2001 Players Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 22–26, 2001 |
| 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) |
| Field | 142 players, 75 after cut |
| Cut | 147 (+3) |
| Prize fund | $6.0 million |
| Winner's share | $1.08 million |
| Champion | |
 Tiger Woods | |
| 274 (−14) | |
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«2000 2002» | |
The 2001 Players Championship was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held March 22–26 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 28th Players Championship.
Tiger Woods won the first of his two Players Championships, one stroke ahead of runner-up Vijay Singh.[1] Because of bad weather, the tournament was completed on Monday, March 26. In the final pairing with 54-hole leader Jerry Kelly, Woods played the final nine holes on Monday.[2]
Woods had won the previous three majors in 2000; he won the Masters Tournament two weeks later to hold all four major titles at once, the Tiger Slam, as well as this Players, an unofficial "fifth major." He won his second Players a dozen years later in 2013.
Venue
This was the 20th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course; its 2001 setup measured 7,093 yards (6,486 m).
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Sutton | United States | 1983, 2000 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 281 | −7 | T5 |
| Nick Price |  Zimbabwe | 1993 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 283 | −5 | T10 |
| Lee Janzen | United States | 1995 | 77 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 286 | −2 | T18 |
| Tom Kite | United States | 1989 | 70 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 292 | +4 | T44 |
| Fred Couples | United States | 1984, 1996 | 71 | 75 | 70 | 79 | 295 | +7 | T58 |
Source:[1]
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Love III | United States | 1992 | 72 | 76 | 148 | +4 |
| Greg Norman |  Australia | 1994 | 75 | 74 | 149 | +5 |
| Justin Leonard | United States | 1998 | 74 | 76 | 150 | +6 |
Source:[3]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 22, 2001
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Azinger | United States | 66 | −6 |
| T2 | Scott Hoch | United States | 67 | −5 |
| Jonathan Kaye | United States | |||
| Vijay Singh |  Fiji | |||
| T5 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 68 | −4 |
| Skip Kendall | United States | |||
| Billy Mayfair | United States | |||
| T8 | Jim Carter | United States | 69 | −3 |
| Brad Elder | United States | |||
| Jerry Kelly | United States | |||
| Scott Verplank | United States |
Source:[4]
Second round
Friday, March 23, 2001
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Kelly | United States | 69-66=135 | −9 |
| 2 | Paul Azinger | United States | 66-70=136 | −8 |
| T3 | Scott Hoch | United States | 67-70=137 | −7 |
| Kenny Perry | United States | 71-66=137 | ||
| Vijay Singh | Fiji | 67-70=137 | ||
| 6 | Jonathan Kaye | United States | 67-72=139 | −5 |
| 7 | Billy Mayfair | United States | 68-72=140 | −4 |
| T8 | Brad Elder | United States | 69-72=141 | −3 |
| Fred Funk | United States | 70-71=141 | ||
| J. P. Hayes | United States | 72-69=141 | ||
| Bernhard Langer |  Germany | 73-68=141 | ||
| Phil Mickelson | United States | 73-68=141 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 72-69=141 |
Source:[3]
Third round
Saturday, March 24, 2001
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Kelly | United States | 69-66-70=205 | −11 |
| T2 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | 67-70-70=207 | −9 |
| Tiger Woods | United States | 72-69-66=207 | ||
| 4 | Scott Hoch | United States | 67-70-71=208 | −8 |
| 5 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | 73-68-68=209 | −7 |
| T6 | Paul Azinger | United States | 66-70-74=210 | −6 |
| Billy Mayfair | United States | 68-72-70=210 | ||
| T8 | Kenny Perry | United States | 71-66-74=211 | −5 |
| Hal Sutton | United States | 72-71-68=211 | ||
| 10 | Michael Campbell |  New Zealand | 71-72-69=212 | −4 |
Source:[5]
Final round
Sunday, March 25, 2001
Monday, March 26, 2001
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 72-69-66-67=274 | −14 | 1,080,000 |
| 2 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | 67-70-70-68=275 | −13 | 648,000 |
| 3 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | 73-68-68-67=276 | −12 | 408,000 |
| 4 | Jerry Kelly | United States | 69-66-70-73=278 | −10 | 288,000 |
| T5 | Billy Mayfair | United States | 68-72-70-71=281 | −7 | 228,000 |
| Hal Sutton | United States | 72-71-68-70=281 | |||
| T7 | Paul Azinger | United States | 66-70-74-72=282 | −6 | 187,000 |
| Scott Hoch | United States | 67-70-71-74=282 | |||
| Frank Lickliter | United States | 72-72-70-68=282 | |||
| T10 | Joe Durant | United States | 73-73-67-70=283 | −5 | 156,000 |
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 70-74-71-68=283 |
Source:[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Ferguson, Doug (March 27, 2001). "Tiger on the prowl". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. C2.
- ↑ Ferguson, Doug (March 26, 2001). "Tiger storms to head of the pack". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. p. 2C.
- 1 2 "Players Championship - Second round". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. March 24, 2001. p. 3C.
- ↑ "Golf: Thursday's results". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 23, 2001. p. B9.
- ↑ "Golf: PGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. March 25, 2001. p. 6G.
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