Reno-Tahoe Open
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 Dates: Thursday, August 24th through Sunday, August 27th
 Site: Montreux Golf & Country Club, Reno, Nevada
 Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus (1997)
 Par: 72
 Yardage: 7,552
 Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 413 Yds         10 - Par 4 411 Yds
               2 - Par 3 171 Yds         11 - Par 3 225 Yds
               3 - Par 4 429 Yds         12 - Par 4 496 Yds
               4 - Par 5 518 Yds         13 - Par 4 494 Yds
               5 - Par 4 367 Yds         14 - Par 5 584 Yds
               6 - Par 4 439 Yds         15 - Par 4 477 Yds
               7 - Par 3 220 Yds         16 - Par 3 163 Yds
               8 - Par 4 464 Yds         17 - Par 5 636 Yds
               9 - Par 5 616 Yds         18 - Par 4 429 Yds
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                    36 3,637 Yds               36 3,915 Yds
 
 Annual: 2nd
 1999 Champion: Notah Begay III
 Runner-Up: Chris Perry, David Toms
 Tournament Record: 274 (Notah Begay III, 1999)
 54-Hole Record: 202 (Notah Begay III, 1999)
 36-Hole Record: 135 (Ben Bates, 1999)
 Course Record: 63 (Notah Begay III, 1999)
 Total Purse: $3,000,000
 Shares: 1st Place - $540,000; 2nd Place - 324,000; 3rd Place - 204,000
 
                             1999 Finish
                             -----------
 
 Player                Score              Player                 Score
 ------                -----              ------                 -----
 Notah Begay III        274               Brandt Jobe             280
 Chris Perry            277               Dennis Paulson          281
 David Toms             277               Bob Tway                281
 John Cook              280               Eight players at        282
 Fred Funk              280
 
             Past Reno-Tahoe Open Winners and Runners-up
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 1999 -- Notah Begay III (274) -- Chris Perry, David Toms
 
                      Top Contenders in the Field
                      ---------------------------
 
 Mark Calcavecchia - 29th on money list with six top-10's in 20 tournaments
 Steve Flesch      - Tied for 2nd on PGA Tour with nine top-10's, 22nd in money
 Fred Funk         - Tied for 9th last week at PGA with 3 rounds in the 60's
 Sergio Garcia     - Finished well back at PGA with only 2 rounds in 60's
 Lee Janzen        - Two-time U.S. Open champion with only 1 top-10 finish
 Franklin Langham  - Has finished 2nd three times this year, 7th last week
 Bob May           - Lost in a playoff to Tiger last week at PGA Championship
 Frank Nobilo      - Has made only 14 of 20 cuts this year with no top-10's
 David Toms        - 20th on money list with 4 top-10's in 23 tournaments
 Jean Van de Velde - Only one top-10 finish in 18 events on PGA Tour
 Duffy Waldorf     - Has made just 11 of 17 cuts, 2 top-10's, 101st on money list

 

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