Dates: Thursday, February 17th through Sunday, February 20th
Site: Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
Course Architect: George C. Thomas, Jr. (1926)
Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw (1994, redesign)
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,946
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 5 501 Yds 10 - Par 4 311 Yds
2 - Par 4 460 Yds 11 - Par 5 561 Yds
3 - Par 4 434 Yds 12 - Par 4 413 Yds
4 - Par 3 238 Yds 13 - Par 4 420 Yds
5 - Par 4 426 Yds 14 - Par 3 180 Yds
6 - Par 3 170 Yds 15 - Par 4 447 Yds
7 - Par 4 406 Yds 16 - Par 3 168 Yds
8 - Par 4 368 Yds 17 - Par 5 578 Yds
9 - Par 4 418 Yds 18 - Par 4 447 Yds
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35 3,421 Yds 36 3,525 Yds
Annual: 74th
Defending Champion: Ernie Els
Runner-up: Ted Tryba, Tiger Woods, Davis Love III
Tournament Record: 264 (Lanny Wadkins, 1985)
54-Hole Record: 197 (Fred Couples, 1990)
36-Hole Record: 130 (Davis Love III, 1992)
Course Record: 61 (Ted Tryba, 1999)
Tournament 18-Hole Record: 61 (George Archer, 1983 - Rancho Municipal GC)
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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Ernie Els 270 Nick Price 273
Ted Tryba 272 Bob Estes 274
Tiger Woods 272 Scott Hoch 274
Davis Love III 272 Mark Brooks 275
David Duval 273 Robert Karlsson 275
Jerry Kelly 275
Frank Lickliter 275
Past Nissan Open Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Ernie Els (270) -- Ted Tryba, Tiger Woods, Davis Love III
1998 -- *Billy Mayfair (272) -- Tiger Woods
1997 -- Nick Faldo (272) -- Craig Stadler
1996 -- Craig Stadler (278) -- M.Brooks, F.Couples, S.Simpson, M.Wiebe
1995 -- Corey Pavin (268) -- Jay Don Blake, Kenny Perry
1994 -- Corey Pavin (271) -- Fred Couples
1993 -- #Tom Kite (206) -- D.Barr, F.Couples, D.Hammond, P.Stewart
1992 -- *Fred Couples (269) -- Davis Love III
1991 -- Ted Schulz (272) -- Jeff Sluman
1990 -- Fred Couples (266) -- Gil Morgan
1989 -- Mark Calcavecchia (272) -- Sandy Lyle
1988 -- Chip Beck (267) -- Mac O'Grady, Bill Sander
1987 -- *Tze-Chung Chen (275) -- Ben Crenshaw
1986 -- Doug Tewell (270) -- Clarence Rose
1985 -- Lanny Wadkins (264) -- Hal Sutton
1984 -- David Edwards (279) -- Jack Renner
1983 -- Gil Morgan (270) -- Gibby Gilbert, Mark McCumber, Lanny Wadkins
1982 -- *Tom Watson (271) -- Johnny Miller
1981 -- Johnny Miller (270) -- Tom Weiskopf
1980 -- Tom Watson (276) -- Bob Gilder, Don January
1979 -- Lanny Wadkins (276) -- Lon Hinkle
1978 -- Gil Morgan (278) -- Jack Nicklaus
1977 -- Tom Purtzer (273) -- Lanny Wadkins
1976 -- Hale Irwin (272) -- Tom Watson
1975 -- Pat Fitzsimons (275) -- Tom Kite
1974 -- Dave Stockton (276) -- John Mahaffey, Sam Snead
1973 -- Rod Funseth (276) -- D.Bies, D.Graham, D.Hill, T.Weiskopf
1972 -- *George Archer (270) -- Tommy Aaron, Dave Hill
1971 -- *Bob Lunn (274) -- Billy Casper
1970 -- *Billy Casper (276) -- Hale Irwin
1969 -- *Charles Sifford (276) -- Harold Henning
1968 -- Billy Casper (274) -- Arnold Palmer
1967 -- Arnold Palmer (269) -- Gay Brewer
1966 -- Arnold Palmer (273) -- Miller Barber, Paul Harney
1965 -- Paul Harney (276) -- Dan Sikes
1964 -- Paul Harney (280) -- Bobby Nichols
1963 -- Arnold Palmer (274) -- Al Balding, Gary Player
1962 -- Phil Rodgers (268) -- Bob Goalby, Fred Hawkins
1961 -- Bob Goalby (275) -- Eric Brown, Art Wall
1960 -- Dow Finsterwald (280) -- B.Collins, J.Hebert, D.Ragan
1959 -- Ken Venturi (278) -- Art Wall
1958 -- Frank Stranahan (275) -- E.J. Harrison
1957 -- Doug Ford (280) -- Jay Hebert
1956 -- Lloyd Mangrum (272) -- Jerry Barber
1955 -- Gene Littler (276) -- Ted Kroll
1954 -- Fred Wampler (281) -- Jerry Barber, Chick Harbert
1953 -- Lloyd Mangrum (280) -- Jack Burke, Jr.
