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2002 Players Championship

Field	Value
name	2002 Players Championship
dates	March 21–24, 2002
location	Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
course	TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
tour	PGA Tour
par	72
yardage	7093 yd
field	149 players, 75 after cut
cut	146 (+2)
purse	$6.0 million
winners_share	$1.08 million
champion	NZL Craig Perks
score	280 (−8)
map	USA#USA Florida
map_relief	yes
map_label	TPC Sawgrass
map_caption	Location in the United States##Location in Florida
coordinates
previous	[2001](2001-players-championship)
next	[2003](2003-players-championship)

Stadium Course The 2002 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 21–24 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 29th Players Championship.

Unheralded Craig Perks gained his only career win on the PGA Tour, two strokes ahead of runner-up Stephen Ames. In the last three holes, Perks chipped in twice; for eagle at 16 and for par at 18. In between, he made a 25 ft birdie putt on the Island Green; he had only two pars in the last fourteen holes.

Starting the year at 256 in the world rankings, Perks moved from 203 to 64 with the win.

Defending champion Tiger Woods finished seven strokes back, in a tie for fourteenth place.

Venue

Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the 21st Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7093 yd.

Field

Fulton Allem, Robert Allenby, Stephen Ames, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Woody Austin, Paul Azinger, Briny Baird, Craig Barlow, Cameron Beckman, Rich Beem, Notah Begay III, David Berganio Jr., Thomas Bjørn, Jay Don Blake, Mark Brooks, Olin Browne, Ángel Cabrera, Mark Calcavecchia, Michael Campbell, Jim Carter, Greg Chalmers, Brandel Chamblee, K. J. Choi, Stewart Cink, Michael Clark II, Darren Clarke, John Cook, Fred Couples, John Daly, Robert Damron, Glen Day, Chris DiMarco, Scott Dunlap, Joe Durant, David Duval, Joel Edwards, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Nick Faldo, Niclas Fasth, Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, Dan Forsman, Carlos Franco, Harrison Frazar, David Frost, Ed Fryatt, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Sergio García, Brian Gay, Brent Geiberger, Matt Gogel, Retief Goosen, David Gossett, Paul Gow, Jay Haas, Pádraig Harrington, Dudley Hart, J. P. Hayes, J. J. Henry, Tim Herron, Glen Hnatiuk, Scott Hoch, Charles Howell III, John Huston, Lee Janzen, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Brandt Jobe, Per-Ulrik Johansson, Steve Jones, Shingo Katayama, Jonathan Kaye, Jerry Kelly, Skip Kendall, Tom Kite, Greg Kraft, Matt Kuchar, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Paul Lawrie, Ian Leggatt, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, J. L. Lewis, Frank Lickliter, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Jeff Maggert, Shigeki Maruyama, Len Mattiace, Bob May, Billy Mayfair, Scott McCarron, Paul McGinley, Rocco Mediate, Phil Mickelson, Larry Mize, Colin Montgomerie, Michael Muehr, Frank Nobilo, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, Geoff Ogilvy, José María Olazábal, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Carl Paulson, Dennis Paulson, Corey Pavin, David Peoples, Craig Perks, Tom Pernice Jr., Kenny Perry, Nick Price, Brett Quigley, Chris Riley, Loren Roberts, Rory Sabbatini, Tom Scherrer, Adam Scott, Scott Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Jeff Sluman, Chris Smith, Jerry Smith, Mike Sposa, Craig Stadler, Paul Stankowski, Steve Stricker, Kevin Sutherland, Hal Sutton, Esteban Toledo, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Scott Verplank, Grant Waite, Duffy Waldorf, Brian Watts, Mike Weir, Lee Westwood, Jay Williamson, Garrett Willis, Tiger Woods, Kaname Yokoo

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 21, 2002

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Phil Mickelson	64	−8
2	USA Chris DiMarco	66	−6
3	USA Scott Hoch	67	−5
T4	USA David Duval	68	−4
ENG Nick Faldo
T6	AUS Robert Allenby	69	−3
AUS Stuart Appleby
USA Mark Calcavecchia
USA Brian Gay
USA David Gossett
USA Jerry Kelly
USA Steve Lowery
USA Carl Paulson
USA Jeff Sluman
USA Steve Stricker
USA David Toms

Second round

Friday, March 22, 2002

Saturday, March 23, 2002

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	USA Carl Paulson	69-69=138	−6
USA Jeff Sluman	69-69=138
T3	USA Mark Calcavecchia	69-70=139	−5
USA Phil Mickelson	64-75=139
NZL Craig Perks	71-68=139
6	NZL Michael Campbell	72-68=140	−4
T7	USA Chris DiMarco	66-75=141	−3
ENG Nick Faldo	68-73=141
USA Rocco Mediate	71-70=141
USA David Toms	69-72=141

