1984 Tournament Players Championship

August 2023 1984 Tournament Players Championship March 29 – April 1, 1984 Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida TPC Sawgrass,Stadium Course PGA Tour 72 6857 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=61dWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7-4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3637%2C1391765 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Golf: Tournament Players April 2, 1984 15 144 players, 71 after cut 149 (+5) $800,000 $144,000 USA Fred Couples 277 (−11) USA#USA Florida yes TPC Sawgrass Location in the United States##Location in Florida 30.198 N 81.394 W type:event inline,title 1983 1985 The 1984 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 29 to April 1 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the eleventh Tournament Players Championship. Fred Couples, age 24, shot a course record 64 in the second round,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Nf9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8u4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3744%2C7597439 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Couples grabs TPC lead March 31, 1984 20https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_PdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6654%2C7364180 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Couples takes advantage of a dying wind with a 64 March 31, 1984 7C and finished at 277, one stroke ahead of runner-up Lee Trevino.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B-ZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6727%2C432278 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Two birdies aid Couples' biggest win April 2, 1984 3Chttps://www.si.com/vault/1984/04/09/626183/gone-even-with-the-wind Sports Illustrated Gone, even with the wind Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins April 9, 1984 53 It was his second win on tour, and he won this championship twelve years later in 1996.https://www.si.com/vault/1996/04/08/8102103/as-easy-as-tpc-carefree-fred-couples-won-the-players-championship-by-cruising-to-a-finalround-64 Sports Illustrated Reilly Rick Rick Reilly As easy as T-P-C April 8, 1996 50https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=haksAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NRUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3140%2C65337 Wilmington Morning Star North Carolina Associated Press Wet green helps Couples win 'long green' in TPC April 1, 1996 1Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZEdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6-oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2868%2C54641 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Couples takes charge for TPC title April 1, 1996 3B Trevino, the champion in 1980 at adjacent Sawgrass Country Club,http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1980/03/24/page/31/article/trevino-beats-the-best-in-tpc Chicago Tribune wire services Trevino beats the best in TPC March 24, 1980 5, sec. 3https://www.si.com/vault/1980/03/31/824527/seems-like-old-times-in-a-stroll-down-memory-lane-trevino-player-and-nicklaus-had-at-it-in-the-tpc-with-super-mex-the-noteworthy-winner Sports Illustrated Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins Seems like old times March 31, 1980 18 had missed the cut at the previous two editions, the first two held at the new venue. Defending champion Hal Sutton finished sixteen strokes back, in a tie for 41st place. Couples was the youngest champion for twenty years, until Adam Scott won