Dates: Friday, February 18th through Sunday, February 20th
Site: Tournament Players Club of Tampa Bay, Lutz, Florida
Course Architect: Robert Weed (1991) (Chi Chi Rodriguez, Consultant)
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,638
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 395 Yds 10 - Par 4 395 Yds
2 - Par 3 191 Yds 11 - Par 3 179 Yds
3 - Par 4 425 Yds 12 - Par 5 495 Yds
4 - Par 4 415 Yds 13 - Par 4 345 Yds
5 - Par 4 322 Yds 14 - Par 5 528 Yds
6 - Par 3 154 Yds 15 - Par 4 425 Yds
7 - Par 5 533 Yds 16 - Par 4 413 Yds
8 - Par 4 391 Yds 17 - Par 3 197 Yds
9 - Par 4 420 Yds 18 - Par 4 415 Yds
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35 3,246 Yds 36 3,392 Yds
Annual: 13th
Defending Champion: Larry Nelson
Runner-up: Bruce Fleisher
Tournament Record: 200 (Jim Colbert, George Archer, 1992)
36-Hole Record: 133 (Kermit Zarley, 1992; Mike Hill, 1994)
Course Record: 61 (Rocky Thompson, 1994)
Total Purse: $1,300,000
Shares: 1st Place - $195,000; 2nd Place - 114,400; 3rd Place - 93,600
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Larry Nelson 205 John Bland 210
Bruce Fleisher 207 J.C. Snead 210
Graham Marsh 208 David Graham 211
Jim Dent 209 Lee Trevino 211
Hale Irwin 209 Hugh Baiocchi 212
Bob Murphy 212
Past GTE Classic Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Larry Nelson (205) -- Bruce Fleisher
1998 -- Jim Albus (207) -- Simon Hobday, Kermit Zarley, Jose M. Canizares
1997 -- David Graham (204) -- Bob Dickson
1996 -- Jack Nicklaus (211) -- J.C. Snead
1995 -- Dave Stockton (204) -- Bob Charles, Jim Colbert, J.C. Snead
1994 -- Rocky Thompson (201) -- Ray Floyd
1993 -- Jim Albus (206) -- Don Bies, Gibby Gilbert
1992 -- *Jim Colbert (200) -- George Archer
1991 -- Bob Charles (210) -- George Archer, Lee Trevino
1990 -- Mike Hill (207) -- Lee Trevino
1989 -- *Bob Charles (207) -- Jim Ferree, Harold Henning, Dave Hill
1988 -- Dale Douglass (210) -- Orville Moody
* - Won in Playoff.
Note: Previously called GTE Suncoast Seniors Classic (1988-89), GTE
Suncoast Classic (1990-96).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Larry Nelson - Defending champion, 23rd on money list, 1 top-10
Jose M. Canizares - Lost in a playoff last week at ACE Group Classic
Allen Doyle - Finished 5th last week with final round of 65
Vicente Fernandez - Has already posted two top-10's this year in 3 events
Bruce Fleisher - Won Royal Caribbean two weeks ago, 2nd on money list
Ray Floyd - 19th on money list with two top-10's in 3 tournaments
Hale Irwin - 25 Senior Tour wins, just three shy of Lee Trevino's record
Tom Kite - Making his second appearance on Tour, top-10 finish in Miam
Jack Nicklaus - Missed the cut at Pebble Beach, 1st event on Senior Tour
Arnold Palmer - Tied for 72nd last week, always a crowd favorite
Gary Player - Won Senior Skins Game, 30th on money list
Lee Trevino - Has finished second twice at this tournament
Lanny Wadkins - Won last week's ACE Group Classic in 1st event on Tour
Tom Watson - Lost in a playoff last week to Wadkins in 1st 2000 event
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