Dates: Thursday, March 16th through Sunday, March 19th
Site: Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Orlando, Florida
Course Architect: Dick Wilson, Joe Lee (1961), Arnold Palmer (re-design, 1980)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,114
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 441 Yds 10 - Par 4 400 Yds
2 - Par 3 218 Yds 11 - Par 4 428 Yds
3 - Par 4 395 Yds 12 - Par 5 570 Yds
4 - Par 5 530 Yds 13 - Par 4 364 Yds
5 - Par 4 365 Yds 14 - Par 3 206 Yds
6 - Par 5 543 Yds 15 - Par 4 425 Yds
7 - Par 3 197 Yds 16 - Par 5 481 Yds
8 - Par 4 424 Yds 17 - Par 3 219 Yds
9 - Par 4 467 Yds 18 - Par 4 441 Yds
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36 3,580 Yds 36 3,534 Yds
Annual: 35th
Defending Champion: Tim Herron
Runner-up: Tom Lehman
Tournament Record: 264 (Payne Stewart, 1987)
54-Hole Record: 197 (Andy Bean, 1981)
36-Hole Record: 130 (Andy Bean, Tom Watson, 1981)
Course Record: 62 (Andy Bean, 1981; Greg Norman, 1984)
Total Purse: $3,000,000
Shares: 1st Place - $540,000; 2nd Place - 324,000; 3rd Place - 204,000
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Tim Herron * 274 Bob Estes 280
Tom Lehman 274 Scott Hoch 280
Davis Love III 275 Phil Mickelson 280
Robert Damron 276 Craig Parry 280
Brandel Chamblee 280 Dicky Pride 280
* - Won in playoff
Past Bay Hill Invitational Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- *Tim Herron (274) -- Tom Lehman
1998 -- Ernie Els (274) -- Bob Estes, Jeff Maggert
1997 -- Phil Mickelson (272) -- Stuart Appleby
1996 -- Paul Goydos (275) -- Jeff Maggert
1995 -- Loren Roberts (272) -- Brad Faxon
1994 -- Loren Roberts (275) -- Nick Price, Vijay Singh, Fuzzy Zoeller
1993 -- Ben Crenshaw (280) -- Davis Love III, Rocco Mediate, Vijay Singh
1992 -- Fred Couples (269) -- Gene Sauers
1991 -- #Andrew Magee (203) -- Tom Sieckmann
1990 -- Robert Gamez (274) -- Greg Norman
1989 -- *Tom Kite (278) -- Davis Love III
1988 -- Paul Azinger (271) -- Tom Kite
1987 -- Payne Stewart (264) -- David Frost
1986 -- #Dan Forsman (202) -- Ray Floyd, Mike Hulbert
1985 -- Fuzzy Zoeller (275) -- Tom Watson
1984 -- *Gary Koch (272) -- George Burns
1983 -- *Mike Nicolette (283) -- Greg Norman
1982 -- *Tom Kite (278) -- Jack Nicklaus, Denis Watson
1981 -- Andy Bean (266) -- Tom Watson
1980 -- Dave Eichelberger (279) -- Leonard Thompson
1979 -- *Bob Byman (278) -- John Schroeder
1978 -- Mac McLendon (271) -- David Graham
1977 -- Gary Koch (274) -- Dale Hayes, Joe Inman
1976 -- *Hale Irwin (270) -- Kermit Zarley
1975 -- Lee Trevino (276) -- Hale Irwin
1974 -- Jerry Heard (273) -- Homero Blancas, Jim Jamieson
1973 -- Brian Allin (265) -- Charles Coody
1972 -- Jerry Heard (276) -- Bobby Mitchell
1971 -- Arnold Palmer (270) -- Julius Boros
1970 -- Bob Lunn (271) -- Rives McBee
1969 -- Ken Still (278) -- Miller Barber
1968 -- Dan Sikes (274) -- Tom Weiskopf
1967 -- Julius Boros (274) -- George Knudson, Arnold Palmer
1966 -- Lionel Hebert (279) -- Charles Coody, Dick Lytle, Jack Nicklaus
* - Won in Playoff.
# - Rain Shortened.
Note: Formerly called The Nestle Invitational (1989-95), Hertz Bay Hill
Classic (1985-88), Bay Hill Citrus (1980-84), Bay Hill Citrus Classic
(1979), Florida Citrus Open Invitational (1966-78).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Tim Herron - Defending champion, tied for 28th last week at Honda
Paul Azinger - Won earlier this year in Hawaii, 12th on money list
Aaron Baddeley - Tied for 57th last week in first event on PGA Tour
Mark Calcavecchia - 28th on money list with three top-10's, 7th last week
Darren Clarke - Won World Match Play Championship over Tiger
Ernie Els - 16th on money list, has two top-five's this year
Carlos Franco - Shot final round of 68 last week to tie for seventh
Padraig Harrington- Has made only two of four cuts on European Tour
Dudley Hart - Won last week's Honda Classic, 9th on money list
Scott Hoch - Tied for 5th last year at Bay Hill, 51st on money list
Bernhard Langer - Ranked 63rd in the World, one top-10 in 5 Europe events
Tom Lehman - Won at Phoenix and Williams World Challenge
Davis Love III - Shot final round of 64 last week to post a top-20 finish
Phil Mickelson - Won this event in 1997 and tied for fifth last year
Colin Montgomerie - Has 22 career European Tour wins, but none in the U.S.
Vijay Singh - 11th on money list, has made the cut in all 8 events entere
Hal Sutton - Has four top-10 finishes in seven tournaments this year
Kirk Triplett - Won Nissan Open for 1st career win, 5 top-10's this year
Lee Westwood - Won in South Africa earlier this year, 5th in the World
Tiger Woods - World number-one, has 2 wins and 4 top-5's in five events
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