Dates: Thursday, May 11th through Sunday, May 14th
Site: The Belfry (Brabazon Course), Sutton Coldfield, England
Course Architect: Dave Thomas and Peter Alliss
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,118
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 411 Yds 10 - Par 4 311 Yds
2 - Par 4 379 Yds 11 - Par 4 419 Yds
3 - Par 5 538 Yds 12 - Par 3 208 Yds
4 - Par 4 442 Yds 13 - Par 4 384 Yds
5 - Par 4 408 Yds 14 - Par 3 190 Yds
6 - Par 4 395 Yds 15 - Par 5 545 Yds
7 - Par 3 177 Yds 16 - Par 4 413 Yds
8 - Par 4 428 Yds 17 - Par 5 564 Yds
9 - Par 4 433 Yds 18 - Par 4 473 Yds
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36 3,611 Yds 36 3,507 Yds
Annual: 30th
Defending Champion: Colin Montgomerie
Runner-Up: Angel Cabrera, Per-Ulrik Johansson
Tournament Record: 266 (Vicente Fernandez, 1975)
Total Purse: $1,528,000
Share: 1st Place - $258,060; 2nd Place - 171,943; 3rd Place - 96,969
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Colin Montgomerie 273 Jeremy Robinson 278
Angel Cabrera 276 Jean Van de Velde 279
Per-Ulrik Johansson 276 Eamonn Darcy 279
Miguel Angel Jimenez 277 Bob May 279
Diego Borrego 277 Nick Faldo 279
Eduardo Romero 279
Bernhard Langer 279
Patrik Sjoland 279
Richard Green 279
Past Benson and Hedges International Open Winners
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1999 -- Colin Montomerie (273) 1998 -- Darren Clarke (273)
1997 -- Bernhard Langer (276) 1996 -- Stephen Ames (283)
1995 -- Peter O'Malley (280) 1994 -- Seve Ballesteros (281)
1993 -- Paul Broadhurst (276) 1992 -- *Peter Senior (287)
1991 -- Bernhard Langer (286) 1990 -- Jose Maria Olazabal (279)
1989 -- Gordon Brand, Jr. (272) 1988 -- *Peter Baker (271)
1987 -- N.Ratcliffe (275) 1986 -- *Mark James (274)
1985 -- Sandy Lyle (274) 1984 -- Sam Torrance (270)
1983 -- John Bland (273) 1982 -- Greg Norman (283)
1981 -- Tom Weiskopf (272) 1980 -- Graham Marsh (272)
1979 -- M.Bembridge (272) 1978 -- *Lee Trevino (274)
1977 -- Antonio Garrido (280) 1976 -- Graham Marsh (272)
1975 -- Vicente Fernandez (266) 1974 -- *P.Toussaint (276)
1973 -- V.Baker (276) 1972 -- J.Newton (281)
1971 -- *Tony Jacklin (279)
* - won in playoff
Note: Formerly called Benson and Hedges Festival (1971-75).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Colin Montgomerie - Defending champion, won last week's French Open
Seve Ballesteros - Won this event in 1994, made the cut last week
Michael Campbell - Two-time winner this year, 3rd on money list
Darren Clarke - Leads Order of Merit thanks to win at Match Play
Niclas Fasth - Won Madeira Island Open, 29th on money list
Padraig Harrington - 5th on money list with one win and two seconds
Bernhard Langer - Two-time winner of this event, one top-10
Paul Lawrie - Has made 3 of 6 cuts on PGA Tour with 2 top-10's
Jose M. Olazabal - 39th on money list with only one top-10 finish
Eduardo Romero - Has finished third three times this season
Jean Van de Velde - Tied for 7th last week with final round of 69
Lee Westwood - Playing in only his fifth event on European Tour in 2000
Ian Woosnam - 27th on money list with two top-10 finishes
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