Dates: Thursday, May 4th through Sunday, May 7th
Site: English Turn Golf & Country Club, New Orleans, Louisiana
Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus (1988)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,116
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 398 Yds 10 - Par 4 420 Yds
2 - Par 5 519 Yds 11 - Par 5 550 Yds
3 - Par 3 200 Yds 12 - Par 3 158 Yds
4 - Par 4 349 Yds 13 - Par 4 380 Yds
5 - Par 4 463 Yds 14 - Par 4 469 Yds
6 - Par 5 557 Yds 15 - Par 5 542 Yds
7 - Par 4 445 Yds 16 - Par 4 442 Yds
8 - Par 3 176 Yds 17 - Par 3 207 Yds
9 - Par 4 370 Yds 18 - Par 4 471 Yds
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36 3,477 Yds 36 3,639 Yds
Annual: 52nd
Defending Champion: Carlos Franco
Runner-up: Steve Flesch, Harrison Frazar
Tournament Record: 262 (Chip Beck, 1988)
72-Hole Record at English Turn: 269 (Carlos Franco, 1999)
54-Hole Record: 198 (Chip Beck, 1988)
36-Hole Record: 131 (Eric Booker, 1999)
18-Hole Record: 62 (Bob Gilder, 1979 at Lakewood Country Club)
Course Record: 62 (Dennis Paulson, 1994)
Total Purse: $3,400,000
Shares: 1st Place - $612,000; 2nd Place - 367,200; 3rd Place - 231,200
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Carlos Franco 269 Eric Booker 273
Steve Flesch 271 Hal Sutton 274
Harrison Frazar 271 Glen Day 274
Craig Barlow 273 Craig Parry 274
Dennis Paulson 273 Jay Don Blake 275
Dudley Hart 275
Past COMPAQ Classic of New Orleans Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Carlos Franco (269) -- Steve Flesch, Harrison Frazar
1998 -- Lee Westwood (273) -- Steve Flesch
1997 -- Brad Faxon (272) -- Bill Glasson, Jesper Parnevik
1996 -- Scott McCarron (275) -- Tom Watson
1995 -- *Davis Love III (274) -- Mike Heinen
1994 -- Ben Crenshaw (273) -- Jose Maria Olazabal
1993 -- Mike Standly (281) -- Russ Cochran, Payne Stewart
1992 -- Chip Beck (276) -- Greg Norman, Mike Standly
1991 -- *Ian Woosnam (275) -- Jim Hallet
1990 -- David Frost (276) -- Greg Norman
1989 -- Tim Simpson (274) -- Greg Norman, Hal Sutton
1988 -- Chip Beck (262) -- Lanny Wadkins
1987 -- Ben Crenshaw (268) -- Curtis Strange
1986 -- Calvin Peete (269) -- Pat McGowan
1985 -- #Seve Ballesteros (205) -- Peter Jacobsen, John Mahaffey
1984 -- Bob Eastwood (272) -- Larry Rinker
1983 -- Bill Rogers (274) -- David Edwards, Jay Haas, Vance Heafner
1982 -- #Scott Hoch (206) -- Bob Shearer, Tom Watson
1981 -- Tom Watson (270) -- Bruce Fleisher
1980 -- Tom Watson (273) -- Lee Trevino
1979 -- Hubert Green (273) -- F.Conner, B.Lietzke, S.Melnyk, L.Trevino
1978 -- Lon Hinkle (271) -- Gibby Gilbert, Fuzzy Zoeller
1977 -- Jim Simons (273) -- Stan Lee
1976 -- Larry Ziegler (274) -- Victor Regalado
1975 -- Billy Casper (271) -- Peter Oosterhuis
1974 -- Lee Trevino (267) -- Bobby Cole, Ben Crenshaw
1973 -- *Jack Nicklaus (280) -- Miller Barber
1972 -- Gary Player (279) -- Dave Eichelberger, Jack Nicklaus
1971 -- Frank Beard (276) -- Hubert Green
1970 -- *Miller Barber (278) -- Bob Charles, Howie Johnson
1969 -- *Larry Hinson (275) -- Frank Beard
1968 -- George Archer (271) -- Bert Yancey
1967 -- George Knudson (277) -- Jack Nicklaus
1966 -- Frank Beard (276) -- Gardner Dickinson
1965 -- Dick Mayer (273) -- Bruce Devlin, Bill Martindale
1964 -- Mason Rudolph (283) -- Jack Nicklaus, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Glenn Stuart
1963 -- Bo Wininger (279) -- Tony Lema, Bob Rosburg
1962 -- Bo Wininger (281) -- Bob Rosburg
1961 -- Doug Sanders (272) -- Gay Brewer, Mac Main
1960 -- Dow Finsterwald (270) -- Al Besselink
1959 -- Bill Collins (280) -- Jack Burke, Jr., Tom Nieporte
1958 -- *Billy Casper (278) -- Ken Venturi
1957 -- Not Held
1956 -- Not Held
1955 -- Not Held
1954 -- Not Held
1953 -- Not Held
1952 -- Not Held
1951 -- Not Held
1950 -- Not Held
1949 -- Not Held
1948 -- Bob Hamilton (280) -- Roberto de Vicenzo, Fred Haas, Lawson Little
1947 -- Not Held
1946 -- Byron Nelson (277) -- Ben Hogan
1945 -- *Byron Nelson (284) -- Harold McSpaden
1944 -- Sammy Byrd (285) -- Byron Nelson
1943 -- Not Held
1942 -- Lloyd Mangrum (281) -- Lawson Little, Sam Snead
1941 -- Henry Picard (276) -- Ben Hogan
1940 -- Jimmy Demaret (286) -- Ralph Guldahl, Harold McSpaden, Sam Snead
1939 -- Henry Picard (284) -- Dick Metz
1938 -- Harry Cooper (285) -- Harold McSpaden
* - Won in Playoff.
# - Rain Shortened.
Note: Formerly called Freeport-McDermott Classic (1996-98), Freeport-McMoran
Classic (1992-95), USF&G Classic (1982-91), USF&G New Orleans Open
(1981), Greater New Orleans Open (1980), First NBC New Orleans Open
(1975-79), Greater New Orleans Open Invitational (1938-74).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Carlos Franco - Defending champion, 25th on money list, 4 top-10's
Ernie Els - Two-time runner-up this year, 7th on money list
Scott Hoch - Tied for 7th last week for second top-10 of the year
Lee Janzen - Struggling this year at 56th on money list
Casey Martin - Contended last week until final round of 77
Phil Mickelson - Two wins this year, 6th on money list, made 9 of 10 cuts
Gary Nicklaus - Lost in a playoff against Mickelson at BellSouth
Jack Nicklaus - The best of all-time is always a contender
Nick Price - Has finished third twice this year, 19th on money list
Vijay Singh - Masters champion, 4th on money list, made all 12 cuts
Craig Stadler - Lost in a playoff last week at Shell Houston Open
Hal Sutton - PLAYERS Champion, 2nd on money list with 5 top-5's
David Toms - Has made the cut in 11 of 12 events this year, 1 top-10
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