Dates: Thursday, July 20th through Sunday, July 23rd
Site: Willowbend Golf Club, Wichita, Kansas
Course Architects: Tom Weiskopf and Jay Moorish (1987)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,000
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 424 Yds 10 - Par 4 355 Yds
2 - Par 4 403 Yds 11 - Par 5 585 Yds
3 - Par 5 557 Yds 12 - Par 3 225 Yds
4 - Par 3 173 Yds 13 - Par 4 438 Yds
5 - Par 4 380 Yds 14 - Par 4 308 Yds
6 - Par 4 455 Yds 15 - Par 5 556 Yds
7 - Par 5 543 Yds 16 - Par 4 470 Yds
8 - Par 3 178 Yds 17 - Par 3 193 Yds
9 - Par 4 309 Yds 18 - Par 4 448 Yds
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36 3,422 Yds 36 3,578 Yds
Annual: 11th
1999 Champion: Brad Elder
Runner-up: Mark Wurtz
Tournament Record: 265 (Emlyn Aubrey, 1998)
54-Hole Record: 197 (Brad Elder, 1999)
36-Hole Record: 127 (Eric Hoos, 1991; Emlyn Aubrey, 1998)
18-Hole Record: 61 (Greg Fleisher, Eric Hoos, 1991)
Course Record: 61 (Emlyn Aubrey, 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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Brad Elder 268 Craig Kanada 272
Mark Wurtz 270 Edward Fryatt 273
Mike Grob 271 Ahmad Bateman 274
Gary Nicklaus 271 Michael Clark 274
Garrett Willis 271 Matt Gogel 274
Kevin Johnson 274
Past BUY.COM Wichita Open Winners and Runners-Up
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1999 -- Brad Elder (268) -- Mark Wurtz
1998 -- Emlyn Aubrey (265) -- Carl Paulson, Anthony Rodriguez
1997 -- *Ben Bates (29) -- Carl Paulson, Jeff Brehaut, Chris Smith
1996 -- Rick Cramer (269) -- J.P. Hayes, Jimmy Johnston, Craig Kanada
1995 -- *David Toms (269) -- E.J. Pfister
1994 -- Dennis Postlewait (271) -- Clark Burroughs
1993 -- David Duval (271) -- Jeff Lee, John Morse
1992 -- *#Jeff Woodland (204) -- Bob May
1991 -- #Eric Hoos (199) -- Tom Garner, Pete Jordan
1990 -- #Tom Lehman (202) -- Greg Whisman (203)
* - Won in playoff.
# - 54-hole tournament.
Note: Formerly called Ben Hogan Reflection Ridge Open (1990), Ben
Hogan Wichita Charity Classic (1991-92).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Briny Baird - 6th on money list with one win and five top-10's
John Elliott - Has slipped to 28th on money list with 2 top-10's
Jeff Gallagher - Has finished 1st and 2nd this year, 8th on money list
Paul Gow - Won two weeks ago at Hershey Open, 7th in money
Kelly Grunewald - Has made 12 of 16 cuts with a Tour leading 6 top-10's
Rob McKelvey - 9th on money list with one win and three top-10 finishes
Fran Quinn - Has made 8 of 13 cuts with only 1 top-10 (a win)
Vance Veazey - Finished 3rd last week with final round of 72
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