Dates: Thursday, September 21st through Sunday, September 24th
Site: LaCantera Golf Club, San Antonio, Texas
Course Architect: Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish (1995)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,001
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 5 665 yds 10 - Par 5 541 yds
2 - Par 4 448 yds 11 - Par 4 427 yds
3 - Par 3 202 yds 12 - Par 4 415 yds
4 - Par 4 444 yds 13 - Par 3 142 yds
5 - Par 5 533 yds 14 - Par 5 527 yds
6 - Par 3 162 yds 15 - Par 4 446 yds
7 - Par 4 316 yds 16 - Par 4 380 yds
8 - Par 4 361 yds 17 - Par 3 186 yds
9 - Par 4 380 yds 18 - Par 4 426 yds
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36 3,511 Yds 36 3,490 Yds
Annual: 70th
Defending Champion: Duffy Waldorf
Runner-Up: Ted Tryba
Tournament Record: 257 (Mike Souchak, 1955)
54-Hole Record: 192 (Mike Souchak, 1955)
36-Hole Record: 126 (Paul Azinger, 1989)
18-Hole Record: 60 (Al Brosch, 1951; Ted Kroll, 1954; Mike Souchak, 1955)
9-Hole Record: 27 (Mike Souchak, 1955)
Course Record: 62 (Mike Reid, 1998)
Total Purse: $2,600,000
Shares: 1st Place - $468,000; 2nd Place - 280,800; 3rd Place - 176,800
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Duffy Waldorf * 270 Brian Henninger 273
Ted Tryba 270 Mike Reid 273
Brent Geiberger 271 Stephen Ames 275
Rich Beem 272 Jeff Brehaut 275
Jay Haas 273 Steve Elkington 276
Larry Mize 276
* - Won in playoff
Past Westin Texas Open Winners and Runners-up
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1999 -- *Duffy Waldorf (270) -- Ted Tryba
1998 -- Hal Sutton (270) -- Jay Haas, Justin Leonard
1997 -- Tim Herron (271) -- Rick Fehr, Brent Geiberger
1996 -- David Ogrin (275) -- Jay Haas
1995 -- Duffy Waldorf (268) -- Justin Leonard
1994 -- Bob Estes (265) -- Gil Morgan
1993 -- *Jay Haas (263) -- Bob Lohr
1992 -- *Nick Price (263) -- Steve Elkington
1991 -- *Blaine McCallister (269) -- Gary Hallberg
1990 -- Mark O'Meara (261) -- Gary Hallberg
1989 -- Donnie Hammond (258) -- Paul Azinger
1988 -- Corey Pavin (259) -- Robert Wrenn
1987 -- Tom Watson (268) -- (Nabisco Championship)
1986 -- #Ben Crenshaw (196) -- Payne Stewart
1985 -- *John Mahaffey (268) -- Jodie Mudd
1984 -- Calvin Peete (266) -- Bruce Lietzke
1983 -- Jim Colbert (261) -- Mark Pfeil
1982 -- Jay Haas (262) -- Curtis Strange
1981 -- *Bill Rogers (266) -- Ben Crenshaw
1980 -- Lee Trevino (265) -- Terry Diehl
1979 -- Lou Graham (268) -- Eddie Pearce, Bill Rogers, Doug Tewell
1978 -- Ron Streck (265) -- Hubert Green, Lon Hinkle
1977 -- Hale Irwin (266) -- Miller Barber
1976 -- *Butch Baird (273) -- Miller Barber
1975 -- *Don January (275) -- Larry Hinson
1974 -- Terry Diehl (269) -- Mike Hill
1973 -- Ben Crenshaw (270) -- Orville Moody
1972 -- Mike Hill (273) -- Lee Trevino
1971 -- Not Held
1970 -- Ron Cerrudo (273) -- Dick Lotz
1969 -- *Deane Beman (274) -- Jack McGowan
1968 -- Not Held
1967 -- Chi Chi Rodriguez (277) -- Bob Charles
1966 -- Harold Henning (272) -- Wes Ellis, Gene Littler, Ken Still
1965 -- Frank Beard (270) -- Gardner Dickinson
