Dates: Thursday, January 13th through Sunday, January 16th
Site: Houghton Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
Course Architect: A.M. Copland (1926), Matkovich and Hayes (1994), redesign
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,309
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 369 yds 10 - Par 4 430 yds
2 - Par 4 417 yds 11 - Par 4 429 yds
3 - Par 5 603 yds 12 - Par 3 160 yds
4 - Par 4 438 yds 13 - Par 4 469 yds
5 - Par 5 529 yds 14 - Par 4 498 yds
6 - Par 3 190 yds 15 - Par 3 225 yds
7 - Par 4 421 yds 16 - Par 5 523 yds
8 - Par 3 155 yds 17 - Par 4 405 yds
9 - Par 4 476 yds 18 - Par 5 572 yds
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36 3,598 Yds 36 3,711 Yds
Annual: 35th
1999 Champion: Ernie Els
Runner-Up: Richard Kaplan
Tournament Record: 269 (Nick Price, David Frost, 1997)
54-Hole Record: 198 (David Frost, 1997)
36-Hole Record: 132 (Ernie Els, 1996; David Frost, 1997; Tony Johnstone, 1998)
Course Record: 63 (Sven Struver, 1996; David Frost, 1997)
18-Hole Record: 62 (Wayne Westner, 1995)
Total Purse: 500,000 pounds
Shares: 1st Place - 79,100; 2nd Place - 57,600; 3rd Place - 34,650
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Ernie Els 273 Steve Webster 280
Richard Kaplan 277 Mark McNulty 281
Jeev Milkha Singh 280 Francis Quinn 281
David Frost 280 Peter Baker 282
Stephen Leaney 280 Four players at 283
Past Alfred Dunhill Championship Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Ernie Els (273) -- Richard Kaplan
1998 -- Tony Johnstone (271) -- Ernie Els
1997 -- *Nick Price (269) -- David Frost
1996 -- #Sven Struver (202) -- Ernie Els, David Feherty
1995 -- Ernie Els (271) -- Roger Wessels
1994 -- David Frost
1993 -- Mark McNulty
1992 -- Ernie Els
1991 -- Roger Wessels
1990 -- Fulton Allem
1989 -- Tony Johnstone
1988 -- David Feherty
1987 -- Fulton Allem
1986 -- Bobby Cole
1985 -- Chris Williams
1984 -- Gavin Levenson
1983 -- Corey Pavin
1982 -- Gary Player
1981 -- Not Held
1980 -- Hugh Baiocchi
1979 -- Gary Player
1978 -- Hale Irwin
1977 -- John Bland
1976 -- Dale Hayes
1975 -- Dale Hayes
1974 -- Dale Hayes
1973 -- Tom Weiskopf
1972 -- Harold Henning
1971 -- Tienie Britz
1971 -- Tienie Britz
1970 -- Denis Hutchinson
1969 -- Gary Player
1968 -- Not Held
1967 -- Harold Henning
1966 -- Harold Henning
1965 -- Harold Henning
# - Rain Shortened.
Note: Formerly called Lexington South African PGA Championship (1995).
Top Contenders in the Field
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David Frost - Won this event in 1994, 3rd last year, 2nd in 1997
Retief Goosen - Five-time runner-up last year with one victory
Nic Henning - Top-10 money winner on South African Tour
David Howell - 22nd on 1999 money list with one win and 3 top-five's
Tony Johnstone - Two-time winner of this event the last coming in 1998
Bernhard Langer - Finished 2nd twice last year, 15th on 1999 money list
Mark McNulty - Posted only two top-10's last year in 18 events
Jarmo Sandelin - Two-time winner last year, finished 9th on money list
Jeev M. Singh - Tied for third last year at this event after opening 73
Jean Van de Velde - British Open failure might haunt him forever
Ian Woosnam - 26th on 1999 Order of Merit with four top-10's