1952 -- *Tommy Bolt (289) -- Jack Burke, Jr.
1951 -- Lloyd Mangrum (280) -- Henry Ransom
1950 -- *Sam Snead (280) -- Ben Hogan
1949 -- Lloyd Mangrum (284) -- E.J. Harrison
1948 -- Ben Hogan (275) -- Lloyd Mangrum
1947 -- Ben Hogan (280) -- Tony Penna
1946 -- Byron Nelson (284) -- Ben Hogan
1945 -- Sam Snead (283) -- Harold McSpaden, Byron Nelson
1944 -- Harold McSpaden (278) -- Johnny Bulla
1943 -- Not held due to World War II
1942 -- *Ben Hogan (282) -- Jimmy Thomson
1941 -- Johnny Bulla (281) -- Craig Wood
1940 -- Lawson Little (282) -- Clayton Heafner
1939 -- Jimmy Demaret (274) -- Harold McSpaden
1938 -- Jimmy Thomson (273) -- Johnny Revolta
1937 -- Harry Cooper (274) -- Ralph Guldahl, Horton Smith
1936 -- Jimmy Hines (280) -- Henry Picard, Jimmy Thomson
1935 -- *Vic Ghezzi (285) -- Johnny Revolta
1934 -- Mac Smith (280) -- Willie Hunter, Bill Mehlhorn
1933 -- Craig Wood (281) -- Leo Diegel, Willie Hunter
1932 -- Mac Smith (281) -- L.Diegel, O.Dutra, J.Kirkwood, Sr., D.Metz
1931 -- Ed Dudley (285) -- Al Espinosa, Eddie Loos
1930 -- Densmore Shute (296) -- Bobby Cruickshank, Horton Smith
1929 -- Mac Smith (285) -- Tommy Armour
1928 -- Mac Smith (284) -- Harry Cooper
1927 -- Bobby Cruikshank (282) -- Ed Dudley, Charles Guest
1926 -- Harry Cooper (279) -- George Von Elm
* - Won in playoff
# - Rain shortened
Note: Formerly called Nissan Los Angeles Open (1989-94), Los Angeles Open
presented by Nissan (1987-88), Los Angeles Open (1926-70, 84-86), Glen
Campbell Los Angeles Open (1971-83).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Ernie Els - Defending Champion, two top-five's this year on PGA Tour
Darren Clarke - European Ryder Cup member, playing 1st event in US in 2000
Fred Couples - Tied for fifth last week with four rounds under par
David Duval - World number-two, 2 top-five's in four tournaments
Jim Furyk - 26th on money list with one top-10 in four events
Paul Lawrie - British Open champion, one top-10 this year on PGA Tour
Tom Lehman - Won Phoenix Open and Williams World Challenge
Justin Leonard - Has failed to crack the top-10 in 3 events this year
Sandy Lyle - Tied for 10th last week at Buick Invitational
Jeff Maggert - Tuning up for next week's defense of World Match Play title
Jesper Parnevik - Won Bob Hope Classic, 3 top-10 finishes in 4 events
Nick Price - Tied for 5th last year at this tournament
Vijay Singh - Ranked sixth in the world, 6th on PGA money list
Hal Sutton - 18th on money list with a pair of top-10 finishes
Tiger Woods - Saw streak end at six, finished second last week
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