1964 -- Bruce Crampton (273) -- Bob Charles, Chi Chi Rodriguez
1963 -- Phil Rogers (268) -- Johnny Pott
1962 -- Arnold Palmer (273) -- J.Campbell, G.Littler, M.Rudolph, D.Sanders
1961 -- Arnold Palmer (270) -- Al Balding
1960 -- Arnold Palmer (276) -- Doug Ford, Frank Stranahan
1959 -- Wes Ellis (276) -- Bill Johnston, Tom Nieporte
1958 -- Bill Johnston (274) -- Bob Rosburg
1957 -- Jay Hebert (271) -- Ed Furgol
1956 -- Gene Littler (276) -- Mike Fetchick, Frank Stranahan, Ernie Vossler
1955 -- Mike Souchak (257) -- Fred Haas
1954 -- Chandler Harper (59) -- Johnny Palmer
1953 -- Tony Holguin (264) -- Doug Ford
1952 -- Jack Burke, Jr. (260) -- Doug Ford
1951 -- *Dutch Harrison (265) -- Doug Ford
1950 -- Sam Snead (265) -- Jimmy Demaret
1949 -- Dave Douglas (268) -- Sam Snead
1948 -- Sam Snead (264) -- Jimmy Demaret
1947 -- Ed Oliver (265) -- Jimmy Demaret
1946 -- Ben Hogan (264) -- Sam Byrd
1945 -- Sam Byrd (268) -- Byron Nelson
1944 -- Johnny Revolta (273) -- Harold McSpaden, Byron Nelson
1943 -- Not Held
1942 -- *Chick Harbert (272) -- Ben Hogan
1941 -- Lawson Little (273) -- Ben Hogan
1940 -- *Byron Nelson (271) -- Ben Hogan
1939 -- Dutch Harrison (271) -- Sam Byrd
1938 -- Not Held
1937 -- Not Held
1936 -- Not Held
1935 -- Not Held
1934 -- Wiffy Cox (283) -- Byron Nelson, Craig Wood
1933 -- Not Held
1932 -- Clarence Clark (287) -- Gus Moreland, Gebe Sarazen
1931 -- Abe Espinosa (281) -- Harry Cooper, Joe Turnesa, Frank Walsh
1930 -- Denny Shute (277) -- Ed Dudley, Al Espinosa, Neil McIntyre
1929 -- Bill Mehlhorn (277) -- Horton Smith
1928 -- Bill Mehlhorn (297) -- Harry Cooper
1927 -- Bobby Cruikshank (272) -- Larry Nabholtz
1926 -- Mac Smith (288) -- Bobby Cruickshank
1925 -- Joe Turnesa (284) -- Macdonald Smith
1924 -- Joe Kirkwood (279) -- George Kerrigan, James Ockenden
1923 -- *Walter Hagen (279) -- Bill Mehlhorn
1922 -- Bob MacDonald (281) -- Cyril Walker
* - Won in Playoff.
# - Rain-shortened.
Note: Formerly called LaCantera Texas Open (1995-97), Texas Open (1994),
H-E-B Texas Open (1990-93), Texas Open Presented by Nabisco (1988-89),
Nabisco Championships of Golf (1987), Vantage Championship (1986), Texas
Open (1981-85), San Antonio Texas Open (1970-80), Texas Open (1922-69).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Duffy Waldorf - Defending champion, 86th on money list, 3 top-10 finishes
Mark Brooks - 10th in putting, only 3 top-10's, 75th on money list
Stewart Cink - 10th in scoring, 13th on money list with 1 win, 8 top-10's
Steve Elkington - Has played in only 14 events with 11 cuts made
Carlos Franco - 21st on money list, 1 win, made 16 of 20 cuts, 5 top-10's
Matt Kuchar - Celebrated amateur, expected to turn pro at end of year
Justin Leonard - 22nd on money list with three runner-up finishes
Sandy Lyle - Finished 7th last week with final round of 67
Bob May - Two-time runner-up this year, 2nd at PGA Championship
Loren Roberts - 2nd in driving accuracy, 10th in sand saves
Hal Sutton - 10th in greens in regulation, won this event in 1998
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