The 1988 Players Championship was a

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on the

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, held at

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. It was the fifteenth Players Championship and the first without "Tournament" in the title. Local resident

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opened with 65 and won with 273 (−15), four strokes ahead of runner-up Mike Reid. McCumber's score at the Stadium Course set a record; it was equaled in

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was disqualified on Thursday after playing with a bent putter.

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had a similar occurrence on Friday, while

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reported that he signed an incorrect (Strange won the

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U.S. Opens.) Weather delays on Saturday caused the leaders to complete only a few holes of the third round; play was resumed early on Sunday morning. Defending champion

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missed the 36-hole cut by six strokes, and the purse was increased 25% this year to $1.25 million.

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, Ken Brown,

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, Lennie Clements,

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, John Cook,

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, David Edwards,

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Brad Fabel Brad Fabel (born November 30, 1955) is an American professional golfer. Fabel was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He was a semifinalist at the 1973 U.S. Junior Amateur and won 1974 Kentucky State Amateur. He played college golf first at the Univers ...

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, Ken Green,

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, Mark Hayes,

Vance Heafner Clayton Vance Heafner Jr. (August 11, 1954 – September 26, 2012) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, the Nationwide Tour and the Champions Tour. Early life Heafner was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was ...

Lon Hinkle Lon Hinkle (born July 17, 1949) is an American professional golfer who has played on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. Hinkle was born in Flint, Michigan. He attended Santana High School in Santee, California, graduating in 1967. He then ...

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Hale Irwin Hale S. Irwin (born June 3, 1945) is an American professional golfer. He was one of the world's leading golfers from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He is one of the few players in history to win three U.S. Opens, becoming the oldest ever U.S. Op ...

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Peter Jacobsen Peter Erling Jacobsen (born March 4, 1954) is an American professional golfer and commentator on Golf Channel and NBC. He has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He has won seven events on the PGA Tour and two events on the Champions ...

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Tom Kite Thomas Oliver Kite Jr. (born December 9, 1949) is an American professional golfer and golf course architect. He won the U.S. Open in 1992 and spent 175 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between 1989 and 1994. Career Kite wa ...

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, Mike McCullough,

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, Mac O'Grady,

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, Steve Pate,

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, Chris Perry,

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, Mike Reid, Jack Renner,

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, Bill Rogers,

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Tom Sieckmann Thomas Edward Sieckmann (born January 14, 1955) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour. Sieckmann was born in York, Nebraska. He won several amateur tournaments in his home state while growing up, and received the 1974 ...

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, Scott Simpson,

Tim Simpson } Timothy Jay Simpson (born May 6, 1956) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour, and currently plays on the Champions Tour. Simpson was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended high scho ...

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, Ray Stewart,

, Mike Sullivan,

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, Leonard Thompson,

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Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, March 24, 1988'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, March 25, 1988'' Source:

Third round

''Saturday, March 26, 1988''
''Sunday, March 27, 1988'' Due to weather delays, McCumber completed the last fourteen holes of his third round on Sunday morning and went to his nearby home between rounds. Source:

Final round

''Sunday, March 27, 1988''

References

External links

The Players Championship website
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