Dates: Thursday, June 29th through Sunday, July 2nd
Site: TPC at River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
Course Architect: Pete Dye and Robert Weed (1991)
Par: 70
Yardage: 6,820
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 434 yds 10 - Par 4 462 yds
2 - Par 4 341 yds 11 - Par 3 158 yds
3 - Par 4 431 yds 12 - Par 4 411 yds
4 - Par 4 460 yds 13 - Par 5 523 yds
5 - Par 3 223 yds 14 - Par 4 421 yds
6 - Par 5 574 yds 15 - Par 4 296 yds
7 - Par 4 443 yds 16 - Par 3 171 yds
8 - Par 3 202 yds 17 - Par 4 420 yds
9 - Par 4 406 yds 18 - Par 4 444 yds
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35 3,514 yds 35 3,306 yds
Annual: 49th
Defending Champion: Brent Geiberger
Runner-Up: Skip Kendall
Tournament Record: 259 (Tim Norris, 1982)
54-Hole Record: 193 (Tim Norris, 1982)
36-Hole Record: 127 (Tim Norris, 1982)
18-Hole Record: 60 (Tommy Bolt, 1954 - Wethersfield Country Club)
Course Record: 62 (Billy Andrade, 1995; Scott Gump, Vijay Singh, 1998;
Ted Tryba, Tim Herron, 1999)
9-Hole Record: 28 (Vijay Singh, 1998)
Total Purse: $2,800,000
Shares: 1st Place - $504,000; 2nd Place - 302,400; 3rd Place - 190,400
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Brent Geiberger 262 Pete Jordan 267
Skip Kendall 265 Dave Stockton, Jr. 267
Mark Calcavecchia 266 Stewart Cink 268
Justin Leonard 266 Tim Herron 268
Ted Tryba 266 Mike Springer 268
Past Canon Greater Hartford Open Winners and Runners-up
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1999 -- Brent Geiberger (262) -- Skip Kendall
1998 -- *Olin Browne (266) -- Stewart Cink, Larry Mize
1997 -- Stewart Cink (267) -- Tom Byrum, Brandel Chamblee, Jeff Maggert
1996 -- D.A. Weibring (270) -- Tom Kite
1995 -- Greg Norman (267) -- Dave Stockton, Jr., Kirk Triplett, Grant Waite
1994 -- David Frost (268) -- Greg Norman
1993 -- Nick Price (271) -- Dan Forsman, Roger Maltbie
1992 -- Lanny Wadkins (274) -- Dan Forsman, Donnie Hammond, Nick Price
1991 -- *Billy Ray Brown (271) -- Rick Fehr, Corey Pavin
1990 -- Wayne Levi (267) -- M.Calcavecchia, B.Fabel, R.Mediate, C.Perry
1989 -- Paul Azinger (269) -- Wayne Levi
1988 -- *Mark Brooks (269) -- Dave Barr, Joey Sindelar
1987 -- Paul Azinger (269) -- Dan Forsman, Wayne Levi
1986 -- *Mac O'Grady (269) -- Roger Maltbie
1985 -- *Phil Blackmar (271) -- Jodie Mudd, Dan Pohl
1984 -- Peter Jacobsen (269) -- Mark O'Meara
1983 -- Curtis Strange (268) -- Jay Haas, Jack Renner
1982 -- Tim Norris (259) -- Ray Floyd, Hubert Green
1981 -- Hubert Green (264) -- Bobby Clampett, Fred Couples, Roger Maltbie
1980 -- *Howard Twitty (266) -- Jim Simons
1979 -- Jerry McGee (268) -- Jack Renner
1978 -- Rod Funseth (264) -- Dale Douglass, Lee Elder, Bill Kratzert
1977 -- Bill Kratzert (265) -- Grier Jones, Larry Nelson
1976 -- Rik Massengale (266) -- Al Geiberger, J.C. Snead
1975 -- *Don Bies (267) -- Hubert Green
1974 -- Dave Stockton (268) -- Ray Floyd
1973 -- Billy Casper (264) -- Bruce Devlin
1972 -- *Lee Trevino (269) -- Lee Elder
1971 -- *George Archer (268) -- Lou Graham, J.C. Snead
1970 -- Bob Murphy (267) -- Paul Harney
1969 -- *Bob Lunn (268) -- Dave Hill
1968 -- Billy Casper (266) -- Bruce Crampton
1967 -- Charlie Sifford (272) -- Steve Oppermann
1966 -- Art Wall (266) -- Wes Ellis
1965 -- *Billy Casper (274) -- Johnny Pott
1964 -- Ken Venturi (273) -- A.Besselink, P.Bondeson, S.Carmichael, J.Grant
1963 -- Billy Casper (271) -- George Bayer
1962 -- *Bob Goalby (271) -- Art Wall
1961 -- *Billy Maxwell (271) -- Ted Kroll
1960 -- *Arnold Palmer (270) -- Bill Collins, Jack Fleck
1959 -- Gene Littler (272) -- Tom Nieporte
1958 -- Jack Burke (268) -- Dow Finsterwald, Art Wall
1957 -- Gardner Dickinson (272) -- George Bayer
1956 -- *Arnold Palmer (274) -- Ted Kroll
1955 -- Sam Snead (269) -- Fred Hawkins, Mike Souchak
1954 -- *Tommy Bolt (271) -- Earl Stewart
1953 -- Bob Toski (269) -- Jim Ferrier
1952 -- Ted Kroll (273) -- Lawson Little, Skee Riegel, Earl Stewart
* - Won in Playoff.
Note: Formerly called Canon Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open
(1985-88), Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open (1973-84),
Greater Hartford Open Invitational (1967-72), Insurance City
Open (1952-66).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Brent Geiberger - Defending champ, made 10 of 15 cuts this year, 2 top-10's
Robert Allenby - 16th on money list, won Houston Open, 2 top-five's
Stuart Appleby - Has made 11 of 14 cuts this year but only 2 top-10's
Notah Begay III - Recorded his third career victory last week in Memphis
Stewart Cink - Has finished 1st, 2nd and 8th last 3 years at Hartford
Steve Elkington - Continues to suffer with sinus problems, shot 74 on Sunday
Jim Furyk - 12th on money list, has made all 16 cuts with one win
Justin Leonard - Two-time runner-up this year, 26th on money list
Davis Love III - Has finished second three times in 2000, 6th on money list
Craig Parry - Tied for 7th last week with four rounds under par
Tom Scherrer - Won Kemper Open, finished 2nd in Tucson, 14th on money list
Hal Sutton - Two-time winner this year, withdrew last week due to virus
Kirk Triplett - 11th on money list with one win and seven top-10 finishes
Mike Weir - Has six top-10's in 11 cuts made, 23rd on money list
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