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Dates: Thursday, March 29th through Sunday, April 1st
Site: Tournament Players Club at Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia
Course Architect: Greg Norman (1996)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,259
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 434 yds 10 - Par 5 608 yds
2 - Par 3 144 yds 11 - Par 3 189 yds
3 - Par 4 389 yds 12 - Par 4 417 yds
4 - Par 5 541 yds 13 - Par 4 310 yds
5 - Par 4 418 yds 14 - Par 4 453 yds
6 - Par 5 569 yds 15 - Par 4 406 yds
7 - Par 4 458 yds 16 - Par 3 179 yds
8 - Par 3 248 yds 17 - Par 4 455 yds
9 - Par 4 465 yds 18 - Par 5 576 yds
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36 3,666 yds 36 3,593 yds
Annual: 33rd
Defending Champion: Phil Mickelson
Runner-Up: Gary Nicklaus
Tournament Record: 265 (Andy Bean, 1979; Dave Barr, 1987)
54-Hole Record: 195 (Larry Nelson, 1988)
36-Hole Record: 129 (Larry Nelson, 1988)
18-Hole Record: 61 (Andy Bean, 1979)
9-Hole Record: 29 (Andy Bean, 1979)
Course Record: 63 (Tiger Woods, 1998; Duffy Waldorf, 1999)
Total Purse: $3,300,000
Shares: 1st Place - $594,000; 2nd Place - 356,400; 3rd Place - 224,400
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Phil Mickelson #* 205 John Huston 208
Gary Nicklaus 205 Steve Jones 208
Harrison Frazar 207 Tom Pernice, Jr. 208
Kenny Perry 207 Joey Sindelar 208
Jay Don Blake 208 Five players at 209
*# - Won in playoff, rain shortened.
Past BellSouth Classic Winners and Runners-Up
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2000 -- *#Phil Mickelson (205) -- Gary Nicklaus
1999 -- David Duval (270) -- Stewart Cink
1998 -- Tiger Woods (271) -- Jay Don Blake
1997 -- Scott McCarron (274) -- David Duval, Brian Henninger, Lee Janzen
1996 -- *Paul Stankowski (280) -- Brandel Chamblee
1995 -- Mark Calcavecchia (271) -- Jim Gallagher, Jr.
1994 -- John Daly (274) -- Nolan Henke, Brian Henninger
1993 -- Nolan Henke (271) -- Mark Calcavecchia, Nick Price, Tom Sieckmann
1992 -- Tom Kite (272) -- Jay Don Blake
1991 -- *Corey Pavin (272) -- Steve Pate
1990 -- Wayne Levi (275) -- Keith Clearwater, Larry Mize, Nick Price
1989 -- *Scott Simpson (278) -- Bob Tway
1988 -- Larry Nelson (268) -- Chip Beck
1987 -- Dave Barr (265) -- Larry Mize
1986 -- Bob Tway (269) -- Hal Sutton
1985 -- *Wayne Levi (273) -- Steve Pate
1984 -- Tom Kite (269) -- Don Pooley
1983 -- #Calvin Peete (206) -- Chip Beck, Jim Colbert, Don Pooley
1982 -- *Keith Fergus (273) -- Ray Floyd
1981 -- *Tom Watson (277) -- Tommy Valentine
1980 -- Larry Nelson (270) -- Andy Bean, Don Pooley
1979 -- Andy Bean (265) -- Joe Inman
1978 -- Jerry Heard (269) -- Lou Graham, Bob Murphy, Tom Watson
1977 -- Hale Irwin (273) -- Steve Veriato
1976 -- Not Held - U.S. Open was held at Atlanta Athletic Club
1975 -- Hale Irwin (271) -- Tom Watson
1974 -- Hosted Tournament Players Championship
1973 -- Jack Nicklaus (272) -- Tom Weiskopf
1972 -- Bob Lunn (275) -- Gary Player
1971 -- *Gardner Dickinson (275) -- Jack Nicklaus
1970 -- Tommy Aaron (275) -- Dan Sikes
1969 -- *Bert Yancey (277) -- Bruce Devlin
1968 -- Bob Lunn (280) -- Lee Trevino
1967 -- Bob Charles (282) -- Tommy Bolt, Richard Crawford, Gardner Dickinson
* - Won in Playoff
# - Rain Shortened
Note: Formerly called BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic (1989-91),
Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic (1982-88), Atlanta Classic
(1967-81).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Phil Mickelson - Defending champion, 5th on money list, 1 win, 3 top-10's
Stewart Cink - Has made the cut in 5 of 8 events with one top-10 finish
Jose Coceres - Tied for 2nd last week at Sao Paolo Brazil Open
Steve Elkington - Withdrew from last week's Players Championship
Ernie Els - Missed the cut last week with rounds of 76-75, 3 top-10's
