1995 Players Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 23–26, 1995 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W |
| Course(s) | TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course |
| Tour | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,896 yards (6,306 m)[1] |
| Field | 149 players, 74 after cut |
| Cut | 149 (+5) |
| Prize fund | $3.0 million |
| Winner's share | $540,000 |
| Champion | |
 Lee Janzen | |
| 283 (−5) | |
| Location map | |
  TPC Sawgrass Location in the United States  TPC Sawgrass Location in Florida | |
The 1995 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 23–26 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 22nd Players Championship.
On a wind-dried course, Lee Janzen won at 283 (−5), a stroke ahead of runner-up Bernhard Langer. Janzen sank a 5-foot (1.5 m) putt for par on the final hole for the win.[1][2]
Defending champion Greg Norman finished eleven strokes back, in a tie for 37th place.
Venue
This was the fourteenth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course, and it remained at 6,896 yards (6,306 m).[1]
Eligibility requirements
The top 125 PGA Tour members from Final 1994 Official Money List.[3]
Nick Price, Greg Norman, Mark McCumber, Tom Lehman, Fuzzy Zoeller, Loren Roberts, Corey Pavin, Jeff Maggert, Hale Irwin, Scott Hoch, Steve Lowery, Mike Springer, Bob Estes, Phil Mickelson, John Huston, Bill Glasson, Brad Bryant, David Frost, Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite, Fred Couples, Brad Faxon, Jay Haas, Kenny Perry, Rick Fehr, Bruce Lietzke, Hal Sutton, Mark Calcavecchia, Mark Brooks, Craig Stadler, Davis Love III, David Edwards, Lee Janzen, Andrew Magee, John Cook, Kirk Triplett, Lennie Clements, Mike Heinen, Curtis Strange, Larry Mize, Tom Watson, Robert Gamez, Glen Day, Craig Parry, Blaine McCallister, Billy Andrade, Steve Stricker, Jim Gallagher Jr., Vijay Singh, Dave Barr, Gil Morgan, Jay Don Blake, Scott Simpson, Dicky Pride, Neal Lancaster, Jeff Sluman, Mike Sullivan, Donnie Hammond, Steve Elkington, Brian Henninger, Steve Pate, Clark Dennis, Brett Ogle, Fred Funk, Chip Beck, Greg Kraft, Nolan Henke, Duffy Waldorf, D. A. Weibring, Gene Sauers, Ted Tryba, Paul Goydos, Guy Boros, Russ Cochran, Jim Furyk, Jim McGovern, Bob Lohr, Gary Hallberg, Mike Hulbert, Chris DiMarco, Mark O'Meara, Colin Montgomerie, Peter Jacobsen, Bobby Wadkins, Keith Clearwater, Wayne Levi, David Ogrin, Mark Carnevale, Tom Purtzer, Jim Thorpe, Dave Stockton Jr., Scott Verplank, Brian Kamm, Mike Standly, David Feherty, Bob Burns, Doug Tewell, Robin Freeman, Michael Bradley, Dillard Pruitt, Paul Stankowski, Yoshinori Mizumaki, Ed Humenik, Fulton Allem, Brian Claar, Brandel Chamblee, Dan Forsman, Billy Mayfair, Mark McNulty, Steve Rintoul, Ken Green, John Wilson, Bob Gilder, Mike Reid, Jesper Parnevik, Joe Ozaki, John Morse, Payne Stewart, Jay Delsing, Dennis Paulson, Justin Leonard, Joel Edwards, Curt Byrum
All winners of PGA Tour events awarding official money and official victory status in the preceding 12 months concluding with the Nestle Invitational.
Designated players
Jodie Mudd, Nick Faldo, Wayne Grady, Paul Azinger, Lanny Wadkins, Rocco Mediate, Ernie Els
Any foreign player meeting the requirements of a designated player whether or not he is a PGA Tour member.
Ian Woosnam, Bernhard Langer, José María Olazábal
Winners in the last 10 calendar years of The Players Championship, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, PGA Championship and NEC World Series of Golf.
Calvin Peete, Andy North, Hubert Green, Roger Maltbie, John Mahaffey, Jack Nicklaus, Bob Tway, Dan Pohl, Larry Nelson
British Open winners since 1990.
Six players, not otherwise eligible, designated by The Players Championship Committee as "special selections."
Masashi Ozaki, Frank Nobilo, Robert Allenby, Seve Ballesteros, Sandy Lyle, David Duval
To complete a field of 144 players, those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1995 Official Money List, as of the completion of the Nestle Invitational.
Source:[4]
