Dates: Thursday, April 13th through Sunday, April 16th
Site: Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Course Architect: Pete Dye (1969) with Jack Nicklaus
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,916
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 414 yds 10 - Par 4 436 yds
2 - Par 5 505 yds 11 - Par 4 438 yds
3 - Par 4 411 yds 12 - Par 4 413 yds
4 - Par 3 198 yds 13 - Par 4 378 yds
5 - Par 5 535 yds 14 - Par 3 165 yds
6 - Par 4 419 yds 15 - Par 5 575 yds
7 - Par 3 180 yds 16 - Par 4 376 yds
8 - Par 4 466 yds 17 - Par 3 192 yds
9 - Par 4 337 yds 18 - Par 4 478 yds
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36 3,465 yds 35 3,451 yds
Annual: 32nd
Defending Champion: Glen Day
Runner-Up: Jeff Sluman, Payne Stewart
Tournament Record: 265 (Loren Roberts, 1996)
54-Hole Record: 198 (Hale Irwin, 1994; Loren Roberts, 1996)
36-Hole Record: 129 (Jack Nicklaus, 1975)
Course Record: 61 (David Frost, 1994)
9-Hole Record: 30 (Done by several players)
Total Purse: $3,000,000
Shares: 1st Place - $540,000; 2nd Place - 324,000; 3rd Place - 204,000
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Glen Day * 274 John Huston 276
Jeff Sluman 274 Corey Pavin 276
Payne Stewart 274 Lee Janzen 277
Chris Perry 275 Bob Tway 277
Nolan Henke 276 Scott Gump 278
Mike Weir 278
* - Won in playoff.
Past MCI Classic Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- *Glen Day (274) -- Jeff Sluman, Payne Stewart
1998 -- Davis Love III (266) -- Glen Day
1997 -- Nick Price (269) -- Brad Faxon, Jesper Parnevik
1996 -- Loren Roberts (265) -- Mark O'Meara
1995 -- *Bob Tway (275) -- David Frost, Nolan Henke
1994 -- Hale Irwin (266) -- Greg Norman
1993 -- David Edwards (273) -- David Frost
1992 -- Davis Love III (269) -- Chip Beck
1991 -- Davis Love III (271) -- Ian Baker-Finch
1990 -- *Payne Stewart (276) -- Steve Jones, Larry Mize
1989 -- Payne Stewart (268) -- Kenny Perry
1988 -- Greg Norman (271) -- David Frost, Gil Morgan
1987 -- Davis Love III (271) -- Steve Jones
1986 -- Fuzzy Zoeller (276) -- Chip Beck, Roger Maltbie, Greg Norman
1985 -- *Bernhard Langer (273) -- Bobby Wadkins
1984 -- Nick Faldo (270) -- Tom Kite
1983 -- Fuzzy Zoeller (275) -- Jim Nelford
1982 -- *Tom Watson (280) -- Frank Conner
1981 -- Bill Rogers (278) -- Bruce Devlin, Hale Irwin, Gil Morgan, C.Stadler
1980 -- *Doug Tewell (280) -- Jerry Pate
1979 -- Tom Watson (270) -- Ed Sneed
1978 -- Hubert Green (277) -- Hale Irwin
1977 -- Graham Marsh (273) -- Tom Watson
1976 -- Hubert Green (274) -- Jerry McGee
1975 -- Jack Nicklaus (271) -- Tom Weiskopf
1974 -- Johnny Miller (276) -- Gibby Gilbert
1973 -- Hale Irwin (272) -- Jerry Heard, Grier Jones
1972 -- Johnny Miller (281) -- Tom Weiskopf
1971 -- Hale Irwin (279) -- Bob Lunn
1970 -- Bob Goalby (280) -- Lanny Wadkins
1969 -- Arnold Palmer (283) -- Richard Crawford, Bert Yancey
* - Won in Playoff.
Note: Formerly called Heritage Classic (1969-70), Sea Pines Heritage
Classic (1971-86), MCI Heritage Classic (1987-95).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Glen Day - Defending champion, 68th on money list, one top-10
Paul Azinger - Won earlier this year in Hawaii, 13th on money list
Ernie Els - Finished 2nd last week at Masters, 3rd in scoring
Nick Faldo - 127th on money list, tied for 28th at Augusta
Fred Funk - Has made eight of nine cuts this year, 55th on money list
Lee Janzen - Missed the cut last week with back-to-back rounds of 76
Davis Love III - Tied for 7th at Masters, 10th on money list
Gary Nicklaus - Lost in a playoff to Mickelson at BellSouth Classic
Greg Norman - After an opening 80 last week, shot rounds of 68-70-70
Mark O'Meara - Missed the cut last week with rounds of 75-75
Jesper Parnevik - Won at Bob Hope, 6th on money list, 4th in scoring
Nick Price - 6th in scoring and greens in regulation, 15th in money
Vijay Singh - Won last week's Masters for second career "Major" title
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