Retief Goosen - Has made the cut in all four events entered in Europe
Miguel A. Jimenez - Only 3 cuts made in 7 PGA events, 117th on money list
Jerry Kelly - Finished 4th at Players after leading after 3 rounds
Davis Love III - Shot 72-76 at Players Championship and missed the cut
Greg Norman - Course designer, missed cut last week, top-5 at Bay Hill
Jose M. Olazabal - Made 5 of 7 cuts on US tour with no top-10 finishes
Jesper Parnevik - Won Honda Classic for only top-10 of the 2001 season
Nick Price - Posted 2 top-10 finishes in just four events this year
Jean Van de Velde - 96th on money list with 1 top-10 in six tournaments
Mike Weir - Has registered 3 top-10's this year, 11th on money list
Garrett Willis - Won Tucson Open earlier this season, 18th on money list
Ian Woosnam - Made the cut last week at Players but finished plus 11
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Davis Love III
Darkhorse - Billy Mayfair
Last Week's Pick to Win (Tiger Woods) - Finished 1st
Last Week's Darkhorse (Craig Parry) - Finished tied for 33rd
NOTES: After Sunday's final round was cancelled due to rain, Phil Mickelson
and Gary Nicklaus, tied for the lead after three rounds, returned to the
course Monday afternoon for a playoff to decide the 2000 BellSouth champion.
On the first extra hole, the par-3 16th, Mickelson placed his nine-iron
18-feet from the hole while Nicklaus, using an eight-iron, left his shot
in the greenside bunker. Nicklaus took two shots from the bunker, leaving
him an eight-footer for bogey, however Mickelson put the one-year PGA
Tour player out of his misery by sinking the putt for birdie and the win.
Including this year's win in San Diego, Mickelson is now 4-1 in his
career in playoffs, losing only to Jesper Parnevik at the Byron Nelson. There
have been nine playoffs in the history of the tournament. Last year's rain-
shortened event was the second in the tournament's history. In 1983, Calvin
Peete defeated Chip Beck, Don Pooley and Jim Colbert by two shots in the first
weather shortened event.1996 winner of this event, Paul Stankowski, who held
the lead after round one, finished tied for 15th with a final round of 74.
Mickelson and Nicklaus were the only players in the field to post all three
rounds in the 60's. This is the final tune-up for next week's first major on
the PGA Tour, The Masters. This is the fifth consecutive year in which the TPC
at Sugarloaf is hosting this event. The Atlanta Country Club had played host
to this event since its inception in 1967. Although no player has won this
event two consecutive years, Jack Nicklaus recorded wins at Atlanta Country
Club in back-to-back events in 1973 and '74 and Hale Irwin won this event in
1975 and 77. The tournament was not held in 1976 due to the U.S. Open being
held at Atlanta Athletic Club. There have been five two-time winners of this
event. The purse was increased by $500,000 from last year. This course was
designed by Greg Norman, his first in the United States. Bob Charles won this
event the first year of its existence with a winning score of 282, the highest
total in tournament history. Nick Price recorded back-to-back eagles on the
first hole at Atlanta Country Club in 1996 during the first two rounds. On
Thursday, Price holed a 116-yard wedge and Friday he holed out from 138 yards
with a 9-iron. In 1996, Stankowski became the first player in history to win
a then NIKE Tour event (now called BUY.COM) and a PGA Tour event in
back-to-back weeks. Stankowski and Ray Floyd are the only players ever to
win tournaments in the same year on different Tours. Next week the PGA Tour
remains in Georgia as the Tour moves east to Augusta, as Vijay Singh defends
his title at The Masters.
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