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1995 Players Championship

Coordinates: 30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
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1995 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 23–26, 1995
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,896 yards (6,306 m)[1]
Field149 players, 74 after cut
Cut149 (+5)
Prize fund$3.0 million
Winner's share$540,000
Champion
United States Lee Janzen
283 (−5)
Location map
TPC Sawgrass is located in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass is located in Florida
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida
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The 1995 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 23–26 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 22nd Players Championship.

Tournament summary

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On a wind-dried course, Lee Janzen won at 283 (−5), a stroke ahead of runner-up Bernhard Langer. Janzen sank a 5-foot (1.5 m) putt for par on the final hole for the win.[1][2]

Defending champion Greg Norman finished eleven strokes back, in a tie for 37th place.

Venue

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This was the fourteenth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course, and it remained at 6,896 yards (6,306 m).[1]

Eligibility requirements

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The top 125 PGA Tour members from Final 1994 Official Money List.[3]

Nick Price, Greg Norman, Mark McCumber, Tom Lehman, Fuzzy Zoeller, Loren Roberts, Corey Pavin, Jeff Maggert, Hale Irwin, Scott Hoch, Steve Lowery, Mike Springer, Bob Estes, Phil Mickelson, John Huston, Bill Glasson, Brad Bryant, David Frost, Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite, Fred Couples, Brad Faxon, Jay Haas, Kenny Perry, Rick Fehr, Bruce Lietzke, Hal Sutton, Mark Calcavecchia, Mark Brooks, Craig Stadler, Davis Love III, David Edwards, Lee Janzen, Andrew Magee, John Cook, Kirk Triplett, Lennie Clements, Mike Heinen, Curtis Strange, Larry Mize, Tom Watson, Robert Gamez, Glen Day, Craig Parry, Blaine McCallister, Billy Andrade, Steve Stricker, Jim Gallagher Jr., Vijay Singh, Dave Barr, Gil Morgan, Jay Don Blake, Scott Simpson, Dicky Pride, Neal Lancaster, Jeff Sluman, Mike Sullivan, Donnie Hammond, Steve Elkington, Brian Henninger, Steve Pate, Clark Dennis, Brett Ogle, Fred Funk, Chip Beck, Greg Kraft, Nolan Henke, Duffy Waldorf, D. A. Weibring, Gene Sauers, Ted Tryba, Paul Goydos, Guy Boros, Russ Cochran, Jim Furyk, Jim McGovern, Bob Lohr, Gary Hallberg, Mike Hulbert, Chris DiMarco, Mark O'Meara, Colin Montgomerie, Peter Jacobsen, Bobby Wadkins, Keith Clearwater, Wayne Levi, David Ogrin, Mark Carnevale, Tom Purtzer, Jim Thorpe, Dave Stockton Jr., Scott Verplank, Brian Kamm, Mike Standly, David Feherty, Bob Burns, Doug Tewell, Robin Freeman, Michael Bradley, Dillard Pruitt, Paul Stankowski, Yoshinori Mizumaki, Ed Humenik, Fulton Allem, Brian Claar, Brandel Chamblee, Dan Forsman, Billy Mayfair, Mark McNulty, Steve Rintoul, Ken Green, John Wilson, Bob Gilder, Mike Reid, Jesper Parnevik, Joe Ozaki, John Morse, Payne Stewart, Jay Delsing, Dennis Paulson, Justin Leonard, Joel Edwards, Curt Byrum

All winners of PGA Tour events awarding official money and official victory status in the preceding 12 months concluding with the Nestle Invitational.

Designated players

Jodie Mudd, Nick Faldo, Wayne Grady, Paul Azinger, Lanny Wadkins, Rocco Mediate, Ernie Els

Any foreign player meeting the requirements of a designated player whether or not he is a PGA Tour member.

Ian Woosnam, Bernhard Langer, José María Olazábal

Winners in the last 10 calendar years of The Players Championship, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, PGA Championship and NEC World Series of Golf.

