Dates: Thursday, January 13th through Sunday, January 16th
Site: Ibis Golf and Country Club (Legends and Heritage), West Palm Beach, FL
Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus (Legends), Jack Nicklaus II (Heritage)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,323 (Legend Course)
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 363 Yds 10 - Par 5 514 Yds
2 - Par 4 398 Yds 11 - Par 3 159 Yds
3 - Par 3 180 Yds 12 - Par 4 377 Yds
4 - Par 4 350 Yds 13 - Par 4 367 Yds
5 - Par 5 473 Yds 14 - Par 4 379 Yds
6 - Par 4 367 Yds 15 - Par 4 339 Yds
7 - Par 3 165 Yds 16 - Par 3 137 Yds
8 - Par 5 520 Yds 17 - Par 5 502 Yds
9 - Par 4 375 Yds 18 - Par 4 371 Yds
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36 3,191 Yds 36 3,145 Yds
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,195 (Heritage Course)
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 360 Yds 10 - Par 4 355 Yds
2 - Par 4 371 Yds 11 - Par 3 145 Yds
3 - Par 3 155 Yds 12 - Par 5 519 Yds
4 - Par 5 484 Yds 13 - Par 4 363 Yds
5 - Par 4 349 Yds 14 - Par 4 374 Yds
6 - Par 3 164 Yds 15 - Par 5 459 Yds
7 - Par 4 371 Yds 16 - Par 3 183 Yds
8 - Par 5 474 Yds 17 - Par 4 349 Yds
9 - Par 4 359 Yds 18 - Par 4 361 Yds
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36 3,087 Yds 36 3,108 Yds
Annual: 4th
Defending Champion: Karrie Webb
Runner-up: Kris Tschetter, Dottie Pepper
Tournament Record: 271 (Kelly Robbins, Emilee Klein, 1997)
54-Hole Record: 204 (Kelly Robbins, 1997)
36-Hole Record: 135 (Kelly Robbins, 1997)
Course Record: 63 (Emilee Klein, 1997)
Total Purse: $750,000
Shares: 1st Place - $112,500; 2nd Place - 69,819; 3rd Place - 50,949
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Karrie Webb 278 Juli Inkster 280
Kris Tschetter 279 Michele Redman 282
Dottie Pepper 279 Helen Alfredsson 283
Gail Graham 280 Leta Lindley 284
Kelly Robbins 280 Betsy King 284
Past Office Depot Winners and Runners-up
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1999 -- Karrie Webb (278) -- Kris Tschetter, Dottie Pepper
1998 -- Helen Alfredsson (277) -- Liselotte Neumann
1997 -- *Kelly Robbins (271) -- Emilee Klein
* - Won in playoff
Note: Formerly called Diet Dr. Pepper National Pro-Am (1997).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Karrie Webb - Defending Champion, six-time winner in 1999
Helen Alfredsson - Posted 10 top-10 finishes last year, 22nd on money list
Beth Daniel - Made 22 of 25 cuts in 1999 with seven top-10 wins
Laura Davies - Three-time runner up last year, 14th on money list
Rachel Hetherington - Two-time winner in 1999 finishing 12th on money list
Juli Inkster - 2nd on money list last year with 5 wins and 18 top-10's
Lorie Kane - Made the cut in 29 of 30 events with 13 top-10's
Kelli Kuehne - Had spectacular rookie season with one win and 2 seconds
Liselotte Neumann - Failed to win last year, but finished 20th on money list
Se Ri Pak - Four-time winner in 1999, finished 3rd on money list
Dottie Pepper - Had two wins and two seconds last season
Kelly Robbins - One win and three top-five's in tournament history
Sherri Steinhauer - Made 27 of 30 cuts in 1999 with two wins, 10 top-10's
Jan Stephenson - Finished 30th on money list with a pair of seconds
