Dates: Friday, September 1st through Sunday, September 3rd
Site: Egypt Valley Golf Club (Ridge and Valley Courses), Ada, Michigan
Course Architect: Arthur Hills (1990)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,909
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 411 Yds 10 - Par 4 423 Yds
2 - Par 4 394 Yds 11 - Par 4 423 Yds
3 - Par 5 560 Yds 12 - Par 3 184 Yds
4 - Par 4 389 Yds 13 - Par 5 526 Yds
5 - Par 4 419 Yds 14 - Par 4 369 Yds
6 - Par 3 208 Yds 15 - Par 4 423 Yds
7 - Par 5 514 Yds 16 - Par 3 162 Yds
8 - Par 3 153 Yds 17 - Par 5 518 Yds
9 - Par 4 416 Yds 18 - Par 4 417 Yds
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36 3,464 Yds 36 3,445 Yds
Annual: 15th
Defending Champion: Christy O'Connor Jr.
Runner-Up: Jim Thorpe, George Archer, John Jacobs
Tournament Record: 199 (George Archer, Jim Colbert, C.Rodriguez, 1993;
George Archer, 1998)
36-Hole Record: 132 (Jim Colbert, 1993; Bruce Crampton, 1992)
Course Record: 64 (Harry Toscano, 1996; George Archer, 1998)
18-Hole Record: 63 (Miller Barber, 1987; Butch Baird, George Archer,
Chi Chi Rodriguez, 1993; Bruce Crampton, 1992)
Total Purse: $1,100,000
Shares: 1st Place - $165,000; 2nd Place - 96,800; 3rd Place - 79,200
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Christy O'Connor, Jr. 205 Bruce Fleisher 212
Jim Thorpe 209 Gary Player 212
George Archer 209 John Bland 213
John Jacobs 209 Jim Dent 213
J.C. Snead 211 Alberto Giannone 213
Jim Holtgrieve 213
Noel Ratcliffe 213
Past Foremost Insurance Championship Winners and Runners-up
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1999 -- Christy O'Connor, Jr. (205) -- Jim Thorpe, George Archer, John Jacobs
1998 -- George Archer (199) -- Jim Dent
1997 -- Gil Morgan (207) -- Bob Duval
1996 -- Dave Stockton (206) -- Bob Murphy
1995 -- Jimmy Powell (201) -- Babe Hiskey
1994 -- #Tony Jacklin (136) -- Dave Stockton
1993 -- *George Archer (199) -- Jim Colbert, Chi Chi Rodriguez
1992 -- Gibby Gilbert (202) -- T.Aaron, D.Hendrickson, H.Henning, D.Stockton
1991 -- *Harold Henning (202) -- Gibby Gilbert
1990 -- #Don Massengale (134) -- Terry Dill, Dave Hill, Larry Laoretti
1989 -- John Paul Cain (203) -- Dave Hill, Charles Sifford
1988 -- Orville Moody (203) -- Chick Evans, Gary Player, Chi Chi Rodriguez
1987 -- Billy Casper (200) -- Miller Barber
1986 -- *Jim Ferree (204) -- Gene Littler, Chi Chi Rodriguez
* - Won in Playoff.
# - Rain Shortened.
Note: Formerly called Greater Grand Rapids Open (1986-90), First of
America Classic (1991-98).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Christy O'Connor - Defending Champ, 52nd on money list, won Senior British
Open
Ed Dougherty - 16th on money list with 1 win and six top-10 finishes
Allen Doyle - Has 12 top-10 finishes in 25 events, 7th on money list
Vicente Fernandez - 23rd on money list with a pair of runner-up finishes
John Jacobs - Won Bruno's Memorial Classic, 14th on money list
Gary McCord - Has four top-10's in just 13 events, 37th on money list
Larry Nelson - Won last week's event in Boston for third win in 2000
Andy North - Shot final round of 79 last week, 3 top-10's this year
Dana Quigley - One win and five runner-up finishes this season
Bruce Summerhays - 18th on money list with seven top-10's in 28 events
Lee Trevino - All-time Senior Tour wins leader, 31st on money list
Lanny Wadkins - Won earlier this year for first career Senior Tour win
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