Sawgrass Country Club

Sawgrass Country Club is a private golf and tennis club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The club is best known for hosting The Players Championship from 1977 through 1981, one of the premier events on the PGA Tour.

Golf

Sawgrass Country Club maintains 27 holes of golf, divided into three separate 9 hole courses (South Course, East Course, and West Course). The club hosted one of the premier events on the PGA Tour, The Players Championship, from 1977 through 1981, where it was played on the combination East Course-West Course. In 1982, the The Players Championship moved to nearby TPC Sawgrass, where it has been played every year since the move.

In 1987, Sawgrass Country Club hosted the Senior Players Championship, which was won by Gary Player.

Winners of The Players Championship from 1977–1981
YearPlayerCountryScore1st Prize ($)Purse ($)
1977 Mark Hayes  United States 289 (+1) 60,000 300,000
1978 Jack Nicklaus  United States 289 (+1) 60,000 300,000
1979 Lanny Wadkins  United States 283 (-5) 72,000 400,000
1980 Lee Trevino  United States 278 (-10) 72,000 400,000
1981 Raymond Floyd  United States 285 (-3) 72,000 400,000

Tennis

In addition to championship golf, Sawgrass Country Club maintains a world-class tennis facility, known as the Racquet Club. The Racquet Club at Sawgrass Country Club has been ranked among the 50 best tennis facilities in the United States by Tennis Magazine.[1] On April 6, 2009, the Racquet Club became the host venue for the MPS Group Championships, a prestigious tennis tournament on the WTA Tour.

References

Coordinates: 30°11′36″N 81°22′0″W / 30.19333°N 81.36667°W / 30.19333; -81.36667

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/17/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.