Dates: Thursday, June 22nd through Sunday, June 25th
Site: De Vere Slaley Hall Golf Club, Hexham, Northumberland, England
Course Architect: Dave Thomas (1990)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,088
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 429 Yds 10 - Par 4 362 Yds
2 - Par 4 429 Yds 11 - Par 5 562 Yds
3 - Par 4 412 Yds 12 - Par 5 531 Yds
4 - Par 5 521 Yds 13 - Par 4 395 Yds
5 - Par 4 382 Yds 14 - Par 3 179 Yds
6 - Par 3 205 Yds 15 - Par 4 331 Yds
7 - Par 4 432 Yds 16 - Par 4 395 Yds
8 - Par 4 423 Yds 17 - Par 3 184 Yds
9 - Par 4 453 Yds 18 - Par 4 463 Yds
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36 3,686 Yds 36 3,402 Yds
Annual: 4th
Defending Champion: David Park
Runner-Up: David Carter, Retief Goosen
Tournament Record: 270 (Colin Montgomerie, 1997)
54-Hole Record: 202 (David Park, 1999)
36-Hole Record: 132 (David Park, 1999)
Course Record: 65 (Ross Drummond, 1996; Colin Montgomerie, 1997;
David Carter, David Park, Peter Mitchell, 1999)
Total Purse: $980,000
Shares: 1st Place - $163,338; 2nd Place - 108,448; 3rd Place - 61,101
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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David Park 274 Ricardo Gonzalez 282
David Carter 275 Dean Robertson 282
Retief Goosen 275 Stephen Leaney 283
Peter O'Malley 278 Warren Bennett 283
Lee Westwood 279 Jose Coceres 283
Past Compaq European Grand Prix Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- David Park -- David Carter, Retief Goosen
1998 -- Cancelled due to rain
1997 -- Colin Montgomerie (270) -- Retief Goosen
1996 -- Retief Goosen (277) -- Ross Drummond
Note: Formerly called Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge (1996).
Top Contenders in the Field
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David Park - Defending champion, 52nd on money list with one top-10
Darren Clarke - Two-time winner this year, 1st on Order of Merit
Andrew Coltart - 11th on money list with four top-10 finishes
Brian Davis - Won Peugeot Open de Espana, 14th on money list
David Howell - Finished 2nd at Wales Open, 9 cuts made in 15 events
Mark James - 1999 Ryder Cup captain, two top-10's in 6 events
Paul Lawrie - Withdrew from last week's U.S. Open, two top-five's
Jonathan Lomas - Has made the cut in 9 of 16 events with 2 top-10's
Geoff Ogilvy - 5th in driving distance, 20th on money list, 2 top-10's
Lucas Parsons - Has made only 4 of 9 cuts, won Holden International
Lee Westwood - Tied for 5th last week at U.S. Open, 3rd on money list
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