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1990 Players Championship
The 1990 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 15–18 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the seventeenth Players Championship.

Jodie Mudd won the title at 278 (−10), one stroke ahead of runner-up Mark Calcavecchia.

Defending champion Tom Kite finished seven strokes back, in a tie for fifth place.

Venue

Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the ninth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course. The Stadium Course was lengthened this year to 6,896 yards (6,306 m), an increase of 39 yards (36 m).

Field

John Adams, Fulton Allem, Michael Allen, Billy Andrade, Isao Aoki, Tommy Armour III, Paul Azinger, Ian Baker-Finch, Dave Barr, Andy Bean, Chip Beck, Ronnie Black, Phil Blackmar, Jay Don Blake, Jim Booros, Bill Britton, Mark Brooks, Billy Ray Brown, Brad Bryant, George Burns, Clark Burroughs, Bill Buttner, Curt Byrum, Tom Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, Jim Carter, Russ Cochran, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, Jay Delsing, Clark Dennis, Mike Donald, Bob Eastwood, David Edwards, Joel Edwards, Dave Eichelberger, Steve Elkington, Bob Estes, Brad Faxon, Rick Fehr, Ed Fiori, Raymond Floyd, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Jim Gallagher Jr., Robert Gamez, Buddy Gardner, Bob Gilder, Bill Glasson, Wayne Grady, David Graham, Hubert Green, Ken Green, Jay Haas, Gary Hallberg, Jim Hallet, Donnie Hammond, Webb Heintzelman, Lon Hinkle, Scott Hoch, Mike Hulbert, John Inman, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Steve Jones, Tom Kite, Kenny Knox, Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke, Bob Lohr, Davis Love III, Mark Lye, Sandy Lyle, Andrew Magee, John Mahaffey, Roger Maltbie, Billy Mayfair, Mark McCumber, Pat McGowan, Rocco Mediate, Larry Mize, Gil Morgan, Jodie Mudd, Larry Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Andy North, Mark O'Meara, David Ogrin, Masashi Ozaki, Craig Parry, Jerry Pate, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Calvin Peete, David Peoples, Chris Perry, Kenny Perry, Peter Persons, Don Pooley, Nick Price, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid, Larry Rinker, Loren Roberts, Clarence Rose, Dave Rummells, Bill Sander, Gene Sauers, Ted Schulz, Don Shirey Jr., Tom Sieckmann, Tony Sills, Scott Simpson, Tim Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Jeff Sluman, J. C. Snead, Craig Stadler, Payne Stewart, Ray Stewart, Curtis Strange, Mike Sullivan, Hal Sutton, Lance Ten Broeck, Brian Tennyson, Doug Tewell, Leonard Thompson, Jim Thorpe, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Greg Twiggs, Howard Twitty, Stan Utley, Bobby Wadkins, Lanny Wadkins, Duffy Waldorf, Denis Watson, Tom Watson, D. A. Weibring, Mark Wiebe, Robert Wrenn, Fuzzy Zoeller, Richard Zokol

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 15, 1990

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Mark Calcavecchia 67 −5
United States Jodie Mudd
T3 United States David Edwards 68 −4
United States David Graham
T5 United States Clark Burroughs 69 −3
United States Fred Couples
United States Bob Eastwood
United States Robert Gamez
United States David Ogrin
United States Steve Pate
United States Peter Persons
Zimbabwe Nick Price
United States Duffy Waldorf
United States Tom Watson

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Second round

Friday, March 16, 1990

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Hale Irwin 70-68=138 −6
T2 United States Rocco Mediate 72-67=139 −5
United States Jodie Mudd 67-72=139
T4 United States Clark Burroughs 69-71=140 −4
United States Ken Green 71-69=140
T6 United States Andy Bean 73-68=141 −3
United States David Edwards 68-73=141
United States Peter Jacobsen 74-67=141
United States Davis Love III 73-68=141
United States Tom Watson 69-72=141

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Third round

Saturday, March 17, 1990
Sunday, March 18, 1990

Due to weather delays, Mudd completed the last fourteen holes of his third round on Sunday morning.

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Jodie Mudd 67-72-70=209 −7
T2 United States Mark Calcavecchia 67-75-68=210 −6
United States Ken Green 71-69-70=210
T4 United States Clark Burroughs 69-71-72=212 −4
United States Hale Irwin 70-68-74=212
United States Tom Kite 72-70-70=212
T7 United States Andy Bean 73-68-72=213 −2
United States Tom Purtzer 71-73-69=213
T9 United States Billy Ray Brown 73-72-69=214 −2
United States Gene Sauers 71-73-70=214

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Final round

Sunday, March 18, 1990

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Jodie Mudd 67-72-70-69=278 −10 270,000
2 United States Mark Calcavecchia 67-75-68-69=279 −9 162,000
T3 United States Steve Jones 75-71-69-69=284 −4 87,000
United States Tom Purtzer 71-73-69-71=284
T5 United States Billy Ray Brown 73-72-69-71=285 −3 52,687
United States Ken Green 71-69-70-75=285
United States Hale Irwin 70-68-74-73=285
United States Tom Kite (c) 72-70-70-73=285
T9 United States Andy Bean 73-68-72-73=286 −2 42,000
United States Mark McCumber (c) 73-72-73-68=286

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References

  1. ^ "The Players Championship". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. March 19, 1990. p. 2C.
  2. ^ "Mudd wins the Players, so Calcavecchia must be 2nd". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 19, 1990. p. 2B.
  3. ^ "Mudd edges charging Calcavecchia in TPC". Chicago Tribune. wire services. March 19, 1990. p. 7, sec. 3.
  4. ^ Reilly, Rick (March 26, 1990). "His name is Mudd". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.
  5. ^ "Golf: Players Championship". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 16, 1990. p. 6C.
  6. ^ Florence, Mal (March 17, 1990). "At 44, Irwin meets the challenge". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 8D.
  7. ^ "Rain delays PGA tourney". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. March 18, 1990. p. 10C.
  8. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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