Dates: Thursday, September 28th through Sunday, October 1st
Site: Golf Club Gut Larchenhof, Cologne, Germany
Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,209
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 356 Yds 10 - Par 4 415 Yds
2 - Par 4 427 Yds 11 - Par 3 159 Yds
3 - Par 5 546 Yds 12 - Par 4 470 Yds
4 - Par 3 190 Yds 13 - Par 5 514 Yds
5 - Par 4 433 Yds 14 - Par 4 455 Yds
6 - Par 4 439 Yds 15 - Par 5 521 Yds
7 - Par 5 577 Yds 16 - Par 3 193 Yds
8 - Par 3 213 Yds 17 - Par 4 410 Yds
9 - Par 4 446 Yds 18 - Par 4 445 Yds
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36 3,627 Yds 36 3,582 Yds
Annual: 14th
Defending Champion: Sergio Garcia
Runner-Up: Padraig Harrington, Ian Woosnam
Tournament Record: 264 (Anders Forsbrand, 1995; Darren Clarke, 1996)
54-Hole Record: 195 (Anders Forsbrand, 1995)
36-Hole Record: 127 (Ernie Els, 1994; Russell Claydon, 1995)
18-Hole Record: 60 (Bernhard Langer, 1997)
Course Record: 63 (Rodger Davis, 1998)
Total Purse: $2,374,500
Shares: 1st Place - $396,000; 2nd Place - 264,000; 3rd Place - 148,600
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Sergio Garcia * 277 Alex Cejka 279
Padraig Harrington 277 Carlos Franco 280
Ian Woosnam 277 Retief Goosen 280
Jose Rivero 278 Bernhard Langer 281
Peter Baker 278 Peter Mitchell 281
Colin Montgomerie 281
* - Won in playoff.
Past Linde German Masters Winners and Runners-up
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1999 -- *Sergio Garcia (277) -- Padraig Harrington, Ian Woosnam
1998 -- Colin Montgomerie (266) -- Robert Karlsson, Vijay Singh
1997 -- Bernhard Langer (267) -- Colin Montgomerie
1996 -- Darren Clarke (264) -- Mark Davis
1995 -- Anders Forsbrand (264) -- Bernhard Langer
1994 -- *Seve Ballesteros (270) -- Jose Maria Olazabal, Ernie Els
1993 -- Steven Richardson (271) -- Robert Karlsson
1992 -- Barry Lane (272) -- Rodger Davis, Bernhard Langer, Ian Woosnam
1991 -- *Bernhard Langer (275) -- Rodger Davis
1990 -- Sam Torrance (272) -- Bernhard Langer, Ian Woosnam
1989 -- Bernhard Langer (276) -- Jose Maria Olazabal, Payne Stewart
1988 -- Jose Maria Olazabal (279) -- Anders Forsbrand, Des Smyth
1987 -- *Sandy Lyle (278) -- Bernhard Langer
* - Won in playoff.
Note: Formerly called Mercedes German Masters (1990-95).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Sergio Garcia - Defending champion, 36th on Volvo Order of Merit
Thomas Bjorn - Withdrew from last week's event, 4th on money list
Michael Campbell - Two-time winner and three-time runner-up in 2000
Nick Faldo - Has registered 3 top-10 finishes in just 8 Europe events
Carlos Franco - Made 17 of 21 cuts on PGA Tour this year with one win
Retief Goosen - Won Trophee Lancome two weeks ago, 12th on money list
Padraig Harrington - 13th on money list with one win and two seconds
Miguel A. Jimenez - Four top-10 finishes this year in just 15 tournaments
Bernhard Langer - Three wins and four seconds at this event in 13 years
Colin Montgomerie - Second on tour with 10 top-10's, 2 wins and 2 thirds
Jose M. Olazabal - Two-time Masters Champion, 8th on money list, 1 win
Eduardo Romero - Won European Masters three weeks ago, 2nd last week
Vijay Singh - Current Masters Champion, tied for 12th last year
Lee Westwood - Won last week for the fifth time in 2000, 1st in money
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