Dates: Thursday, May 18th Through Sunday, May 21st
Site: Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
Course Architect: John Bredemus, Ralph Plummer (1936), Perry Maxwell
(redesigned 3 holes, 1941), Keith Foster (1999)
Par: 70
Yardage: 7,080
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 5 565 yds 10 - Par 4 404 yds
2 - Par 4 400 yds 11 - Par 5 609 yds
3 - Par 4 476 yds 12 - Par 4 433 yds
4 - Par 3 246 yds 13 - Par 3 178 yds
5 - Par 4 470 yds 14 - Par 4 457 yds
6 - Par 4 393 yds 15 - Par 4 430 yds
7 - Par 4 427 yds 16 - Par 3 188 yds
8 - Par 3 192 yds 17 - Par 4 383 yds
9 - Par 4 402 yds 18 - Par 4 427 yds
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35 3,571 yds 35 3,509 yds
Annual: 54th
Defending Champion: Olin Browne
Runner-Up: Fred Funk, Paul Goydos, Tim Herron, Greg Kraft, Jeff Sluman
Tournament Record: 264 (Fulton Allem, 1993)
54-Hole Record: 195 (Scott Simpson, 1994; David Ogrin, 1997)
36-Hole Record: 129 (Fulton Allem, 1993; Brad Faxon, David Frost,
Paul Goydos, 1997)
Course Record: 61 (Lee Janzen, Keith Clearwater, 1993; Greg Kraft, 1999)
9-Hole Record: 28 (Wayne Levi, Keith Clearwater, 1993)
Total Purse: $3,300,000
Shares: 1st Place - $594,000; 2nd Place - 356,400; 3rd Place - 224,400
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Olin Browne 272 Jeff Sluman 273
Fred Funk 273 Bob Estes 274
Paul Goydos 273 John Huston 274
Tim Herron 273 Billy Mayfair 274
Greg Kraft 273 Craig Parry 274
Past MasterCard Colonial Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Olin Browne (272) -- F.Funk, P.Goydos, Tim Herron, G.Kraft, J.Sluman
1998 -- Tom Watson (265) -- Jim Furyk
1997 -- David Frost (265) -- Brad Faxon, David Ogrin
1996 -- Corey Pavin (272) -- Jeff Sluman
1995 -- Tom Lehman (271) -- Craig Parry
1994 -- *Nick Price (266) -- Scott Simpson
1993 -- Fulton Allem (264) -- Greg Norman
1992 -- *Bruce Lietzke (267) -- Corey Pavin
1991 -- Tom Purtzer (267) -- David Edwards, Scott Hoch, Bob Lohr
1990 -- Ben Crenshaw (272) -- John Mahaffey, Corey Pavin, Nick Price
1989 -- Ian Baker-Finch (270) -- David Edwards
1988 -- Lanny Wadkins (270) -- Mark Calcavecchia, Ben Crenshaw, Joey Sindelar
1987 -- Keith Clearwater (266) -- Davis Love III
1986 -- *#Dan Pohl (205) -- Payne Stewart
1985 -- Corey Pavin (266) -- Bob Murphy
1984 -- *Peter Jacobsen (270) -- Payne Stewart
1983 -- *Jim Colbert (278) -- Fuzzy Zoeller
1982 -- Jack Nicklaus (273) -- Andy North
1981 -- Fuzzy Zoeller (274) -- Hale Irwin
1980 -- Bruce Lietzke (271) -- Ben Crenshaw
1979 -- Al Geiberger (274) -- Don January, Gene Littler
1978 -- Lee Trevino (268) -- Jerry Heard, Jerry Pate
1977 -- Ben Crenshaw (272) -- John Schroeder
1976 -- Lee Trevino (273) -- Mike Morley
1975 -- Hosted Tournament Players Championship won by Al Geiberger
1974 -- Rod Curl (276) -- Jack Nicklaus
1973 -- Tom Weiskopf (276) -- Bruce Crampton, Jerry Heard
1972 -- Jerry Heard (275) -- Fred Marti
1971 -- Gene Littler (283) -- Bert Yancey
1970 -- Homero Blancas (273) -- Gene Littler, Lee Trevino
1969 -- Gardner Dickinson (278) -- Gary Player
1968 -- Billy Casper (275) -- Bert Yancey
1967 -- Dave Stockton (278) -- Charles Coody
1966 -- Bruce Devlin (280) -- R.H. Sikes
1965 -- Bruce Crampton (276) -- George Knudson
1964 -- Billy Casper (279) -- Tommy Jacobs
1963 -- Julius Boros (279) -- Gary Player
1962 -- *Arnold Palmer (281) -- Johnny Pott
1961 -- Doug Sanders (281) -- Kel Nagle
1960 -- Julius Boros (280) -- Gene Littler, Kel Nagle
1959 -- *Ben Hogan (285) -- Fred Hawkins
1958 -- Tommy Bolt (282) -- Ken Venturi
1957 -- Roberto de Vicenzo (284) -- Dick Mayer
1956 -- Mike Souchak (280) -- Tommy Bolt
1955 -- Chandler Harper (276) -- Dow Finsterwald
1954 -- Johnny Palmer (280) -- Fred Haas
1953 -- Ben Hogan (282) -- Doug Ford, Cary Middlecoff
1952 -- Ben Hogan (279) -- Lloyd Mangrum
1951 -- Cary Middlecoff (282) -- Jack Burke, Jr.
1950 -- Sam Snead (277) -- Skip Alexander
1949 -- Not held due to bad weather
1948 -- Clayton Heafner (272) -- Skip Alexander, Ben Hogan
1947 -- Ben Hogan (279) -- Toney Penna
1946 -- Ben Hogan (279) -- Harry Todd
* - Won in Playoff
# - Rain Shortened
Note: Formerly called Southwestern Bell Colonial (1989-94), Colonial
National Invitation Tournament (1946-88).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Olin Browne - Defending champion, has made only eight of 14 cuts in 2000
Robert Allenby - Won Shell Houston Open, finished 2nd at Phoenix
Fred Couples - Has recorded a pair of top-five finishes this year
David Duval - Has five top-five's in 11 events, no missed cuts
Carlos Franco - Successfully defended his title in New Orleans
Fred Funk - Has made 10 of 12 cuts this year but only 1 top-10
Jim Furyk - Won at Doral, 12th on money list, no missed cuts this year
John Huston - Tied for 4th last week, 17th on money list, 5 top-10's
Tom Kite - Won on Senior Tour this year, has made 2 cuts on PGA TOUR
Justin Leonard - Continues to struggle this year, no top-10's in 11 events
Davis Love III - Lost in a playoff last week at Byron Nelson Classic
Phil Mickelson - Lost in a playoff last week at Nelson, two wins this year
Mark O'Meara - Has made 5 of 8 cuts on PGA Tour this year, 1 top-10
Vijay Singh - 5th in World Rankings, has made all 14 cuts this year
David Toms - 27th on money list with one top-10 finish (third)
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