Dates: Thursday, January 13th through Sunday, January 16th
Site: Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
Course Architect: Seth Raynor, Charles Banks (1927)
Par: 70
Yardage: 7,060
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 488 Yds 10 - Par 4 353 Yds
2 - Par 4 426 Yds 11 - Par 3 196 Yds
3 - Par 4 423 Yds 12 - Par 4 446 Yds
4 - Par 3 203 Yds 13 - Par 4 478 Yds
5 - Par 4 466 Yds 14 - Par 4 433 Yds
6 - Par 4 459 Yds 15 - Par 4 396 Yds
7 - Par 3 167 Yds 16 - Par 4 417 Yds
8 - Par 4 459 Yds 17 - Par 3 189 Yds
9 - Par 5 510 Yds 18 - Par 5 551 Yds
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35 3,601 Yds 35 3,459 Yds
Annual: 35th
Defending Champion: Jeff Sluman
Runner-up: Chris Perry, Len Mattiace, Jeff Maggert, Tommy Tolles, Davis Love II
Tournament Record: 260 (John Huston, 1998)
54-Hole Record: 194 (John Huston, 1998)
36-Hole Record: 128 (Davis Love III, 1994; John Huston, 1998)
18-Hole Record: 60 (Davis Love III, 1994)
Course Record: 63 (Tommy Tolles, Davis Love III, 1999)
Total Purse: $2,900,000
Shares: 1st Place - $522,000; 2nd Place - 313,000; 3rd Place - 197,000
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Jeff Sluman 271 Davis Love III 273
Chris Perry 273 Jimmy Green 274
Len Mattiace 273 Loren Roberts 274
Jeff Maggert 273 Paul Goydos 274
Tommy Tolles 273 Chris Couch 274
Chris Riley 274
Past Sony Open in Hawaii Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Jeff Sluman (271) -- C.Perry, L.Mattiace, J. Maggert, T.Tolles, D.Love
1998 -- John Huston (260) -- Tom Watson
1997 -- *Paul Stankowski (271) -- Jim Furyk, Mike Reid
1996 -- *Jim Furyk (277) -- Brad Faxon
1995 -- John Morse (269) -- Tom Lehman, Duffy Waldorf
1994 -- Brett Ogle (269) -- Davis Love III
1993 -- Howard Twitty (269) -- Joey Sindelar
1992 -- John Cook (265) -- Paul Azinger
1991 -- Lanny Wadkins (270) -- John Cook
1990 -- David Ishii (279) -- Paul Azinger
1989 -- #Gene Sauers (197) -- David Ogrin
1988 -- Lanny Wadkins (271) -- Richard Zokol
1987 -- *Corey Pavin (270) -- Craig Stadler
1986 -- Corey Pavin (272) -- Paul Azinger
1985 -- Mark O'Meara (267) -- Craig Stadler
1984 -- *Jack Renner (271) -- Wayne Levi
1983 -- Isao Aoki (268) -- Jack Renner
1982 -- Lanny Wadkins (280) -- Scott Simpson
1981 -- Hale Irwin (265) -- Don January
1980 -- Andy Bean (266) -- Lee Trevino
1979 -- Hubert Green (267) -- Fuzzy Zoeller
1978 -- *Hubert Green (274) -- Bill Kratzert
1977 -- Bruce Lietzke (273) -- Don January, Takashi Murakami
1976 -- Ben Crenshaw (270) -- Hale Irwin, Larry Nelson
1975 -- Gary Groh (274) -- Al Geiberger
1974 -- Jack Nicklaus (271) -- Eddie Pearce
1973 -- John Schlee (273) -- Orville Moody
1972 -- *Grier Jones (274) -- Bob Murphy
1971 -- Tom Shaw (273) -- Miller Barber
1970 -- Not Held
1969 -- Bruce Crampton (274) -- Jack Nicklaus
1968 -- Lee Trevino (272) -- George Archer
1967 -- Dudley Wysong (284) -- Billy Casper
1966 -- Ted Makalena (271) -- Gay Brewer, Billy Casper
1965 -- *Gay Brewer (281) -- Bob Goalby
* - Won in Playoff.
# - Rain Shortened.
Note: Formerly called United Hawaiian Open (1991), Hawaiian Open (1965-90),
United Airlines Hawaiian Open (1992-98).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Jeff Sluman - Defending Champion, finished 17th on 1999 money list
Notah Begay III - Finished 25th last week at Mercedes Championships
Glen Day - Recorded one win last year, tied for 8th last week
Ernie Els - Lost in a playoff to Tiger Woods at Mercedes Championships
Brad Faxon - Tied for 8th last week, won B.C. Open last year
Fred Funk - Failed to win last year in 34 events but top-20 money winne
Jim Furyk - Shot par or better in all 4 rounds last week to tie for 4th
Tim Herron - Broke par only once last week, tying for 23rd
John Huston - Won at this site in 1998, 21st on 1999 money list
Lee Janzen - Two-time U.S. Open winner, struggled last year to 48th
Paul Lawrie - British Open champion tied for 8th last week in Maui
Tom Lehman - Won Williams World Challenge two weeks ago
Jeff Maggert - Shot opening round 80 last week but broke par in next 3 rds
Rocco Mediate - Tied for 16th last week with final round of 68
Jesper Parnevik - Led the field in birdies last week but tied for 6th
Vijay Singh - Another top-10 last week for the talented Fijian
