Dates: Thursday, October 26th through Sunday, October 29th
Site: Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia, Palm Courses), Lake Buena Vista, Fla
Course Architect: Joe Lee (1971) - redesigned by Lee (1993)
Pars: 72
Yardage: 7,190 Magnolia 6,967 Palm
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 428 yds 1 - Par 5 495 yds
2 - Par 4 417 yds 2 - Par 4 389 yds
3 - Par 3 160 yds 3 - Par 3 175 yds
4 - Par 5 552 yds 4 - Par 4 422 yds
5 - Par 4 448 yds 5 - Par 4 403 yds
6 - Par 3 195 yds 6 - Par 4 412 yds
7 - Par 4 410 yds 7 - Par 5 532 yds
8 - Par 5 614 yds 8 - Par 3 205 yds
9 - Par 4 431 yds 9 - Par 4 373 yds
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36 3,655 Yds 36 3,406 Yds
10 - Par 5 526 yds 10 - Par 4 450 yds
11 - Par 4 385 yds 11 - Par 5 552 yds
12 - Par 3 169 yds 12 - Par 3 199 yds
13 - Par 4 375 yds 13 - Par 4 364 yds
14 - Par 5 595 yds 14 - Par 5 547 yds
15 - Par 3 203 yds 15 - Par 4 426 yds
16 - Par 4 400 yds 16 - Par 3 172 yds
17 - Par 4 427 yds 17 - Par 4 397 yds
18 - Par 4 455 yds 18 - Par 4 454 yds
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36 3,535 Yds 36 3,561 Yds
Annual: 30th
Defending Champion: Tiger Woods
Runner-Up: Ernie Els
Tournament Record: 262 (John Huston, 1992)
54-Hole Record: 193 (Tim Simpson, 1990)
36-Hole Record: 128 (Tim Simpson, 1990)
Course Record: 61 (Payne Stewart, 1990 - Magnolia)
(Mark Lye, 1984 - Palm)
9-Hole Record: 28 (Nolan Henke, 1996)
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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Tiger Woods 271 Vijay Singh 275
Ernie Els 272 Russ Cochran 277
Franklin Langham 274 Glen Day 277
Bob Tway 274 Dudley Hart 277
John Huston 275 Jeff Sluman 277
Past National Car Rental Golf Classic Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Tiger Woods (271) -- Ernie Els
1998 -- John Huston (272) -- Davis Love III
1997 -- *David Duval (270) -- Dan Forsman
1996 -- Tiger Woods (267) -- Payne Stewart
1995 -- #Brad Bryant (198) -- Hal Sutton, Ted Tryba
1994 -- Rick Fehr (265) -- Craig Stadler, Fuzzy Zoeller
1993 -- Jeff Maggert (265) -- Greg Kraft
1992 -- John Huston (262) -- Mark O'Meara
1991 -- Mark O'Meara (267) -- David Peoples
1990 -- Tim Simpson (264) -- John Mahaffey
1989 -- Tim Simpson (272) -- Donnie Hammond
1988 -- *Bob Lohr (263) -- Chip Beck
1987 -- Larry Nelson (268) -- Morris Hatalsky, Mark O'Meara
1986 -- *Ray Floyd (275) -- Lon Hinkle, Mike Sullivan
1985 -- Lanny Wadkins (267) -- Mike Donald, Scott Hoch
1984 -- Larry Nelson (266) -- Hubert Green
1983 -- Payne Stewart (269) -- Nick Faldo, Mark McCumber
1982 -- *Hal Sutton (269) -- Bill Britton
1981 -- Vance Heafner/Mike Holland (275) -- Beck/Caldwell
1980 -- Danny Edwards/David Edwards (253) -- G.Gilbert/Halldorson,
Harmon/Harwell, Jones/Quigley
1979 -- George Burns/Ben Crenshaw (255) -- Bess/Halldorson, Hewes/Jacobsen,
Rachels/Weibring
1978 -- Wayne Levi/Bob Mann (254) -- B.Wadkins/L.Wadkins
1977 -- Gibby Gilbert/Grier Jones (253) -- Melnyk/North
1976 -- *Woody Blackburn/Bill Kratzert (260) -- Brewer, Nichols
1975 -- Jim Colbert/Dean Refram (252) -- Cole/Regalado, Schlee/Sifford
1974 -- Hubert Green/Mac McClendon (255) -- S.Snead/JC.Snead, Sneed/Yancey
1973 -- Jack Nicklaus (275) -- Mason Rudolph
1972 -- Jack Nicklaus (267) -- Jim Dent, Bobby Mitchell, Larry Wood
1971 -- Jack Nicklaus (273) -- Deane Beman
* - Won in Playoff.# - Rain Shortened.
Note: Formerly called Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic (1985-97), Walt
Disney World Golf Classic (1982-84), Walt Disney World National Team
Championship (1974-81), Walt Disney World Open Invitational (1971-73).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Tiger Woods - Defending champion, 1st in everything, enough said
Paul Azinger - 26th on money list with one win, made 17 of 18 cuts
Chris DiMarco - Has one win and a pair of runner-up finishes, 18th in money
Brad Faxon - Tied for 6th last week with final round of 65
Steve Flesch - Has 12 top-10 finishes, made 26 of 29 cuts, 20th in money
Carlos Franco - Whipped Hal Sutton in Sunday's singles with double-eagle
Scott Hoch - Missed the cut last week in Tampa, 31st on money list
John Huston - Won last week's Tampa Bay Classic for sixth career win
Lee Janzen - Registered only his second top-10 of the season last week
Davis Love III - Three-time runner-up in 2000, 7th on money list, no wins
Mark O'Meara - Having an off-season with only 1 top-10 and six missed cuts
Vijay Singh - Lost to Tiger "Who" last week at Presidents Cup
David Toms - 16th on money list with one win and six top-10 finishes
Mike Weir - Won battle of the lefties last week against Mickelson
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