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Dates: Thursday, March 15th through Sunday, March 18th
Site: Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Orlando, Florida
Course Architect: Dick Wilson, Joe Lee (1961), Arnold Palmer (re-design, 1980)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,208
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 441 Yds 10 - Par 4 400 Yds
2 - Par 3 218 Yds 11 - Par 4 438 Yds
3 - Par 4 395 Yds 12 - Par 5 580 Yds
4 - Par 5 530 Yds 13 - Par 4 364 Yds
5 - Par 4 384 Yds 14 - Par 3 206 Yds
6 - Par 5 558 Yds 15 - Par 4 425 Yds
7 - Par 3 197 Yds 16 - Par 5 486 Yds
8 - Par 4 459 Yds 17 - Par 3 219 Yds
9 - Par 4 467 Yds 18 - Par 4 441 Yds
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36 3,649 Yds 36 3,559 Yds
Annual: 36th
Defending Champion: Tiger Woods
Runner-up: Davis Love III
Tournament Record: 264 (Payne Stewart, 1987)
54-Hole Record: 197 (Andy Bean, 1981)
36-Hole Record: 130 (Andy Bean, Tom Watson, 1981)
Course Record: 62 (Andy Bean, 1981; Greg Norman, 1984)
Total Purse: $3,500,000
Shares: 1st Place - $630,000; 2nd Place - 378,000; 3rd Place - 238,000
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Tiger Woods 270 Stewart Cink 278
Davis Love III 274 Mike Weir 279
Skip Kendall 275 Jay Williamson 279
Neal Lancaster 277 Woody Austin 280
Loren Roberts 277 Four players at 281
Past Bay Hill Invitational Winners and Runners-Up
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2000 -- Tiger Woods (270) -- Davis Love III
1999 -- *Tim Herron (274) -- Tom Lehman
1998 -- Ernie Els (274) -- Bob Estes, Jeff Maggert
1997 -- Phil Mickelson (272) -- Stuart Appleby
1996 -- Paul Goydos (275) -- Jeff Maggert
1995 -- Loren Roberts (272) -- Brad Faxon
1994 -- Loren Roberts (275) -- Nick Price, Vijay Singh, Fuzzy Zoeller
1993 -- Ben Crenshaw (280) -- Davis Love III, Rocco Mediate, Vijay Singh
1992 -- Fred Couples (269) -- Gene Sauers
1991 -- #Andrew Magee (203) -- Tom Sieckmann
1990 -- Robert Gamez (274) -- Greg Norman
1989 -- *Tom Kite (278) -- Davis Love III
1988 -- Paul Azinger (271) -- Tom Kite
1987 -- Payne Stewart (264) -- David Frost
1986 -- #Dan Forsman (202) -- Ray Floyd, Mike Hulbert
1985 -- Fuzzy Zoeller (275) -- Tom Watson
1984 -- *Gary Koch (272) -- George Burns
1983 -- *Mike Nicolette (283) -- Greg Norman
1982 -- *Tom Kite (278) -- Jack Nicklaus, Denis Watson
1981 -- Andy Bean (266) -- Tom Watson
1980 -- Dave Eichelberger (279) -- Leonard Thompson
1979 -- *Bob Byman (278) -- John Schroeder
1978 -- Mac McLendon (271) -- David Graham
1977 -- Gary Koch (274) -- Dale Hayes, Joe Inman
1976 -- *Hale Irwin (270) -- Kermit Zarley
1975 -- Lee Trevino (276) -- Hale Irwin
1974 -- Jerry Heard (273) -- Homero Blancas, Jim Jamieson
1973 -- Brian Allin (265) -- Charles Coody
1972 -- Jerry Heard (276) -- Bobby Mitchell
1971 -- Arnold Palmer (270) -- Julius Boros
1970 -- Bob Lunn (271) -- Rives McBee
1969 -- Ken Still (278) -- Miller Barber
1968 -- Dan Sikes (274) -- Tom Weiskopf
1967 -- Julius Boros (274) -- George Knudson, Arnold Palmer
1966 -- Lionel Hebert (279) -- Charles Coody, Dick Lytle, Jack Nicklaus
* - Won in Playoff.