at age 23 in 2004. Sutton had been the youngest, but only for a year; Couples was five months younger at the time of his win. Eight years later, Couples lowered the course record to 63 in the third round,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8EJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nOoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3070%2C6589292 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Couples rallies, Faldo leads March 29, 1992 3E but finished eight strokes back. Venue TPC at Sawgrass This was the third Tournament Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 6857 yd. In response to player concerns, the course had undergone further refinements: greens were flattened and slowed and most of the waste areas were removed. Eligibility requirements Top 125 players, if PGA Tour members, from Final 1983 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 Tournament Players Championship, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, Masters Tournament and World Series of Golf (beginning in 1976) The leader in Senior PGA Tour official earnings of 1983 The three players, not otherwise eligible, designated by the TPC Committee as "special selections" To complete a field of 144 players, those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1984 Official Money List, as of the completion of the Bay Hill Classic, March 19, 1984 Source:1984 PGA Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1984_pgatour.pdf live PGA Tour 281 https://web.archive.org/web/20200927083501/https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1984_pgatour.pdf 2020-09-27 Field John Adams, Isao Aoki, George Archer, Wally Armstrong, Seve Ballesteros, Dave Barr, Andy Bean, Chip Beck, Ronnie Black, Jim Booros, Bob Boyd, Bill Britton, Mark Brooks, Brad Bryant, George Burns, George Cadle, Rex Caldwell, Chen Tze-chung, Bobby Clampett, Lennie Clements, Russ Cochran, Jim Colbert, Frank Conner, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, Jim Dent, Mike Donald, Bob Eastwood, Danny Edwards, David Edwards, Dave Eichelberger, Lee Elder, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Keith Fergus, Ed Fiori, Bruce Fleisher, Raymond Floyd, Dan Forsman, John Fought, Buddy Gardner, Al Geiberger, Gibby Gilbert, Bob Gilder, David Graham, Lou Graham, Thomas Gray, Hubert Green, Ken Green, Jay Haas, Gary Hallberg, Dan Halldorson, Donnie Hammond, Phil Hancock, Morris Hatalsky, Mark Hayes, Vance Heafner, Lon Hinkle, Scott Hoch, Joe Inman, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Barry Jaeckel, Tom Jenkins, Tom Kite, Gary Koch, Ralph Landrum, Bernhard Langer, Wayne Levi, Steven Liebler, Bruce Lietzke, Pat Lindsey, Mark Lye, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Gary McCord, Mike McCullough, Mark McCumber, Pat McGowan, Allen Miller, Johnny Miller, Jeff Mitchell, Larry Mize, Griff Moody, Gil Morgan, Bob Murphy, Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Jim Nelford, Larry Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Mike Nicolette, Greg Norman, Tim Norris, Andy North, Mac O'Grady, Mark O'Meara, David Ogrin, Peter Oosterhuis, Arnold Palmer, Jerry Pate, Corey Pavin, Mark Pfeil, Gary Player, Dan Pohl, Don Pooley, Greg Powers, Nick Price, Tom Purtzer, Sammy Rachels, Joey Rassett, Victor Regalado, Mike Reid, Jack Renner, Larry Rinker, Bill Rogers, Clarence Rose, Bill Sander, Bob Shearer, Tony Sills, Scott Simpson, Tim Simpson, Joey Sindelar, J. C. Snead, Ed Sneed, Craig Stadler, Payne Stewart, Dave Stockton, Curtis Strange, Ron Streck, Mike Sullivan, Hal Sutton, Doug Tewell, Leonard Thompson, Jim Thorpe, Lee