68-74-68=210 | −6 |
| T10 | Joey Sindelar | 68-75-67=210 | −6 |
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### Final round

Sunday, March 31, 1991
* Champion
* (c) = past champion
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Steve Elkington | 66-70-72-68=276 | −12 | 288,000 |
| 2 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 68-68-69-72=277 | −11 | 172,800 |
| T3 | Paul Azinger | 67-68-69-74=278 | −10 | 83,200 |
| T3 | Phil Blackmar | 67-72-69-70=278 | −10 | 83,200 |
| T3 | John Cook | 71-73-69-65=278 | −10 | 83,200 |
| T6 | Bernhard Langer | 70-70-71-69=280 | −8 | 53,600 |
| T6 | Bruce Lietzke | 71-72-68-69=280 | −8 | 53,600 |
| T6 | Curtis Strange | 71-68-70-71=280 | −8 | 53,600 |
| T9 | Bob Lohr | 68-71-68-74=281 | −7 | 41,600 |
| T9 | Nick Price | 68-75-67-71=281 | −7 | 41,600 |
| T9 | Gene Sauers | 68-74-68-71=281 | −7 | 41,600 |
| T9 | Bobby Wadkins | 68-74-69-70=281 | −7 | 41,600 |
Leaderboard below the top 10 :
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| T13 | Jay Delsing | 71-71-71-69=282 | −6 | 32,000 |
| T13 | Mark McCumber (c) | 70-72-69-71=282 | −6 | 32,000 |
| T15 | Keith Clearwater | 72-72-70-69=283 | −5 | 25,600 |
| T15 | John Huston | 72-71-70-70=283 | −5 | 25,600 |
| T15 | Rocco Mediate | 69-74-68-72=283 | −5 | 25,600 |
| T15 | Craig Parry | 70-74-69-70=283 | −5 | 25,600 |
| T15 | Ian Woosnam | 72-69-70-72=283 | −5 | 25,600 |
| T20 | Bob Eastwood | 66-74-71-73=284 | −4 | 19,306 |
| T20 | Neal Lancaster | 71-73-69-71=284 | −4 | 19,306 |
| T20 | Tom Watson | 68-74-65-77=284 | −4 | 19,306 |
| T23 | Fred Couples (c) | 70-74-69-72=285 | −3 | 14,720 |
| T23 | Blaine McCallister | 67-75-70-73=285 | −3 | 14,720 |
| T23 | Mark McNulty | 70-72-72-71=285 | −3 | 14,720 |
| T23 | Larry Nelson | 72-72-70-71=285 | −3 | 14,720 |
| T27 | Billy Andrade | 68-71-74-73=286 | −2 | 9,394 |
| T27 | Jay Don Blake | 67-75-75-69=286 | −2 | 9,394 |
| T27 | Bill Britton | 69-71-74-72=286 | −2 | 9,394 |
| T27 | Billy Ray Brown | 72-73-69-72=286 | −2 | 9,394 |
| T27 | Ed Dougherty | 71-70-69-76=286 | −2 | 9,394 |
| T27 | Ken Green | 69-76-71-70=286 | −2 | 9,394 |
| T27 | Hale Irwin | 68-74-69-75=286 | −2 | 9,394 |
| T27 | Andy North | 72-72-70-72=286 | −2 | 9,394 |
| T27 | Masashi Ozaki | 73-72-72-69=286 | −2 | 9,394 |
| T27 | Steve Pate | 69-73-70-74=286 | −2 | 9,394 |
| T27 | Chris Perry | 68-71-71-76=286 | −2 | 9,394 |
| T27 | Peter Persons | 66-75-71-74=286 | −2 | 9,394 |
| T27 | Loren Roberts | 69-73-71-73=286 | −2 | 9,394 |
| T27 | Robert Wrenn | 70-72-73-71=286 | −2 | 9,394 |
| T41 | Ian Baker-Finch | 69-69-71-78=287 | −1 | 5,064 |
| T41 | Brian Claar | 70-69-69-79=287 | −1 | 5,064 |
| T41 | David Edwards | 71-73-70-73=287 | −1 | 5,064 |
| T41 | David Frost | 69-71-72-75=287 | −1 | 5,064 |
| T41 | Buddy Gardner | 70-71-74-72=287 | −1 | 5,064 |
| T41 | Bill Glasson | 72-70-72-73=287 | −1 | 5,064 |
| T41 | Steve Jones | 71-70-71-75=287 | −1 | 5,064 |
| T41 | Corey Pavin | 69-76-71-71=287 | −1 | 5,064 |
| T41 | Joey Sindelar | 68-75-67-77=287 | −1 | 5,064 |
| T41 | Bob Tway | 65-77-72-73=287 | −1 | 5,064 |
| T41 | D. A. Weibring | 67-74-72-74=287 | −1 | 5,064 |
| T52 | John Adams | 69-75-72-72=288 | E | 3,731 |
| T52 | Chip Beck | 70-73-71-74=288 | E | 3,731 |
| T52 | Mark Hayes (c) | 71-73-73-71=288 | E | 3,731 |
| T52 | Larry Rinker | 74-71-70-73=288 | E | 3,731 |
| T52 | Tim Simpson | 72-73-67-76=288 | E | 3,731 |
| T57 | Mike Donald | 71-72-74-72=289 | +1 | 3,552 |
| T57 | Nick Faldo | 72-72-71-74=289 | +1 | 3,552 |
| T57 | Kenny Knox | 73-71-77-68=289 | +1 | 3,552 |
| T57 | Mark Lye | 72-73-69-75=289 | +1 | 3,552 |
| T57 | Kenny Perry | 74-70-75-70=289 | +1 | 3,552 |
| 62 | Lanny Wadkins (c) | 70-75-70-75=290 | +2 | 3,456 |
| T63 | Seve Ballesteros | 72-72-73-74=291 | +3 | 3,360 |
| T63 | Jim Booros | 72-72-73-74=291 | +3 | 3,360 |
| T63 | Greg Norman | 75-70-70-76=291 | +3 | 3,360 |
| T63 | Bob Wolcott | 69-75-74-73=291 | +3 | 3,360 |
| T63 | Willie Wood | 71-68-74-78=291 | +3 | 3,360 |
| T68 | Ray Stewart | 70-73-76-73=292 | +4 | 3,232 |
| T68 | Hal Sutton (c) | 72-73-73-74=292 | +4 | 3,232 |
| T68 | Kirk Triplett | 68-71-79-74=292 | +4 | 3,232 |
| 71 | Tommy Armour III | 71-74-74-74=293 | +5 | 3,168 |
| 72 | David Peoples | 71-73-75-75=294 | +6 | 3,136 |
| T73 | Billy Mayfair | 70-75-74-76=295 | +7 | 3,088 |
| T73 | Stan Utley | 73-71-69-82=295 | +7 | 3,088 |
| 75 | Dan Forsman | 71-74-76-78=299 | +11 | 3,040 |
| 76 | Calvin Peete (c) | 73-72-78-79=302 | +14 | 3,008 |
