1977 Tournament Players Championship

August 2023 1977 Tournament Players Championship March 17–20, 1977 Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Sawgrass Country Club,East-West course PGA Tour 72 7174 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ifBLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5143%2C2601993 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press While leaders stumble, Mark Hayes eases home March 21, 1977 17 140 players, 79 after cut 155 (+11) $300,000 $60,000 USA Mark Hayes 289 (+1) USA#USA Florida yes Sawgrass CC Location in the United States##Location in Florida 30.189 N 81.370 W type:event inline,title 1976 1978 The 1977 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 17–20 at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. The fourth Tournament Players Championship,it was the first standalone version of the tournament after the first three editions were attached to previously established tournaments. It was the first of five consecutive at Sawgrass, which had agreed a multi-year with the PGA Tour in 1976.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YAIuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RTMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2655%2C2915217 Rome News-Tribune Georgia TPC tounrey in Florida May 19, 1976 7A Mark Hayes was the champion in windy conditions at 289 (+1), two strokes ahead of runner-up Mike McCullough.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iNZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JOADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6728%2C5259416 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Youth movement goes on as Hayes wins in the wind March 21, 1977 5Chttps://www.si.com/vault/1977/03/28/560888/in-a-class-all-by-itselffor-now Sports Illustrated Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins In a class all by itself - for now March 28, 1977 64 McCullough and Tom Watson were the co-leaders after the third round, with Hayes a stroke back.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iPBLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6277%2C2485359 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Erratic Tom Watson knots slumping Mike McCullough March 20, 1977 D10 Defending champion Jack Nicklaus finished four strokes back, in a tie for fifth place. Bob Menne set the tour's 72-hole record for fewest putts with 99,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y2EwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vu0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2522%2C2963797 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Missildine Harry Putting game? you want to bet? May 22, 1977 D1 but tied for 47th at 303 (+15). The record had been 102 putts, by Bert Yancey in 1966 at his victory in the final Portland Open Invitational.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pOVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3393%2C4091899 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Wetzel Frank Putts propel Bert Yancey to Open title September 19, 1966 3B Venue Sawgrass Country Club This was the first of five Tournament Players Championships held at Sawgrass Country Club; it moved to the nearby TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course in 1982. The venues for the first three editions in Georgia, Texas, and south Florida were familiar to most of the participants as those courses had recently hosted multiple PGA Tour events; this was the first tour event at Sawgrass. Round summaries First round Thursday, March 17, 1977 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Mike McCullough 66 −6 T3 USA Don Bies 68 −4 USA Raymond Floyd USA Tom Watson T6 AUS Bruce Devlin 69 −3 USA Billy Kratzert USA Ed Sabo USA J. C. Snead T10 AUS Hubert Green 71 −1 ENG Peter Oosterhuis USA John Schroeder Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hdZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JOADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6856%2C4282883 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Another unknown scrambles into lead March 18, 1977 6Bhttp://archives.chicagotribune.com/1977/03/18/page/55/article/mccullough-fires-66-to-lead-tpc-by-two Chicago Tribune Associated Press McCullough fires 66 to lead TPC by two March 18, 1977 5, sec. 4 Second round Friday, March 18, 1977 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Mike McCullough 66-74=140 −4 2 USA Tom Watson 68-74=142 −2 T3 USA Raymond Floyd 68-76=144 E USA Bob E. Smith 73-71=144 5 USA J. C. Snead 69-76=145 +16 USA Mark Hayes 72-74=146 +2T7 USA Jack Nicklaus 73-74=147 +3 USA Bill Rogers 75-72=147 USA Tom Weiskopf 75-72=147 USA Larry Ziegler 74-73=147 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=htZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JOADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3213%2C4472709 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Wind turns TPGC into joke March 19, 1977 2Bhttp://archives.chicagotribune.com/1977/03/19/page/227/ Chicago Tribune Golfers agree - Sawgrass a laugh March 19, 1977 3, sec. 2 Third round Saturday, March 19, 1977 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Mike McCullough 66-74-76=216 E USA Tom Watson 68-74-74=216 3 USA Mark Hayes 72-74-71=217 +1T4 USA Raymond Floyd 68-76-74=218 +2 USA Hale Irwin 72-77-69=218 6 USA Jack Nicklaus 73-74-72=219 +3T7 AUS Bruce Devlin 69-79-72=220 +4 USA J. C. Snead 69-76-75=220 T9 USA Danny Edwards 75-76-70=221 +5 USA Tom Jenkins 75-75-71=221 USA Larry Nelson 74-74-73=221 Source: Final round Sunday, March 20, 1977 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Mark Hayes 72-74-71-72=289 +1 60,0002 USA Mike McCullough 66-74-76-75=291 +3 34,200T3 AUS Bruce Devlin 69-79-72-72=292 +4 17,700 USA Hale Irwin 72-77-69-74=292 T5 AUS Graham Marsh 73-77-72-71=293 +5 10,900 USA Jack Nicklaus 73-74-72-74=293 USA Tom Watson 68-74-74-77=293 T8 USA Steve Melnyk 73-76-73-72=294 +6 8,150 USA Larry Nelson 74-74-73-73=294 USA Bill Rogers 75-72-76-71=294 Source: References External links The Players Championship website 1977 Category:1977 in golf Category:1977 in American sports Category:1977 in sports in Florida Category:March 1977 sports events in the United States