Dates: Thursday, June 29th through Sunday, July 2nd
Site: Saucon Valley Country Club (Old Course), Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Course Architect: Herbert Strong (1922), Perry Maxwell (1947), William Gordon
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,749
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 5 553 Yds 10 - Par 4 334 Yds
2 - Par 4 434 Yds 11 - Par 3 188 Yds
3 - Par 4 363 Yds 12 - Par 5 584 Yds
4 - Par 3 154 Yds 13 - Par 4 434 Yds
5 - Par 4 411 Yds 14 - Par 4 416 Yds
6 - Par 5 572 Yds 15 - Par 4 340 Yds
7 - Par 4 425 Yds 16 - Par 4 382 Yds
8 - Par 4 389 Yds 17 - Par 3 172 Yds
9 - Par 3 175 Yds 18 - Par 4 423 Yds
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36 3,476 Yds 35 3,273 Yds
Annual: 21st
Defending Champion: Dave Eichelberger
Runner-Up: Ed Dougherty
Tournament Record: 270 (Gary Player, 1987 - Brooklawn Country Club)
54-Hole Record: 199 (Simon Hobday, 1994 - Pinehurst Resort & Country Club)
36-Hole Record: 133 (Dave Stockton, 1992 - Saucon Valley Golf Club)
(Simon Hobday, 1994 - Pinehurst Resort & Country Club)
18-Hole Record: 64 (Orville Moody, 1989 - Laurel Valley Golf Club)
9-Hole Record: 30 (Richard King, 1983 - Hazeltine National)
(Gordon Jones, 1987 - Brooklawn Country Club)
(Gary Player, 1990 - Ridgewood Country Club)
(Tom Weiskopf, 1993 - Cherry Hills Country Club)
(Ed Dougherty, 1999 - Des Moines Golf & Country Club)
Total Purse: $2,250,000
Shares: 1st Place - $400,000; 2nd Place - 235,000; 3rd Place - 153,527
Key Players to Watch
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Finish Last Eight Years
Player 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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Dave Eichelberger dnp dnp T-13 T-48 T-35 T-5 56th Won
Ed Dougherty dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-7 2nd
Hale Irwin dnp dnp dnp T-5 2nd T-5 Won T-3
Gil Morgan dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-3 T-7 T-3
Joe Inman dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-3
Tom Wargo dnp T-17 T-4 T-27 T-35 T-3 T-43 6th
Bruce Summerhays dnp dnp dnp T-29 T-8 T-12 T-20 7th
Hugh Baiocchi dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-5 T-7 T-8
Frank Conner dnp dnp dnp dnp T-12 T-15 T-26 T-8
Jim Dent T-8 dnp T-42 dnp T-22 wd dnp T-8
Ray Floyd dnp T-7 12th T-8 3rd T-44 3rd T-11
Dana Quigley dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-12 T-16 T-11
J.C. Snead T-27 T-40 T-50 T-5 dnp T-32 T-22 T-13
John Jacobs dnp dnp dnp mc T-17 T-40 T-48 T-13
Jim Albus T-26 T-35 T-2 T-29 T-27 mc mc T-13
Allen Doyle dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-13
Tom Jenkins dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-13 T-18
Jim Colbert 2nd 12th T-20 53rd T-12 dnp T-16 T-18
Christy O'Connor dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-18
DeWitt Weaver T-20 T-15 T-17 10th T-17 T-57 37th T-23
Leonard Thompson dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-5 T-38 T-23
Larry Nelson dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp wd T-23
Jose M. Canizares dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-10 T-7 T-27
Dave Stockton T-3 T-30 T-4 T-21 Won mc 6th T-29
John Mahaffey dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 12th T-29
Charles Coody T-16 T-35 T-36 dnp T-22 T-63 T-26 T-32
Graham Marsh dnp dnp T-2 T-8 4th Won mc T-38
Simon Hobday T-8 T-10 Won T-35 T-54 mc T-20 T-42
Kermit Zarley T-24 3rd T-17 T-14 mc T-21 T-38 T-46
Gary McCord dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-33 52nd
Mike McCullough dnp dnp dnp T-44 T-22 T-21 T-13 T-53
Rocky Thompson T-32 T-23 T-13 T-14 mc T-21 61st T-58
Vicente Fernandez dnp dnp dnp dnp T-35 T-32 2nd mc
Isao Aoki dnp T-20 10th T-3 11th T-49 T-4 mc
David Graham dnp dnp dnp dnp T-22 T-40 19th mc
Jay Sigel dnp dnp T-7 T-21 T-5 T-10 T-28 mc
Bob Murphy dnp T-15 T-7 T-3 T-27 T-32 T-28 mc
Dale Douglass T-14 T-4 T-25 T-51 T-22 mc T-28 mc
Walter Morgan dnp dnp dnp dnp T-8 T-21 T-38 mc
Arnold Palmer T-32 T-52 T-57 T-51 T-43 68th 51st mc
Hubert Green dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-12 mc mc
Larry Laoretti Won T-46 T-36 T-14 T-32 T-15 mc mc