| CUT | Dave Barr | 69-77=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Mark Brooks | 70-76=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Jay Haas | 69-77=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Jim Hallet | 70-76=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Andrew Magee | 71-75=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | John Mahaffey (c) | 72-74=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Roger Maltbie | 72-74=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Dave Rummells | 75-71=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Jeff Sluman | 69-77=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Craig Stadler | 72-74=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Mark Wiebe | 73-73=146 | +2 | |
| CUT | Fulton Allem | 75-72=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Brad Bryant | 72-75=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Brad Faxon | 71-76=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Fred Funk | 73-74=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Jim Gallagher Jr. | 72-75=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Wayne Grady | 71-76=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Hubert Green | 70-77=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Donnie Hammond | 70-77=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Nolan Henke | 71-76=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Lee Janzen | 73-74=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Sandy Lyle (c) | 72-75=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Larry Mize | 73-74=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Mark O'Meara | 71-76=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Mike Smith | 67-80=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Denis Watson | 73-74=147 | +3 | |
| CUT | Mark Calcavecchia | 71-77=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | Ben Crenshaw | 73-75=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | Rick Fehr | 70-78=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | Tom Kite (c) | 77-71=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | José María Olazábal | 74-74=148 | +4 | |
| CUT | Bart Bryant | 75-74=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Brad Fabel | 74-75=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Morris Hatalsky | 72-77=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Scott Hoch | 71-78=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Dan Pohl | 70-79=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Tom Purtzer | 71-78=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Bill Sander | 70-79=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Brian Tennyson | 75-74=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Doug Tewell | 71-78=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | David Canipe | 76-74=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Bob Estes | 72-78=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Wayne Levi | 75-75=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Davis Love III | 71-79=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Jodie Mudd (c) | 75-75=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Howard Twitty | 73-77=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Andy Bean | 73-78=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Tom Byrum | 75-76=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Robert Gamez | 76-75=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Dan Halldorson | 72-79=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Mike Hulbert | 72-79=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Gil Morgan | 72-79=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Jerry Pate (c) | 72-79=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Ted Schulz | 72-79=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Bob Gilder | 69-83=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Gary Hallberg | 73-79=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Jeff Maggert | 75-77=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Jim Thorpe | 76-76=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Jim Woodward | 73-79=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | John Daly | 73-81=154 | +10 | |
| CUT | Peter Jacobsen | 74-80=154 | +10 | |
| CUT | Peter Senior | 78-76=154 | +10 | |
| CUT | Tom Sieckmann | 75-81=156 | +12 | |
| CUT | David Graham | 76-81=157 | +13 | |
| CUT | Richard Zokol | 76-85=161 | +17 | |
| CUT | Scott Verplank | 84-79=163 | +19 | |
| WD | Russ Cochran | 66-78-79=223 | +7 | |
| WD | Don Pooley | 72-77=149 | +5 | |
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