Dakota Dunes Open
Dakota Dunes Open
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 Dates: Thursday, July 27th through Sunday, July 30th
 Site: Dakota Dunes Country Club, Dakota Dunes, South Dakota
 Course Architect: Arnold Palmer (1991)
 Par: 72
 Yardage: 7,165
 Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 5 585 Yds   10 - Par 4 395 Yds
               2 - Par 4 415 Yds   11 - Par 4 427 Yds
               3 - Par 4 362 Yds   12 - Par 5 502 Yds
               4 - Par 3 169 Yds   13 - Par 4 432 Yds
               5 - Par 4 430 Yds   14 - Par 3 171 Yds
               6 - Par 4 435 Yds   15 - Par 4 466 Yds
               7 - Par 5 520 Yds   16 - Par 3 197 Yds
               8 - Par 3 213 Yds   17 - Par 4 422 Yds
               9 - Par 4 463 Yds   18 - Par 5 561 Yds
                   -------------        -------------
                    36 3,592 Yds         36 3,573 Yds
 
 Annual: 11th
 Defending Champion: Fran Quinn
 Runner-up: Ryan Howison, Craig Kanada
 Tournament Record: 268 (Chris Smith, 1997)
 54-Hole Record: 196 (Jeff Woodland, 1991)
 36-Hole Record: 127 (Kim Young, 1990)
 18-Hole Record: 60 (Jeff Woodland, 1991)
 Course Record: 61 (Rocky Walcher, 1997)
 Total Purse: $500,000
 Shares: 1st Place - $90,000; 2nd Place - 54,000; 3rd Place - 34,000
 
                             1999 Finish
                             -----------
 
 Player                Score              Player                 Score
 ------                -----              ------                 -----
 Fran Quinn *           270               Tim Clark               273
 Ryan Howison           270               Tripp Isenhour          273
 Craig Kanada           270               Casey Martin            273
 Rich Barcelo           272               Michael Clark           274
 Shaun Micheel          272               Dicky Thompson          274
                                          Bobby Wadkins           274
 
 * - Won in playoff.
 
              Past BUY.COM Dakota Dunes Open Winners and Runners-Up
              -----------------------------------------------------
 
 1999 -- *Fran Quinn (270) -- Ryan Howison, Craig Kanada
 1998 -- *John Maginnes (274) -- Ryan Howison, Sean Murphy
 1997 -- Chris Smith (268) -- Glen Hnatiuk
 1996 -- *Gary Webb (275) -- Chad Magee
 1995 -- Chris Smith (272) -- Greg Hamilton, Clarence Rose
 1994 -- Pat Bates (276) -- Rex Caldwell, Gary Webb
 1993 -- @Alan Pate (260) -- Stan Utley
 1992 -- *#Rick Todd (207) -- David Jackson
 1991 -- #Jeff Woodland (196) -- Stephen Ames, Kel Devlin, Kelly Gibson
 1990 -- #Kim Young (197) -- Mike Springer, Steve Stricker
 
 * - Won in playoff.
 # - 54-hole tournament.
 @ - Course shortened to 17 holes due to flooding.
 
 Note: Formerly called Ben Hogan Dakota Dunes Open (1990-92); NIKE
       Dakota Dunes Open (1993-99).
 
                      Top Contenders in the Field
                      ---------------------------
 
 Fran Quinn        - Defending champion, 21st on money list with one win
 Briny Baird       - 6th in scoring and money list, 1 win and 6 top-10's
 Keith Clearwater  - Has played in 10 events with seven cuts made, 2 top-10's
 Chris Couch       - 6th in driving distance, two top-10's in 17 events
 Kelly Grunewald   - Leads tour with seven top-10 finishes, 8th in money
 Mark Hensby       - 2nd in greens in regulation, 3rd in scoring, 1st in money
 Tripp Isenhour    - 5th on money list with one win and two top-10's
 Kent Jones        - Two-time winner this year, 4th on money list
 Craig Kanada      - Has made 14 of 17 cuts with three top-10 finishes
 Chris Smith       - 1st in scoring, four runner-up finishes this year
 Vance Veazey      - 19th on money list with a pair of top-five finishes

 

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