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2002 Players Championship

This article is about the golf tournament. For the curling tournament, see 2002 Players' Championship.

The 2002 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 21–24 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 29th Players Championship.

2002 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 21–24, 2002
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
Length7,093 yards (6,486 m)
Field149 players, 75 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund$6.0 million
Winner's share$1.08 million
Champion
New Zealand Craig Perks
280 (−8)
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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Unheralded Craig Perks gained his only career win on the PGA Tour, two strokes ahead of runner-up Stephen Ames.[1][2] In the last three holes, Perks chipped in twice; for eagle at 16 and for par at 18. In between, he made a 25-foot (7.6 m) birdie putt on the Island Green; he had only two pars in the last fourteen holes.[1][3]

Starting the year at 256 in the world rankings, Perks moved from 203 to 64 with the win.[3][4]

Defending champion Tiger Woods finished seven strokes back, in a tie for fourteenth place.

Venue

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Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the 21st Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,093 yards (6,486 m).

Field

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Fulton Allem, Robert Allenby, Stephen Ames, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Woody Austin, Paul Azinger, Briny Baird, Craig Barlow, Cameron Beckman, Rich Beem, Notah Begay III, David Berganio Jr., Thomas Bjørn, Jay Don Blake, Mark Brooks, Olin Browne, Ángel Cabrera, Mark Calcavecchia, Michael Campbell, Jim Carter, Greg Chalmers, Brandel Chamblee, K. J. Choi, Stewart Cink, Michael Clark II, Darren Clarke, John Cook, Fred Couples, John Daly, Robert Damron, Glen Day, Chris DiMarco, Scott Dunlap, Joe Durant, David Duval, Joel Edwards, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Nick Faldo, Niclas Fasth, Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, Dan Forsman, Carlos Franco, Harrison Frazar, David Frost, Ed Fryatt, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Sergio García, Brian Gay, Brent Geiberger, Matt Gogel, Retief Goosen, David Gossett, Paul Gow, Jay Haas, Pádraig Harrington, Dudley Hart, J. P. Hayes, J. J. Henry, Tim Herron, Glen Hnatiuk, Scott Hoch, Charles Howell III, John Huston, Lee Janzen, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Brandt Jobe, Per-Ulrik Johansson, Steve Jones, Shingo Katayama, Jonathan Kaye, Jerry Kelly, Skip Kendall, Tom Kite, Greg Kraft, Matt Kuchar, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Paul Lawrie, Ian Leggatt, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, J. L. Lewis, Frank Lickliter, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Jeff Maggert, Shigeki Maruyama, Len Mattiace, Bob May, Billy Mayfair, Scott McCarron, Paul McGinley, Rocco Mediate, Phil Mickelson, Larry Mize, Colin Montgomerie, Michael Muehr, Frank Nobilo, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, Geoff Ogilvy, José María Olazábal, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Carl Paulson, Dennis Paulson, Corey Pavin, David Peoples, Craig Perks, Tom Pernice Jr., Kenny Perry, Nick Price, Brett Quigley, Chris Riley, Loren Roberts, Rory Sabbatini, Tom Scherrer, Adam Scott, Scott Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Jeff Sluman, Chris Smith, Jerry Smith, Mike Sposa, Craig Stadler, Paul Stankowski, Steve Stricker, Kevin Sutherland, Hal Sutton, Esteban Toledo, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Scott Verplank, Grant Waite, Duffy Waldorf, Brian Watts, Mike Weir, Lee Westwood, Jay Williamson, Garrett Willis, Tiger Woods, Kaname Yokoo

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, March 21, 2002

Place Player Score To par
1   Phil Mickelson 64 −8
2   Chris DiMarco 66 −6
3   Scott Hoch 67 −5
T4   David Duval 68 −4
  Nick Faldo
T6   Robert Allenby 69 −3
  Stuart Appleby
  Mark Calcavecchia
  Brian Gay
  David Gossett
  Jerry Kelly
  Steve Lowery
  Carl Paulson
  Jeff Sluman
  Steve Stricker
  David Toms

Second round

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Friday, March 22, 2002
Saturday, March 23, 2002

Place Player Score To par
T1   Carl Paulson 69-69=138 −6
  Jeff Sluman 69-69=138
T3   Mark Calcavecchia 69-70=139 −5
  Phil Mickelson 64-75=139
  Craig Perks 71-68=139
6   Michael Campbell 72-68=140 −4
T7   Chris DiMarco 66-75=141 −3
  Nick Faldo 68-73=141
  Rocco Mediate 71-70=141
  David Toms 69-72=141

Third round

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Saturday, March 23, 2002

Place Player Score To par
1   Carl Paulson 69-69-69=207 −9
2   Craig Perks 71-68-69=208 −8
T3   Rocco Mediate 71-70-69=210 −6
  Jeff Sluman 69-69-72=210
T5   David Toms 69-72-70=211 −5
  Mike Weir 70-73-68=211
T7   Billy Andrade 73-69-70=212 −4
  Mark Calcavecchia 69-70-73=212
  Scott Hoch 67-77-68=212
T10   Nick Faldo 68-73-72=213 −3
  Sergio García 70-72-71=213
  Steve Lowery 69-73-71=213
  Shigeki Maruyama 72-72-69=213
  Tiger Woods 71-72-70=213

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Final round

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Sunday, March 24, 2002

Craig Perks chipped in on the 16th and 18th holes to win the championship, his only PGA Tour victory. His lone putt in the last three holes was a 28-foot birdie putt on the 17th.[6]

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Craig Perks 71-68-69-72=280 −8 1,080,000
2   Stephen Ames 74-69-72-67=282 −6 648,000
3   Rocco Mediate 71-70-69-73=283 −5 408,000
T4   Billy Andrade 73-69-70-72=284 −4 226,200
  Sergio García 70-72-71-71=284
  Scott Hoch 67-77-68-72=284
  Carl Paulson 69-69-69-77=284
  Jeff Sluman 69-69-72-74=284
T9   John Huston 73-69-73-70=285 −3 168,000
  Nick Price (c) 74-71-71-69=285

Source:[7]

Scorecard

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Final round

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 3 4
  Perks −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 −7 −8 −7 −6 −6 −7 −6 −7 −6 −5 −7 −8 −8
  Ames −1 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −5 −6 −7 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −6
  Mediate −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4 −4 −3 −2 −3 −4 −3 −3 −3 −5 −5 −5
  Andrade −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4
  García −3 −3 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −4
  Hoch −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −5 −4
  Paulson −10 −10 −9 −8 −7 −6 −6 −5 −6 −6 −5 −5 −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −4
  Sluman −6 −7 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −4 −4 −5 −5 −4
  Toms −5 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4 −3 −4 −3 −4 −3 −2 −2 −2 E E E E
  Weir −4 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −4 −3 −3 −2 E E

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double Bogey

Source:[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Van Sickle, Gary (April 1, 2002). "Pitched battle". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "Drama marks Perks' first title rum". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 25, 2002. p. 2E.
  3. ^ a b "A million Perks for TPC champ". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. March 25, 2002. p. 1C.
  4. ^ "2002: Week 12" (PDF). Official World Golf Ranking. March 24, 2002. Retrieved April 30, 2002.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Players Championship". Sunday Morning Star. (Wilmington, North Carolina). March 24, 2002. p. 2C.
  6. ^ "2002 Champion Craig Perks". Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "The Players Championship". ESPN. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
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