1986 Tournament Players Championship

The 1986 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 27–30 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the thirteenth Tournament Players Championship.

1986 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 27–30, 1986
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,857 yards (6,270 m)[1]
Field144 players, 75 after cut
Cut144 (E)
Prize fund$900,000
Winner's share$162,000
Champion
John Mahaffey
275 (−13)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

John Mahaffey shot 71 in the final round for 275 (−13) and the win, one stroke ahead of runner-up Larry Mize, the 54-hole leader.[2][3][4]

Calvin Peete missed the 36-hole cut by two strokes, the first time a participating defending champion did not play the weekend.

Venue

This was the fifth Tournament Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 6,857 yards (6,270 m).[1]

Eligibility requirements

1. Top 125 players, if PGA Tour members, from final 1985 Official Money List:

Curtis Strange, Lanny Wadkins, Calvin Peete, Jim Thorpe, Raymond Floyd, Corey Pavin, Hal Sutton, Roger Maltbie, John Mahaffey, Mark O'Meara, Craig Stadler, Joey Sindelar, Bernhard Langer, Tom Kite, Fuzzy Zoeller, Hubert Green, Larry Mize, Tom Watson, Payne Stewart, Mac O'Grady, George Burns, Wayne Levi, Peter Jacobsen, Andy North, Danny Edwards, Dan Pohl, Phil Blackmar, Bill Glasson, Larry Rinker, Hale Irwin, Mark McCumber, Andy Bean, Jodie Mudd, Scott Hoch, Mark Wiebe, Billy Kratzert, Fred Couples, Scott Simpson, Mike Reid, Wayne Grady, Greg Norman, Jack Nicklaus, Tim Simpson, Bob Tway, Don Pooley, Willie Wood, D. A. Weibring, Bob Eastwood, Ken Green, Dan Forsman, Larry Nelson, Ron Streck, Lee Trevino, Woody Blackburn, Doug Tewell, Bruce Lietzke, Keith Fergus, Brett Upper, Gil Morgan, Clarence Rose, Johnny Miller, Dave Barr, Tony Sills, Buddy Gardner, Gary Koch, Jay Haas, David Frost, Ed Fiori, Mark Lye, Dan Halldorson, George Archer, Gary Hallberg, Lon Hinkle, Donnie Hammond, Jeff Sluman, Bob Murphy, Nick Price, Bob Lohr, Howard Twitty, Loren Roberts, Isao Aoki, Mike Donald, Steve Pate, Russ Cochran, Jim Colbert, Pat McGowan, Bobby Wadkins, Tim Norris, Barry Jaeckel, Paul Azinger, Bobby Clampett, David Ogrin, Morris Hatalsky, Chip Beck, TC Chen, Andrew Magee, Brad Fabel, David Graham, Richard Zokol, Frank Conner, J. C. Snead, Jim Simons, John Cook, Joe Inman, Mark Hayes, Ronnie Black, Chris Perry, Kikuo Arai, Ken Brown, Rex Caldwell, Bill Sander, Mark Pfeil, Nick Faldo, Pat Lindsey, Tom Purtzer, Lennie Clements, Gene Sauers, Leonard Thompson, Bob Gilder, Brad Faxon, Jay Delsing

Source:[5]

2. Designated players

Ben Crenshaw, Scott Verplank

3. Any foreign player meeting the requirements of a designated player whether or not he is a PGA Tour member

Sandy Lyle

4. Winners in the last 10 calendar years of the Tournament Players Championship, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, Masters Tournament and World Series of Golf

Dave Stockton

5. The leader in Senior PGA Tour official earnings of 1985

Source:[6]

6. The three players, not otherwise eligible, designated by the TPC Committee as "special selections"

Dick Mast, Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Arnold Palmer

7. To complete a field of 144 players. those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1986 Official Money List as of the completion of the Hertz Bay Hill Classic on March 16, 1986

Kenny Knox, Jim Gallagher Jr., Mike Hulbert, Antonio Cerda Jr., Andy Dillard, Mike Sullivan, Bill Israelson, David Edwards, Dave Rummells, John Adams, Dennis Trixler, Davis Love III, Tom Sieckmann, Greg Ladehoff, Charlie Bolling, Bill Rogers

Source:[7]

General Source:[8]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 27, 1986

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Keith Fergus United States66−6
Ken Green United States
Larry Mize United States
Tony Sills United States
Bob Tway United States
T6David Edwards United States67−5
Raymond Floyd United States
Lanny Wadkins United States
Willie Wood United States
T10Danny Edwards United States68−4
Mark O'Meara United States
J. C. Snead United States
Doug Tewell United States
Lee Trevino United States
Mark Wiebe United States

Source:[9]

Second round

Friday, March 28, 1986

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Larry Mize United States66-68=134−10
Bob Murphy United States69-65=134
3Dave Rummells United States70-65=135−9
T4David Edwards United States67-69=208−8
Doug Tewell United States68-68=136
Brett Upper United States71-65=136
T7Mike Hulbert United States69-68=137−7
Jim Thorpe United States69-68=137
T9Tom Kite United States69-69=138−6
Nick Price Zimbabwe71-67=138
Payne Stewart United States71-67=138

Source:[10]

Third round

Saturday, March 29, 1986

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Larry Mize United States66-68-66=200−16
2John Mahaffey United States69-70-65=204−12
T3Bob Murphy United States69-65-74=208−8
Tim Simpson United States72-70-66=208
T5Tom Kite United States69-69-71=209−7
Brett Upper United States71-65-73=209
T7Dick Mast United States69-73-68=210−6
Doug Tewell United States68-68-74=210
T9Tony Sills United States71-73-70=211−5
Jim Simons United States69-72-70=211
Hal Sutton United States71-72-68=211
Jim Thorpe United States69-68-74=211
Lee Trevino United States68-73-70=211
Bob Tway United States66-73-72=211

Source:[11][12]

Final round

Sunday, March 30, 1986

Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1John Mahaffey United States69-70-65-71=275−13162,000
2Larry Mize United States66-68-66-76=276−1297,200
3Tim Simpson United States72-70-66-72=280−861,200
T4Tom Kite United States69-69-71-72=281−737,200
Jim Thorpe United States69-68-74-70=281
Brett Upper United States71-65-73-72=281
T7John Cook United States71-73-70-68=282−628,050
Jay Haas United States73-68-73-68=282
Hal Sutton (c) United States71-72-68-71=282
T10Dave Rummells United States70-65-79-69=283−521,600
Payne Stewart United States71-67-75-70=283
Doug Tewell United States68-68-74-73=283
Bob Tway United States66-73-72-72=283

Source:[13]

References

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  2. Reilly, Rick (April 7, 1986). "Nipped at the wire in the TPC". Sports Illustrated. p. 36.
  3. "Mahaffey catches Mize on the last hole". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1986. p. 1C.
  4. Hanley, Reid (March 31, 1986). "TPC falls into Mahaffey's lap". Chicago Tribune. p. 3, sec. 3.
  5. "Official Money – 1985". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  6. "Charles Schwab Cup Money List – 1985". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  7. "Official Money – 1986 – through Hertz Bay Hill Classic". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  8. "1986 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 292. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-09-24.
  9. "Five golfers share lead at TPC". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 28, 1986. p. 2D.
  10. "Mize matches Murphy". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 29, 1986. p. 8B.
  11. Boswell, Thomas (March 30, 1986). "Mahaffey in perfect spot - 4 shots back". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 6B.
  12. Hanley, Reid (March 30, 1986). "Mize breaks away to take Players' lead". Chicago Tribune. p. 6, sec. 4.
  13. "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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