Dates: Thursday, May 11th through Sunday, May 14th
Site: TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
Cottonwood Valley Golf Course, Irving, Texas
Course Architects: TPC - Jay Morrish (1985)
(Ben Crenshaw/Byron Nelson - Consultants)
Cottonwood - Robert Trent Jones, Jr. (1982)
Jay Morrish (1985)
(Holes 1, 11-18 by Jones; 2-10 by Morrish)
Par: 70 - TPC at Las Colinas
Yardage: 6,899
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 385 yds 10 - Par 4 447 yds
2 - Par 3 176 yds 11 - Par 4 347 yds
3 - Par 4 490 yds 12 - Par 4 426 yds
4 - Par 4 425 yds 13 - Par 3 183 yds
5 - Par 3 176 yds 14 - Par 4 409 yds
6 - Par 4 396 yds 15 - Par 4 445 yds
7 - Par 5 533 yds 16 - Par 5 554 yds
8 - Par 4 457 yds 17 - Par 3 196 yds
9 - Par 4 439 yds 18 - Par 4 415 yds
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35 3,477 yds 35 3,422 yds
Par: 70 - Cottonwood Valley
Yardage: 6,846
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 448 yds 10 - Par 4 432 yds
2 - Par 3 154 yds 11 - Par 5 545 yds
3 - Par 4 475 yds 12 - Par 3 191 yds
4 - Par 4 427 yds 13 - Par 4 409 yds
5 - Par 4 417 yds 14 - Par 4 383 yds
6 - Par 4 360 yds 15 - Par 4 441 yds
7 - Par 4 400 yds 16 - Par 5 539 yds
8 - Par 4 394 yds 17 - Par 3 204 yds
9 - Par 3 188 yds 18 - Par 4 439 yds
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34 3,263 yds 36 3,583 yds
Annual: 47th
Defending Champion: Loren Roberts
Runner-Up: Steve Pate
Tournament Record: 262 (Loren Roberts, Steve Pate, 1999)
54-Hole Record: 194 (Loren Roberts, 1999)
36-Hole Record: 126 (Sam Snead, 1957)
TPC Course Record: 61 (Billy Mayfair, 1993; Charlie Rymer, 1996)
Cottonwood Course Record: 61 (Ernie Els, 1995; Tiger Woods, 1999)
Tournament 18-Hole Record: 60 (Sam Snead, 1957)
Total Purse: $4,000,000
Shares: 1st Place - $720,000; 2nd Place - 432,000; 3rd Place - 272,000
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Loren Roberts * 262 Brian Watts 269
Steve Pate 262 Emlyn Aubrey 271
Chris DiMarco 269 Tiger Woods 271
Sergio Garcia 269 Barry Cheesman 272
Lee Janzen 269 Paul Goydos 272
Chris Perry 272
* - Won in playoff.
