1995 Players Championship

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.

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

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Second round

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Friday, March 24, 1995

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

Source:[6]

Third round

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Saturday, March 25, 1995

Place Player Score To par
T1   Bernhard Langer 69-71-71=211 −5
  Corey Pavin 66-73-72=211
3   Lee Janzen 69-74-69=212 −4
4   Payne Stewart 69-73-71=213 −3
T5   Peter Jacobsen 74-69-71=214 −2
  Davis Love III 73-67-74=214
  Steve Stricker 79-71-74=214
  D. A. Weibring 71-70-73=214
T9   Brad Bryant 72-71-72=215 −1
  Brian Claar 74-70-71=215
  Tom Lehman 71-72-72=215
  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   Lee Janzen 69-74-69-71=283 −5 540,000
2   Bernhard Langer 69-71-71-73=284 −4 324,000
T3   Corey Pavin 66-73-72-74=285 −3 156,000
  Gene Sauers 67-72-78-68=285
  Payne Stewart 69-73-71-72=285
T6   Brad Bryant 72-71-72-71=286 −2 104,250
  Davis Love III (c) 73-67-74-72=286
T8   Billy Andrade 74-69-73-71=287 −1 87,000
  Larry Mize 69-77-72-69=287
  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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