The 1992 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 26–29 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach.

Tournament summary

It was the 19th Players Championship and was won by Davis Love III, four strokes ahead of runners-up Ian Baker-Finch, Phil Blackmar, Nick Faldo, and Tom Watson.

Playing in his seventh consecutive event on tour, top-ranked Fred Couples carded a course record 63 (−9) in the third round. He broke his own course record which he originally set in 1984. However, he followed it up with a two-over-par 74 and finished eight strokes back.

Defending champion Steve Elkington missed the 36-hole cut by two strokes.

Venue

This was the eleventh Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach.

Eligibility requirements

1. The top 125 PGA Tour members from Final 1991 Official Money List.

Corey Pavin, Craig Stadler, Fred Couples, Tom Purtzer, Andrew Magee, Steve Pate, Nick Price, Davis Love III, Paul Azinger, Russ Cochran, Mark Brooks, Lanny Wadkins, Ian Baker-Finch, Billy Andrade, Rocco Mediate, Chip Beck, John Daly, Jim Gallagher Jr., Bruce Lietzke, Mark O'Meara, Jay Don Blake, D. A. Weibring, Jeff Sluman, Mike Hulbert, Steve Elkington, John Cook, Nolan Henke, Ted Schulz, Ian Woosnam, Payne Stewart, Kenny Knox, Hale Irwin, Brad Faxon, David Peoples, Blaine McCallister, Gene Sauers, David Edwards, Tom Kite, John Huston, Bob Lohr, Fuzzy Zoeller, José María Olazábal, Kenny Perry, Tom Watson, Billy Ray Brown, Hal Sutton, Curtis Strange, Jim Hallet, Mark Calcavecchia, Scott Simpson, Bob Tway, Greg Norman, Rick Fehr, Bill Britton, Loren Roberts, Robert Gamez, Larry Mize, Tom Sieckmann, Gary Hallberg, Dillard Pruitt, Peter Jacobsen, Ken Green, Bob Gilder, Brian Claar, Jeff Maggert, Keith Clearwater, Gil Morgan, Fulton Allem, Lee Janzen, Fred Funk, Howard Twitty, Ben Crenshaw, Phil Blackmar, Dan Forsman, Dave Rummells, Scott Gump, Bobby Wadkins, Ed Dougherty, Buddy Gardner, Jay Haas, Tim Simpson, Duffy Waldorf, Wayne Levi, Andy Bean, Billy Mayfair, Neal Lancaster, Mike Springer, Mark McCumber, David Frost, Joey Sindelar, Dan Pohl, Larry Nelson, Dan Halldorson, Mike Reid, Brad Bryant, Jay Delsing, Mike Smith, Jodie Mudd, Brad Fabel, Mark Lye, Bob Estes, Lance Ten Broeck, Bob Wolcott, Dave Barr, Robert Wrenn, Bill Sander, Doug Tewell, Kirk Triplett, Ronnie Black, Peter Persons, Stan Utley, Bobby Clampett, Nick Faldo, Wayne Grady, David Canipe, Dudley Hart, Ed Humenik, Ed Fiori, Bart Bryant, John Adams

2. Designated players.

Leonard Thompson, Phil Mickelson

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

Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle

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

Jerry Pate, Calvin Peete, Andy North, Roger Maltbie, Hubert Green, John Mahaffey

5. British Open winners since 1990.

6. Six players, not otherwise eligible, designated by The Players Championship Committee as "special selections."

Rodger Davis, Mike Harwood, Mark McNulty, Colin Montgomerie, Craig Parry, Chris Perry

7. To complete a field of 144 players those players in order, not otherwise eligible, from the 1992 Official Money List, as of the completion of the Nestle Invitational.

