1989 Players Championship

The 1989 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 16–19 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the sixteenth Players Championship.

1989 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 16–19, 1989
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,857 yards (6,270 m)[1]
Field144 players, 74 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund$1.35 million
Winner's share$243,000
Champion
Tom Kite
279 (−9)
Location map
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

In gusty conditions, Tom Kite won the title at 279 (−9), one stroke ahead of runner-up Chip Beck.[2][3][4]

Defending champion Mark McCumber finished four strokes back, in a tie for sixth place.

Venue
Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the eighth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 6,857 yards (6,270 m).[1]

Field

Fulton Allem, Isao Aoki, George Archer, Tommy Armour III, Paul Azinger, Ian Baker-Finch, Dave Barr, Andy Bean, Chip Beck, Jim Benepe, Ronnie Black, Phil Blackmar, Jay Don Blake, Bill Britton, Mark Brooks, Billy Ray Brown, Brad Bryant, Curt Byrum, Tom Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, Rex Caldwell, David Canipe, Jim Carter, Chen Tze-chung, Bobby Clampett, Keith Clearwater, Lennie Clements, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, Mike Donald, Bob Eastwood, David Edwards, Dave Eichelberger, Steve Elkington, Brad Fabel, Brad Faxon, Ed Fiori, Raymond Floyd, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Jim Gallagher Jr., Buddy Gardner, Bob Gilder, Bill Glasson, Wayne Grady, David Graham, Hubert Green, Ken Green, Jay Haas, Gary Hallberg, Dan Halldorson, Jim Hallet, Donnie Hammond, Morris Hatalsky, Mark Hayes, Lon Hinkle, Scott Hoch, Mike Hulbert, John Huston, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Steve Jones, Tom Kite, Kenny Knox, Gary Koch, Bernhard Langer, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Bob Lohr, Davis Love III, Mark Lye, Sandy Lyle, Andrew Magee, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Dick Mast, Billy Mayfair, Blaine McCallister, John McComish, Mark McCumber, Rocco Mediate, Johnny Miller, Larry Mize, Gil Morgan, Jodie Mudd, Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Larry Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Tim Norris, Andy North, Mark O'Meara, David Ogrin, Masashi Ozaki, Jerry Pate, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Calvin Peete, Chris Perry, Kenny Perry, Dan Pohl, Don Pooley, Nick Price, Tom Purtzer, Sam Randolph, Don Reese, Mike Reid, Larry Rinker, Loren Roberts, Bill Rogers, Clarence Rose, Dave Rummells, Bill Sander, Gene Sauers, Ted Schulz, Tom Sieckmann, Scott Simpson, Tim Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Jeff Sluman, J. C. Snead, Craig Stadler, Payne Stewart, Curtis Strange, Mike Sullivan, Hal Sutton, Brian Tennyson, Doug Tewell, Leonard Thompson, Bob Tway, Greg Twiggs, Howard Twitty, Scott Verplank, Bobby Wadkins, Lanny Wadkins, Denis Watson, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Mark Wiebe, Robert Wrenn, Fuzzy Zoeller, Richard Zokol

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 16, 1989

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Keith Clearwater65−7
T2 David Frost66−6
Bruce Lietzke
Steve Pate
5 Ben Crenshaw67−5
T6 Paul Azinger68−4
Andy Bean
Fred Couples
David Graham
Mike Hulbert
Steve Jones
Mike Donald
Kenny Perry
Curtis Strange

Source:[5]

Second round

Friday, March 17, 1989

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Bruce Lietzke66-69=135−9
2 David Frost66-71=137−7
3 Fred Couples68-70=138−6
T4 Fulton Allem70-69=139−5
Paul Azinger68-71=139
Chip Beck71-68=139
Ben Crenshaw67-72=139
Tom Kite69-70=139
Gary Koch70-69=139
Mark McCumber69-70=139
Dan Pohl69-70=139

Source:[6]

Third round

Saturday, March 18, 1989

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Chip Beck71-68-68=207−9
2 Tom Kite69-70-69=208−8
T3 Fred Couples68-70-71=209−7
Ben Crenshaw67-72-70=209
Gary Koch70-69-70=209
Bruce Lietzke66-69-74=209
Mark McCumber69-70-70=209
T8 Gil Morgan71-69-70=210−6
Greg Norman74-67-69=210
T10 Jack Nicklaus71-72-68=211−5
Craig Stadler70-72-69=211

Source:[7]

Final round

Sunday, March 19, 1989

Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Tom Kite69-70-69-71=279−9243,000
2 Chip Beck71-68-68-73=280−8145,800
3 Bruce Lietzke66-69-74-72=281−791,800
T4 Fred Couples (c)68-70-71-73=282−659,400
Greg Norman74-67-69-72=282
T6 Mark McCumber (c)69-70-70-74=283−546,912
Gil Morgan71-69-70-73=283
T8 Andy Bean68-76-69-71=284−439,150
David Frost66-71-75-72=284
Gary Koch70-69-70-75=284

Source:[8]

References
  1. "Players Championship". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. March 20, 1989. p. 21.
  2. "Kite's triumph more enjoyable". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 20, 1989. p. 2B.
  3. Verdi, Bob (March 20, 1989). "Kite upstages the TPC all-stars". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
  4. Seift, E.M. (March 27, 1989). "Kite finally takes flight". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
  5. "Bogeys don't stop him". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 17, 1989. p. 4B.
  6. Florence, Mal (March 18, 1989). "Lietzke takes a lead after saving a par". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 2D.
  7. "When the others slip, Beck slips past them". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 19, 1989. p. 11E.
  8. "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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