# - Rain Shortened.
Note: Formerly called The Nestle Invitational (1989-95), Hertz Bay Hill
Classic (1985-88), Bay Hill Citrus (1980-84), Bay Hill Citrus Classic
(1979), Florida Citrus Open Invitational (1966-78).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Tiger Woods - Defending champion, looking for his first win of 2001
Mark Calcavecchia - Has finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd this year, 3rd in money
Michael Campbell - Ranked 18th in the world, won Heineken Classic
Darren Clarke - Has a ranking of 11th in the world, 7 European wins
Fred Couples - Four cuts made in five events but no top-10 finishes
John Daly - Posted best finish of the season, tying for 11th last week
Joe Durant - Two-time winner this year, 1st on PGA money list
Ernie Els - 10th on money list with a pair of third-place finishes
Sergio Garcia - Lost in a playoff to Baddeley at Norman event in Australia
Miguel A. Jimenez - In five tournaments this year in U.S., has made 3 cuts
Tom Lehman - Three top-10 finishes in 7 events with one missed cut
Phil Mickelson - Won in San Diego last month, 7th on money list
Colin Montgomerie - Won in Australia back in February, seeking 1st U.S. win
Greg Norman - Two-time runner-up at this event, co-owner of course record
Jose M. Olazabal - Has played in 5 PGA events this year with 4 cuts made
Vijay Singh - Two-time winner on the European Tour this season
Steve Stricker - Won Match Play Championship, ranks 5th on money list
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Tiger Woods
Darkhorse - Steve Flesch
Last Week's Pick to Win (Mark Calcavecchia) - Finished tied for 2nd
Last Week's Darkhorse (Lee Porter) - Missed the cut
NOTES:
One shot off the pace after round one, Tiger Woods took control
of the tournament with a second-round 64 and a third-round 67 to take
a two-stroke lead over Davis Love III with one round to play. During
the final round, Woods was never pressed by Love, as he cruised to a
four-shot win over Love. Love moved into contention during round three
with a nine-under 63, but could do no better than 72 on Sunday to
finish in second for the third time at this event. In the 12 times
Davis Love III has played a fourth round at Bay Hill, he has shot in
the 60's only once. Love finished in third in 1999 and has finished in
the top-20 six straight years. Love has played well during this event,
making the cut in 14 of his 15 appearances and finishing in the top-10
seven times. Love ranks second in all-time earnings at this event,
with $824,701 made while two-time winner Loren Roberts is first.
Roberts, the only player to win this event two straight years (1994-
95), finished tied for fourth last year. Tim Herron (1999) and Fred
Couples (1992) are the only players to win this event wire-to-wire.
Gary Koch owns the lowest finish by a winner with a final-round 63 in
1984. Greg Norman and Andy Bean share the course record of 62. Bean
accomplished the feat in 1981, while Norman matched it in 1984. There
has only been six holes-in-one in the tournament since 1983, with the
most recent by Kenny Knox in 1991 when he aced the 14th hole during
the third round. 1997 winner of this event Phil Mickelson hit three
balls in the water on the par-5 sixth and took a 10 during the final
round. He finished with a 78, his worst score at Bay Hill. The purse
was increased by $500,000 from last year. Bay Hill Club and Lodge has
hosted this event for the last 23 years. Prior to Bay Hill, Rio Pinar
Country Club hosted this event from 1966-78. Roberts, Jerry Heard, Tom
Kite and Koch are the only two-time winners of this event. Five
players have made the Bay Hill Invitational their first PGA win: Ken
Still, Bob Byman, Mike Nicolette, Loren Roberts and Paul Goydos.
Robert Gamez was the last player to win this event on his first try
(1990). There have been seven playoffs in tournament history, the last
coming in 1999 when Tim Herron defeated Tom Lehman. David Duval and
Davis Love III withdrew from the tournament, Duval from a sore wrist
and Love from fatigue. Next week the PGA Tour moves to Ponte Vedra
Beach for the unofficial fifth "major", THE PLAYERS Championship where
Hal Sutton will defend his title.
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