Dates: Friday, October 13th through Sunday, October 15th
Site: Serrano Country Club, El Dorado Hills, California
Course Architect: Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,776
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 406 Yds 10 - Par 4 369 Yds
2 - Par 4 390 Yds 11 - Par 3 171 Yds
3 - Par 4 417 Yds 12 - Par 4 386 Yds
4 - Par 3 170 Yds 13 - Par 5 505 Yds
5 - Par 4 427 Yds 14 - Par 5 525 Yds
6 - Par 5 549 Yds 15 - Par 3 204 Yds
7 - Par 3 163 Yds 16 - Par 5 560 Yds
8 - Par 5 510 Yds 17 - Par 3 175 Yds
9 - Par 4 409 Yds 18 - Par 4 440 Yds
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36 3,441 Yds 36 3,335 Yds
Annual: 14th
Defending Champion: David Graham
Runner-Up: Larry Mowry
Tournament Record: 199 (David Graham, 1999)
36-Hole Record: 132 (Allen Doyle, 1999)
Course Record: 63 (John Morgan, 1998; David Graham, 1999)
18-Hole Record: 63 (J.C. Snead, 1994 - Rancho Murieta Country Club)
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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David Graham 199 J.C. Snead 204
Larry Mowry 203 Tom Jenkins 205
George Archer 204 John Bland 206
Terry Dill 204 Dana Quigley 206
Allen Doyle 204 Tom Wargo 207
Past Gold Rush Classic Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- David Graham (199) -- Larry Mowry
1998 -- Dana Quigley (203) -- John Morgan
1997 -- Bob Eastwood (204) -- Rick Acton
1996 -- Jim Colbert (202) -- Dave Stockton
1995 -- Don Bies (205) -- Lee Trevino
1994 -- *Bob Murphy (208) -- Dave Eichelberger
1993 -- George Archer (202) -- Bob Charles, Chi Chi Rodriguez
1992 -- Bob Charles (201) -- Gary Player, Chi Chi Rodriguez
1991 -- George Archer (206) -- Simon Hobday
1990 -- George Archer (204) -- Dale Douglass
1989 -- Dave Hill (207) -- Orville Moody
1988 -- Bob Charles (207) -- Gary Player
1987 -- Orville Moody (205) -- Butch Baird
* - Won in playoff.
Note: Formerly called Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush (1987-89) and
Golf Rush at Rancho Murieta (1990), Raley's Senior Gold Rush
(1991-95), Raley's Gold Rush Classic (1996-99).
Top Contenders in the Field
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David Graham - Defending champion, 41st on money list, 4th last week
Jim Dent - 24th on money list with seven top-10 finishes
Ed Dougherty - Has played in 33 events this year with 1 win and 7 top-10's
Allen Doyle - 8th on money list, 14 top-10 finishes, 1 victory
Tom Kite - Two-time winner and seven top-10's in just 17 tournaments
Gary McCord - Tied for 8th last week, 33rd on money list, 7 top-10's
Gil Morgan - Three-time winner and five-time runner-up in 2000
Larry Nelson - 1st on money list, has 6 wins and 6 second-place finishes
Andy North - Won Legends of Golf earlier this year with Jim Colbert
Dana Quigley - Has 17 top-10's in 35 events with only one victory
Doug Tewell - Three-time winner this year, 6th on money list
Jim Thorpe - Won last week's Transamerica for 1st career Senior win
Lanny Wadkins - Has fallen to 47th on money list with 1 win and 2 top-10's
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