Dates: Friday, April 21st through Sunday, April 23rd
Site: TPC at Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada
Course Architect: PGA TOUR Design Services, consultant - Fuzzy Zoeller
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,963
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 408 yds 10 - Par 4 420 yds
2 - Par 4 424 yds 11 - Par 4 415 yds
3 - Par 5 492 yds 12 - Par 4 413 yds
4 - Par 4 429 yds 13 - Par 5 579 yds
5 - Par 3 187 yds 14 - Par 3 156 yds
6 - Par 4 407 yds 15 - Par 4 341 yds
7 - Par 4 382 yds 16 - Par 5 560 yds
8 - Par 3 190 yds 17 - Par 3 196 yds
9 - Par 5 531 yds 18 - Par 4 433 yds
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36 3,450 yds 36 3,513 yds
Annual: 15th
Defending Champion: Vicente Fernandez
Runner-Up: Dave Eichelberger
Tournament Record: 274 (Vicente Fernandez, 1999)
54-Hole Record: 203 (Al Geiberger, 1987; Ray Floyd, 1994 -- 54-hole event)
36-Hole Record: 133 (Gibby Gilbert, 1993)
18-Hole Record: 62 (Al Geiberger, 1987; Kermit Zarley, 1993)
Course Record: 63 (Jim Colbert, 1996)
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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Vicente Fernandez 274 Hale Irwin 279
Dave Eichelberger 276 John Jacobs 280
John Mahaffey 277 Fred Gibson 281
Frank Conner 278 Ed Dougherty 282
Tom Wargo 278 Walter Hall 282
Larry Nelson 282
Past Las Vegas Senior Classic Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Vicente Fernandez (274) -- Dave Eichelberger
1998 -- Hale Irwin (281) -- Vicente Fernandez
1997 -- Hale Irwin (207) -- Isao Aoki
1996 -- *Jim Colbert (207) -- Bob Charles, Dave Stockton
1995 -- Jim Colbert (205) -- Jim Dent, Ray Floyd, Rocky Thompson
1994 -- Ray Floyd (203) -- Tom Wargo
1993 -- Gibby Gilbert (204) -- Mike Hill
1992 -- Lee Trevino (206) -- Orville Moody
1991 -- Chi Chi Rodriguez (204) -- Walter Zembriski
1990 -- Chi Chi Rodriguez (204) -- George Archer, Charles Coody
1989 -- *Charles Coody (205) -- Bob Charles, Chi Chi Rodriguez
1988 -- Larry Mowry (204) -- Bob Charles, Bobby Nichols
1987 -- Al Geiberger (203) -- Chi Chi Rodriguez
1986 -- Bruce Crampton (206) -- Bruce Crampton
* - Won in Playoff.
Note: Formerly called General Tire Las Vegas Classic (1988-89), Las Vegas
Senior Classic (1986-87).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Vicente Fernandez - Defending champion, 12th on money list, 3 top-10's
Ed Dougherty - Tied for 12th last week, 40th on money list, 1 top-10
Allen Doyle - Won Toshiba Senior Classic, 5th on money list
Bruce Fleisher - Two-time winner this year, 4 top-five's, 1st in money
Hale Irwin - Tied for 2nd last week with final round of 67
John Mahaffey - 11th on money list with a pair of top-five finishes
Gil Morgan - Won Emerald Coast Classic, 19th on money list in 3 events
Larry Nelson - Shot three rounds under par last week to tie for 2nd
Andy North - Failed to break par at PGA Seniors', one top-10
Dana Quigley - Has finished second three times this year, 6 top-10's
Doug Tewell - Won last week's PGA Seniors' Championship for 1st Senior win
Lanny Wadkins - Won earlier this year, but has struggled recently
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