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Dates: Thursday, May 3rd through Sunday, May 6th
Site: English Turn Golf & Country Club, New Orleans, Louisiana
Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus (1988)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,116
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 398 Yds 10 - Par 4 420 Yds
2 - Par 5 519 Yds 11 - Par 5 550 Yds
3 - Par 3 200 Yds 12 - Par 3 158 Yds
4 - Par 4 349 Yds 13 - Par 4 380 Yds
5 - Par 4 463 Yds 14 - Par 4 469 Yds
6 - Par 5 557 Yds 15 - Par 5 542 Yds
7 - Par 4 445 Yds 16 - Par 4 442 Yds
8 - Par 3 176 Yds 17 - Par 3 207 Yds
9 - Par 4 370 Yds 18 - Par 4 471 Yds
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36 3,477 Yds 36 3,639 Yds
Annual: 53rd
Defending Champion: Carlos Franco
Runner-up: Blaine McCallister
Tournament Record: 262 (Chip Beck, 1988)
72-Hole Record at English Turn: 269 (Carlos Franco, 1999)
54-Hole Record: 198 (Chip Beck, 1988)
36-Hole Record: 131 (Eric Booker, 1999)
18-Hole Record: 62 (Bob Gilder, 1979 at Lakewood Country Club)
Course Record: 62 (Dennis Paulson, 1994)
Total Purse: $4,000,000
Shares: 1st Place - $720,000; 2nd Place - 432.000; 3rd Place - 272,000
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Carlos Franco * 270 Kirk Triplett 273
Blaine McCallister 270 Steve Flesch 273
Harrison Frazar 271 Bob Burns 273
Steve Stricker 272 Scott Hoch 274
Stephen Ames 272 Joe Durant 274
* - Won in playoff.
Past COMPAQ Classic of New Orleans Winners and Runners-Up
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2000 -- *Carlos Franco (270) -- Blaine McCallister
1999 -- Carlos Franco (269) -- Steve Flesch, Harrison Frazar
1998 -- Lee Westwood (273) -- Steve Flesch
1997 -- Brad Faxon (272) -- Bill Glasson, Jesper Parnevik
1996 -- Scott McCarron (275) -- Tom Watson
1995 -- *Davis Love III (274) -- Mike Heinen
1994 -- Ben Crenshaw (273) -- Jose Maria Olazabal
1993 -- Mike Standly (281) -- Russ Cochran, Payne Stewart
1992 -- Chip Beck (276) -- Greg Norman, Mike Standly
1991 -- *Ian Woosnam (275) -- Jim Hallet
1990 -- David Frost (276) -- Greg Norman
1989 -- Tim Simpson (274) -- Greg Norman, Hal Sutton
1988 -- Chip Beck (262) -- Lanny Wadkins
1987 -- Ben Crenshaw (268) -- Curtis Strange
1986 -- Calvin Peete (269) -- Pat McGowan
1985 -- #Seve Ballesteros (205) -- Peter Jacobsen, John Mahaffey
1984 -- Bob Eastwood (272) -- Larry Rinker
1983 -- Bill Rogers (274) -- David Edwards, Jay Haas, Vance Heafner
1982 -- #Scott Hoch (206) -- Bob Shearer, Tom Watson
1981 -- Tom Watson (270) -- Bruce Fleisher
1980 -- Tom Watson (273) -- Lee Trevino
1979 -- Hubert Green (273) -- F.Conner, B.Lietzke, S.Melnyk, L.Trevino
1978 -- Lon Hinkle (271) -- Gibby Gilbert, Fuzzy Zoeller
1977 -- Jim Simons (273) -- Stan Lee
1976 -- Larry Ziegler (274) -- Victor Regalado
1975 -- Billy Casper (271) -- Peter Oosterhuis
1974 -- Lee Trevino (267) -- Bobby Cole, Ben Crenshaw
1973 -- *Jack Nicklaus (280) -- Miller Barber
1972 -- Gary Player (279) -- Dave Eichelberger, Jack Nicklaus
1971 -- Frank Beard (276) -- Hubert Green
1970 -- *Miller Barber (278) -- Bob Charles, Howie Johnson
1969 -- *Larry Hinson (275) -- Frank Beard
1968 -- George Archer (271) -- Bert Yancey
1967 -- George Knudson (277) -- Jack Nicklaus
1966 -- Frank Beard (276) -- Gardner Dickinson
1965 -- Dick Mayer (273) -- Bruce Devlin, Bill Martindale
1964 -- Mason Rudolph (283) -- Jack Nicklaus, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Glenn Stuart
1963 -- Bo Wininger (279) -- Tony Lema, Bob Rosburg
1962 -- Bo Wininger (281) -- Bob Rosburg
1961 -- Doug Sanders (272) -- Gay Brewer, Mac Main
1960 -- Dow Finsterwald (270) -- Al Besselink
1959 -- Bill Collins (280) -- Jack Burke, Jr., Tom Nieporte
1958 -- *Billy Casper (278) -- Ken Venturi
1957 -- Not Held
1956 -- Not Held
1955 -- Not Held
1954 -- Not Held
1953 -- Not Held
1952 -- Not Held
1951 -- Not Held
1950 -- Not Held
1949 -- Not Held
1948 -- Bob Hamilton (280) -- Roberto de Vicenzo, Fred Haas, Lawson Little
1947 -- Not Held
1946 -- Byron Nelson (277) -- Ben Hogan
1945 -- *Byron Nelson (284) -- Harold McSpaden
1944 -- Sammy Byrd (285) -- Byron Nelson
1943 -- Not Held
1942 -- Lloyd Mangrum (281) -- Lawson Little, Sam Snead
1941 -- Henry Picard (276) -- Ben Hogan
1940 -- Jimmy Demaret (286) -- Ralph Guldahl, Harold McSpaden, Sam Snead
1939 -- Henry Picard (284) -- Dick Metz
1938 -- Harry Cooper (285) -- Harold McSpaden
* - Won in Playoff.
