Dates: Friday, July 21st through Sunday, July 23rd
Site: TPC at Jasna Polana, Princeton, New Jersey
Course Architect: Gary Player (1995)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,893
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 396 yds 10 - Par 4 432 yds
2 - Par 3 145 yds 11 - Par 3 188 yds
3 - Par 5 534 yds 12 - Par 5 543 yds
4 - Par 4 324 yds 13 - Par 4 425 yds
5 - Par 4 388 yds 14 - Par 4 395 yds
6 - Par 4 435 yds 15 - Par 4 419 yds
7 - Par 5 558 yds 16 - Par 4 318 yds
8 - Par 3 203 yds 17 - Par 3 200 yds
9 - Par 4 441 yds 18 - Par 5 549 yds
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36 3,424 yds 36 3,469 yds
Annual: 16th
Defending Champion: Tom Jenkins
Runner-Up: Jim Thorpe
Tournament Record: 202 (Chi Chi Rodriguez, 1987)
36-Hole Record: 133 (Lee Elder, 1987)
18-Hole Record: 62 (Jay Sigel, 1998)
9-Hole Record: 27 (Jay Sigel, 1998)
Total Purse: $1,400,000
Shares: 1st Place - $210,000; 2nd Place - 123,200; 3rd Place - 100,800
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Tom Jenkins * 206 Jim Colbert 208
Jim Thorpe 206 Jesse Patino 209
Rocky Thompson 207 Dana Quigley 210
Gil Morgan 207 Jose Maria Canizares 210
John Mahaffey 208 Ed Dougherty 210
Bob Charles 210
* - Won in playoff.
Past Instinet Classic Winners and Runners-up
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1999 -- *Tom Jenkins (206) -- Jim Thorpe
1998 -- *Jay Sigel (205) -- Jose Maria Canizares
1997 -- #Bob Eastwood (135) -- John Bland, Bob E. Smith
1996 -- *Dale Douglass (206) -- John Schroeder, Tom Wargo
1995 -- Jim Colbert (207) -- J.C. Snead
1994 -- Lee Trevino (206) -- Mike Hill
1993 -- Bob Charles (204) -- Dave Stockton
1992 -- Lee Trevino (205) -- Gibby Gilbert
1991 -- Jim Ferree (208) -- Jim Colbert, Lee Trevino
1990 -- *Dale Douglass (204) -- Gary Player
1989 -- *Dave Hill (206) -- Chi Chi Rodriguez
1988 -- *Bruce Crampton (205) -- Billy Casper
1987 -- Chi Chi Rodriguez (202) -- Lee Elder
1986 -- Gary Player (206) -- Bob Charles, Lee Elder
1985 -- #Don January (135) -- Al Balding, Bob Charles
* - Won in Playoff.
# - Rain Shortened.
Note: Formerly called Bell Atlantic Classic (1990-90), Bell Atlantic/St.
Christopher's Classic (1989), United Hospitals Classic (1988), United
Hospitals Senior Golf Championship (1985-87).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Tom Jenkins - Defending champion, 9th on money list, 8 top-10's
Jose M. Canizares - Has seven top-10 finishes in 20 events this year
Jim Colbert - Winless this year in 20 events, 23rd on money list
Bruce Fleisher - Three-time winner this season, fallen to third on money list
Stewart Ginn - Has competed in 16 events in 2000 with 3 top-10's
Hale Irwin - 1st on money list with 3 wins and 3 runner-up finishes
John Mahaffey - 25th on money list in 17 events, 6 top-10's
Gil Morgan - Only 12 events played with 7 top-10's, 10th on money list
Larry Nelson - Tied for 2nd last week with final round of 67
Arnold Palmer - Making his 1,000th career PGA/SENIOR Tour start
Dana Quigley - Finished 2nd last week for the fourth time this year
Bruce Summerhays - 19th on money list with seven top-10 finishes
Doug Tewell - Won PGA Seniors' Championship, 6th on money list, 2 wins
Jim Thorpe - Has climbed to 14th on money list with eight top-10's
Lanny Wadkins - Shot 73-72 over the weekend to finish tied for 24th
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