Dates: Thursday, March 9th through Sunday, March 12th
Site: TPC at Heron Bay, Coral Springs, Florida
Course Architect: Mark McCumber (1996)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,268
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 391 Yds 10 - Par 4 408 Yds
2 - Par 4 431 Yds 11 - Par 3 179 Yds
3 - Par 4 389 Yds 12 - Par 4 470 Yds
4 - Par 5 602 Yds 13 - Par 4 357 Yds
5 - Par 3 187 Yds 14 - Par 5 573 Yds
6 - Par 4 470 Yds 15 - Par 3 222 Yds
7 - Par 4 390 Yds 16 - Par 5 534 Yds
8 - Par 3 207 Yds 17 - Par 4 442 Yds
9 - Par 5 566 Yds 18 - Par 4 450 Yds
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36 3,633 Yds 36 3,635 Yds
Annual: 28th
Defending Champion: Vijay Singh
Runner-up: Payne Stewart
Tournament Record: 266 (Blaine McCallister, 1989)
54-Hole Record: 201 (Steve Pate, 1989)
36-Hole Record: 128 (Dan Pohl, 1989)
18-Hole Record: 62 (Hale Irwin, 1979 - at Inverrary G&CC)
(Dan Pohl, 1989; Tim Herron, 1996 - TPC at Eagle Trace)
Course Record: 64 (Craig Parry, Tommy Armour III, 1997; John Daly, 1998;
Hal Sutton, 1999)
Total Purse: $2,900,000
Shares: 1st Place - $522,000; 2nd Place - 313,200; 3rd Place - 197,200
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Vijay Singh 277 Hal Sutton 282
Payne Stewart 279 Tommy Tolles 282
Doug Dunakey 280 Stuart Appleby 283
Carlos Franco 280 Dudley Hart 283
Mark O'Meara 280 Chris Riley 283
Past Honda Classic Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Vijay Singh (277) -- Payne Stewart
1998 -- Mark Calcavecchia (270) -- Vijay Singh
1997 -- Stuart Appleby (274) -- Michael Bradley, Payne Stewart
1996 -- Tim Herron (271) -- Mark McCumber
1995 -- Mark O'Meara (275) -- Nick Faldo
1994 -- Nick Price (276) -- Craig Parry
1993 -- *#Fred Couples (207) -- Robert Gamez
1992 -- *Corey Pavin (273) -- Fred Couples
1991 -- Steve Pate (279) -- Paul Azinger, Dan Halldorson
1990 -- John Huston (282) -- Mark Calcavecchia
1989 -- Blaine McCallister (266) -- Payne Stewart
1988 -- Joey Sindelar (276) -- Ed Fiori, Sandy Lyle, Payne Stewart
1987 -- Mark Calcavecchia (279) -- Bernhard Langer, Payne Stewart
1986 -- Kenny Knox (287) -- A.Bean, J.Mahaffey, J.Mudd, C.Rose
1985 -- *Curtis Strange (275) -- Peter Jacobsen
1984 -- *Bruce Lietzke (280) -- Andy Bean
1983 -- Johnny Miller (278) -- Jack Nicklaus
1982 -- Hale Irwin (269) -- Jack Nicklaus, Denis Watson
1981 -- Tom Kite (274) -- Jack Nicklaus
1980 -- Johnny Miller (274) -- Charles Coody, Bruce Lietzke
1979 -- Larry Nelson (274) -- Grier Jones
1978 -- Jack Nicklaus (276) -- Grier Jones
1977 -- Jack Nicklaus (275) -- Gary Player
1976 -- *** Tournament Players Championship *** J.Nicklaus (269) -- J.C.Snead
1975 -- Bob Murphy (273) -- Eddie Pearce
1974 -- Leonard Thompson (278) -- Hale Irwin
1973 -- Lee Trevino (279) -- Forrest Fezler
1972 -- Tom Weiskopf (278) -- Jack Nicklaus
* - Won in Playoff.
# - Rain Shortened.
Note: Formerly called Honda Inverrary Classic (1982-83), American Motors
Inverrary Classic (1981), Jackie Gleason's Inverrary Classic
(1974-80), Jackie Gleason's Inverrary National Airlines Classic
(1973) and Jackie Gleason's Inverrary Classic (1972). Inverrary
Golf and Country Club served as host to the Tournament Players
Championship in 1976.
Top Contenders in the Field
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Vijay Singh - Defending Champion, 10th on money list
Stephen Ames - Shot second round of 61 last week finishing 8th
Aaron Baddeley - 18-year old amateur who won Australian Masters last year
Mark Calcavecchia - Two top-10 finishes this year in six events entered
Carlos Franco - Two-time winner last year on PGA Tour, 47th on money list
Fred Funk - Off to a slow start this year at 66th on money list
Jim Furyk - Won last week's Doral-Ryder Open with final round of 65
Tim Herron - Won this event in 1996, will defend at Bay Hill next week
Bernhard Langer - Opened last week with 66-69 but finished with 72-73
Davis Love III - 4th ranked player in the world, currently 12th on money lis
Hal Sutton - Has already recorded three top-five finishes in 6 events
Mike Weir - 22nd on money list with three top-10 results
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