| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 27–30, 1986 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W |
| Course(s) | TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,857 yards (6,270 m)[1] |
| Field | 144 players, 75 after cut |
| Cut | 144 (E) |
| Prize fund | $900,000 |
| Winner's share | $162,000 |
| Champion | |
 John Mahaffey | |
| 275 (−13) | |
| Location map | |
  TPC Sawgrass Location in the United States  TPC Sawgrass Location in Florida | |
The 1986 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 27–30 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the thirteenth Tournament Players Championship.
John Mahaffey shot 71 in the final round for 275 (−13) and the win, one stroke ahead of runner-up Larry Mize, the 54-hole leader.[2][3][4]
Calvin Peete missed the 36-hole cut by two strokes, the first time a participating defending champion did not play the weekend.
- ^ "Golf: TPC scores". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. March 31, 1986. p. 14.
- ^ Reilly, Rick (April 7, 1986). "Nipped at the wire in the TPC". Sports Illustrated. p. 36.
- ^ "Mahaffey catches Mize on the last hole". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1986. p. 1C.
- ^ Hanley, Reid (March 31, 1986). "TPC falls into Mahaffey's lap". Chicago Tribune. p. 3, sec. 3.