Dates: Thursday, October 26th through Sunday, October 29th
Site: Is Molas Golf Club, Sardinia, Italy
Course Architects: Piero Luigi Mancinelli (1975)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,980
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 5 502 Yds 10 - Par 3 192 Yds
2 - Par 4 431 Yds 11 - Par 4 394 Yds
3 - Par 3 214 Yds 12 - Par 5 511 Yds
4 - Par 4 464 Yds 13 - Par 4 406 Yds
5 - Par 4 403 Yds 14 - Par 3 170 Yds
6 - Par 4 362 Yds 15 - Par 5 560 Yds
7 - Par 3 215 Yds 16 - Par 5 500 Yds
8 - Par 4 422 Yds 17 - Par 4 408 Yds
9 - Par 4 389 Yds 18 - Par 4 437 Yds
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35 3,402 Yds 37 3,578 Yds
Annual: 57th
Defending Champion: Dean Robertson
Runner-Up: Padraig Harrington
Tournament Record: 262 (Peter Alliss, 1935)
18-Hole Record: 62 (Mats Lanner, 1999)
Total Purse: $840,550
Share: 1st Place - $140,100; 2nd Place - 93,400; 3rd Place - 52,600
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Dean Robertson 271 Miguel Angel Jimenez 273
Padraig Harrington 272 Ricardo Gonzalez 274
Russell Claydon 273 Retief Goosen 274
Phil Price 273 Francisco Cea 274
Gary Evans 273 Three players at 275
Past Italian Open Golf Championship Winners
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1999 -- Dean Robertson (271) -- Padraig Harrington
1998 -- #Patrik Sjoland (195) -- Jose Maria Olazabal, Joakim Haeggman
1997 -- Bernhard Langer (273) -- Jose Maria Olazabal
1996 -- Jim Payne (275) -- Patrik Sjoland
1995 -- Sam Torrance (269) -- Jose Rivero
1994 -- Eduardo Romero (272) -- Greg Turner
1993 -- Greg Turner (267) -- Joes Coceres
1992 -- Sandy Lyle (270) -- Colin Montgomerie
1991 -- Craig Parry (279) -- Ian Woosnam
1990 -- Richard Boxall (267) -- Jose Maria Olazabal
1989 -- Ronan Rafferty (273) -- Sam Torrance
1988 -- Greg Norman (270) -- Craig Parry
1987 -- *Sam Torrance (271) -- Jose Rivero
1986 -- *David Feherty (270) -- Ronan Rafferty
1985 -- Manuel Pinero (267) -- Sam Torrance
1984 -- Sandy Lyle (277) -- Bobby Clampett
1983 -- *Bernhard Langer (271) -- Seve Ballesteros, Ken Brown
1982 -- Mark James (280) -- Ian Woosnam, Bobby Clampett
1981 -- *Jose Maria Canizares (280) -- Bobby Clampett
1980 -- Massimo Mannelli (276) -- John Bland, Ken Brown
1979 -- Brian Barnes (281) -- Dale Hayes
1978 -- Dale Hayes (293) -- Tommy Horton, Vin Baker
1977 -- Angel Gallardo (286) -- Brian Barnes
1976 -- Baldovino Dassu (280) -- Carl Mason, Manuel Pinero
1975 -- Billy Casper (286) -- Brian Barnes
1974 -- Peter Oosterhuis (249) -- Dale Hayes, Johnny Miller
1973 -- Tony Jacklin (284) -- Valentin Barrios
1972 -- N.Wood (271)
1971 -- Ramon Sota (282) -- Brian Barnes
1970 -- Not Held
1969 -- Not Held
1968 -- Not Held
1967 -- Not Held
1966 -- Not Held
1965 -- Not Held
1964 -- Not Held
1963 -- Not Held
1962 -- Not Held
1961 -- Not Held 1960 -- B. Wilkes (285)
1959 -- Peter Thomson (269) 1958 -- Peter Alliss (282)
1957 -- Harold Henning (273) 1956 -- A.Cerda (284)
1955 -- Flora van Donck (287) 1954 -- U.Grappasonni (272)
1953 -- Flora van Donck (267) 1952 -- E.Brown (273)
1951 -- J.Adams (289) 1950 -- U.Grappasonni (281)
1949 -- H.Hassanein (263) 1948 -- A.Casera (267)
1947 -- Flory Van Donck (263) 1946 -- Not Held
1945 -- Not Held 1944 -- Not Held
1943 -- Not Held 1942 -- Not Held
1941 -- Not Held 1940 -- Not Held
1939 -- Not Held 1938 -- Flory van Donck (276)
1937 -- M.Dallegagne (276) 1936 -- Henry Cotton (268)
1935 -- Peter Alliss (262) 1934 -- N.Nutley (132)
1933 -- Not Held 1932 -- A.Boomer (143)
1931 -- A.Boyer (141) 1930 -- A.Boyer (140)
1929 -- R.Golias (143) 1928 -- A.Boyer (145)
1927 -- Peter Alliss (145) 1926 -- A.Boyer (147)
1925 -- F.Pasquali (154)
* - Won in playoff.
# - Rain shortened.
Top Contenders in the Field
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Dean Robertson - Defending champion, missed the cut last week in Madrid
Thomas Bjorn - 4th on Order of Merit with one win and nine top-10's
Pierre Fulke - Won Scottish PGA Championship, 34th on money list
David Howell - Has made 16 of 28 cuts with two top-10 finishes
Robert Karlsson - Shot rounds of 73-71 last week and missed the cut
Jonathan Lomas - Only two top-10's in 29 events, 14 missed cuts
Rolf Muntz - Made only 6 of 19 cuts with 2 top-10's and one win
Costantino Rocca - Represents the club as the touring professional
Jarmo Sandelin - Has posted two top-five finishes this year in 24 events
Lee Westwood - Five-time winner this year, 1st on Order of Merit
Ian Woosnam - Former Masters champion, currently 21st on money list
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