1982 Players Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 18–21, 1982 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| Course(s) |
TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,857 yards (6,270 m)[1] |
| Field | 147 players, 82 after cut[2] |
| Cut | 148 (+4) |
| Prize fund | $500,000 |
| Winner's share | $90,000 |
| Champion | |
 Jerry Pate | |
| 280 (−8) | |
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The 1982 Players Championship was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held March 18–21 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the ninth Players Championship.
Playing an orange ball,[3] Jerry Pate shot a final round 67 (–5) to win by two strokes over runners-up Scott Simpson and Brad Bryant.[4] Pate started the final round three strokes behind the leaders, in a tie for sixth place.[2][5] Following his win, Pate pushed tour commissioner Deane Beman and course designer Pete Dye into the lake along the 18th green, and then joined them.[4][6][7][8]
Venue
This was the first Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course; its 1982 setup measured 6,857 yards (6,270 m).
Final round
Sunday, March 21, 1982
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Pate | United States | 70-73-70-67=280 | −8 | 90,000 |
| T2 | Brad Bryant | United States | 70-69-71-72=282 | −6 | 44,000 |
| Scott Simpson | United States | 68-70-73-71=282 | |||
| 4 | Bruce Lietzke | United States | 69-72-69-73=283 | −5 | 24,000 |
| 5 | Roger Maltbie | United States | 69-72-73-70=284 | −4 | 20,000 |
| T6 | Seve Ballesteros |  Spain | 73-72-69-72=286 | −2 | 16,187 |
| Hubert Green | United States | 73-75-70-68=286 | |||
| Craig Stadler | United States | 71-68-75-72=286 | |||
| Tom Watson | United States | 70-76-68-72=286 | |||
| T10 | Jim Booros | United States | 73-72-71-71=287 | −1 | 12,500 |
| Larry Nelson | United States | 67-72-77-71=287 | |||
| Ed Sneed | United States | 68-71-74-74=287 |
Source:[4]
Video
- You Tube – Memorable Moments: The Players – PGA Tour
References
- ↑ "3 share TPC lead with 67s". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. March 19, 1982. p. 12B.
- 1 2 "Lietzke, Bryant battle back to share TPC lead". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. UPI. March 21, 1982. p. 12B.
- ↑ Kupelian, Vartan (March 21, 2012). "Seeing orange: The story behind Pate's Players-winning ball". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Pate takes dive after TPC win". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. March 22, 1982. p. 3B.
- ↑ "TPC lead surprises Lietzke, Bryant". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire services. March 21, 1982. p. 7C.
- ↑ Johnson, Mark (March 22, 1982). "For Pate, a big win and another splash". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. p. 1C.
- ↑ Dan Jenkins (March 29, 1982). "Last one in is a winner". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
- ↑ Van Sickle, Gary (March 23, 2004). "Present at the plunge". Sports Illustrated. p. 32.
External links
- The Players Championship website
- Full Leaderboard
- PGA Tour – Pate looks back on 30th anniversary of breakthrough at TPC Sawgrass
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