Dates: Thursday, May 25th Through Sunday, May 28th
Site: Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus and Desmond Muirhead (1974)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,193
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 451 yds 10 - Par 4 441 yds
2 - Par 4 455 yds 11 - Par 5 539 yds
3 - Par 4 401 yds 12 - Par 3 163 yds
4 - Par 3 200 yds 13 - Par 4 455 yds
5 - Par 5 527 yds 14 - Par 4 363 yds
6 - Par 4 447 yds 15 - Par 5 503 yds
7 - Par 5 563 yds 16 - Par 3 215 yds
8 - Par 3 182 yds 17 - Par 4 437 yds
9 - Par 4 407 yds 18 - Par 4 444 yds
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36 3,633 yds 36 3,560 yds
Annual: 25th
Defending Champion: Tiger Woods
Runner-Up: Vijay Singh
Tournament Record: 268 (Tom Lehman, 1994)
54-Hole Record: 198 (Scott Hoch, 1987)
36-Hole Record: 131 (Scott Hoch, 1987)
Course Record: 61 (John Huston, 1996)
9-Hole Record: 29 (Bobby Wadkins, 1977)
Total Purse: $3,100,000
Shares: 1st Place - $558,000; 2nd Place - 334,800; 3rd Place - 210,800
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Tiger Woods 273 Dennis Paulson 280
Vijay Singh 275 Ernie Els 281
Olin Browne 279 Bill Glasson 281
David Duval 279 Justin Leonard 281
Carlos Franco 279 Kaname Yokoo 281
Past Memorial Tournament Winners and Runners-up
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1999 -- Tiger Woods (273) -- Vijay Singh
1998 -- Fred Couples (271) -- Andrew Magee
1997 -- #Vijay Singh (202) -- Jim Furyk, Greg Norman
1996 -- Tom Watson (274) -- David Duval
1995 -- Greg Norman (269) -- David Duval, Mark Calcavecchia, Steve Elkington
1994 -- Tom Lehman (268) -- Greg Norman
1993 -- Paul Azinger (274) -- Corey Pavin
1992 -- *David Edwards (273) -- Rick Fehr
1991 -- *Kenny Perry (273) -- Hale Irwin
1990 -- #Greg Norman (216) -- Payne Stewart
1989 -- Bob Tway (277) -- Fuzzy Zoeller
1988 -- Curtis Strange (274) -- David Frost, Hale Irwin
1987 -- Don Pooley (272) -- Curt Byrum
1986 -- Hal Sutton (271) -- Don Pooley
1985 -- Hale Irwin (281) -- Lanny Wadkins
1984 -- *Jack Nicklaus (280) -- Andy Bean
1983 -- Hale Irwin (281) -- Ben Crenshaw, David Graham
1982 -- Ray Floyd (281) -- Peter Jacobsen, Wayne Levi, Roger Maltbie
1981 -- Keith Fergus (284) -- Jack Renner
1980 -- David Graham (280) -- Tom Watson
1979 -- Tom Watson (285) -- Miller Barber
1978 -- Jim Simons (284) -- Bill Kratzert
1977 -- Jack Nicklaus (281) -- Hubert Green
1976 -- *Roger Maltbie (288) -- Hale Irwin
* - Won in Playoff
# - Rain Shortened
Top Contenders in the Field
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Tiger Woods - Defending champion, 3 wins, 3 seconds, 8 top-five's in 2000
Robert Allenby - Won Shell Houston Open, 14th on money list, 2 top-10's
Stewart Cink - Bogeyed 3 of the final 4 holes last week to tie for 2nd
Fred Couples - Contended last week until final round of 73
David Duval - 8th on money list with five top-five finishes
Ernie Els - Two-time runner-up this year, 4 top-five's, 7th last year
Carlos Franco - Has made nine of 12 cuts with 1 win and five top-10's
Jim Furyk - Won at Doral earlier this year, 11th on money list
Tom Lehman - 7th on money list with one win and one runner-up finish
Justin Leonard - Struggles continue as he ranks 78th on money list
Jack Nicklaus - Designed the course, two-time winner of this tournament
Greg Norman - Two-time winner and two-time runner-up of this event
Vijay Singh - Won this event in 1997 and finished second last year
Hal Sutton - Has won twice this season, has 7 top-10's in 14 events
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