Dates: Thursday, June 8th through Sunday, June 11th
Site: Westchester Country Club (West Course), Harrison, New York
Course Architect: Walter J. Travis (1929); Redesign work done by: William
Flynn, Alfred Tull, Joe Finger and Rees Jones
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,779
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 3 192 yds 10 - Par 4 314 yds
2 - Par 4 386 yds 11 - Par 4 444 yds
3 - Par 4 419 yds 12 - Par 4 476 yds
4 - Par 4 422 yds 13 - Par 4 381 yds
5 - Par 5 573 yds 14 - Par 3 154 yds
6 - Par 3 133 yds 15 - Par 4 477 yds
7 - Par 4 333 yds 16 - Par 3 204 yds
8 - Par 4 455 yds 17 - Par 4 376 yds
9 - Par 5 505 yds 18 - Par 5 535 yds
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36 3,418 yds 35 3,361 yds
Annual: 34th
Defending Champion: Duffy Waldorf
Runner-Up: Dennis Paulson
Tournament Record (Par 70): 261 (Bob Gilder, 1982)
Tournament Record (Par 71): 268 (David Frost, 1992; Lee Janzen, 1994;
Ernie Els, 1997)
Tournament Record (Par 72): 269 (Johnny Miller, 1974)
54-Hole Record (Par 70): 192 (Bob Gilder, 1982)
54-Hole Record (Par 71): 199 (Ernie Els, 1997)
54-Hole Record (Par 72): 201 (Jack Nicklaus, 1967; Bob Murphy, 1968;
Tom Weiskopf, 1975)
36-Hole Record (Par 70): 127 (Bob Gilder, 1982)
36-Hole Record (Par 71): 131 (David Graham, 1976; Ernie Els, 1996)
36-Hole Record (Par 72): 129 (Tom Weiskopf, 1975)
Course Record: 62 (Dan Sikes, 1967; Jimmy Wright, 1976; Peter Jacobsen, 1982)
9-hole Record: 29 (Willie Wood, 1986; Kirk Triplett, 1990)
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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Duffy Waldorf * 276 Jim Carter 279
Dennis Paulson 276 Gabriel Hjertstedt 279
Chris Perry 277 Loren Roberts 279
Scott Hoch 278 Vijay Singh 279
Doug Barron 279 Eight players at 280
* - Won in playoff
Past Buick Classic Winners and Runners-up
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1999 -- *Duffy Waldorf (276) -- Dennis Paulson
1998 -- *#J.P. Hayes (201) -- Jim Furyk
1997 -- Ernie Els (268) -- Jeff Maggert
1996 -- Ernie Els (271) -- S.Elkington, T.Lehman, J.Maggert, C.Parry
1995 -- *Vijay Singh (278) -- Doug Martin
1994 -- Lee Janzen (268) -- Ernie Els
1993 -- *Vijay Singh (280) -- Mark Wiebe
1992 -- David Frost (268) -- Duffy Waldorf
1991 -- Billy Andrade (273) -- Brad Bryant
1990 -- Hale Irwin (269) -- Paul Azinger
1989 -- *Wayne Grady (277) -- Ronnie Black
1988 -- *Seve Ballesteros (276) -- David Frost, Greg Norman, Ken Green
1987 -- *J.C. Snead (276) -- Seve Ballesteros
1986 -- Bob Tway (272) -- Willie Wood
1985 -- *Roger Maltbie (275) -- George Burns, Ray Floyd
1984 -- Scott Simpson (269) -- David Graham, Jay Haas, Mark O'Meara
1983 -- Seve Ballesteros (276) -- Andy Bean, Craig Stadler
1982 -- Bob Gilder (261) -- Peter Jacobsen, Tom Kite
1981 -- Ray Floyd (275) -- Bobby Clampett, Gibby Gilbert, Craig Stadler
1980 -- Curtis Strange (273) -- Gibby Gilbert
1979 -- Jack Renner (277) -- David Graham, Howard Twitty
1978 -- Lee Elder (274) -- Mark Hayes
1977 -- Andy North (272) -- George Archer
1976 -- David Graham (272) -- Ben Crenshaw, Tom Watson, Fuzzy Zoeller
1975 -- *Gene Littler (271) -- Julius Boros
1974 -- Johnny Miller (269) -- Don Bies
1973 -- *Bobby Nichols (272) -- Bob Murphy
1972 -- Jack Nicklaus (270) -- Jim Colbert
1971 -- Arnold Palmer (273) -- Gibby Gilbert, Hale Irwin
1970 -- Bruce Crampton (273) -- Larry Hinson, Jack Nicklaus
1969 -- Frank Beard (275) -- Bert Greene
1968 -- Julius Boros (272) -- Bob Murphy, Jack Nicklaus, Dan Sikes
1967 -- Jack Nicklaus (272) -- Dan Sikes
* - Won in Playoff
# - Rain shortened
Note: Formerly called Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic (1979-89),
American Express Westchester Classic (1976-78), Westchester Classic
(1967-75).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Duffy Waldorf - Defending champion, made 9 of 13 cuts with 2 top-10's
Fred Couples - Has made the cut in 10 of 11 events with three top-10's
David Duval - World number two has finished third three times this year
Ernie Els - Two-time winner of this event, three-time runner-up in 2000
Jim Furyk - 12th on money list with one win and 5 top-10 finishes
Sergio Garcia - Has made the cut in 5 of 7 PGA events with 1 top-10
Tom Lehman - Won earlier this year in Phoenix, 6th on money list
Davis Love III - Three-time runner-up this year, has made all 13 cuts
Phil Mickelson - 3rd on money list with three wins and six top-10 finishes
Greg Norman - Playing in only his 8th event this year with no top-10's
Jose M. Olazabal - Masters champion, 8th on European Volvo Order of Merit
Vijay Singh - 7th on money lits with one win and 4 top-10's in 16 events
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