Dates: Thursday, August 3rd through Sunday, August 6th
Site: Kungsangen Golf Club (King's Course), Stockholm, Sweden
Course Architect: Anders Forsbrand (Remodelled by European Golf Design)
Par: 70
Yardage: 6,761
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 355 Yds 10 - Par 4 457 Yds
2 - Par 4 394 Yds 11 - Par 4 433 Yds
3 - Par 4 386 Yds 12 - Par 3 196 Yds
4 - Par 3 170 Yds 13 - Par 4 459 Yds
5 - Par 5 482 Yds 14 - Par 4 449 Yds
6 - Par 3 167 Yds 15 - Par 4 295 Yds
7 - Par 4 454 Yds 16 - Par 3 202 Yds
8 - Par 4 372 Yds 17 - Par 5 520 Yds
9 - Par 5 536 Yds 18 - Par 4 434 Yds
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35 3,316 Yds 35 3,445 Yds
Annual: 10th
Defending Champion: Colin Montgomerie
Runner-Up: Jesper Parnevik
Tournament Record: 268 (Vijay Singh, 1994; Colin Montgomerie, 1999)
54-Hole Record: 199 (Ian Woosnam, 1991; Colin Montgomerie, 1999)
36-Hole Record: 132 (Jesper Parnevik, 1998)
18-Hole Record: 62 (Geoff Ogilvy, 1999)
Course Record: 65 (Brian Davis, Anders Hultman, Jesper Parnevik,
Michael Jonzon, Greg Turner, 1998)
Total Purse: 1,600,000 (euros)
Shares: 1st Place - 266,660; 2nd Place - 177,770; 3rd Place - 100,160
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Colin Montgomerie 268 Andrew McLardy 279
Jesper Parnevik 277 Robert Karlsson 279
Bob May 278 Katsuyoshi Tomori 279
Geoff Ogilvy 278 Five players at 280
Francisco Cea 279
Past Volvo Scandinavian Masters Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Colin Montgomerie (268) -- Jesper Parnevik
1998 -- Jesper Parnevik (273) -- Darren Clarke
1997 -- Joakim Haeggman (270) -- Ignacio Garrido
1996 -- *Lee Westwood (281) -- Paul Broadhurst, Russell Claydon
1995 -- Jesper Parnevik (270) -- Colin Montgomerie
1994 -- Vijay Singh (268) -- Mark McNulty
1993 -- *Peter Baker (278) -- Anders Forsbrand
1992 -- Nick Faldo (277) -- Jose Maria Olazabal, Frank Nobilo, Peter Baker,
Peter O'Malley, Danny Mijovic, Robert Allenby
1991 -- Colin Montgomerie (270) -- Seve Ballesteros
* - won in playoff.
Top Contenders in the Field
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Colin Montgomerie - Defending champion, 1st in greens in regulation, two wins
Darren Clarke - 2nd in order of merit, two wins, 13-of-13 cuts made
Lee Westwood - 3rd in order of merit, 2nd in putting, three wins
Michael Campbell - 2 wins, 5 top-10's, 5th in scoring
Thomas Bjorn - 2 seconds, 4 top-10's, 6th in money
Jesper Parnevik - 2 wins and 9 top-10's on PGA Tour, finished 2nd last yr
Gary Orr - 2nd in greens hit, 1 win, 6 top-10's
Andrew Coltart - 16th in money, 3 top-5's
Mathias Gronberg - 1 win, 4 top-10's
Ian Woosnam - 18th in money, 28 career EPGA wins
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