Third round

Saturday, March 23, 2002

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Carl Paulson	69-69-69=207	−9
2	NZL Craig Perks	71-68-69=208	−8
T3	USA Rocco Mediate	71-70-69=210	−6
USA Jeff Sluman	69-69-72=210
T5	USA David Toms	69-72-70=211	−5
CAN Mike Weir	70-73-68=211
T7	USA Billy Andrade	73-69-70=212	−4
USA Mark Calcavecchia	69-70-73=212
USA Scott Hoch	67-77-68=212
T10	ENG Nick Faldo	68-73-72=213	−3
ESP Sergio García	70-72-71=213
USA Steve Lowery	69-73-71=213
JPN Shigeki Maruyama	72-72-69=213
USA Tiger Woods	71-72-70=213

Source:

Final round

Sunday, March 24, 2002

Craig Perks chipped in on the 16th and 18th holes to win the championship, his only PGA Tour victory. His lone putt in the last three holes was a 28-foot birdie putt on the 17th.

(c) = past champion

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	NZL Craig Perks	71-68-69-72=280	−8	1,080,000
2	TTO Stephen Ames	74-69-72-67=282	−6	648,000
3	USA Rocco Mediate	71-70-69-73=283	−5	408,000
T4	USA Billy Andrade	73-69-70-72=284	−4	226,200
ESP Sergio García	70-72-71-71=284
USA Scott Hoch	67-77-68-72=284
USA Carl Paulson	69-69-69-77=284
USA Jeff Sluman	69-69-72-74=284
T9	USA John Huston	73-69-73-70=285	−3	168,000
ZWE Nick Price (c)	74-71-71-69=285