Tom Lehman, David Toms, Mark Wiebe, Jim Woodward, Chris Tucker, Larry Rinker

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 26, 1992

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Billy Ray Brown64−8
T2United States Phil Blackmar67−5
United States Jay Don Blake
United States Mark Brooks
United States Ed Humenik
United States Davis Love III
Australia Craig Parry
T8United States John Daly68−4
England Nick Faldo
Germany Bernhard Langer
United States Tom Purtzer
United States Scott Simpson
United States Tom Watson

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Second round

Friday, March 27, 1992

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1Spain José María Olazábal69-65=134−10
United States Billy Ray Brown64-70=134
T3United States Davis Love III67-68=135−9
Australia Craig Parry67-68=135
T5United States Phil Blackmar67-69=136−8
England Nick Faldo68-68=136
T7Australia Ian Baker-Finch70-67=137−7
United States Mark Brooks67-70=137
United States Ed Humenik67-70=137
United States Bob Lohr69-68=137
United States Scott Simpson68-69=137

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Third round

Saturday, March 28, 1992

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England Nick Faldo68-68-67=203−13
2United States Phil Blackmar67-69-68=204−12
3Australia Ian Baker-Finch70-67-68=205−11
4United States Davis Love III67-68-71=206−10
T5United States Mark Brooks67-70-70=207−9
United States Fred Couples73-71-63=207
Zimbabwe Nick Price71-67-69=207
United States Mike Smith69-72-66=207
T9Australia Craig Parry67-68-73=208−8
United States Doug Tewell69-69-70=208
United States Tom Watson68-70-70=208

