Dates: Thursday, April 27th through Sunday, April 30th
Site: TPC at The Woodlands, Woodlands, Texas
Course Architect: Robert von Hagge and Bruce Devlin (1978)
Carlton Gipson, Jeff Maggert (redesign)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,018
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 5 520 yds 10 - Par 4 421 yds
2 - Par 4 371 yds 11 - Par 4 417 yds
3 - Par 3 158 yds 12 - Par 4 377 yds
4 - Par 4 413 yds 13 - Par 5 533 yds
5 - Par 4 456 yds 14 - Par 3 190 yds
6 - Par 5 573 yds 15 - Par 5 521 yds
7 - Par 4 414 yds 16 - Par 3 175 yds
8 - Par 3 237 yds 17 - Par 4 382 yds
9 - Par 4 418 yds 18 - Par 4 442 yds
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36 3,560 yds 36 3,458 yds
Annual: 53rd
Defending Champion: Stuart Appleby
Runner-Up: John Cook, Hal Sutton
Tournament Record: 270 (Gary Player, 1978; Curtis Strange, 1988 - Par 72)
Tournament Record: 268 (Bob Charles, 1963 - Par 70)
Tournament Record: 266 (Curtis Strange, Lee Trevino, 1980 - Par 71)
54-Hole Record: 199 (Jim McGovern, John Huston, 1993 - Par 72)
54-Hole Record: 199 (Bob Charles, 1963 - Par 70)
54-Hole Record: 198 (Ron Streck, 1981 - Par 71)
36-Hole Record: 129 (Blaine McCallister, 1993 - Par 72)
36-Hole Record: 129 (Curtis Strange, 1980 - Par 71)
36-Hole Record: 133 (Bob Charles, 1963 - Par 70)
18-Hole Record: 62 (Ron Streck, 1991 - Woodlands Country Club)
Course Record: 62 (Fred Funk, 1992)
Total Purse: $2,800,000
Shares: 1st Place - $504,000; 2nd Place - 302,400; 3rd Place - 190,400
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Stuart Appleby 279 J.P. Hayes 283
John Cook 280 Jonathan Kaye 283
Hal Sutton 280 Loren Roberts 283
Mark Wiebe 282 Vijay Singh 283
Clark Dennis 283 Seven players at 284
Past Shell Houston Open Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Stuart Appleby (279) -- John Cook, Hal Sutton
1998 -- David Duval (276) -- Jeff Maggert
1997 -- *Phil Blackmar (276) -- Kevin Sutherland
1996 -- *Mark Brooks (274) -- Jeff Maggert
1995 -- *Payne Stewart (276) -- Scott Hoch
1994 -- Mike Heinen (272) -- Tom Kite, Jeff Maggert, Hal Sutton
1993 -- *#Jim McGovern (199) -- John Huston
1992 -- Fred Funk (272) -- Kirk Triplett
1991 -- Fulton Allem (273) -- Billy Ray Brown, Mike Hulbert, Tom Kite
1990 -- *#Tony Sills (204) -- Gil Morgan
1989 -- Mike Sullivan (280) -- Craig Stadler
1988 -- *Curtis Strange (270) -- Greg Norman
1987 -- *Jay Haas (276) -- Buddy Gardner
1986 -- *Curtis Strange (274) -- Calvin Peete
1985 -- Ray Floyd (277) -- David Frost, Bob Lohr
1984 -- Corey Pavin (274) -- Buddy Gardner
1983 -- David Graham (275) -- Lee Elder, Jim Thorpe, Lee Trevino
1982 -- *Ed Sneed (275) -- Bob Shearer
1981 -- #Ron Streck (198) -- Hale Irwin, Jerry Pate
1980 -- *Curtis Strange (266) -- Lee Trevino
1979 -- Wayne Levi (268) -- Michael Brannan
1978 -- Gary Player (270) -- Andy Bean
1977 -- Gene Littler (276) -- Lanny Wadkins
1976 -- Lee Elder (278) -- Forrest Fezler
1975 -- Bruce Crampton (273) -- Gil Morgan
1974 -- Dave Hill (276) -- Rod Curl, Steve Melnyk, Andy North
1973 -- Bruce Crampton (277) -- Dave Stockton
1972 -- Bruce Devlin (278) -- Tommy Aaron, Lou Graham, Doug Sanders
1971 -- *Hubert Green (280) -- Don January
1970 -- *Gibby Gilbert (282) -- Bruce Crampton
1969 -- Not Held (Hosted US Open)
1968 -- Roberto de Vicenzo (274) -- Lee Trevino
1967 -- Frank Beard (274) -- Arnold Palmer
1966 -- Arnold Palmer (275) -- Gardner Dickinson
1965 -- Bobby Nichols (273) -- Bruce Devlin, Chi Chi Rodriguez
1964 -- Mike Souchak (278) -- Jack Nicklaus
1963 -- Bob Charles (268) -- Fred Hawkins
1962 -- *Bobby Nichols (278) -- Jack Nicklaus, Dan Sikes
1961 -- *Jay Hebert (276) -- Ken Venturi
1960 -- *Bill Collins (280) -- Arnold Palmer
1959 -- *Jack Burke, Jr. (277) -- Julius Boros
1958 -- Ed Oliver (281) -- Roberto de Vicenzo, Jay Hebert
1957 -- Arnold Palmer (279) -- Doug Ford
1956 -- Ted Kroll (277) -- Jack Burke, Jr., Dave Douglas
1955 -- Mike Souchak (273) -- Jerry Barber
1954 -- Dave Douglas (277) -- Cary Middlecoff
1953 -- *Cary Middlecoff (283) -- Jim Ferrier, Shelley Mayfield
1952 -- Jack Burke, Jr. (277) -- Frank Stranahan
1951 -- Marty Furgol (277) -- Jack Burke, Jr.
1950 -- Cary Middlecoff (277) -- Pete Cooper
1949 -- John Palmer (272) -- Cary Middlecoff
1948 -- Not Held
1947 -- Bobby Locke (277) -- Johnny Palmer, Ellsworth Vines
1946 -- Byron Nelson (274) -- Ben Hogan
* - Won in Playoff.
# - Rain Shortened.
Note: Formerly called Independence Insurance Agent Open (1988-91), Big I
Houston Open (1987), Houston Open (1985-86), Houston Coca-Cola Open
(1983-84), Michelob Houston Open (1980-82), Houston Open (1972-79),
Houston Champion International (1966-71), Houston Classic (1959-65),
Houston Open International (1958), Houston Open (1947-57),
Tournament of Champions (1946).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Stuart Appleby - Defending champion, 21st on money list with one top-10
Fred Couples - Has a pair of top-five finishes this year in just 7 events
Carlos Franco - Has made the cut in seven of 9 events with four top-10's
Dudley Hart - Won Honda Classic, 13th on money list, 3rd last week
Justin Leonard - Has struggled this year without a top-10 in 9 tournaments
Andrew Magee - Finished 2nd last week at Greensboro, 19th on money list
Jeff Maggert - Three-time runner-up at this tournament, 33rd on money list
Gary Nicklaus - 45th on money list, lost in a playoff at BellSouth
Hal Sutton - Won last week's Greensboro Classic for 2nd win in 2000
David Toms - Two-time winner last year, made 10 of 11 cuts this year
Mike Weir - 26th on money list with four top-10 finishes in 10 events
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