2005 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 24–28, 2005
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,093 yards (6,486 m)
Field146 players, 84 after cut
Cut143 (−1)
Prize fund$8.0 million
Winner's share$1.44 million
Champion
United States Fred Funk
279 (−9)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass is located in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass is located in Florida
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

The 2005 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 24–28 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 32nd Players Championship.

Tournament summary

Fred Funk became the oldest champion at age 48, one stroke ahead of runners-up Luke Donald, Tom Lehman, and Scott Verplank.[1] Because of numerous weather delays, the second round was completed on Sunday, the third on Monday morning,[2][3] followed by the final round.[1] Funk played 32 holes on Monday in blustery conditions.

Defending champion Adam Scott finished four strokes back, in a tie for eighth place.

Venue

This was the 24th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,093 yards (6,486 m).

Eligibility requirements

Winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are considered official, since the previous year's Players Championship.

Zach Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Stewart Cink, Vijay Singh, Joey Sindelar, Sergio García, Steve Flesch, David Toms, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Adam Scott, Stephen Ames, Mark Hensby, Todd Hamilton, Jonathan Byrd, Carlos Franco, Rod Pampling, Vaughn Taylor, Woody Austin, Bart Bryant, Fred Funk, Andre Stolz, Brent Geiberger, Ryan Palmer, Stuart Appleby, Justin Leonard, Tiger Woods, Geoff Ogilvy, Pádraig Harrington, Kenny Perry

The top 125 finishers on the 2004 Official PGA Tour money list.[4]

Davis Love III, Chris DiMarco, Mike Weir, Rory Sabbatini, Jerry Kelly, Scott Verplank, John Daly, Shigeki Maruyama, Chad Campbell, K. J. Choi, Jay Haas, Darren Clarke, Tim Herron, Charles Howell III, Jonathan Kaye, Luke Donald, Ted Purdy, Kirk Triplett, Bo Van Pelt, Jesper Parnevik, Jeff Maggert, Robert Allenby, Duffy Waldorf, Tom Pernice Jr., Harrison Frazar, Joe Ogilvie, Fred Couples, Carl Pettersson, Arron Oberholser, Tom Lehman, Alex Čejka, Craig Parry, Chris Riley, Frank Lickliter, Freddie Jacobson, Justin Rose, Patrick Sheehan, Skip Kendall, Tim Petrovic, Stephen Leaney, Briny Baird, Tim Clark, Heath Slocum, Thomas Bjørn, Bob Estes, Brad Faxon, Jeff Sluman, Loren Roberts, Bob Tway, Joe Durant, Shaun Micheel, Bernhard Langer, Kevin Sutherland, Brian Bateman, Kevin Na, Michael Allen, Corey Pavin, John Huston, Tom Byrum, Dudley Hart, J. J. Henry, Todd Fischer, Tommy Armour III, Lee Janzen, Brett Quigley, Matt Gogel, Hank Kuehne, Hunter Mahan, J. L. Lewis, Nick Price, Hidemichi Tanaka, Scott McCarron, José Cóceres, Cameron Beckman, Daniel Chopra, John Rollins, Robert Gamez, Pat Perez, Mark Calcavecchia, Neal Lancaster, John Senden, Chris Smith, Jim Furyk, Dennis Paulson, Peter Lonard, Kent Jones, Jay Williamson, Stephen Allan, Brian Gay, Aaron Baddeley, Billy Andrade, Tag Ridings

For the duration of their exemption, PGA Tour members who earned a Tournament Winner exemption prior to March 1, 2004.

Steve Lowery, Len Mattiace, Peter Jacobsen

Winners of the Players Championship, Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship from 1995 to 1997 and from 2000 to 2004. Beginning with 1998, winners will be eligible for five years.

Steve Elkington, Nick Faldo, Steve Jones, Mark Brooks, Hal Sutton, Craig Perks, David Duval, Rich Beem, Ben Curtis

Winners of the NEC World Series of Golf in the last 10 years (1995–1997).

Winners of the Tour Championship in the last three years (2002–2004).

Winners of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in the last three years (2002–2004).

Winners of the WGC-NEC Invitational and WGC-American Express Championship in the last three years (2002–2004).

Any player(s), not otherwise eligible, among the top 50 leaders from the Official World Golf Ranking through the Bay Hill Invitational.

Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Lee Westwood, Ángel Cabrera, Nick O'Hern, Paul Casey, Graeme McDowell, Ian Poulter, David Howell, Richard Green

Any player(s), not otherwise eligible, among the top 10 leaders from the 2005 Official PGA Tour Money List through the Bay Hill Invitational.

