2000 Players Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 23–27, 2000 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| Course(s) |
TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,093 yards (6,486 m)[1][2] |
| Field | 144 players, 80 after cut |
| Cut | 150 (+6) |
| Prize fund | $6.0 million |
| Winner's share | $1.08 million |
| Champion | |
 Hal Sutton | |
| 278 (−10) | |
|
«1999 2001» | |
The 2000 Players Championship was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held March 23–27 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 27th Players Championship.
Hal Sutton, the champion seventeen years earlier in 1983, won his second Players, a stroke ahead of runner-up Tiger Woods. Both carded scores of 71 (−1) in the final round, and Sutton hit 17 of 18 greens in regulation. Because of thunderstorms and heavy rain, the final round was completed on Monday, March 27. In the last pairing, Sutton and Woods were on the twelfth hole when play was suspended on Sunday night.[1][3]
Late in the third round on Saturday, Sutton had gone 25 holes without making a bogey. At the par-3 17th hole, he hit his tee shot in the water and took a triple-bogey six, which trimmed his lead over Woods to just one stroke.[4]
Traditionally the richest event in golf, this was the first Players with a seven-figure winner's share, at $1.08 million. Sutton's win in 1983 was the first Players with a six-figure first prize.
Venue
This was the 19th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course; its setup in 2000 measured 7,093 yards (6,486 m).[1]
Past champions in the field
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Sutton | United States | 1983 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 278 | −10 | 1 |
| Nick Price |  Zimbabwe | 1993 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 67 | 284 | −4 | T3 |
| Lee Janzen | United States | 1995 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 73 | 286 | −2 | T9 |
| David Duval | United States | 1999 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 287 | −1 | T13 |
| Justin Leonard | United States | 1998 | 71 | 76 | 69 | 74 | 290 | +2 | T22 |
| Fred Couples | United States | 1984, 1996 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 292 | +4 | T33 |
| Davis Love III | United States | 1992 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 295 | +7 | T48 |
| Greg Norman |  Australia | 1994 | 75 | 71 | 73 | 77 | 296 | +8 | T53 |
| Tom Kite | United States | 1989 | 75 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 299 | +11 | T66 |
Source:[1]
- All the former champions in the field made the 36-hole cut.[5]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 23, 2000
Friday, March 24, 2000
Source:[6]
Second round
Friday, March 24, 2000
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hal Sutton | United States | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| T2 | Tom Lehman | United States | 71-68=139 | −5 |
| Omar Uresti | United States | 71-68=139 | ||
| 4 | Fulton Allem | United States | 75-65=140 | −4 |
| T5 | Ernie Els |  South Africa | 73-69=142 | −2 |
| Len Mattiace | United States | 70-72=142 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 71-71=142 | ||
| T8 | Scott Dunlap | United States | 73-70=143 | −1 |
| Lee Janzen | United States | 70-73=143 | ||
| T10 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 70-74=144 | E |
| Steven Ames |  Trinidad and Tobago | 72-72=144 | ||
| Paul Azinger | United States | 75-69=144 | ||
| Jim Carter | United States | 73-71=144 | ||
| Brad Fabel | United States | 70-74=144 | ||
| Jim Furyk | United States | 72-72=144 | ||
| Billy Mayfair | United States | 70-74=144 | ||
| Colin Montgomerie |  Scotland | 75-69=144 | ||
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 73-71=144 |
Source:[5]
Third round
Saturday, March 25, 2000
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hal Sutton | United States | 69-69-69=207 | −9 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | United States | 71-71-66=208 | −8 |
| 3 | Tom Lehman | United States | 71-68-72=211 | −5 |
| 4 | Jeff Sluman | United States | 75-71-66=212 | −4 |
| T5 | Lee Janzen | United States | 70-73-70=213 | −3 |
| Craig Parry | Australia | 70-74-69=213 | ||
| T7 | Paul Azinger | United States | 75-69-70=214 | −2 |
| Robert Damron | United States | 78-70-66=214 | ||
| Scott Dunlap | United States | 73-70-71=214 | ||
| Ernie Els | South Africa | 73-69-72=214 | ||
| Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 75-69-70=214 |
Source:[7]
Final round
Sunday, March 26, 2000
Monday, March 27, 2000
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hal Sutton | United States | 69-69-69-71=278 | −10 | 1,080,000 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | United States | 71-71-66-71=279 | −9 | 648,000 |
| T3 | Robert Damron | United States | 78-70-66-70=284 | −4 | 270,600 |
| Scott Dunlap | United States | 73-70-71-70=284 | |||
| Jeff Maggert | United States | 77-68-71-68=284 | |||
| Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 75-69-70-70=284 | |||
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 73-71-73-67=284 | |||
| 8 | Tom Lehman | United States | 71-68-72-74=285 | −3 | 186,000 |
| T9 | Greg Chalmers | Australia | 71-75-69-71=286 | −2 | 156,000 |
| Lee Janzen | United States | 70-73-70-73=286 | |||
| Len Mattiace | United States | 70-72-73-71=286 | |||
| Mark O'Meara | United States | 75-74-70-67=286 |
Source:[1]
Video
- You Tube – Sutton on 72nd hole at 2000 Players
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Sutton holds off Woods, wins TPC". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 28, 2000. p. C2.
- ↑ "The Players Championship breakdown". ESPN. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Storm stops Sutton, Woods". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. March 27, 2000. p. 1B.
- ↑ "Feared 17th sinks Sutton". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. March 26, 2000. p. 4C.
- 1 2 "Golf: Players Championship". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 25, 2000. p. C4.
- ↑ "Golf: Players Championship". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. March 24, 2000. p. C61.
- ↑ "Golf: Players Championship". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. March 26, 2000. p. 2C.
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