1992 PGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 13–16, 1992 |
| Location | Town and Country, Missouri |
| Course(s) | Bellerive Country Club |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,148 yards (6,536 m)[1] |
| Field | 156 players, 85 after cut |
| Cut | 148 (+6) |
| Prize fund | $1.6 million |
| Winner's share | $280,000 |
| Champion | |
 Nick Price | |
| 278 (−6) | |
Bellerive CC
Location in the United States
Bellerive CC
Location in Missouri
The 1992 PGA Championship was the 74th PGA Championship, held August 13–16 at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country, Missouri, a suburb west of St. Louis. Nick Price won the first of his three major championships, three strokes ahead of runners-up John Cook, Nick Faldo, Jim Gallagher Jr., and Gene Sauers.[2][3]
This was the second major championship at Bellerive, which hosted the U.S. Open in 1965.[4] The PGA Championship returned to the venue in 2018.
Course layout[edit]
| Hole | Yards | Par | Hole | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 434 | 4 | 10 | 485 | 4 | |
| 2 | 437 | 4 | 11 | 373 | 4 | |
| 3 | 165 | 3 | 12 | 404 | 4 | |
| 4 | 556 | 5 | 13 | 179 | 3 | |
| 5 | 453 | 4 | 14 | 411 | 4 | |
| 6 | 195 | 3 | 15 | 456 | 4 | |
| 7 | 381 | 4 | 16 | 222 | 3 | |
| 8 | 581 | 5 | 17 | 536 | 5 | |
| 9 | 426 | 4 | 18 | 454 | 4 | |
| Out | 3,628 | 36 | In | 3,520 | 35 | |
| Source:[1] | Total | 7,148 | 71 | |||
Length of the course for its previous major championship:
- 7,191 yards (6,575 m), par 70 - 1965 U.S. Open
Round summaries[edit]
First round[edit]
Thursday, August 13, 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 |  Gene Sauers |
67 | −4 |
| Craig Stadler
| |||
| T3 | Jay Don Blake |
68 | −3 |
| Brian Claar
| |||
 Nick Faldo
| |||
| T6 | Russ Cochran |
69 | −2 |
| Fred Couples
| |||
| Bob Estes
| |||
| Raymond Floyd
| |||
| Robert Gamez
| |||
 Frank Nobilo
|
Second round[edit]
Friday, August 14, 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Sauers |
67-69=136 | −6 |
| T2 | Russ Cochran |
69-69=138 | −4 |
| Jim Gallagher Jr. |
72-66=138 | ||
| Nick Faldo |
68-70=138 | ||
| T5 | Steven Richardson |
73-66=139 | −3 |
| Craig Stadler |
67-72=139 | ||
| T7 | Rocco Mediate |
72-68=140 | −2 |
| Gil Morgan |
71-69=140 | ||
| Larry Nelson |
72-68=140 | ||
| Nick Price |
70-70=140 |
Third round[edit]
Saturday, August 15, 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Sauers |
67-69-70=206 | −7 |
| T2 | Jeff Maggert |
71-72-65=208 | −5 |
| Nick Price |
70-70-68=208 | ||
| T4 | Jim Gallagher Jr. |
72-66-72=210 | −3 |
| John Cook |
72-71-67=210 | ||
| 6 | Mark Brooks |
71-72-68=211 | −2 |
| T7 | Billy Andrade |
72-71-70=213 | E |
| Paul Azinger |
72-73-68=213 | ||
| Raymond Floyd |
69-75-69=213 | ||
| Dan Forsman |
70-73-70=213 | ||
| Gil Morgan |
71-69-73=213 |
Final round[edit]
Sunday, August 16, 1992
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Price |
70-70-68-70=278 | −6 | 280,000 |
| T2 | John Cook |
71-72-67-71=281 | −3 | 101,250 |
| Nick Faldo |
68-70-76-67=281 | |||
| Jim Gallagher Jr. |
72-66-72-71=281 | |||
| Gene Sauers |
67-69-70-75=281 | |||
| 6 | Jeff Maggert |
71-72-65-74=282 | −2 | 60,000 |
| T7 | Russ Cochran |
69-69-76-69=283 | −1 | 52,500 |
| Dan Forsman |
70-73-70-70=283 | |||
| T9 | Brian Claar |
68-73-73-70=284 | E | 40,000 |
 Anders Forsbrand |
73-71-70-70=284 | |||
| Duffy Waldorf |
74-73-68-69=284 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "1992 PGA Championship: map and card". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 12, 1992. p. 3B.
- ^ "Introducing another Nick". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. August 17, 1992. p. 17.
- ^ Garrity, John (August 25, 1992). "The Price Is Right". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
- ^ Bunch, Ken (August 12, 1992). "At 7,148 yards, Bellerive will test PGA field". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1B.
External links[edit]
- PGA.com – 1992 PGA Championship