Past GTE Byron Nelson Classic Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- *Loren Roberts (262) -- Steve Pate
1998 -- John Cook (265) -- Fred Couples, Hal Sutton, Harrison Frazar
1997 -- Tiger Woods (263) -- Lee Rinker
1996 -- Phil Mickelson (265) -- Craig Parry
1995 -- Ernie Els (263) -- Mike Heinen, D.A. Weibring, Robin Freeman
1994 -- *#Neal Lancaster (132) -- D.Ogrin, D.Edwards, M.Carnevale, T.Byrum,
Y.Mizumaki
1993 -- Scott Simpson (270) -- Corey Pavin, D.A. Weibring
1992 -- *#Billy Ray Brown (199) -- Ray Floyd, Ben Crenshaw, Bruce Lietzke
1991 -- Nick Price (270) -- Craig Stadler
1990 -- #Payne Stewart (202) -- Lanny Wadkins
1989 -- *Jodie Mudd (265) -- Larry Nelson
1988 -- *Bruce Lietzke (271) -- Clarence Rose
1987 -- *Fred Couples (266) -- Mark Calcavecchia
1986 -- Andy Bean (269) -- Mark Wiebe
1985 -- *Bob Eastwood (272) -- Payne Stewart
1984 -- Craig Stadler (276) -- David Edwards
1983 -- Ben Crenshaw (273) -- Hal Sutton, Brad Bryant
1982 -- Bob Gilder (266) -- Curtis Strange
1981 -- *Bruce Lietzke (281) -- Tom Watson
1980 -- Tom Watson (274) -- Bill Rogers
1979 -- *Tom Watson (275) -- Bill Rogers
1978 -- Tom Watson (272) -- Lee Trevino
1977 -- Ray Floyd (276) -- Ben Crenshaw
1976 -- Mark Hayes (273) -- Don Bies
1975 -- Tom Watson (269) -- Bob E. Smith
1974 -- Buddy Allin (269) -- C.Coody, H.Blancas, L.Trevino, T.Watson
1973 -- *Lanny Wadkins (277) -- Dan Sikes
1972 -- *Chi Chi Rodriguez (273) -- Billy Casper
1971 -- Jack Nicklaus (274) -- Jerry McGee, Frank Beard
1970 -- *Jack Nicklaus (274) -- Arnold Palmer
1969 -- Bruce Devlin (277) -- Frank Beard, Bruce Crampton
1968 -- Miller Barber (270) -- Kermit Zarley
1967 -- Bert Yancey (274) -- Roberto de Vicenzo
1966 -- Roberto de Vicenzo (276) -- Ray Floyd, Joe Campbell, Harold Henning
1965 -- Not Held
1964 -- Charles Coody (271) -- Jerry Edwards
1963 -- Not Held
1962 -- Billy Maxwell (277) -- Johnny Pott
1961 -- Earl Stewart, Jr. (278) -- Gay Brewer, Doug Sanders, Arnold Palmer
1960 -- *Johnny Pott (275) -- Bo Winninger, Ted Kroll
1959 -- Julius Boros (274) -- Earl Stewart, Jr., Dow Finsterwald, Bo Winninger
1958 -- *Sam Snead (272) -- Gary Player, Julius Boros, John McMullin
1957 -- Sam Snead (264) -- Billy Maxwell, Cary Middlecoff, Bob Inman
1956 -- *Peter Thomson (267) -- Gene Littler, Cary Middlecoff
1956 -- Don January (268) -- Dow Finsterwald, Doug Ford
1955 -- Not Held
1954 -- Not Held
1953 -- Not Held
1952 -- Not Held
1951 -- Not Held
1950 -- Not Held
1949 -- Not Held
1948 -- Not Held
1947 -- Not Held
1946 -- Ben Hogan (284) -- Herman Keiser, Paul Runyan
1945 -- Sam Snead (276) -- Harold McSpaden
1944 -- Byron Nelson (276) -- Harold McSpaden
* - Won in Playoff
# - Rain Shortened
Note: Formerly called Byron Nelson Golf Classic (1968-87), Dallas Open
(1944-67). The event was held twice in 1956 (May and June)
Top Contenders in the Field
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Loren Roberts - Defending Champion, 18th on money list with 2 thirds
Robert Allenby - Won Shell Houston Open, 14th on money list, 2 top-10's
Harrison Frazar - Finished 3rd last week for second time in 2000
David Duval - Has finished third three times this year, 5 top-five's
Sergio Garcia - Ranked 15th in the World, tied for 3rd last year
Justin Leonard - Struggling this year without a top-10 finish
Davis Love III - 9th on money list with four top-five finishes
Shigeki Maruyama - Has made 8 of 11 cuts with 5 top-10's, 19th in money
Phil Mickelson - Two-time winner this year, 6th on money list, 4 top-10's
Jesper Parnevik - Tied for the tour lead with seven top-10's, has 1 win
Nick Price - Two-time third place finisher this year, 21st in money
Vijay Singh - Has made the cut in all 13 events entered, Masters champ
Hal Sutton - 2nd on money list with 2 wins and seven top-10's
Tiger Woods - World number-one has 3 wins and 3 seconds in 8 events
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