Dates: Friday, February 25th through Sunday, February 27th
Site: TPC at Prestancia, Sarasota, Florida
Course Architect: Ron Garl (1985) - (Mike Souchak, Consultant)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,878
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 396 Yds 10 - Par 4 363 Yds
2 - Par 5 512 Yds 11 - Par 4 435 Yds
3 - Par 4 416 Yds 12 - Par 5 545 Yds
4 - Par 3 167 Yds 13 - Par 3 198 Yds
5 - Par 4 390 Yds 14 - Par 4 435 Yds
6 - Par 5 545 Yds 15 - Par 5 525 Yds
7 - Par 3 192 Yds 16 - Par 3 169 Yds
8 - Par 4 419 Yds 17 - Par 4 418 Yds
9 - Par 4 370 Yds 18 - Par 4 381 Yds
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36 3,407 Yds 36 3,469 Yds
Annual: 5th
Defending Champion: Bruce Fleisher
Runner-up: Larry Nelson
Tournament Record: 197 (Hale Irwin, 1996)
36-Hole Record: 132 (Larry Nelson, 1998)
Course Record: 63 (Larry Nelson, 1998)
Total Purse: $1,200,000
Shares: 1st Place - $180,000; 2nd Place - 105,600; 3rd Place - 86,400
1999 Results
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Player Score Player Score
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Bruce Fleisher 203 Bob Murphy 212
Larry Nelson 206 Bruce Summerhays 212
Walter Hall 207 Jim Thorpe 212
Tom Wargo 209 Bob Dickson 213
Bob Charles 210 Dana Quigley 213
Past American Express Invitational Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Bruce Fleisher (203) -- Larry Nelson
1998 -- Larry Nelson (203) -- Dave Stockton
1997 -- Bud Allin (205) -- Jim Colbert
1996 -- Hale Irwin (197) -- Bob Murphy
Note: Formerly called American Express Invitational (1996-98).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Bruce Fleisher - Defending champion, won last week for 2nd win in 2000
George Archer - Won season-opening MasterCard Championship
Jose M. Canizares - 10th on money list with one top-five finish
Allen Doyle - Has a pair of top-10 finishes, 8th on money list
Vicente Fernandez - 7th on money list, 6th in driving distance, 2 top-10's
Tom Kite - Tied for 20th last week, has two top-20's in 2 events
John Mahaffey - Finished 5th last week despite final round of 73
Gary McCord - Playing in first event of the season
Larry Nelson - Struggling this year at 30th on money list, 1 top-10
Gary Player - Won Senior Skins Game, shot 71-72-73 last week
Dana Quigley - 2nd last week, leads tour with 3 top-10's in 4 events
Lee Trevino - Merry Mex failed to break par last week in Tampa
Lanny Wadkins - Won ACE Group Classic, 5th on money list, 2nd in putting
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