Trevino, Bobby Wadkins, Lanny Wadkins, Denis Watson, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Tom Weiskopf, Willie Wood, Richard Zokol Round summaries First round Thursday, March 29, 1984 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Jim Thorpe 68 −42 USA John Mahaffey 69 −3T3 ESP Seve Ballesteros 70 −2 USA Johnny Miller T6 USA John Cook 71 −1 USA Fred Couples USA Hubert Green USA Jay Haas USA Wayne Levi USA Bruce Lietzke USA Tim Simpson USA Hal Sutton Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-_dVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5421%2C7077596 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Thorpe blows into lead of the wind-swept TPC March 30, 1984 2C Second round Friday, March 30, 1984 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Fred Couples 71-64=135 −92 USA Jim Thorpe 68-69=137 −7T3 ESP Seve Ballesteros 70-68=138 −6 USA Lanny Wadkins 72-66=1385 USA Johnny Miller 70-69=139 −5T6 USA Jay Haas 71-69=140 −4 USA Larry Rinker 75-67=140T8 JPN Isao Aoki 72-69=141 −3 USA Mark O'Meara 72-69=141 USA Hal Sutton 71-70=141 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_PdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6654%2C7364180 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Couples takes advantage of dying wind with a 64 March 31, 1984 7C Third round Saturday, March 31, 1984 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Fred Couples 71-64-71=206 −102 ESP Seve Ballesteros 70-68-70=208 −8 3 USA Tom Watson 75-67-67=209 −7T4 USA Mark O'Meara 72-69-69=210 −6 USA Craig Stadler 74-70-66=210 USA Lee Trevino 76-66-68=210 7 USA John Mahaffey 69-74-69=212 −4 T8 USA Dan Pohl 71-69-74=214 −2 USA Larry Mize 75-72-67=214 USA Dan Pohl 74-69-71=214 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BuZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6716%2C101857 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Couples leading TPC by a couple April 1, 1984 7B Final round Sunday, April 1, 1984 Champion(c) = past champion PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Fred Couples 71-64-71-71=277 −11 144,0002 USA Lee Trevino (c) 76-66-68-68=278 −10 86,400T3 ESP Seve Ballesteros 70-68-70-74=282 −6 46,400 USA Craig Stadler 74-70-66-72=282T5 USA Mark O'Meara 72-69-69-73=283 −5 30,400 USA Lanny Wadkins (c) 72-66-78-67=2837 ZWE Nick Price 70-72-74-68=284 −4 26,800T8 USA Dan Pohl 74-69-71-71=285 −3 24,000 USA Tom Watson 75-67-67-76=285T10 USA John Mahaffey 69-74-69-74=286 −2 20,800 USA Jim Thorpe 68-69-78-71=286 Leaderboard below the top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T12 USA Raymond Floyd (c) 77-71-70-69=287 −1 16,800 USA Bruce Lietzke 71-73-74-69=287 USA Tim Simpson 71-73-74-69=287T15 JPN Isao Aoki 72-69-76-71=288 E 12,800 USA David Edwards 73-71-78-66=288 USA Phil Hancock 76-70-72-70=288 USA Hale Irwin 73-74-72-69=288 USA Larry Mize 75-72-67-74=288T20 USA Jim Colbert 74-75-72-68=289 +1 8,666 ENG Nick Faldo 73-73-74-69=289 USA Keith Fergus 74-73-72-70=289 USA Donnie Hammond 77-70-69-73=289 USA Wayne Levi 71-71-76-71=289 USA Pat Lindsey 73-71-75-70=289T26 USA Ben Crenshaw 74-73-73-70=290 +2 6,160 ENG Peter Oosterhuis 73-69-74-74=290 USA Mike Sullivan 75-70-71-74=290T29 USA Chip Beck 77-72-73-69=291 +3 5,320 USA Jay Haas 71-69-74-77=291 FRG Bernhard Langer 72-70-75-74=291 USA Johnny Miller 70-69-78-74=291T33 USA George Archer 76-69-77-70=292 +4 4,050 USA Brad Faxon 75-72-77-68=292 USA John Fought 75-72-73-72=292 USA Barry Jaeckel 72-72-72-76=292 USA Jack Nicklaus (c) 78-70-75-69=292 USA Clarence Rose 73-72-72-75=292 USA Scott Simpson 75-74-72-71=292 USA Curtis Strange 74-73-74-71=292T41 