Dates: Thursday, March 30th through Sunday, April 2nd

 Site: Sao Paolo Golf Club, Sao Paolo, Brazil

 Course Architect: Stanley Thompson (1915)

 Par: 71

 Yardage: 6,646

 Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 330 Yds   10 - Par 4 383 Yds

               2 - Par 3 153 Yds   11 - Par 4 360 Yds

               3 - Par 5 605 Yds   12 - Par 3 185 Yds

               4 - Par 4 352 Yds   13 - Par 5 553 Yds

               5 - Par 4 443 Yds   14 - Par 4 443 Yds

               6 - Par 4 453 Yds   15 - Par 3 216 Yds

               7 - Par 3 188 Yds   16 - Par 4 354 Yds

               8 - Par 5 548 Yds   17 - Par 5 508 Yds

               9 - Par 3 173 Yds   18 - Par 4 399 Yds

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                    35 3,245 Yds         36 3,401 Yds

 

 Annual: 1st

 Total Purse: $750,000

 Share: 1st Place - $124,131; 2nd Place - 82,621; 3rd Place - 46,614

 

                      Top Contenders in the Field

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 Roger Chapman     - Won last week's Rio de Janeiro Open in a playoff

 Jose Coceres      - Finished 3rd last week, 4th on money list with 1 win

 Alastair Forsyth  - Shot second round 62 last week but faded to 6th

 Mathias Gronberg  - Tied for 6th last week with weekend 67's

 Joakim Haeggman   - Tied for 4th in Rio with four rounds in the 60's

 Padraig Harrington- Lost in a playoff last week for 2nd second-place in 2000

 David Park        - 27th on money list with one top-10 in eight tournaments

 Costantino Rocca  - Finished at one-under-par with two rounds at 70

 Jarmo Sandelin    - Broke par in the final three rounds last week

 

 Last week's Pick to Win (Eduardo Romero) - Finished tied for 30th

 Last week's Darkhorse (Jose Coceres) - Finished 3rd

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