If necessary to complete a field of 144 players, PGA Tour members from the 2005 Official PGA Tour money list below 10th position through the Bay Hill Invitational, in order of their positions on such list.[4]

Tom Gillis, Robert Damron, Craig Barlow

The Players Championship Committee may invite a player(s), not otherwise eligible, who is a current inductee of World Golf Hall of Fame. (Note: Such a player would be added to the field.)

Sources:[5]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 24, 2005

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Steve Jones64−8
T2United States Fred Funk65−7
United States Zach Johnson
England Lee Westwood
T5England Luke Donald66−6
Spain Sergio García
United States J. L. Lewis
T8United States Bob Estes67−5
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
United States Brett Quigley
Fiji Vijay Singh
United States Bob Tway

Source:[6]

Second round

Friday, March 25, 2005
Saturday, March 26, 2005
Sunday, March 27, 2005

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1England Luke Donald66-68=134−10
United States Joe Durant69-65=134
United States Tim Herron68-66=134
England Lee Westwood65-69=134
5United States Zach Johnson65-70=135−9
6United States Kirk Triplett70-66=136−8
T7United States Fred Funk65-72=137−7
United States Dudley Hart70-67=137
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell71-66=137
Australia Adam Scott69-68=137
United States Vaughn Taylor70-67=137

Source:[7]

Third round

Sunday, March 27, 2005
Monday, March 28, 2005

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England Luke Donald66-68-70=204−12
2United States Joe Durant69-65-71=205−11
3United States Tim Herron68-66-72=206−10
4United States Zach Johnson65-70-72=207−9
T5United States Fred Funk65-72-71=208−8
South Africa Retief Goosen69-70-69=208
United States Rod Pampling70-70-68=208
T8Australia Steve Elkington72-66-71=209−7
Australia Craig Parry68-70-71=209
T10Germany Alex Čejka70-70-70=210−6
United States Jay Haas69-69-72=210
Zimbabwe Nick Price71-70-69=210
Australia Adam Scott69-68-73=210
United States Vaughn Taylor70-67-73=210
United States Scott Verplank71-67-72=210

Source:[7][8]

Final round

Monday, March 28, 2005

Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Fred Funk65-72-71-71=279−91,440,000
T2England Luke Donald66-68-70-76=280−8597,333
United States Tom Lehman71-69-72-68=280
United States Scott Verplank71-67-72-70=280
5United States Joe Durant69-65-71-76=281−7320,000
T6Australia Steve Elkington (c)72-66-71-73=282−6278,000
United States Tim Herron68-66-72-76=282
T8United States Zach Johnson65-70-72-76=283−5224,000
United States J. L. Lewis66-77-70-70=283
United States Davis Love III (c)72-66-74-71=283
Australia Adam Scott (c)69-68-73-73=283

Source:[9]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par453444435454344534
United States Funk−8−8−7−7−7−7−8−9−9−9−9−10−11−10−9−10−9−9
England Donald−11−11−12−10−10−10−9−9−8−9−9−8−8−7−7−8−8−8
United States Lehman−4−5−5−6−7−8−8−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−7−8−8−8
United States Verplank−6−7−7−7−7−8−8−8−9−9−7−8−9−9−9−9−9−8
United States Durant−11−12−11−11−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−9−9−8−8−8−8−7
Australia Elkington−6−6−6−4−4−4−5−5−6−6−6−7−7−7−7−8−7−6
United States Herron−10−10−10−10−9−9−9−8−7−8−8−9−8−7−7−7−7−6
United States Johnson−9−9−9−10−9−8−8−7−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−6−5

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Rain stops, fog lifts, and Funk emerges". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). (New York Times). March 29, 2005. p. 1C.
  2. ↑ "TPC rained out, two tied for lead". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 28, 2005. p. C2.
  3. ↑ Ferguson, Doug (March 28, 2005). "Tuesday finish looming for TPC". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. p. 1C.
  4. 1 2 "Official Money – 2004". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  5. ↑ "2005 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 3-31.
  6. ↑ "Jones steals TPC spotlight". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). (New York Daily News). March 25, 2005. p. 1C.
  7. 1 2 "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 28, 2005. p. 2C.
  8. ↑ "Players Championship par scores". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 29, 2005. p. 2C.
  9. ↑ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  10. ↑ "THE PLAYERS Championship". ESPN. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
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