Dates: Thursday, January 6th through Sunday, January 9th
Site: Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
Course Architects: Ben Crenshaw/Bill Coore (1991)
Par: 73
Yardage: 7,263
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 473 yds 10 - Par 4 354 yds
2 - Par 3 218 yds 11 - Par 3 164 yds
3 - Par 4 380 yds 12 - Par 4 373 yds
4 - Par 4 382 yds 13 - Par 4 407 yds
5 - Par 5 532 yds 14 - Par 4 305 yds
6 - Par 4 398 yds 15 - Par 5 555 yds
7 - Par 4 484 yds 16 - Par 4 365 yds
8 - Par 3 203 yds 17 - Par 4 486 yds
9 - Par 5 521 yds 18 - Par 5 663 yds
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36 3,591 Yds 37 3,672 Yds
Annual: 48th
Defending Champion: David Duval
Runner-up: Billy Mayfair, Mark O'Meara
Tournament Record: 266 (David Duval, 1999)
54-Hole Record: 198 (David Duval, 1999)
36-Hole Record: 130 (David Duval, 1999)
Course Record: 63 (David Duval, 1999)
Total Purse: $2,900,000
Shares: 1st Place - $522,000; 2nd Place - 313,000; 3rd Place - 197,000
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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David Duval 266 Tiger Woods 277
Mark O'Meara 275 Fred Funk 277
Billy Mayfair 275 Davis Love III 278
Vijay Singh 276 Jim Furyk 280
Justin Leonard 277 Fred Couples 281
Past Mercedes Championship Winners and Runners-up
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1999 -- David Duval (266) -- Mark O'Meara, Billy Mayfair
1998 -- Phil Mickelson (271) -- Mark O'Meara, Tiger Woods
1997 -- *#Tiger Woods (202) -- Tom Lehman
1996 -- Mark O'Meara (271) -- Nick Faldo, Scott Hoch
1995 -- *Steve Elkington (278) -- Bruce Lietzke
1994 -- *Phil Mickelson (276) -- Fred Couples
1993 -- Davis Love III (272) -- Tom Kite
1992 -- *Steve Elkington (279) -- Brad Faxon
1991 -- Tom Kite (272) -- Lanny Wadkins
1990 -- Paul Azinger (272) -- Ian Baker-Finch
1989 -- Steve Jones (279) -- David Frost, Jay Haas
1988 -- #Steve Pate (202) -- Larry Nelson
1987 -- Mac O'Grady (278) -- Rick Fehr
1986 -- Calvin Peete (267) -- Mark O'Meara
1985 -- Tom Kite (275) -- Mark McCumber
1984 -- Tom Watson (274) -- Bruce Lietzke
1983 -- Lanny Wadkins (280) -- Ray Floyd
1982 -- Lanny Wadkins (280) -- A.Bean, D.Graham, C.Stadler, R.Streck
1981 -- Lee Trevino (273) -- Ray Floyd
1980 -- Tom Watson (276) -- Jim Colbert
1979 -- Tom Watson (275) -- Bruce Lietzke, Jerry Pate
1978 -- Gary Player (281) -- Andy North, Lee Trevino
1977 -- *Jack Nicklaus (281) -- Bruce Lietzke
1976 -- Don January (277) -- Hubert Green
1975 -- *Al Geiberger (277) -- Gary Player
1974 -- Johnny Miller (280) -- Bud Allin, John Mahaffey
1973 -- Jack Nicklaus (276) -- Lee Trevino
1972 -- *Bobby Mitchell (280) -- Jack Nicklaus
1971 -- Jack Nicklaus (279) -- Bruce Devlin, Gary Player, Dave Stockton
1970 -- Frank Beard (273) -- Billy Casper, Tony Jacklin, Gary Player
1969 -- Gary Player (284) -- Lee Trevino
1968 -- Don January (276) -- Julius Boros
1967 -- Frank Beard (278) -- Arnold Palmer
1966 -- *Arnold Palmer (277) -- Gay Brewer
1965 -- Arnold Palmer (277) -- Chi Chi Rodriguez
1964 -- Jack Nicklaus (279) -- Al Geiberger, Doug Sanders
1963 -- Jack Nicklaus (273) -- Tony Lema, Arnold Palmer
1962 -- Arnold Palmer (276) -- Billy Casper
1961 -- Sam Snead (273) -- Tommy Bolt
1960 -- Jerry Barber (268) -- Jay Hebert
1959 -- Mike Souchak (281) -- Art Wall
1958 -- Stan Leonard (275) -- Billy Casper
1957 -- Gene Littler (285) -- B.Casper, J.Demaret, D.Finsterwald, B.Maxwell
1956 -- Gene Littler (281) -- Cary Middlecoff
1955 -- Gene Littler (280) -- Jerry Barber, Pete Cooper, Bob Toski
1954 -- Art Wall (278) -- Al Besselink, Lloyd Mangrum
1953 -- Al Besselink (280) -- Chandler Harper
* - Won in Playoff.
# - Rain Shortened.
Note: Formerly called Tournament of Champions (1953-74), MONY Tournament of
Champions (1975-89) and Infiniti Tournament of Champions (1990-93).
Players Competing (How they qualified)
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David Duval - Defending Champion, four-time winner in 1999
Stuart Appleby - Won Shell Houston Open
Rich Beem - Won Kemper Open
Notah Begay III - Two-time winner in 1999
Olin Browne - Won MasterCard Colonial
Glen Day - Won MCI Classic
Steve Elkington - Won Doral-Ryder Open
Ernie Els - Won Nissan Open
Brad Faxon - Won B.C. Open
Carlos Franco - Two-time winner in 1999
Jim Furyk - Won Las Vegas Invitational
Brent Geiberger - Won Canon Greater Hartford Open
Brian Henninger - Won Southern Farm Bureau Classic
Tim Herron - Won Bay Hill Invitational
Gabriel Hjertstedt- Won Touchstone Energy Tucson Open
Paul Lawrie - Won British Open
J.L. Lewis - Won John Deere Classic
Jeff Maggert - Won Andersen Consulting Match Play
Rocco Mediate - Won Phoenix Open
Jesper Parnevik - Won Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
Tom Pernice, Jr. - Won Buick Open
Loren Roberts - Won GTE Byron Nelson Classic
Vijay Singh - Won Honda Classic
Jeff Sluman - Won Sony Open in Hawaii
Hal Sutton - Won Bell Canadian Open
David Toms - Two-time winner in 1999
Ted Tryba - Won FedEx St. Jude Classic
Duffy Waldorf - Two-time winner in 1999
Mike Weir - Won Air Canada Championship
Tiger Woods - 8-time winner in 1999 including PGA and TOUR Championships
