Hershey Open
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Scores from the 2nd round
News and report from the 3rd round
Scores from the 3rd round
News and report from the 4th round
Scores from the 4th round
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 Dates: Thursday, July 6th through Sunday, July 9th
 Site: Country Club of Hershey (East Course), Hershey, Pennsylvania
 Course Architect: George Fazio (1970)
 Par: 70
 Yardage: 7,100
 Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 444 Yds   10 - Par 4 393 Yds
               2 - Par 3 193 Yds   11 - Par 4 420 Yds
               3 - Par 4 448 Yds   12 - Par 4 414 Yds
               4 - Par 4 437 Yds   13 - Par 3 187 Yds
               5 - Par 4 356 Yds   14 - Par 5 540 Yds
               6 - Par 5 554 Yds   15 - Par 4 467 Yds
               7 - Par 4 458 Yds   16 - Par 3 215 Yds
               8 - Par 3 224 Yds   17 - Par 4 449 Yds
               9 - Par 4 445 Yds   18 - Par 4 456 Yds
                   -------------        -------------
                    35 3,559 Yds         35 3,541 Yds
 
 Annual: 4th
 1999 Champion: Ed Fryatt
 Runner-up: Brett Wayment
 Tournament Record: 273 (Michael Clark, 1998)
 54-Hole Record: 200 (Michael Clark, 1998)
 36-Hole Record: 134 (Michael Clark, 1998)
 Course Record: 64 (Bob Burns, 1998; Gary Nicklaus, 1999)
 Total Purse: $400,000
 Shares: 1st Place - $72,000; 2nd Place - 43,200; 3rd Place - 27,200
 
                             1999 Finish
                             -----------
 
 Player                Score              Player                 Score
 ------                -----              ------                 -----
 Edward Fryatt          275               John Wilson             280
 Brett Wayment          278               Dennis Zinkon           280
 John Rollins           279               Robin Freeman           281
 Michael Clark          280               Ken Green               282
 Marco Dawson           280               Three players at        283
 
         Past BUY.COM Hershey Open Winners and Runners-Up
         ------------------------------------------------
 
 1999 -- Edward Fryatt (275) -- Brett Wayment
 1998 -- Michael Clark (273) -- Bob Burns
 1997 -- Barry Cheesman (278) -- Billy Downes, Greg Lesher
 
 Note: Formerly called NIKE Hershey Open (1997-99).
 
                      Top Contenders in the Field
                      ---------------------------
 
 Briny Baird       - Has made only 9 of 14 cuts but won at Monterrey Open
 Keith Clearwater  - 25th on money list with two top-10's in 9 events
 John Elliott      - Finished second to last in Carolina after round 3 of 78
 Jeff Gallagher    - Three-time top-10 finisher this year with one victory
 Kelly Grunewald   - Tied for fifth last week with final round of 66
 Ryuji Imada       - 9th on money list with one win and three top-10's
 Tripp Isenhour    - Has made 10 of 11 cuts with 1 win and five top-10's
 Kent Jones        - Only two-time winner on Tour this year, 4th on money list
 Ian Leggatt       - Won Dayton Open in a playoff earlier this year
 Fran Quinn        - Only top-10 finish this year was a win at Florida Classic
 Steve Runge       - 14th on money list with one victory and two top-five's

 

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