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Dates: Thursday, May 31st through Sunday, June 3rd
Site: Woburn Golf and Country Club (Marquess Course), Milton Keynes,
England
Course Architects: Peter Alliss, Clive Clark, Ross McMurray, Alex Hay
(2000)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,214
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 395 Yds 10 - Par 4 374 Yds
2 - Par 5 506 Yds 11 - Par 5 579 Yds
3 - Par 4 473 Yds 12 - Par 4 343 Yds
4 - Par 4 425 Yds 13 - Par 4 467 Yds
5 - Par 4 415 Yds 14 - Par 3 219 Yds
6 - Par 3 159 Yds 15 - Par 5 575 Yds
7 - Par 5 538 Yds 16 - Par 4 450 Yds
8 - Par 3 188 Yds 17 - Par 3 176 Yds
9 - Par 4 473 Yds 18 - Par 4 459 Yds
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36 3,572 Yds 36 3,642 Yds
Annual: 55th
Defending Champion: Gary Orr
Runner-Up: Per-Ulrik Johansson
Tournament Record: 266 (Peter Baker, 1993)
54-Hole Record: 197 (Gary Orr, 2000)
36-Hole Record: 129 (Gary Orr, 2000)
18-Hole Record: 62 (Gary Orr, 2000 - Duke's Course)
Total Purse: $1,771,210
Shares: 1st Place - $295,196; 2nd Place - 196,790; 3rd Place - 110,880
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Gary Orr 267 Bob May 272
Per-Ulrik Johansson 269 Paul Lawrie 272
Colin Montgomerie 270 Jarmo Sandelin 273
Mark McNulty 271 Patrik Sjoland 273
Andrew Coltart 272 Raymond Russell 274
Past Victor Chandler British Masters Winners and Runners-up
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2000 -- Gary Orr (267) -- Per-Ulrik Johansson
1999 -- Bob May (269) -- Colin Montgomerie
1998 -- Colin Montgomerie (281) -- Pierre Fulke, Eduardo Romero
1997 -- Greg Turner (275) -- Colin Montgomerie
1996 -- *Robert Allenby (284) -- Miguel Angel Martin
1995 -- Sam Torrance (270) -- Michael Campbell
1994 -- Ian Woosnam (271) -- Seve Ballesteros
1993 -- Peter Baker (266) -- Carl Mason
1992 -- *Christy O'Connor, Jr (270) -- Tony Johnstone
1991 -- Seve Ballesteros (275) -- E.Darcy, T.Johnstone, S.Torrance,
K.Waters,
D.Gilford
1990 -- Mark James (270) -- David Feherty
1989 -- Nick Faldo (267) -- Ronan Rafferty
1988 -- Sandy Lyle (273) -- Nick Faldo, Mark McNulty
1987 -- Mark McNulty (274) -- Ian Woosnam
1986 -- Seve Ballesteros (275) -- Gordon Brand Jr.
1985 -- Lee Trevino (278) -- Rodger Davis
1984 -- Not Held
1983 -- Ian Woosnam (269) -- Bernard Gallacher
1982 -- Greg Norman (267) -- Bernhard Langer
1981 -- Greg Norman (273) -- Graham Marsh
1980 -- Bernhard Langer (270) -- Brian Barnes
1979 -- Graham Marsh (283) -- Neil Coles, Isao Aoki
1978 -- Tommy Horton (279) -- Dale Hayes, Graham Marsh, Brian Waites
1977 -- *Guy Hunt (291) -- Brian Barnes
1976 -- Baldovino Dassu (271) -- Hubert Green
1975 -- Bernard Gallacher (289) -- Dale Hayes
1974 -- *Bernard Gallacher (282) -- Gary Player
1973 -- Tony Jacklin (272) -- Bob Charles
1972 -- Bob Charles (277) -- Tony Jacklin
1971 -- Maurice Bembridge (273) -- Peter Oosterhuis
1970 -- Brian Huggett (293) -- David Graham
1969 -- Cobie Legrange (281) 1968 -- Peter Thomson (274)
1967 -- Tony Jacklin (274) 1966 -- Neil Coles (278)
1965 -- B.Hunt (283) 1964 -- Cobie Legrange (288)
1963 -- B.Hunt (282) 1962 -- Dai Rees (278)
1961 -- Peter Thomson (284) 1960 -- James Hitchcock (275)
1959 -- Christy O'Connor (277) 1958 -- H.Weetman (276)
1957 -- E.Brown (275) 1956 -- Christy O'Connor (277)
1955 -- H.Bradshaw (277) 1954 -- A.D.Locke (291)
1953 -- H.Bradshaw (272) 1952 -- H.Weetman (281)
1951 -- M.Faulkner (281) 1950 -- D.Rees (281)
1949 -- C.Ward (290) 1948 -- N.Von Nida (272)
1947 -- A.Lees (283) 1946 -- A.D. Locke/J.Adams (286)
* - Won in playoff.
