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
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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
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Player Score Player Score
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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
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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
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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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