Dates: Thursday, April 13th through Sunday, April 16th
Site: Southern Trace Country Club, Shreveport, Louisiana
Course Architect: Arthur Hills (1988)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,916
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 5 510 Yds 10 - Par 4 426 Yds
2 - Par 4 391 Yds 11 - Par 4 333 Yds
3 - Par 4 323 Yds 12 - Par 4 426 Yds
4 - Par 3 158 Yds 13 - Par 3 225 Yds
5 - Par 4 408 Yds 14 - Par 5 546 Yds
6 - Par 3 171 Yds 15 - Par 4 454 Yds
7 - Par 4 421 Yds 16 - Par 3 194 Yds
8 - Par 5 534 Yds 17 - Par 4 431 Yds
9 - Par 4 438 Yds 18 - Par 5 527 Yds
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36 3,354 Yds 36 3,562 Yds
Annual: 10th
1999 Champion: Bob Heintz
Runner-up: Joel Edwards, Craig Bowden
Tournament Record: 270 (Omar Uresti, Pat Bates, 1994)
54-Hole Record: 199 (Omar Uresti, 1994)
36-Hole Record: 131 (Brad Fabel, 1995, Joe Durant, 1996; Mark Wurtz, 1997)
Course Record: 63 (Paul Trittler, 1992; Omar Uresti, 1994; Mark Wurtz, 1997)
9-Hole Record: 29 (Joe Durant, 1996; Mark Wurtz, 1997)
Total Purse: $400,000
Shares: 1st Place - $72,000; 2nd Place - 43,200; 3rd Place - 27,200
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Bob Heintz 283 Jim McGovern 285
Craig Bowden 284 Sam Randolph 285
Joel Edwards 284 Vance Veazey 285
Jay Delsing 285 Five players at 287
Marco Gortana 285
Past BUY.COM Shreveport Open Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Bob Heintz (283) -- Craig Bowden, Joel Edwards
1998 -- *Vance Veazey (280) -- John Wilson
1997 -- Mark Wurtz (275) -- Brian Kamm
1996 -- Tim Loustalot (277) -- Joe Durant
1995 -- #Brad Fabel (131) -- Chris Smith
1994 -- *Omar Uresti (270) -- Pat Bates
1993 -- Sonny Skinner (278) -- Bob May
1992 -- @Ted Tryba (220) -- Skip Kendall
1991 -- @*Jeff Coston (210) -- Beau Baugh
* - Won in playoff.
# - Rain Shortened.
@ - 54-Hole event.
Note: Previously called Ben Hogan Shreveport Opoen (1991-92), NIKE Shreveport
Open (1993-99).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Briny Baird - 3rd on money list with one win, 4th in scoring
John Elliott - 6th in putting, 10th on money list, one top-five
R.W. Eaks - Has made the cut in 4 of 5 events this year, 2 top-10's
Jeff Gallagher - 9th on money list, 6th in putting, 1st in birdies
Kelly Grunewald - Leads tour with three top-10 finishes, 13th in money
Donnie Hammond - 5th in scoring and driving accuracy, one win
Mark Hensby - Has two runner-up finishes this year, 1st on money list
Guy Hill - Has posted a pair of top-five finishes, 8th in money
Tripp Isenhour - 2nd in birdies, has one win and 2 top-five's, 2nd in money
Tom Kalinowski - Has made the cut in all 5 events this year, 2 top-five's
Rob McKelvey - Won Louisiana Open, currently fourth on money list
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