Dates: Friday, August 25th through Sunday, August 27th
Site: Nashawtuc Country Club, Concord, Massachusetts
Course Architect: Geoffrey Cornish and William G. Robinson (1961)
Brian Silva (1996), Craig Schreiner (1999) - redesign
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,757
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 387 Yds 10 - Par 5 538 Yds
2 - Par 3 189 Yds 11 - Par 4 423 Yds
3 - Par 4 396 Yds 12 - Par 4 411 Yds
4 - Par 4 307 Yds 13 - Par 3 203 Yds
5 - Par 5 518 Yds 14 - Par 4 367 Yds
6 - Par 4 365 Yds 15 - Par 4 342 Yds
7 - Par 4 460 Yds 16 - Par 4 426 Yds
8 - Par 3 200 Yds 17 - Par 3 170 Yds
9 - Par 5 544 Yds 18 - Par 5 511 Yds
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36 3,366 Yds 36 3,391 Yds
Annual: 20th
Defending Champion: Tom McGinnis
Runner-Up: Hale Irwin
Tournament Record: 198 (Chi Chi Rodriguez, 1987)
36-Hole Record: 131 (Chi Chi Rodriguez, 1988)
Course Record: 64 (Bruce Crampton, 1986; Dale Douglass, 1988-89;
Chi Chi Rodriguez, 1990, 93; Kermit Zarley, 1993;
Tommy Aaron, 1995; Bobby Stroble, Hale Irwin, 1998)
Total Purse: $1,300,000
Shares: 1st Place - $195,000; 2nd Place - 114,400; 3rd Place - 93,600
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Tom McGinnis * 205 Hubert Green 207
Hale Irwin 205 Tom Jenkins 207
David Graham 206 George Archer 208
Jay Sigel 206 Hugh Baiocchi 208
Jim Dent 207 Gibby Gilbert 209
* - Won in playoff.
Past FleetBoston Classic Winners and Runners-up
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1999 -- *Tom McGinnis (205) -- Hale Irwin
1998 -- Hale Irwin (201) -- Jay Sigel
1997 -- Hale Irwin (203) -- Jerry McGee, Bob Wynn
1996 -- Jim Dent (204) -- Jay Sigel, Tom Wargo
1995 -- Isao Aoki (204) -- Bob Charles, Hale Irwin
1994 -- Jim Albus (203) -- Bob Brue, Ray Floyd
1993 -- Bob Betley (204) -- Bob Murphy
1992 -- *#Mike Hill (136) -- Walt Zembriski
1991 -- Rocky Thompson (205) -- Bruce Crampton
1990 -- Bob Charles (203) -- Lee Trevino
1989 -- Bob Charles (203) -- Mike Hill
1988 -- Chi Chi Rodriguez (202) -- Bob Charles
1987 -- Chi Chi Rodriguez (198) -- Orville Moody
1986 -- Chi Chi Rodriguez (203) -- Gary Player
1985 -- *Lee Elder (208) -- Jerry Barber
1984 -- Don January (209) -- Orville Moody
1983 -- Don January (273) -- Miller Barber, Gay Brewer
1982 -- Arnold Palmer (276) -- Billy Casper, Bob Rosburg
1981 -- Bob Goalby (208) -- Art Wall
* - Won in playoff.
# - Rain shortened.
Note: Formerly called BankBoston Classic (1997-99), Bank of Boston Senior
Classic (1993-96), Digital Seniors Classic (1985-92), Digital Middlesex
Classic (1984), Marlboro Classic (1981-83).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Tom McGinnis - Defending champion, only 1 top-10 this year, 55th in money
Jose M. Canizares - Tied for 4th last week, 11th on money list with 8 top-10's
Ed Dougherty - 16th on money list with one win and six top-10 finishes
Allen Doyle - 1 win and 11 top-10's, 8th on money list, 7th in scoring
Bruce Fleisher - Four-time winner this year, 1st in money, 14 top-10's
Hubert Green - 10th on money list with one win and 11 top-10 finishes
Hale Irwin - Three wins, four seconds, 10 top-five's, 14 top-10's
Tom Jenkins - Won Canada Senior Open, 7th on money list, 10 top-10's
Tom Kite - Tied for 19th at PGA Championship, two wins on Senior Tour
Larry Nelson - Two-time winner this year, 3rd on money list, 15 top-10's
Dana Quigley - Has played in 28 events this year with 1 win and 15 top-10's
Doug Tewell - Won last week's Utah Showdown for third win of the season
Lee Trevino - All-time wins leader on Senior Tour, 32nd on money list
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