1992 PGA Championship
The 1992 PGA Championship was the 74th PGA Championship, held August 13–16 at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country, Missouri, a suburb west of St. Louis. Nick Price won the first of his three major championships, three strokes ahead of runners-up John Cook, Nick Faldo, Jim Gallagher Jr., and Gene Sauers.[2][3] Price withdrew from the 1991 PGA Championship and his withdrawal allowed John Daly to enter and win.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 13–16, 1992 |
| Location | Town and Country, Missouri |
| Course(s) | Bellerive Country Club |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,148 yards (6,536 m)[1] |
| Field | 156 players, 85 after cut |
| Cut | 148 (+6) |
| Prize fund | $1.6 million |
| Winner's share | $280,000 |
| Champion | |
| Nick Price | |
| 278 (−6) | |
Bellerive CC
Location in the United States
Bellerive CC
Location in Missouri
This was the second major championship at Bellerive, which hosted the U.S. Open in 1965.[4] The PGA Championship returned to the venue in 2018.
Course layout
| Hole | Yards | Par | Hole | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 434 | 4 | 10 | 485 | 4 | |
| 2 | 437 | 4 | 11 | 373 | 4 | |
| 3 | 165 | 3 | 12 | 404 | 4 | |
| 4 | 556 | 5 | 13 | 179 | 3 | |
| 5 | 453 | 4 | 14 | 411 | 4 | |
| 6 | 195 | 3 | 15 | 456 | 4 | |
| 7 | 381 | 4 | 16 | 222 | 3 | |
| 8 | 581 | 5 | 17 | 536 | 5 | |
| 9 | 426 | 4 | 18 | 454 | 4 | |
| Out | 3,628 | 36 | In | 3,520 | 35 | |
| Source:[1] | Total | 7,148 | 71 | |||
Length of the course for its previous major championship:
- 7,191 yards (6,575 m), par 70 - 1965 U.S. Open
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 13, 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Gene Sauers | 67 | −4 |
| Craig Stadler | |||
| T3 | Jay Don Blake | 68 | −3 |
| Brian Claar | |||
| Nick Faldo | |||
| T6 | Russ Cochran | 69 | −2 |
| Fred Couples | |||
| Bob Estes | |||
| Raymond Floyd | |||
| Robert Gamez | |||
| Frank Nobilo |
Second round
Friday, August 14, 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Sauers | 67-69=136 | −6 |
| T2 | Russ Cochran | 69-69=138 | −4 |
| Jim Gallagher Jr. | 72-66=138 | ||
| Nick Faldo | 68-70=138 | ||
| T5 | Steven Richardson | 73-66=139 | −3 |
| Craig Stadler | 67-72=139 | ||
| T7 | Rocco Mediate | 72-68=140 | −2 |
| Gil Morgan | 71-69=140 | ||
| Larry Nelson | 72-68=140 | ||
| Nick Price | 70-70=140 |
Third round
Saturday, August 15, 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Sauers | 67-69-70=206 | −7 |
| T2 | Jeff Maggert | 71-72-65=208 | −5 |
| Nick Price | 70-70-68=208 | ||
| T4 | Jim Gallagher Jr. | 72-66-72=210 | −3 |
| John Cook | 72-71-67=210 | ||
| 6 | Mark Brooks | 71-72-68=211 | −2 |
| T7 | Billy Andrade | 72-71-70=213 | E |
| Paul Azinger | 72-73-68=213 | ||
| Raymond Floyd | 69-75-69=213 | ||
| Dan Forsman | 70-73-70=213 | ||
| Gil Morgan | 71-69-73=213 |
Final round
Sunday, August 16, 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Price | 70-70-68-70=278 | −6 | 280,000 |
| T2 | John Cook | 71-72-67-71=281 | −3 | 101,250 |
| Nick Faldo | 68-70-76-67=281 | |||
| Jim Gallagher Jr. | 72-66-72-71=281 | |||
| Gene Sauers | 67-69-70-75=281 | |||
| 6 | Jeff Maggert | 71-72-65-74=282 | −2 | 60,000 |
| T7 | Russ Cochran | 69-69-76-69=283 | −1 | 52,500 |
| Dan Forsman | 70-73-70-70=283 | |||
| T9 | Brian Claar | 68-73-73-70=284 | E | 40,000 |
| Anders Forsbrand | 73-71-70-70=284 | |||
| Duffy Waldorf | 74-73-68-69=284 |
References
- "1992 PGA Championship: map and card". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 12, 1992. p. 3B.
- "Introducing another Nick". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. August 17, 1992. p. 17.
- Garrity, John (August 25, 1992). "The Price Is Right". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
- Bunch, Ken (August 12, 1992). "At 7,148 yards, Bellerive will test PGA field". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1B.
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