1977 Tournament Players Championship
Mark Hayes was the champion in windy conditions at 289 (+1), two strokes ahead of runner-up Mike McCullough. McCullough and Tom Watson were the co-leaders after the third round, with Hayes a stroke back. 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, 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.
Venue
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
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
66 | −6 |
T3 | ![]() |
68 | −4 |
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T6 | ![]() |
69 | −3 |
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T10 | ![]() |
71 | −1 |
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Second round
Friday, March 18, 1977
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
66-74=140 | −4 |
2 | ![]() |
68-74=142 | −2 |
T3 | ![]() |
68-76=144 | E |
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73-71=144 | ||
5 | ![]() |
69-76=145 | +1 |
6 | ![]() |
72-74=146 | +2 |
T7 | ![]() |
73-74=147 | +3 |
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75-72=147 | ||
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75-72=147 | ||
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74-73=147 |
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Third round
Saturday, March 19, 1977
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() |
66-74-76=216 | E |
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68-74-74=216 | ||
3 | ![]() |
72-74-71=217 | +1 |
T4 | ![]() |
68-76-74=218 | +2 |
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72-77-69=218 | ||
6 | ![]() |
73-74-72=219 | +3 |
T7 | ![]() |
69-79-72=220 | +4 |
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69-76-75=220 | ||
T9 | ![]() |
75-76-70=221 | +5 |
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75-75-71=221 | ||
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74-74-73=221 |
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Final round
Sunday, March 20, 1977
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | ![]() |
72-74-71-72=289 | +1 | 60,000 |
2 | ![]() |
66-74-76-75=291 | +3 | 34,200 |
T3 | ![]() |
69-79-72-72=292 | +4 | 17,700 |
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72-77-69-74=292 | |||
T5 | ![]() |
73-77-72-71=293 | +5 | 10,900 |
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73-74-72-74=293 | |||
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68-74-74-77=293 | |||
T8 | ![]() |
73-76-73-72=294 | +6 | 8,150 |
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74-74-73-73=294 | |||
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75-72-76-71=294 |
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