The 1992 Players Championship was a
golf
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tournament in
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on the
PGA Tour
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, held March 26–29 at
TPC Sawgrass
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in
Ponte Vedra Beach
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. It was the 19th
Players Championship and was won by
Davis Love III
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, four strokes ahead of runners-up
Ian Baker-Finch
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Early years
Baker-Finch was born in Nambour, Queensland, Australia. He grew ...
,
Phil Blackmar
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,
Nick Faldo
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, and
Tom Watson.
Playing in his seventh consecutive event on tour,
top-ranked Fred Couples
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carded a course record 63 (−9) in the third round,
but followed it up with a 74 and finished eight strokes back.
[ He won the Masters two weeks later. Couples held the previous course record (64), set in the second round of his win in ]1984
Events
January
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.
Defending champion Steve Elkington
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missed the 36-hole cut by two strokes.
Venue
This was the eleventh Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach.
Eligibility requirements
#The top 125 PGA Tour
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members from Final 1991 Official Money List
#Designated players
#Any foreign player meeting the requirements of a designated player, whether or not he is a PGA Tour member
#Winners in the last 10 calendar years of The Players Championship
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, Masters Tournament
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, U.S. Open, PGA Championship
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, and World Series of Golf
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#British Open
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winners since 1990
#Six players, not otherwise eligible, designated by The Players Championship Committee as "special selections"
#To complete a field of 144 players. those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1992 Official Money List, as of the completion of the Nestle Invitational
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Source:
Field
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Round summaries
First round
''Thursday, March 26, 1992''
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Second round
''Friday, March 27, 1992''
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Third round
''Saturday, March 28, 1992''
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Final round
''Sunday, March 29, 1992''
References
External links
The Players Championship website
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1992
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1992 in golf
1992 in American sports
1992 in sports in Florida
March 1992 sports events in the United States