Dates: Thursday, August 17th through Sunday, August 20th
Site: Hardscrabble Country Club, Fort Smith, Arkansas
Course Architect: Perry Maxwell (1926), Jay Morrish (redesign, 1997)
Par: 70
Yardage: 6,619
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 373 Yds 10 - Par 4 432 Yds
2 - Par 3 164 Yds 11 - Par 5 510 Yds
3 - Par 5 500 Yds 12 - Par 4 370 Yds
4 - Par 3 185 Yds 13 - Par 4 365 Yds
5 - Par 4 440 Yds 14 - Par 4 428 Yds
6 - Par 5 533 Yds 15 - Par 3 173 Yds
7 - Par 4 444 Yds 16 - Par 4 417 Yds
8 - Par 3 186 Yds 17 - Par 3 204 Yds
9 - Par 4 458 Yds 18 - Par 4 437 Yds
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35 3,283 Yds 35 3,336 Yds
Annual: 3rd
Defending Champion: Gary Webb
Runner-up: Matt Peterson
Tournament Record: 260 (Mark Hensby, 1998)
54-Hole Record: 195 (Mark Hensby, 1998)
36-Hole Record: 130 (David McCampbell, 1998; Joey Guillion, 1999)
Course Record: 62 (Mark Hensby, John Kernohan, 1998)
Total Purse: $400,000
Shares: 1st Place - $72,000; 2nd Place - 43,200; 3rd Place - 27,200
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Gary Webb 264 Dave Schreyer 267
Matt Peterson 265 Joey Guillion 268
Patrick Lee 267 Fran Quinn 268
Shaun Micheel 267 Brad Elder 270
Carl Paulson 267 Three players at 271
Past BUY.COM Fort Smith Open Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Gary Webb (264) -- Matt Peterson
1998 -- Mark Hensby (260) -- Woody Austin
Note: Formerly called NIKE Fort Smith Open (1998-99).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Gary Webb - Defending champion, only 1 top-10 in 2000
Briny Baird - 7th on money list with 1 win and six top-10 finishes
David Berganio Jr - Has made 10 of 14 cuts this year with one win
Keith Clearwater - 49th on money list with 2 top-10's, 7 of 11 cuts made
Ben Crane - Has played in only 10 events with 1 top-10 (a win)
Paul Gow - 8th on money list with 1 win and six top-10's
Mark Hensby - Leads tour in money earned, 1 win and six top-10 finishes
Mike Heinen - Lost in a playoff last week at Ozarks Open
Tripp Isenhour - 5th on money list with 1 win and two runner-up finishes
Vance Veazey - Has made 14 of 20 cuts this year with 2 top-five's
Manny Zerman - Finished 2nd at Carolina Classic, made 8 of 19 cuts
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