Dates: Thursday, June 22nd through Sunday, June 25th
Site: TPC at Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
Course Architect: Ron Prichard (1988)
Fuzzy Zoeller/Hubert Green (Consultants)
Par: 71
Yardage: 7,006
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 426 yds 10 - Par 4 447 yds
2 - Par 4 387 yds 11 - Par 3 146 yds
3 - Par 5 525 yds 12 - Par 4 375 yds
4 - Par 3 194 yds 13 - Par 4 430 yds
5 - Par 5 527 yds 14 - Par 3 231 yds
6 - Par 4 427 yds 15 - Par 4 385 yds
7 - Par 4 458 yds 16 - Par 5 528 yds
8 - Par 3 169 yds 17 - Par 4 464 yds
9 - Par 4 450 yds 18 - Par 4 437 yds
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36 3,563 yds 35 3,443 yds
Annual: 43rd
Defending Champion: Ted Tryba
Runner-Up: Tim Herron, Tom Lehman
Tournament Record: 258 (John Cook, 1996)
54-Hole Record: 189 (John Cook, 1996)
36-Hole Record: 126 (John Cook, 1996; David Frost, 1999)
18-Hole Record: 59 (Al Geiberger, 1977 -- Colonial CC - Cordova)
9-Hole Record: 28 (Bob Charles, 1964 -- Colonial CC - Memphis)
Course Record: 61 (Jay Delsing, 1993)
Total Purse: $3,000,000
Shares: 1st Place - $540,000; 2nd Place - 324,000; 3rd Place - 204,000
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Ted Tryba 265 Paul Azinger 270
Tim Herron 267 Rick Fehr 270
Tom Lehman 267 Kevin Sutherland 270
Jose Maria Olazabal 268 Hal Sutton 270
Kevin Wentworth 268 Five players at 271
Past FedEx St. Jude Classic Winners and Runners-up
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1999 -- Ted Tryba (265) -- Tim Herron, Tom Lehman
1998 -- *Nick Price (268) -- Jeff Sluman
1997 -- Greg Norman (268) -- Dudley Hart
1996 -- John Cook (258) -- John Adams
1995 -- Jim Gallagher, Jr. (267) -- Jay Delsing, Ken Green
1994 -- *Dicky Pride (267) -- Gene Sauers, Hal Sutton
1993 -- Nick Price (266) -- Rick Fehr, Jeff Maggert
1992 -- Jay Haas (263) -- Dan Forsman, Robert Gamez
1991 -- Fred Couples (269) -- Rick Fehr
1990 -- *Tom Kite (269) -- John Cook
1989 -- John Mahaffey (272) -- Bob Gilder, Hubert Green, Bernhard Langer
1988 -- Jodie Mudd (273) -- Peter Jacobsen, Nick Price
1987 -- Curtis Strange (275) -- R.Cochran, Mike Donald, T.Kite, D.Watson
1986 -- Mike Hulbert (280) -- Joey Sindelar
1985 -- *Hal Sutton (279) -- David Ogrin
1984 -- Bob Eastwood (280) -- Ralph Landrum, Mark O'Meara, Tim Simpson
1983 -- Larry Mize (274) -- Chip Beck, Sammy Rachels, Fuzzy Zoeller
1982 -- Ray Floyd (271) -- Mike Holland
1981 -- Jerry Pate (274) -- Tom Kite, Bruce Lietzke
1980 -- Lee Trevino (272) -- Tom Purtzer
1979 -- *Gil Morgan (278) -- Larry Nelson
1978 -- *Andy Bean (277) -- Lee Trevino
1977 -- Al Geiberger (273) -- Jerry McGee, Gary Player
1976 -- Gibby Gilbert (273) -- Forrest Fezler, John Lister, Gil Morgan
1975 -- Gene Littler (270) -- John Mahaffey
1974 -- Gary Player (273) -- Lou Graham, Hubert Green
1973 -- Dave Hill (283) -- Allen Miller, Lee Trevino
1972 -- Lee Trevino (281) -- John Mahaffey
1971 -- Lee Trevino (268) -- Lee Elder, Jerry Heard, Hale Irwin, R.Wolff
1970 -- Dave Hill (267) -- Frank Beard, Homero Blancas, Bob Charles
1969 -- Dave Hill (265) -- Lee Elder
1968 -- Bob Lunn (268) -- Monty Kaser
1967 -- Dave Hill (272) -- Johnny Pott
1966 -- Bert Yancey (265) -- Gene Littler
1965 -- *Jack Nicklaus (271) -- Johnny Pott
1964 -- Mike Souchak (270) -- Billy Casper, Tommy Jacobs
1963 -- *Tony Lema (270) -- Tommy Aaron
1962 -- *Lionel Hebert (267) -- Gene Littler, Gary Player
1961 -- Cary Middlecoff (266) -- Gardner Dickinson, Mike Souchak
1960 -- *Tommy Bolt (273) -- Ben Hogan, Gene Littler
1959 -- *Don Whitt (272) -- Al Balding, Gary Player
1958 -- Billy Maxwell (267) -- Cary Middlecoff
* - Won in Playoff.
Note: Formerly called Federal Express St. Jude Classic (1986-94), St. Jude
Memphis Classic (1985), Danny Thomas Memphis Classic (1970-84),
Memphis
Invitational Open (1960-69), Memphis Open (1958-59).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Ted Tryba - Defending champion, finished plus-14 at U.S. Open
Paul Azinger - 17th on money list with one win and two top-five finishes
Stewart Cink - Won MCI Classic, 10th on money list, seven top-10's
Tim Herron - Missed the cut last week at U.S. Open with 2 75's
John Huston - Finished 4th last week at Pebble Beach, 14th on money list
Rocco Mediate - 29th on money list with two top-10's, 12 cuts made in 15
Craig Parry - Tied for 37th last week at U.S. Open, 119th on money list
Nick Price - Shot final round of 71 last week to finish 12-over-par
Loren Roberts - 4th in driving accuracy, 20th on money list, 4 top-10's
Hal Sutton - Two-time winner this year, 2nd in money, 8 top-10's
David Toms - 3rd in greens in regulation, 26th on money list
Jean Van de Velde - Has made the cut in 7 of 12 PGA events with 1 top-10
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