Dates: Friday, June 9th through Sunday, June 11th
Site: Kemper Lakes Golf Course, Long Grove, Illinois
Course Architect: Ken Killian and Richard Nugent (1979)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,830
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 406 Yds 10 - Par 4 416 Yds
2 - Par 4 380 Yds 11 - Par 5 502 Yds
3 - Par 3 173 Yds 12 - Par 4 393 Yds
4 - Par 5 508 Yds 13 - Par 3 181 Yds
5 - Par 4 423 Yds 14 - Par 4 395 Yds
6 - Par 3 180 Yds 15 - Par 5 557 Yds
7 - Par 5 513 Yds 16 - Par 4 415 Yds
8 - Par 4 415 Yds 17 - Par 3 172 Yds
9 - Par 4 411 Yds 18 - Par 4 390 Yds
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36 3,409 Yds 36 3,421 Yds
Annual: 12th
Defending Champion: Hale Irwin
Runner-Up: Gary McCord, Bruce Fleisher, Ray Floyd
Tournament Record: 195 (Hale Irwin, 1995)
36-Hole Record: 128 (Hale Irwin, 1998)
Course Record: 62 (Hale Irwin, 1998)
18-Hole Record: 62 (Joe Jimenez, 1995)
Total Purse: $1,400,000
Shares: 1st Place - $210,000; 2nd Place - 123,200; 3rd Place - 100,800
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Hale Irwin 206 Allen Doyle 210
Gary McCord 207 Larry Nelson 210
Bruce Fleisher 207 DeWitt Weaver 210
Ray Floyd 207 Hugh Baiocchi 211
Jose Maria Canizares 208 Fred Gibson 211
John Mahaffey 211
Tom McGinnis 211
Past SBC Senior Open Winners and Runners-up
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1999 -- Hale Irwin (206) -- Gary McGord, Bruce Fleisher, Ray Floyd
1998 -- Hale Irwin (201) -- Larry Nelson
1997 -- Gil Morgan (210) -- Hale Irwin
1996 -- Walter Morgan (205) -- John Bland
1995 -- Hale Irwin (195) -- Kermit Zarley
1994 -- John Paul Cain (202) -- Jim Colbert, Simon Hobday
1993 -- #George Archer (133) -- Jim Colbert, Simon Hobday, Dick Rhyan
1992 -- Dale Douglass (201) -- Jim Dent
1991 -- Mike Hill (200) -- Bob Charles
1990 -- Chi Chi Rodriguez (203) -- George Archer, Al Kelley
1989 -- Bruce Crampton (205) -- Jim Ferree, Orville Moody
# - Rain Shortened.
Note: Formerly called Ameritech Senior Open (1989-99).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Hale Irwin - Two-time defending champion, 6th in scoring, 2 wins
Jose M. Canizares - 14th on money list with four top-five finishes
Allen Doyle - Has one win and six top-10's this year, 6th in money
Bruce Fleisher - Three-time winner this year with eight top-10 finishes
Ray Floyd - Has struggled the past two years, 2 top-10's in 8 events
Hubert Green - 8th on money list with one win and seven top-10s
Tom Kite - 3rd in greens in regulation, 2nd in birdies, 1st in sandies
Gary McCord - Has played in only six events this year with 2 top-10s
Gil Morgan - 9th on money list with one win and a pair of seconds
Larry Nelson - Leads tour in money earned, 2 wins and 3 seconds
Andy North - Has a pair of top-10 finishes in just six tournaments
Gary Player - Opened with an eight-under 64 last week, but tied for 16th
Dana Quigley - Leads tour with 11 top-10s this year, 1 win and 3 seconds
Doug Tewell - Won PGA Seniors' Championship, 5th on money list
Lanny Wadkins - After winning earlier this year has fallen to 32nd in money
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