Chi Chi Rodriguez 7th T-4 T-32 T-29 T-17 T-21 mc mc
Bruce Fleisher dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc
Brian Barnes dnp dnp dnp T-11 T-17 T-49 T-4 wd
Bob Charles T-49 T-13 dq T-11 7th T-18 T-33 dnp
Gibby Gilbert T-11 T-17 T-20 T-42 dnp T-21 T-33 dnp
Gary Player T-3 T-17 T-13 T-19 T-60 T-21 dnp dnp
Jack Nicklaus T-3 Won T-7 2nd 16th T-5 T-13 dnp
John Bland dnp dnp dnp dnp T-8 2nd dnp dnp
Lee Trevino T-18 9th 11th 7th dnp T-15 dnp dnp
Miller Barber T-20 6th T-57 mc T-43 mc dnp dnp
Lon Hinkle dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp
Tom Kite dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp
Andy North dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp
Doug Tewell dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp
Tom Watson dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp
Lanny Wadkins dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp
mc - Missed Cut
dnp - Did Not Play
dq - Disqualified
Past U.S. Senior Open Champions and Runner-up and Sites
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1999 - Dave Eichelberger (281) -- Ed Dougherty
(Des Moines Golf & Country Club, West Des Moines, Iowa)
1998 - Hale Irwin (285) -- Vicente Fernandez
(Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California)
1997 - Graham Marsh (280) -- John Bland
(Olympia Fields C.C. (North Course), Olympia Fields, Illinois)
1996 - Dave Stockton (277) -- Hale Irwin
(Canterbury Golf Club, Beachwood, Ohio)
1995 - Tom Weiskopf (275) -- Jack Nicklaus
(Congressional Country Club (Blue Course), Bethesda, Maryland)
1994 - Simon Hobday (274) -- Graham Marsh, Jim Albus
(Pinehurst Country Club (Number Two), Pinehurst, North Carolina)
1993 - Jack Nicklaus (278) -- Tom Weiskopf
(Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, Colorado)
1992 - Larry Laoretti (275) -- Jim Colbert
(Saucon Valley Country Club (Old Course), Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
1991 - *Jack Nicklaus (282) -- Chi Chi Rodriguez
(Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), Birmingham, Michigan)
1990 - Lee Trevino (275) -- Jack Nicklaus
(Ridgewood Country Club (Center and West Nines, Paramus, New Jersey)
1989 - Orville Moody (279) -- Frank Beard
(Laurel Valley Country Club, Ligonier, Pennsylvania)
1988 - *Gary Player (270) -- Bob Charles
(Medinah Country Club (Number Three, Medinah, Illinois)
1987 - Gary Player (270) -- Doug Sanders
(Brooklawn Country Club, Fairfield, Connecticut)
1986 - Dale Douglass (279) -- Gary Player
(Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio)
1985 - Miller Barber (285) -- Roberto De Vicenzo
(Edgewood Tahoe Golf Club, Stateline, Nevada)
1984 - Miller Barber (286) -- Arnold Palmer
(Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York)
1983 - *Billy Casper (288) -- Rod Funseth
(Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota)
1982 - Miller Barber (282) -- Gene Littler, Dan Sikes
(Portland Golf Club, Portland, Oregon)
1981 - *Arnold Palmer (289) -- Billy Casper, Bob Stone
(Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), Birmingham, Michigan)
1980 - Roberto De Vicenzo (285) -- William C. Campbell
(Winged Foot Golf Club (East Course), Mamaroneck, New York)
* - Won in Playoff.
2000 Grand Slam Finishes
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Tradition PGA Seniors'
Tom Kite Won T-2
Doug Tewell T-25 Won
Tom Watson T-2 T-17
Larry Nelson T-2 T-2
Bruce Fleisher 4th T-38
Joe Inman 5th T-54
Gary McCord T-6 dnp
Andy North T-6 T-46
John Jacobs 8th T-38
Jack Nicklaus T-9 T-12
Mike McCullough T-9 T-17
Fred Gibson T-9 T-32
John Bland T-9 T-10
Ed Dougherty T-9 T-12
Bruce Summerhays T-9 T-25
Jose Maria Canizares T-15 T-38
Dave Eichelberger T-15 mc
Gil Morgan T-15 T-32
Vicente Fernandez T-19 T-6
Jay Sigel T-19 T-12
Graham Marsh T-19 T-38
John Mahaffey T-25 T-8
Lanny Wadkins T-25 T-54
George Archer T-25 dnp
David Graham T-31 T-28
Dave Stockton T-31 mc
Hale Irwin T-37 T-2
Dana Quigley T-37 T-2
Tom Wargo T-61 74th
Ray Floyd WD T-51
Jim Colbert WD T-54
Christy O'Conner WD T-12
Brian Barnes WD WD
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