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Final round

Sunday, March 29, 1992

Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Davis Love III67-68-71-67=273−15324,000
T2Australia Ian Baker-Finch70-67-68-72=277−11118,800
United States Phil Blackmar67-69-68-73=277
England Nick Faldo68-68-67-74=277
United States Tom Watson68-70-70-69=277
T6Australia Craig Parry67-68-73-70=278−1062,550
United States Tom Sieckmann71-72-67-68=278
8Zimbabwe Nick Price71-67-69-72=279−955,800
T9United States Mark Brooks67-70-70-73=280−846,800
United States John Mahaffey (c)71-71-69-69=280
Spain José María Olazábal69-65-75-71=280
United States Mark O'Meara69-69-74-68=280
Leaderboard below the top 10
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
T13United States Fred Couples (c)73-71-63-74=281−733,750
United States Tom Lehman70-72-71-68=281
Zimbabwe Mark McNulty74-68-69-70=281
United States Payne Stewart69-70-72-70=281
T17United States Wayne Levi70-69-73-71=283−526,100
United States Andrew Magee70-69-71-73=283
United States Scott Simpson68-69-74-72=283
United States Mike Smith69-72-66-76=283
T21United States Billy Ray Brown64-70-78-72=284−416,897
United States Rick Fehr70-72-69-73=284
United States Ed Humenik67-70-77-70=284
United States Bob Lohr69-68-74-73=284
United States Larry Rinker72-69-69-74=284
United States Loren Roberts69-71-73-71=284
United States Tim Simpson69-71-73-71=284
United States Doug Tewell69-69-70-76=284
T29United States Paul Azinger69-72-73-71=285−311,445
United States Ronnie Black71-72-73-69=285
United States Ben Crenshaw70-72-73-70=285
Australia Wayne Grady71-73-69-72=285
Germany Bernhard Langer68-74-70-73=285
United States Lanny Wadkins (c)70-71-75-69=285
T35United States David Edwards69-72-71-74=286−28,874
United States Tom Kite (c)72-68-74-72=286
Australia Greg Norman72-72-70-72=286
United States Dan Pohl70-74-70-72=286
United States Duffy Waldorf72-72-70-72=286
T40United States Jay Don Blake67-71-76-73=287−16,840
United States John Huston69-69-78-71=287
United States Neal Lancaster69-75-72-71=287
United States Mark McCumber (c)71-69-74-73=287
United States Steve Pate74-70-71-72=287
United States Jeff Sluman73-67-73-74=287
T46United States Bruce Lietzke72-72-71-73=288E5,244
United States Corey Pavin71-73-71-73=288
United States Joey Sindelar69-72-72-75=288
T49United States Chip Beck71-67-81-70=289+14,442
United States Brian Claar74-70-72-73=289
United States Russ Cochran71-73-72-73=289
United States Dave Rummells69-75-75-70=289
United States Robert Wrenn70-73-71-75=289
T54United States Ed Dougherty73-71-75-71=290+24,086
United States Brad Fabel76-68-72-74=290
United States Jeff Maggert69-71-77-73=290
United States Blaine McCallister69-73-75-73=290
United States Larry Mize73-70-75-72=290
United States Leonard Thompson71-73-73-73=290
T60Canada Dave Barr71-70-78-72=291+33,924
United States Fred Funk72-72-74-73=291
United States Jim Gallagher Jr.71-71-75-74=291
63United States Dan Forsman73-71-77-71=292+43,852
T64Canada Dan Halldorson74-69-76-74=293+53,798
United States Fuzzy Zoeller70-71-76-76=293
66United States Scott Gump69-74-74-77=294+63,744
T67United States Brad Faxon71-73-73-78=295+73,690
United States Billy Mayfair73-70-76-76=295
69United States Stan Utley70-73-77-76=296+83,636
T70United States Bob Estes73-71-76-78=298+103,582
United States Bob Tway69-74-83-72=298
72United States John Daly68-75-78-80=301+133,528
73United States Mark Calcavecchia71-73-78-81=303+153,492
CUTUnited States Keith Clearwater72-73=145+1
United States John Cook76-69=145
United States Jay Delsing75-70=145
United States Buddy Gardner74-71=145
United States Mike Hulbert71-74=145
United States Kenny Knox75-70=145
United States Gil Morgan72-73=145
United States Jodie Mudd (c)71-74=145
United States Tom Purtzer68-77=145
United States Bill Sander69-76=145
United States Ted Schulz71-74=145
South Africa Fulton Allem74-72=146+2
Spain Seve Ballesteros75-71=146
Australia Steve Elkington (c)71-75=146
United States Bruce Fleisher74-72=146
United States Phil Mickelson75-71=146
United States David Peoples74-72=146
United States Kirk Triplett75-71=146
United States Bobby Wadkins75-71=146
Wales Ian Woosnam75-71=146
United States Bart Bryant72-75=147+3
United States Ed Fiori74-73=147
United States Dudley Hart72-75=147
Australia Mike Harwood69-78=147
United States Hale Irwin75-72=147
United States Rocco Mediate75-72=147
United States Jerry Pate (c)76-71=147
United States Chris Perry72-75=147
United States Mike Reid71-76=147
United States Mike Springer73-74=147
United States Craig Stadler70-77=147
United States Howard Twitty71-76=147
United States Bill Britton73-75=148+4
Australia Rodger Davis73-75=148
United States Robert Gamez74-74=148
United States Jim Hallet71-77=148
United States Nolan Henke74-74=148
Scotland Sandy Lyle (c)71-77=148
United States Roger Maltbie77-71=148
United States D. A. Weibring75-73=148
United States John Adams78-71=149+5
United States Billy Andrade74-75=149
United States Bobby Clampett76-73=149
United States Jay Haas72-77=149
United States Lee Janzen73-76=149
United States Andy North72-77=149
United States Dillard Pruitt71-78=149
United States Mark Wiebe75-74=149
United States Peter Persons75-75=150+6
United States Lance Ten Broeck78-72=150
United States David Toms76-74=150
United States Jim Woodward79-71=150
South Africa David Frost74-77=151+7
United States Bob Gilder76-75=151
United States Gene Sauers75-76=151
United States Hal Sutton (c)79-72=151
United States Brad Bryant74-78=152+8
United States Chris Tucker74-78=152
United States Andy Bean82-71=153+9
United States Gary Hallberg74-79=153
United States Larry Nelson74-79=153
United States Hubert Green78-76=154+10
United States Bob Wolcott78-76=154
Scotland Colin Montgomerie79-76=155+11
United States Peter Jacobsen81-75=156+12
WDUnited States Kenny Perry74-80=154+10
United States Mark Lye73-84=157+13
United States David Canipe85-78=163+19
United States Calvin Peete (c)80-85=165+21
United States Curtis Strange77+5
DQUnited States Ken Green70−2

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