Dates: Thursday, June 1st through Sunday, June 4th
Site: Marriott Forest of Arden Hotel (Arden Course), Meriden, Warwickshire,
England
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,167
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 384 Yds 10 - Par 4 434 Yds
2 - Par 4 361 Yds 11 - Par 4 421 Yds
3 - Par 5 560 Yds 12 - Par 5 543 Yds
4 - Par 4 381 Yds 13 - Par 4 474 Yds
5 - Par 3 196 Yds 14 - Par 4 448 Yds
6 - Par 4 463 Yds 15 - Par 3 187 Yds
7 - Par 5 526 Yds 16 - Par 4 422 Yds
8 - Par 3 177 Yds 17 - Par 5 511 Yds
9 - Par 4 470 Yds 18 - Par 3 209 Yds
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36 3,518 Yds 36 3,649 Yds
Annual: 18th
Defending Champion: Darren Clarke
Runner-Up: John Bickerton
Tournament Record: 268 (Darren Clarke, 1999)
18-Hole Record: 61 (Greg Chalmers, 1998)
Total Purse: $1,164,500
Share: 1st Place - $193,788; 2nd Place - 129,186; 3rd Place - 72,788
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Darren Clarke 268 Colin Montgomerie 275
John Bickerton 270 Dean Robertson 275
David Carter 274 Fredrik Lindgren 276
Stephen Leaney 274 Gary Orr 276
Andrew Coltart 275 Mark Roe 276
Olle Karlsson 276
Peter Senior 276
Past Compass Group English Open Winners
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1999 -- Darren Clarke (268) -- John Bickerton
1998 -- Lee Westwood (271) -- Greg Chalmers, Olle Karlsson
1997 -- Per-Ulrik Johansson (269) -- Dennis Edlund
1996 -- Robert Allenby (278) -- Colin Montgomerie, Ross McFarlane
1995 -- *Philip Walton (274) -- Colin Montgomerie
1994 -- Colin Montgomerie (274)
1993 -- Ian Woosnam (269)
1992 -- Vicente Fernandez (283)
1991 -- David Gilford (278)
1989 -- Mark James (279)
1988 -- Howard Clark (279)
1987 -- Not Held
1986 -- Not Held
1985 -- Not Held
1984 -- Not Held
1983 -- *Hugh Baiocchi (279)
1982 -- Greg Norman (279)
1981 -- Rodger Davis (283)
1980 -- Manuel Pinero (286)
1979 -- Seve Ballesteros (286)
* - won in playoff.
Note: Formerly known as Lada English Golf Classic (1979), Mazda (1980),
State Express Classic (1981-83), NM English Open (1989-91), Murphy's
English Open (1992-95), Alamo English Open (1996-97); National Car
Rental English Open (1998).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Darren Clarke - Defending Champion, tied for 2nd last week at Volvo PGA
Seve Ballesteros - Made the cut last week but finished dead last
Michael Campbell - Two-time winner this year, tied for 11th last week
Andrew Coltart - Tied for 2nd last week with four rounds in the 60's
Brian Davis - Won Spanish Open, missed cut last week with round of 80
Retief Goosen - Shot final round of 67 last week to tie for 7th
Mathias Gronberg - 23rd on money list with one win and two top-10's
Colin Montgomerie - Won last week for the second time this year, 2nd in money
Rolf Muntz - Has made the cut only twice this year, but has 1 win
David Park - Has made 10 of 14 cuts this season but has one top-10
Van Phillips - Has posted only one top-10, made 10 of 12 cuts this year
Costantino Rocca - After opening 69, failed to break par last week
Lee Westwood - Tied for 2nd last week, won TPC of Europe
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