Dates: Friday, May 12th through Sunday, May 14th
Site: Golf Club of Georgia (Lakeside Course), Alpharetta, Georgia
Course Architect: Arthur Hills (1991)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,885
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 5 528 yds 10 - Par 4 446 yds
2 - Par 4 339 yds 11 - Par 5 580 yds
3 - Par 3 192 yds 12 - Par 4 373 yds
4 - Par 4 357 yds 13 - Par 3 183 yds
5 - Par 4 406 yds 14 - Par 4 407 yds
6 - Par 3 202 yds 15 - Par 4 432 yds
7 - Par 4 413 yds 16 - Par 4 408 yds
8 - Par 4 353 yds 17 - Par 3 199 yds
9 - Par 5 534 yds 18 - Par 5 533 yds
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36 3,324 yds 36 3,561 yds
Annual: 10th
Defending Champion: Hale Irwin
Runner-Up: Bob Murphy
Tournament Record: 198 (Dave Stockton, 1994)
36-Hole Record: 130 (Dave Stockton, 1994)
Course Record: 63 (Bruce Summerhays, 1995)
18-Hole Record: 63 (Dave Stockton, 1994 at Country Club of the South)
Total Purse: $1,450,000
Shares: 1st Place - $217,500; 2nd Place - 127,600; 3rd Place - 104,400
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Hale Irwin 206 Tom Jenkins 212
Bob Murphy 208 Joe Inman 213
Jose Maria Canizares 209 Gary McCord 213
Christy O'Connor 209 Leonard Thompson 213
Mike McCullough 211 Three players at 214
Past Nationwide Championship Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Hale Irwin (206) -- Bob Murphy
1998 -- John Jacobs (206) -- Hale Irwin
1997 -- Graham Marsh (205) -- Hale Irwin
1996 -- Jim Colbert (206) -- Isao Aoki
1995 -- Bob Murphy (203) -- Hale Irwin, Bruce Summerhays
1994 -- Dave Stockton (198) -- Bob Murphy
1993 -- Lee Trevino (205) -- G.Archer, J.Ferree, M.Hill, D.Stockton, R.Thompson
1992 -- # Isao Aoki (136) -- Ray Floyd
1991 -- Mike Hill (212) -- Tom Shaw
# - Won rain-shortened event.
Top Contenders in the Field
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Hale Irwin - Defending champion, three-time runner-up this year
George Archer - 11th on money list with one win and 2 top-10's
Jose M. Canizares - Has recorded three finishes in the top-5 this year
Ed Dougherty - Tied for 7th last week with weekend rounds of 68
Allen Doyle - Has finished in the top-10 6 times out of 11 events
Vicente Fernandez - 17th on money list with three top-10 finishes
Hubert Green - Lost in a playoff last week, 5th on money list, 6 top-10's
John Jacobs - 8th on money list, 1 win and five top-10's, 1st in driving
Tom Kite - Won Tradition, 9th on money list, 3 top-10 finishes
Gil Morgan - Has 3 top-five finishes and one win in five events
Larry Nelson - 2nd on money list with one win and three runner-up results
Dana Quigley - Only top-five money winner without a win this year
Doug Tewell - Won PGA Seniors' Championship, 4th on money list
Lanny Wadkins - 29th on money list with only 1 top-10 finish, 1 win
Tom Watson - Has finished second twice this year, 15th on money list
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