AUS David Graham 76-73-73-71=293 +5 3,120 USA Tom Purtzer 76-69-76-72=293 USA Hal Sutton (c) 71-70-74-78=293T44 USA Russ Cochran 72-74-76-72=294 +6 2,361 USA John Cook 71-76-73-74=294 USA Dave Eichelberger 74-72-73-75=294 USA Scott Hoch 78-71-72-73=294 USA Gil Morgan 72-76-73-73=294 USA Ron Streck 76-72-73-73=294 USA Willie Wood 72-73-77-72=294T51 USA Peter Jacobsen 75-73-76-71=295 +7 1,925 USA Tom Jenkins 80-69-72-74=295 USA Tom Kite 74-70-74-77=295T54 USA Gary Hallberg 73-71-78-74=296 +8 1,824 USA Gary Koch 77-71-75-73=296 USA Allen Miller 76-72-73-75=296 JPN Tsuneyuki Nakajima 74-71-76-75=296 USA Larry Rinker 73-67-85-71=296T59 USA Wally Armstrong 76-73-74-74=297 +9 1,768 USA Gibby Gilbert 76-72-79-70=29761 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 74-73-74-77=298 +10 1,744T62 USA Bob Eastwood 74-72-77-76=299 +11 1,720 USA Larry Nelson 75-72-74-78=299T64 USA Bobby Clampett 73-75-79-73=300 +12 1,688 USA Payne Stewart 79-70-75-76=300T66 USA Buddy Gardner 73-75-73-80=301 +13 1,640 USA Thomas Gray 75-73-79-74=301 USA Hubert Green 71-78-81-71=301 USA Arnold Palmer 72-76-76-77=30170 USA Lennie Clements 72-76-77-77=302 +14 1,60071 USA Danny Edwards 76-72-78-79=305 +17 1,584CUT USA Rex Caldwell 75-75=150 +6 USA Jim Dent 76-74=150 USA Lou Graham 76-74=150 USA Mac O'Grady 78-72=150 USA Sammy Rachels 77-73=150 USA Doug Tewell 75-75=150 CAN Dave Barr 79-72=151 +7 USA Andy Bean 79-72=151 USA Mark Brooks 77-74=151 USA Frank Conner 78-73=151 USA Ralph Landrum 75-76=151 AUS Greg Norman 72-79=151 USA Tim Norris 79-72=151 USA Greg Powers 76-75=151 USA Joey Rassett 74-77=151 USA Joey Sindelar 74-77=151 USA Bobby Wadkins 75-76=151 USA John Adams 75-77=152 +8 USA Mike Donald 80-72=152 CAN Dan Halldorson 79-73=152 USA Mark Lye 78-74=152 USA Pat McGowan 74-78=152 USA David Ogrin 75-77=152 USA Mark Pfeil 79-73=152 USA Don Pooley 80-72=152 MEX Victor Regalado 75-77=152 USA Mike Reid 81-71=152 USA Jack Renner 75-77=152 USA Ed Sneed 74-78=152 USA Bill Britton 79-74=153 +9 USA Mark Hayes (c) 77-76=153 USA Joe Inman 77-76=153 USA Griff Moody 78-75=153 USA Jerry Pate (c) 79-74=153 USA D. A. Weibring 76-77=153 USA Ronnie Black 80-74=154 +10 USA George Cadle 76-78=154 USA Lee Elder 80-74=154 USA Al Geiberger (c) 79-75=154 USA Steven Liebler 80-74=154 CAN Jim Nelford 79-75=154 USA Bill Rogers 75-79=154 USA Tom Weiskopf 78-76=154 USA Brad Bryant 81-74=155 +11 USA George Burns 81-74=155 USA Roger Maltbie 77-78=155 CAN Richard Zokol 77-78=155 USA Bob Gilder 76-80=156 +12 USA Gary McCord 79-77=156 USA Andy North 81-75=156 TWN Chen Tze-chung 80-77=157 +13 USA Ken Green 85-72=157 USA Corey Pavin 75-82=157 USA J. C. Snead 85-72=157 USA Bob Boyd 80-78=158 +14 USA Bruce Fleisher 83-75=158 USA Dave Stockton 84-74=158 USA Leonard Thompson 79-79=158 USA Jim Booros 82-77=159 +15 USA Bob Murphy 84-75=159 USA Bill Sander 80-79=159 USA Tony Sills 81-78=159 USA Morris Hatalsky 77-83=160 +16 AUS Bob Shearer 80-80=160 ZWE Denis Watson 82-79=161 +17 USA Ed Fiori 84-81=165 +21 USA Dan Forsman 86-80=166 +22 USA Lon Hinkle 84-85=169 +25WD USA Mike Nicolette 76 +4 USA Vance Heafner 79 +7 USA Mike McCullough 88 +16DQ USA Mark McCumber 72 E USA Jeff Mitchell Source:https://www.theplayers.com/past-results.html PGA Tour Past Results 1974 – present March 1, 2020 September 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200901175049/https://www.theplayers.com/past-results.html dead References External links The Players Championship website 1984 Category:1984 in golf Category:1984 in sports in Florida Category:March 1984 sports events in the United States Category:April 1984 sports events in the United States