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Golf Today report of last years event 
 Dates: Thursday, February 3rd through Sunday, February 6th

 Site: Gainesville Country Club, Gainesville, Florida

 Course Architect: George Cobb (1963), Mark McCumber (renovated, 1994)

 Par: 71

 Yardage: 6,936

 Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 423 Yds   10 - Par 4 382 Yds

               2 - Par 4 385 Yds   11 - Par 3 195 Yds

               3 - Par 5 549 Yds   12 - Par 5 540 Yds

               4 - Par 3 181 Yds   13 - Par 3 205 Yds

               5 - Par 4 483 Yds   14 - Par 5 501 Yds

               6 - Par 4 392 Yds   15 - Par 4 462 Yds

               7 - Par 3 209 Yds   16 - Par 4 344 Yds

               8 - Par 4 425 Yds   17 - Par 4 404 Yds

               9 - Par 4 409 Yds   18 - Par 4 447 Yds

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                    35 3,456 Yds         36 3,480 Yds

 

 Annual: 2nd

 Defending Champion: Richard Johnson

 Runner-up: Bobby Wadkins

 Tournament Record: 270 (Richard Johnson, 1999)

 54-Hole Record: 201 (Richard Johnson, 1999)

 36-Hole Record: 132 (Joel Edwards, 1999)

 Course Record: 65 (Richard Johnson, Joel Edwards, Gary Nicklaus, Greg Lesher,

                   Brad Elder, Don Reese, 1999)

 Total Purse: $400,000

 Shares: 1st Place - $72,000; 2nd Place - 45,400; 3rd Place - 33,000
 

                            1999 Finish

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 Player                Score              Player                 Score

 ------                -----              ------                 -----

 Richard Johnson        270               Don Reese               274

 Bobby Wadkins          272               Paul Claxton            275

 Ashley Chinner         273               Matt Gogel              275

 Joel Edwards           273               Roger Rowland           275

 Greg Lesher            274               Four players at         276

 

         Past Buy.Com Florida Classic Winners and Runners-Up

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 1999 -- Richard Johnson (270) -- Bobby Wadkins

 
 Note: Formerly called NIKE Florida Classic (1999).


                      Top Contenders in the Field

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 Richard Johnson      - Defending champion, 28th on last year's money list

 Guy Boros            - Made only seven cuts last year in 18 events, 2 top-10's

 Mike Donald          - Former PGA Tour winner, also won JC Penney Classic

 Robert Gamez         - Made the cut last week at Phoenix Open

 Ken Green            - Best finish in 6 events last year was ninth at Hershey

 Mike Heinen          - Former PGA Tour winner, 57th on NIKE money list in 1999

 David Ogrin          - Former PGA Tour winner, 175th on 1999 PGA money list

 Gene Sauers          - Played in 18 events last year with 3 top-25's

 Mike Standly         - Finished 229th on PGA money list last season

 Bobby Wadkins        - Finished 2nd last year with 4 rounds in the 60's

 

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