Dates: Thursday, August 3rd through Sunday, August 6th
Site: Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock, Colorado
Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus (1981)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,559
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 5 644 Yds 10 - Par 4 485 Yds
2 - Par 4 408 Yds 11 - Par 3 197 Yds
3 - Par 4 462 Yds 12 - Par 4 440 Yds
4 - Par 3 205 Yds 13 - Par 4 439 Yds
5 - Par 4 477 Yds 14 - Par 5 623 Yds
6 - Par 4 417 Yds 15 - Par 4 403 Yds
7 - Par 3 185 Yds 16 - Par 3 209 Yds
8 - Par 5 535 Yds 17 - Par 5 492 Yds
9 - Par 4 458 Yds 18 - Par 4 480 Yds
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36 3,791 Yds 36 3,768 Yds
Annual: 15th
Defending Champion: David Toms
Runner-Up: David Duval
Tournament Record: Plus 48 (Phil Mickelson, 1997)
54-Hole Record: 39 (Phil Mickelson, 1997; David Toms, 1999)
36-Hole Record: 29 (David Toms, 1999)
One-Round Record: Plus 20 (Greg Whisman, 1992; Tom Purtzer,1997)
Front Nine Record: Plus 12 (Greg Whisman, 1992)
Back Nine Record: Plus 14 (Ricki Kawagishi, 1991)
Course Record: 62 (Greg Whisman, 1992 - Plus 20)
Total Purse: $3,500,000
Shares: 1st Place - $630,000; 2nd Place - 378,000; 3rd Place - 238,000
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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David Toms +47 Billy Mayfair +35
David Duval +44 Steve Elkington +34
Stephen Ames +43 Olin Browne +32
Chris Perry +37 Jay Haas +32
Ernie Els +35 Three players at +31
Past The International Winners and Runners-up
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1999 -- David Toms (+47) -- David Duval
1998 -- Vijay Singh (+47) -- Phil Mickelson, Willie Wood
1997 -- Phil Mickelson (+48) -- Stuart Appleby
1996 -- *Clarence Rose (+31) -- Brad Faxon
1995 -- Lee Janzen (+34) -- Ernie Els
1994 -- *Steve Lowery (+35) -- Rick Fehr
1993 -- Phil Mickelson (+45) -- Mark Calcavecchia
1992 -- Brad Faxon (+14) -- Lee Janzen
1991 -- Jose Maria Olazabal (+10) -- Bob Lohr, Scott Gump, Ian Baker-Finch
1990 -- Davis Love III (+14) -- Steve Pate, Eduardo Romero, Peter Senior
1989 -- Greg Norman (+13) -- Clarence Rose
1988 -- Joey Sindelar (+17) -- Steve Pate, Dan Pohl
1987 -- John Cook (+11) -- Ken Green
1986 -- Ken Green (+12) -- Bernhard Langer
* - won in playoff.
Notes: Formerly called The International (1986-93), Sprint International
(1994-99). Prior to 1993, the winning score was for the fourth round
only. Beginning in '93, the winning score was the total for four rounds.
Top Contenders in the Field
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David Toms - Defending champion, has posted four top-10's this year
David Duval - Has seven top-10's this year in 15 events, but no wins
Ernie Els - Has finished second in all three major's this year
Sergio Garcia - 1999 PGA Championship runner-up, has made 8 of 10 cuts
Tom Lehman - Won earlier this year, has made 14 of 16 cuts, 7 top-10's
Justin Leonard - Has moved into the top-35 money leaders with two runner-ups
Phil Mickelson - Three-time winner this year and a two-time winner here
Jose M. Olazabal - Has made 12 of 14 cuts on European Tour with one win
Mark O'Meara - Only one top-10 finish this season in 13 tournaments
Vijay Singh - Current Masters champion is ninth on money list
Jean Van de Velde - Posted 10 cuts made in 15 events on PGA Tour, 1 top-10
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