Calvin Peete, Andy North, Hubert Green, Roger Maltbie, John Mahaffey, Jack Nicklaus, Bob Tway, Dan Pohl, Larry Nelson

British Open winners since 1990.

Ian Baker-Finch

Six players, not otherwise eligible, designated by The Players Championship Committee as "special selections."

Masashi Ozaki, Frank Nobilo, Robert Allenby, Seve Ballesteros, Sandy Lyle, David Duval

To complete a field of 144 players, those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1995 Official Money List, as of the completion of the Nestle Invitational.

Source:[4]

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, March 23, 1995

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Corey Pavin 66 −6
2 United States Gene Sauers 67 −5
T3 United States Lee Janzen 69 −3
Germany Bernhard Langer
United States Larry Mize
United States Payne Stewart
United States Steve Stricker
T8 United States Andrew Magee 70 −2
Australia Greg Norman
T10 United States Lennie Clements 71 −1
United States John Cook
United States Tom Kite
United States Tom Lehman
United States Jeff Maggert
United States Billy Mayfair
United States Mark McCumber
United States Rocco Mediate
United States Scott Simpson
United States Kirk Triplett
United States D. A. Weibring

Source:[5]

Second round

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Friday, March 24, 1995

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Corey Pavin 66-73=139 −5
United States Gene Sauers 67-72=139
T3 Germany Bernhard Langer 69-71=140 −4
United States Davis Love III 73-67=140
United States Steve Stricker 79-71=140
T6 United States Hale Irwin 73-68=141 −3
United States D. A. Weibring 71-70=141
T8 United States Lennie Clements 71-61=142 −2
United States Payne Stewart 69-73=142
T10 United States Billy Andrade 74-69=143 −1
Spain Seve Ballesteros 75-68=143
United States Brad Bryant 72-71=143
United States Robert Gamez 74-69=143
United States Peter Jacobsen 74-69=143
United States Lee Janzen 69-74=143
United States Tom Lehman 71-72=143
United States Jeff Maggert 71-72=143
United States Scott Simpson 71-72=143
United States Tom Watson 72-71=143
Wales Ian Woosnam 74-69=143

Source:[6]

Third round

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Saturday, March 25, 1995

Place Player Score To par
T1 Germany Bernhard Langer 69-71-71=211 −5
United States Corey Pavin 66-73-72=211
3 United States Lee Janzen 69-74-69=212 −4
4 United States Payne Stewart 69-73-71=213 −3
T5 United States Peter Jacobsen 74-69-71=214 −2
United States Davis Love III 73-67-74=214
United States Steve Stricker 79-71-74=214
United States D. A. Weibring 71-70-73=214
T9 United States Brad Bryant 72-71-72=215 −1
United States Brian Claar 74-70-71=215
United States Tom Lehman 71-72-72=215
United States Jeff Maggert 71-72-72=215

Source:[2][7]

Final round

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Sunday, March 26, 1995

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Lee Janzen 69-74-69-71=283 −5 540,000
2 Germany Bernhard Langer 69-71-71-73=284 −4 324,000
T3 United States Corey Pavin 66-73-72-74=285 −3 156,000
United States Gene Sauers 67-72-78-68=285
United States Payne Stewart 69-73-71-72=285
T6 United States Brad Bryant 72-71-72-71=286 −2 104,250
United States Davis Love III (c) 73-67-74-72=286
T8 United States Billy Andrade 74-69-73-71=287 −1 87,000
United States Larry Mize 69-77-72-69=287
Japan Naomichi Ozaki 74-70-72-71=287

Source:[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Janzen conquers 17th hole, TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 27, 1995. p. 2B.
  2. ^ a b Reilly, Rick (April 3, 1995). "Right on line". Sports Illustrated. p. 50.
  3. ^ "Golf Stat and Records | PGA TOUR". www.pgatour.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "1995 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 358. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 24, 1995. p. 2C.
  6. ^ "Crowd gathers near top of TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 25, 1995. p. 2D.
  7. ^ "Wind blasts TPC course as two lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 26, 1995. p. 9G.
  8. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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