Dates: Thursday, July 13th through Sunday, July 16th
Site: Verdae Greens Golf Club, Greenville, South Carolina
Course Architect: William Byrd (1989)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,041
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 446 Yds 10 - Par 4 360 Yds
2 - Par 3 215 Yds 11 - Par 3 152 Yds
3 - Par 4 369 Yds 12 - Par 4 458 Yds
4 - Par 4 440 Yds 13 - Par 4 437 Yds
5 - Par 5 540 Yds 14 - Par 5 565 Yds
6 - Par 3 175 Yds 15 - Par 3 223 Yds
7 - Par 4 340 Yds 16 - Par 4 435 Yds
8 - Par 4 410 Yds 17 - Par 4 421 Yds
9 - Par 5 515 Yds 18 - Par 5 540 Yds
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36 3,450 Yds 36 3,591 Yds
Annual: 9th
1999 Champion: Steve Gotsche
Runner-up: Sam Randolph, Jim M. Johnson, Jeff Gove
Tournament Record: 265 (Michael Christie, 1996)
54-Hole Record: 197 (Chris Smith, 1997)
36-Hole Record: 130 (Chris Smith, 1997)
Course Record: 63 (Mike Small, Michael Christie, 1996; Eric Booker, 1998)
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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Steve Gotsche @ 208 Marco Dawson 211
Sam Randolph 210 Tim Petrovic 212
Jim M. Johnson 210 Brian Fogt 212
Jeff Gove 210 Don Reese 212
Jim Estes 211 Wes Tuck 212
@ - Rain shortened.
Past BUY.COM Upstate Classic Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- @Steve Gotsche (208) -- Sam Randolph, Jim M. Johnson, Jeff Gove
1998 -- @Tom Scherrer (200) -- J.L. Lewis
1997 -- Chris Smith (267) -- Terry Price
1996 -- Michael Christie (265) -- Danny Ellis
1995 -- *David Toms (267) -- Tom Scherrer
1994 -- Scott Gump (272) -- Tim Conley
1993 -- Sean Murphy (271) -- Doug Martin
1992 -- @#Russell Beiersdorf (133) -- Karl Kimball
* - Won in playoff.
@ - Rain shortened.
# - 54-hole tournament.
Note: Formerly called Ben Hogan Greater Greenville Classic (1992), Nike
Greater Greenville Classic (1993-96); Nike Upstate Classic (1997-99).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Briny Baird - 6th on money list with one win and five top-10 finishes
Paul Gow - Won last week's Hershey Open for second career BUY.COM win
Jeff Hart - 12th on money list with one win and two top-five finishes
Tripp Isenhour - 7th in scoring, 3rd in birdies, 5th on money list
Rob McKelvey - 9th in birdies, has made 9 of 14 cuts with one victory
Deane Pappas - Has made only 5 of 14 cuts but one was a win
Fran Quinn - 18th on money list, has only one top-10 -- a win
Don Reese - Has four top-10 finishes, 16th on money list
Steve Runge - Won Richmond Open, 17th on money list, two top-five's
Chris Smith - Leads tour in scoring and birdies, 3rd in driving distance
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