Note: Formerly called Freeport-McDermott Classic (1996-98), Freeport-McMoran
Classic (1992-95), USF&G Classic (1982-91), USF&G New Orleans Open
(1981), Greater New Orleans Open (1980), First NBC New Orleans Open
(1975-79), Greater New Orleans Open Invitational (1938-74).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Carlos Franco - Two-time defending champ, only 6 cuts made in 10 tries
Mark Calcavecchia - 6th on money list with one win and 4 top-five's
Jose Coceres - Won Worldcom Classic in playoff over Mayfair
David Duval - Has made 5 of 7 cuts with two top-10's, 23rd in money
Steve Elkington - 177th on money list, only 2 missed cuts, no top-10's
Ernie Els - The Big Easy in "The Big Easy", 3 top-five's
Brad Faxon - Has made the cut in all 11 events entered with 1 win
Scott Hoch - Won last week at Greensboro for 1st win in 4 years
Davis Love III - Won this event in 1995, 5th on money list 1 win in 2001
Phil Mickelson - In 10 events has finished in the top-5 five times
Jack Nicklaus - Course designer, 1 win and 3 runner-ups at this event
Greg Norman - Although never a winner here, has finished 2nd twice
Nick Price - Competing in 7 PGA event this year with 2 top-10's
Hal Sutton - Won two weeks ago in Houston, 24th last week in NC
GolfToday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - David Duval
Darkhorse - Jerry Kelly
Last Week's Pick to Win (Hal Sutton) - Finished tied for 24th
Last Week's Darkhorse (Shigeki Maruyama) - Missed the cut
NOTES:
Carlos Franco rolled in a three-foot putt for par on the second hole of
sudden death to beat Blaine McCallister last year and win this event for the
second straight season. McCallister held a one-shot lead over Franco after
71 holes but bogeyed the 471-yard, par-four 18th to finish regulation tied
with Franco at 18-under-par 270. On the first playoff hole, McCallister had a
four-foot putt for par and the win, but he failed to convert. Franco,
McCallister, Stephen Ames and Steve Flesch were the only players in the field
to post all four rounds in the 60's. Harrison Frazar, who began the day one
shot out of the lead, birdied five holes on the front nine to take the lead
at 18-under. He made it to 19-under with a birdie on the 15th, but a double-
bogey on the 17th dropped him to 17-under where he would finish in third place
with a final-round 68. Frazar tied for second in 1999 at this event. Franco
became the first player since Tom Watson in 1980-81 to repeat as champion.
Last year's playoff was the eighth in tournament history and the first since
1995. The purse was increased by $600,000 from last year.This will be the 13th
consecutive year that the event will be held at English Turn Golf and Country
Club. Lakewood Country Club hosted this tournament for 26 years while City
Park Golf Club hosted this event the first 14 times. This event is the 11th
oldest on the PGA TOUR. There has neverbeen a wire-to-wire winner at this
event. Calvin Peete came the closest,sharing the lead after round one in 1986
before pulling away to a five stroke win over Pat McGowan. Greg Norman is a
three-time runner-up at this tournament and has a scoring average of 70.03,
second only to Lee Trevino (70.00). Trevino holds the tournament record for
largest winning margin, defeating Ben Crenshaw and Bobby Cole by eight shots
in 1974. When Trevino won this event in '74, he played all 72 holes without a
bogey. No player since then has been able to accomplish that feat. Eight of
the last 10 champions of this event have been members of either the Presidents
Cup or Ryder Cup teams (David Frost, Ian Woosnam, Chip Beck, Ben Crenshaw,
Davis Love III, Brad Faxon, Lee Westwood and Carlos Franco). Last year, Kevin
Sutherland recorded the 12th hole-in-one in tournament history and the first
since Dudley Hart in 1999. This event had previously been held the week prior
to the Masters. Next week, the PGA Tour moves to Texas for the Byron Nelson
Classic where Jesper Parnevik will defend his title.
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