Note: Formerly called Dunlop Masters (1946-82), Silk Cut Masters (1983),
Dunhill (1985-94), Collingtree (1995), One 2 One British Masters
(1996-98).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Gary Orr - Defending champion, withdrew due to illness
Peter Baker - 8th last week with final round of 65, 1st top-10
Thomas Bjorn - Won Dubai Desert Classic, 4 top-10's, 8th in money
Michael Campbell - Tied for 4th last week, but fell to 2nd in money
earned
Darren Clarke - Has made six of seven cuts this year with 1 top-10
Andrew Coltart - Moved up to 20th on money list with 2 top-10 finishes
Retief Goosen - Has a pair of top-10 finishes, two missed cuts
Padraig Harrington - Three-time runner-up this year, five top-five's
Colin Montgomerie - Shot final round of 71 to tie for 17th last week
Andrew Oldcorn - Won last week's Volvo PGA Championship for 3rd win
Justin Rose - 14th on money list, 3 top-10's, two missed cuts
Lee Westwood - Missed the cut last week with back-to-back 73's
Ian Woosnam - Two-time winner of this event, tied for 22nd last week
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Darren Clarke
Darkhorse - Dean Robertson
Last week's Pick to Win (Colin Montgomerie) - Finished tied for 17th
Last week's Darkhorse (Andrew Coltart) - Finished tied for 32nd
NOTES:
Three shots behind Colin Montgomerie after round one, Gary Orr carded
a course-record 62 in round two and held on the rest of the way to
defeat Per-Ulrik Johansson by two shots and win for the second time in
2000 and in his career. Montgomerie finished alone in third, three
shots back. Orr's total of 267 was just one shy of the tournament mark
of 266 set in 1993 by Peter Baker. Johansson, defending champion Bob
May and Patrik Sjoland were the only players in the field to post all
four rounds in the 60s. May tied for fifth while Sjoland tied for
eighth. Montgomerie has performed well at this event over the last
eight years, posting eight consecutive top-10 finishes, winning in
1998. During the last four British Masters, Monty has a win, two
seconds and a third. His worst finish over the past eight years, was a
tie for 10th in 1993. Alastair Forsyth and Roger Chapman recorded
holes-in-one last year during the fourth round. Forsyth aced the
second hole while Chapman made his mark at the eighth. Victor Chandler
On Course, the United Kingdom's leading independent bookmaker, will
continue to sponsor this event for the next three years. Greg Norman
was the last player to win this event two straight years (1981-82).
Playoffs have decided this event only four times in the tournament's
history. Woburn has hosted this event 14 times in the tournament's 54-
year history. For the first time, The Marquess Course at Woburn will
be used for a European Tour event, having been opened for play on June
5 last year. Designed by Peter Alliss, Clive Clark, European Golf
Design (Ross McMurray) and Alex Hay, the course, named after the
Marquess of Tavistock, is a joint venture between PGA European Tour
Courses PLC and The Bedford Estate. At 7,214 yards, it lies within 200
acres of mixed woodlands, overlapping the county boundary dividing
Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Lofty pine, beech, spruce, sweet
chestnut and oak trees tower above a variety of holes designed to test
the best golfers in Europe. This tournament was held last year in mid-
August. Next week the European Tour tees it up at the Marriott Forest
of Arden Hotel in England, where Darren Clarke will defend his title
at the English Open.
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