Dates: Thursday, July 13th through Sunday, July 16th
Site: Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Course Architect: George Hasen (1929), Andy North/Roger Packard (re-designed)
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,759
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 447 yds 10 - Par 4 461 yds
2 - Par 4 417 yds 11 - Par 3 196 yds
3 - Par 3 171 yds 12 - Par 4 381 yds
4 - Par 5 485 yds 13 - Par 4 437 yds
5 - Par 3 164 yds 14 - Par 3 188 yds
6 - Par 5 556 yds 15 - Par 5 531 yds
7 - Par 3 215 yds 16 - Par 4 371 yds
8 - Par 4 436 yds 17 - Par 4 387 yds
9 - Par 4 459 yds 18 - Par 5 557 yds
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35 3,250 yds 36 3,509 yds
Annual: 33rd
Defending Champion: Carlos Franco
Runner-Up: Tom Lehman
Tournament Record: 264 (Carlos Franco, 1999)
54-Hole Record: 194 (Jesper Parnevik, 1996)
36-Hole Record: 127 (Robert Gamez, 1991)
Course Record: 61 (Steve Lowery, 1999)
18-Hole Record: 61 (Ken Green, 1988; Robert Gamez, 1991 - Tuckaway CC)
Total Purse: $2,500,000
Shares: 1st Place - $450,000; 2nd Place - 270,000; 3rd Place - 170,000
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Carlos Franco 264 Skip Kendall 270
Tom Lehman 266 Chris Perry 270
Jerry Kelly 268 Mark Calcavecchia 271
Dan Forsman 269 Joey Sindelar 271
Steve Lowery 269 Seven players at 272
Past Greater Milwaukee Open Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Carlos Franco (264) -- Tom Lehman
1998 -- Jeff Sluman (265) -- Steve Stricker
1997 -- Scott Hoch (268) -- Loren Roberts, David Sutherland
1996 -- *Loren Roberts (265) -- Jerry Kelly
1995 -- Scott Hoch (269) -- Marco Dawson
1994 -- Mike Springer (268) -- Loren Roberts
1993 -- *Billy Mayfair (270) -- Mark Calcavecchia, Ted Schulz
1992 -- Richard Zokol (269) -- Dick Mast
1991 -- Mark Brooks (270) -- Robert Gamez
1990 -- *Jim Gallagher, Jr. (271) -- Ed Dougherty, Billy Mayfair
1989 -- Greg Norman (269) -- Andy Bean
1988 -- Ken Green (268) -- M.Calcavecchia, J.Gallagher, Jr., D.Hammond, D.Pohl
1987 -- Gary Hallberg (269) -- Wayne Levi, Robert Wrenn
1986 -- *Corey Pavin (272) -- Dave Barr
1985 -- Jim Thorpe (274) -- Jack Nicklaus
1984 -- Mark O'Meara (272) -- Tom Watson
1983 -- *Morris Hatalsky (275) -- George Cadle
1982 -- Calvin Peete (274) -- Victor Regalado
1981 -- Jay Haas (274) -- Chi Chi Rodriguez
1980 -- Bill Kratzert (266) -- Howard Twitty
1979 -- Calvin Peete (269) -- Victor Regalado, Jim Simons, Lee Trevino
1978 -- *Lee Elder (275) -- Lee Trevino [
1977 -- Dave Eichelberger (278) -- Morris Hatalsky, Gary McCord, Mike Morley
1976 -- Dave Hill (270) -- John Jacobs
1975 -- Art Wall (276) -- Gary McCord
1974 -- Ed Sneed (276) -- Grier Jones
1973 -- Dave Stockton (276) -- Homero Blancas, Hubert Green
1972 -- Jim Colbert (271) -- B.Allin, C.Courtney, G.Johnson, G.Jones
1971 -- Dave Eichelberger (270) -- Ralph Johnston, Bob Shaw
1970 -- Deane Beman (276) -- Richard Crawford, Ted Hayes, Don Massengale
1969 -- Ken Still (277) -- Gary Player
1968 -- Dave Stockton (275) -- Sam Snead
* - Won in Playoff.
Top Contenders in the Field
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Carlos Franco - Defending champion, 15th on money list with one win
Mark Calcavecchia - Has made 11 of 16 cuts this year with 6 top-10's
Brad Elder - Tied for 15th last week at Western Open
Fred Funk - 64th on money list with 1 top-10 in 19 tournaments
Scott Hoch - Registered fourth top-10 of the year last week in Chicago
Casey Martin - Has made only 8 of 16 cuts with no top-10 finishes
Billy Mayfair - Won this event in 1993 and second in 1990
Blaine McCallister- Cooled off since losing in a playoff in New Orleans
Loren Roberts - Has finished third on two occasions this season
Craig Stadler - Lost in a playoff in Houston for only top-10 finish
Curtis Strange - More famous now for his TV commentating than 2 US Opens
Steve Stricker - Still only one top-10 this season, 69th on money list
Fuzzy Zoeller - Has failed to make the cut this year in 10 events
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