Dates: Thursday, February 24th through Sunday, February 27th
Site: Omni Tucson National Golf Resort and Spa, Tucson, Arizona
Course Architect: Robert Bruce Harris (1961)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,109
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 410 Yds 10 - Par 5 501 Yds
2 - Par 5 495 Yds 11 - Par 4 431 Yds
3 - Par 4 377 Yds 12 - Par 3 182 Yds
4 - Par 3 170 Yds 13 - Par 4 406 Yds
5 - Par 4 395 Yds 14 - Par 4 405 Yds
6 - Par 4 426 Yds 15 - Par 5 663 Yds
7 - Par 3 202 Yds 16 - Par 4 427 Yds
8 - Par 5 528 Yds 17 - Par 3 186 Yds
9 - Par 4 440 Yds 18 - Par 4 465 Yds
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36 3,443 Yds 36 3,706 Yds
Annual: 54th
Defending Champion: Gabriel Hjertstedt
Runner-up: Tommy Armour III
Tournament Record: 263 (Lloyd Mangrum, 1949; Phil Rodgers, 1962;
Johnny Miller, 1975)
54-Hole Record: 194 (Joe Campbell, 1959)
36-Hole Record: 126 (Johnny Palmer, 1948)
Tournament 18-hole Record: 60 (David Frost, 1990 - Randolph North)
Course Record: 61 (Johnny Miller, 1975)
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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Gabriel Hjertstedt * 276 Brent Geiberger 278
Tommy Armour III 276 Scott Gump 279
Mike Reid 277 Nolan Henke 279
Kirk Triplett 277 Franklin Langham 279
Barry Cheesman 278 Corey Pavin 279
Eric Rustand 279
David Toms 279
* - Won in playoff
Past Touchstone Energy Tucson Open Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- *Gabriel Hjertstedt (276) -- Tommy Armour III
1998 -- David Duval (269) -- Justin Leonard, David Toms
1997 -- Jeff Sluman (275) -- Steve Jones
1996 -- Phil Mickelson (273) -- Bob Tway
1995 -- Phil Mickelson (269) -- Jim Gallagher, Jr., Scott Simpson
1994 -- Andrew Magee (270) -- J.Don Blake, L.Roberts, V.Singh, S.Stricker
1993 -- Larry Mize (271) -- Jeff Maggert
1992 -- Lee Janzen (270) -- Bill Britton
1991 -- @Phil Mickelson (272) -- Tom Purtzer, Bob Tway
1990 -- Robert Gamez (270) -- Mark Calcavecchia, Jay Haas
1989 -- Not held due to schedule change
1988 -- David Frost (266) -- Mark Calcavecchia, Mark O'Meara
1987 -- Mike Reid (268) -- C.Beck, M.Calcavecchia, H.Sutton, F.Zoeller
1986 -- Jim Thorpe (67) -- Scott Simpson
1985 -- Jim Thorpe (4 & 3) -- Jack Renner
1984 -- Tom Watson (2 & 1) -- Gil Morgan
1983 -- *Gil Morgan (271) -- Curtis Strange, Lanny Wadkins
1982 -- Craig Stadler (266) -- Vance Heafner, John Mahaffey
1981 -- Johnny Miller (265) -- Lon Hinkle
1980 -- Jim Colbert (270) -- Dan Halldorson
1979 -- Bruce Lietzke (265) -- Buddy Gardner, Jim Thorpe, Tom Watson
1978 -- Tom Watson (276) -- Bobby Wadkins
1977 -- *Bruce Lietzke (275) -- Gene Littler
1976 -- Johnny Miller (274) -- Howard Twitty
1975 -- Johnny Miller (263) -- John Mahaffey
1974 -- Johnny Miller (272) -- Ben Crenshaw
1973 -- Bruce Crampton (277) -- George Archer, Gay Brewer, Labron Harris, Jr.
1972 -- *Miller Barber (273) -- George Archer
1971 -- J.C. Snead (273) -- Dale Douglass
1970 -- *Lee Trevino (275) -- Bob Murphy
1969 -- Lee Trevino (271) -- Miller Barber
1968 -- George Knudson (273) -- Frank Beard, Frank Boynton
1967 -- Arnold Palmer (273) -- Chuck Courtney
1966 -- *Joe Campbell (278) -- Gene Littler
1965 -- Bob Charles (271) -- Al Geiberger
1964 -- Jack Cupit (274) -- Rex Baxter
1963 -- Don January (266) -- Gene Littler, Phil Rodgers
1962 -- Phil Rodgers (263) -- Jim Ferrier
1961 -- *Dave Hill (269) -- Tommy Bolt, Bud Sullivan
1960 -- Don January (271) -- Bob Harris
1959 -- Gene Littler (266) -- Joe Campbell, Art Wall
1958 -- Lionel Hebert (265) -- Don January
1957 -- *Dow Finsterwald (269) -- Don Whitt
1956 -- Ted Kroll (264) -- Dow Finsterwald
1955 -- Tommy Bolt (265) -- Bud Holscher, Art Wall
1954 -- Not held
1953 -- Tommy Bolt (265) -- Chandler Harper
1952 -- Henry Williams (274) -- Cary Middlecoff
1951 -- Lloyd Mangrum (269) -- J.Burke, Jr., J.Turnesa, L.Worsham
1950 -- Chandler Harper (267) -- Sam Snead
1949 -- Lloyd Mangrum (269) -- Al Smith
1948 -- Skip Alexander (264) -- Johnny Palmer
1947 -- Jimmy Demaret (264) -- Ben Hogan
1946 -- Jimmy Demaret (264) -- Herman Barron
1945 -- Ray Mangrum (268) -- Byron Nelson
* - Won in playoff
@ - Amateur
Note: Formerly called Tucson Chrysler Classic (1997-98), Nortel Open (1996),
Northern Telecom Open (1991-95), Northern Telecom Tucson Open (1988-90),
Seiko-Tucson Open (1987), Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championships
(1984-86), Joe Garagiola Tucson Open (1977-83), NBC Tucson Open (1976),
Dean Martin Tucson Open (1973-75), Tucson Open (1962-72), Home of the
Sun Invitational (1961), Tucson Open (1945-60).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Gabriel Hjertstedt- Defending champion, 62nd on money list with no top-10's
Mark Brooks - Has made the cut in all four events entered, 1 top-10
Russ Cochran - Finished 4th last week with final round of 69
John Daly - Missed cut last week in Los Angeles with rounds of 70-72
Brad Faxon - Has made only 2 of 5 cuts this year with 1 top-10
Robin Freeman - Finished third last week with rounds of 69-68 on weekend
Bruce Lietzke - Two-time winner of this event back in the 70's
Casey Martin - Has made 2 of 4 cuts in his inaugural PGA Tour season
Frank Nobilo - 142nd on money list, has made just 2 of 4 cuts
Kirk Triplett - Won last week's Nissan Open to move up to 29th in World
Jean Van de Velde - Currently ranked 91st in the World, missed cut last week
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