Dates: Thursday, July 6th through Sunday, July 9th
Site: The K Club (Kildare Hotel and Country Club), Kildare, Ireland
Course Architect: Arnold Palmer (1991), Paul McGinley (1999)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,229
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 418 Yds 10 - Par 5 584 Yds
2 - Par 4 413 Yds 11 - Par 4 408 Yds
3 - Par 3 170 Yds 12 - Par 3 173 Yds
4 - Par 5 568 Yds 13 - Par 4 402 Yds
5 - Par 4 416 Yds 14 - Par 3 213 Yds
6 - Par 4 447 Yds 15 - Par 4 446 Yds
7 - Par 4 395 Yds 16 - Par 5 606 Yds
8 - Par 3 173 Yds 17 - Par 4 425 Yds
9 - Par 4 434 Yds 18 - Par 5 538 Yds
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35 3,434 Yds 37 3,795 Yds
Annual: 23rd
Defending Champion: Lee Westwood
Runner-Up: Darren Clarke, Peter O'Malley
Tournament Record: 260 (Ian Woosnam, 1988)
Course Record: 60 (Darren Clarke, 1999)
Total Purse: $2,277,322 (2,377,680 euros)
Shares: 1st Place - $379,553; 2nd Place - 251,028; 3rd Place - 141,448
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Lee Westwood 271 John Senden 278
Darren Clarke 274 Angel Cabrera 278
Peter O'Malley 274 Jose Coceres 278
Costatino Rocca 277 Gary Emerson 278
Robert Karlsson 277 Five players at 279
Past Smurfit European Open Winners
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1999 -- Lee Westwood (271) 1998 -- Mathias Gronberg (275)
1997 -- Per-Ulrik Johansson (267) 1996 -- Per-Ulrik Johansson (277)
1995 -- *Bernhard Langer (280) 1994 -- David Gilford (275)
1993 -- Gordon Brand, Jr. (275) 1992 -- Nick Faldo (262)
1991 -- Mike Harwood (277) 1990 -- Peter Senior (267)
1989 -- A.Murray (277) 1988 -- Ian Woosnam (260)
1987 -- P.Way (279) 1986 -- *Greg Norman (269)
1985 -- Bernhard Langer (269) 1984 -- Gordon Brand, Jr. (270)
1983 -- Isao Aoki (274) 1982 -- Manuel Pinero (266)
1981 -- Graham Marsh (275) 1980 -- Tom Kite (284)
1979 -- Sandy Lyle (275) 1978 -- *Bobby Wadkins (283)
* - Won in playoff.
Note: Formerly called Dixcel Tissues (1981), Panasonic European Open
(1983-90), General Accident European Open (1991-93).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Lee Westwood - Defending champion, two-time winner this year
Seve Ballesteros - One of the few events in his career he has not won
Michael Campbell - Two-time winner this year, 5th on money list
Darren Clarke - 1st on Order of Merit with two wins, 4 top-five's
Retief Goosen - Has made 12 of 14 cuts this year with four top-10's
Mathias Gronberg - Won in South Africa earlier this season, 26th on money list
Bernhard Langer - Two-time winner of this event, two top-10's this year
Paul Lawrie - British Open champion begins tune-up for title defense
Colin Montgomerie - Two wins this year but currently 4th in money race
Jose Maria Olazabal- 9th on money list with one victory and 3 top-10's
Patrik Sjoland - Won last week's Irish Open for second career victory
Ian Woosnam - Welshman has five top-10's in 10 cuts made in 2000
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