Leaderboard below the top 10	Place	Player	Score	To par
T11	AUS Robert Allenby	69-73-72-72=286	−2	138,000
NZL Michael Campbell	72-68-74-72=286
USA Jerry Kelly	69-76-74-67=286
T14	USA Jim Furyk	71-72-71-73=287	−1	102,000
ZAF Retief Goosen	71-71-72-73=287
USA Jeff Maggert	72-72-71-72=287
JPN Shigeki Maruyama	72-72-69-74=287
USA Tiger Woods (c)	71-72-70-74=287
T19	USA Steve Stricker	69-74-71-74=288	E	78,000
USA David Toms	69-72-70-77=288
CAN Mike Weir	70-73-68-77=288
T22	DNK Thomas Bjørn	74-72-75-68=289	+1	55,700
PRY Carlos Franco	75-69-72-73=289
IRL Pádraig Harrington	70-72-77-70=289
DEU Bernhard Langer	75-71-72-71=289
USA Steve Lowery	69-73-71-76=289
USA Chris Riley	71-74-74-70=289
T28	AUS Stuart Appleby	69-74-75-72=290	+2	38,212
KOR K. J. Choi	71-75-73-71=290
USA David Duval (c)	68-75-72-75=290
USA Tim Herron	71-73-74-72=290
USA Tom Lehman	73-71-74-72=290
USA Phil Mickelson	64-75-75-76=290
USA Bob Tway	74-68-77-71=290
USA Scott Verplank	71-75-73-71=290
T36	ARG Ángel Cabrera	71-72-73-75=291	+3	26,437
USA Glen Day	71-75-73-72=291
USA Chris DiMarco	66-75-74-76=291
USA Brad Faxon	71-73-74-73=291
USA Tom Kite (c)	72-71-79-69=291
USA Bob May	73-70-73-75=291
ESP José María Olazábal	73-73-71-74=291
USA Craig Stadler	71-72-72-76=291
T44	USA Rich Beem	72-74-80-66=292	+4	18,648
ZAF Ernie Els	76-69-79-68=292
USA Bob Estes	70-74-78-70=292
USA Harrison Frazar	73-71-71-77=292
USA Justin Leonard (c)	72-74-72-74=292
T49	USA Briny Baird	71-74-74-74=293	+5	14,430
USA Jim Carter	74-72-73-74=293
USA Brandel Chamblee	74-69-78-72=293
ENG Nick Faldo	68-73-72-80=293
USA Jay Haas	71-71-74-77=293
USA Dudley Hart	71-72-72-78=293
USA Frank Lickliter	76-70-73-74=293
USA Loren Roberts	72-71-73-77=293
T57	USA Mark Brooks	72-70-74-78=294	+6	13,440
USA Jonathan Kaye	72-72-77-73=294
AUS Craig Parry	72-73-72-77=294
T60	USA Joel Edwards	70-72-75-78=295	+7	13,080
USA Charles Howell III	71-74-78-72=295
USA Kenny Perry	73-71-76-75=295
T63	AUS Steve Elkington (c)	74-68-77-77=296	+8	12,600
USA Brian Gay	69-76-80-71=296
USA J. L. Lewis	74-70-71-81=296
SCO Colin Montgomerie	70-76-72-78=296
USA Scott Simpson	72-72-76-76=296
68	USA Neal Lancaster	73-71-75-78=297	+9	12,240
T69	USA Mark Calcavecchia	69-70-73-86=298	+10	11,940
USA David Gossett	69-72-78-79=298
USA Len Mattiace	71-75-71-81=298
USA Tom Pernice Jr.	70-75-78-75=298
73	MEX Esteban Toledo	73-72-78-76=299	+11	11,640
74	USA Robert Damron	74-71-80-75=300	+12	11,520
75	ZAF David Frost	71-75-75-82=303	+15	11,400
CUT	ZAF Fulton Allem	73-74=147	+3
USA Woody Austin	73-74=147
USA Stewart Cink	73-74=147
USA John Cook	76-71=147
USA John Daly	76-71=147
USA Joe Durant	73-74=147
USA Dan Forsman	73-74=147
JPN Shingo Katayama	72-75=147
CAN Ian Leggatt	74-73=147
USA Davis Love III (c)	73-74=147
IRL Paul McGinley	75-72=147
USA Larry Mize	70-77=147
USA Mark O'Meara	74-73=147
FJI Vijay Singh	76-71=147
USA Paul Stankowski	76-71=147
USA Hal Sutton (c)	73-74=147
USA Brian Watts	74-73=147
USA Olin Browne	73-75=148	+4
CAN Glen Hnatiuk	76-72=148
SWE Jesper Parnevik	74-74=148
USA David Peoples	70-78=148
USA Jerry Smith	70-78=148
USA Kevin Sutherland	79-69=148
USA Kirk Triplett	76-72=148
NZL Grant Waite	71-77=148
USA Jay Don Blake	74-75=149	+5
NIR Darren Clarke	76-73=149
USA Fred Funk	76-73=149
USA Lee Janzen (c)	77-72=149
SWE Per-Ulrik Johansson	72-77=149
USA Steve Jones	75-74=149
USA Greg Kraft	73-76=149
AUS Geoff Ogilvy	76-73=149
USA Duffy Waldorf	77-72=149
USA Jay Williamson	71-78=149
USA Paul Azinger	72-78=150	+6
USA Scott Dunlap	78-72=150
USA Brent Geiberger	72-78=150
USA J. J. Henry	75-75=150
USA Billy Mayfair	76-74=150
USA Scott McCarron	75-75=150
USA Joey Sindelar	80-70=150
ENG Lee Westwood	75-75=150
USA Brett Quigley	73-78=151	+7
USA Tom Scherrer	74-77=151
AUS Adam Scott	77-74=151
USA Notah Begay III	80-72=152	+8
USA Fred Couples (c)	78-74=152
SWE Niclas Fasth	76-76=152
USA Matt Gogel	74-78=152
USA J. P. Hayes	73-79=152
SCO Paul Lawrie	73-79=152
AUS Greg Norman (c)	74-78=152
USA Craig Barlow	76-77=153	+9
AUS Paul Gow	79-74=153
ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez	72-81=153
USA Corey Pavin	78-75=153
ZAF Rory Sabbatini	77-76=153
USA Mike Sposa	74-79=153
USA Garrett Willis	76-77=153
USA Cameron Beckman	80-74=154	+10
USA Michael Clark II	73-81=154
USA Steve Flesch	78-76=154
USA Skip Kendall	81-73=154
USA Dennis Paulson	77-77=154
USA Chris Smith	76-78=154
JPN Kaname Yokoo	79-75=154
ENG Ed Fryatt	79-76=155	+11
NZL Frank Nobilo	78-77=155
USA Brandt Jobe	80-77=157	+13
AUS Greg Chalmers	76-82=158	+14
WD	USA Matt Kuchar	73	+1
USA David Berganio Jr.
DQ	USA Michael Muehr	81	+9

Source:

Scorecard

Final round

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	3	4
NZL Perks	−7	−7	−7	−7	−8	−7	−8	−7	−6	−6	−7	−6	−7	−6	−5	−7	−8	−8
TRI Ames	−1	−2	−2	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−4	−5	−6	−7	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−6
USA Mediate	−6	−6	−5	−5	−5	−4	−4	−4	−3	−2	−3	−4	−3	−3	−3	−5	−5	−5
USA Andrade	−4	−4	−4	−5	−5	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−5	−5	−5	−4	−4
ESP García	−3	−3	−2	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−4	−4	−4	−4	−4	−5	−5	−4
USA Hoch	−4	−4	−4	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−6	−6	−5	−5	−5	−5	−4
USA Paulson	−10	−10	−9	−8	−7	−6	−6	−5	−6	−6	−5	−5	−4	−4	−4	−5	−5	−4
USA Sluman	−6	−7	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−6	−4	−4	−5	−5	−4
USA Toms	−5	−5	−5	−5	−4	−4	−3	−4	−3	−4	−3	−2	−2	−2	E	E	E	E
CAN Weir	−4	−5	−5	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−5	−5	−5	−4	−3	−3	−2	E	E

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

	Eagle		Birdie		Bogey		Double Bogey

Source:

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