May. 5, 2008
TOURNAMENT RECAP: Jerry Pate made his own mark on the tournament in its new location, THE PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, with a two-shot victory over Scott Simpson and Brad Bryant. He played with an orange ball and shot 8-under-par 280, precisely the winning score predicted by course designer Pete Dye at the beginning of the championship. Pate celebrated by throwing Dye and then-PGA TOUR Commissioner Deane Beman into the greenside lake -- then dived in himself. Defending champion Raymond Floyd had gone home after 36 holes believing he'd missed the cut. But on being told he was still in, he chartered a plane, then took a helicopter and made his tee time Saturday with two minutes to spare -- and finished tied for 22nd.
THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP: More champions | Tournament home | TPC Sawgrass
MORE PATE: Profile | Pate wins in TPC Sawgrass' first year as host 
| 1982 PLAYERS leaderboard |
| 1 |
Jerry Pate |
70 |
73 |
70 |
67 |
280/-8 |
$90,000 |
| T2 |
Brad Bryant |
70 |
69 |
71 |
72 |
282/-6 |
$44,000 |
| T2 |
Scott Simpson |
68 |
70 |
73 |
71 |
282/-6 |
$44,000 |
| 4 |
Bruce Lietzke |
69 |
72 |
69 |
73 |
283/-5 |
$24,000 |
| 5 |
Roger Maltbie |
69 |
72 |
73 |
70 |
284/-4 |
$20,000 |
| T6 |
Seve Ballesteros |
73 |
72 |
69 |
72 |
286/-2 |
$16,188 |
| T6 |
Hubert Green |
73 |
75 |
70 |
68 |
286/-2 |
$16,188 |
| T6 |
Craig Stadler |
71 |
68 |
75 |
72 |
286/-2 |
$16,188 |
| T6 |
Tom Watson |
70 |
76 |
68 |
72 |
286/-2 |
$16,188 |
| T10 |
Jim Booros |
73 |
72 |
71 |
71 |
287/-1 |
$12,500 |
| T10 |
Larry Nelson |
67 |
72 |
77 |
71 |
287/-1 |
$12,500 |
| T10 |
Ed Sneed |
68 |
71 |
74 |
74 |
287/-1 |
$12,500 |
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