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Dates: Thursday, June 7th through Sunday, June 10th
Site: Marriott Forest of Arden Hotel (Arden Course), Warwickshire, England
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,167
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 384 Yds 10 - Par 4 434 Yds
2 - Par 4 361 Yds 11 - Par 4 421 Yds
3 - Par 5 560 Yds 12 - Par 5 543 Yds
4 - Par 4 381 Yds 13 - Par 4 474 Yds
5 - Par 3 196 Yds 14 - Par 4 448 Yds
6 - Par 4 463 Yds 15 - Par 3 187 Yds
7 - Par 5 526 Yds 16 - Par 4 422 Yds
8 - Par 3 177 Yds 17 - Par 5 511 Yds
9 - Par 4 470 Yds 18 - Par 3 209 Yds
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36 3,518 Yds 36 3,649 Yds
Annual: 19th
Defending Champion: Darren Clarke
Runner-Up: Mark James, Michael Campbell
Tournament Record: 268 (Darren Clarke, 1999)
18-Hole Record: 61 (Greg Chalmers, 1998)
Course Record: 63 (Colin Montgomerie, 1995)
Total Purse: $1,143,916
Share: 1st Place - $190,648; 2nd Place - 127,089; 3rd Place - 71,609
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Darren Clarke 275 Gary Orr 279
Mark James 276 Brian Davis 279
Michael Campbell 276 Colin Montgomerie 280
Lee Westwood 278 David Lynn 281
Ricardo Gonzalez 278 Peter O'Malley 282
Ian Garbutt 282
Past Compass Group English Open Winners
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2000 -- Darren Clarke (275) -- Mark James
1999 -- Darren Clarke (268) -- John Bickerton
1998 -- Lee Westwood (271) -- Greg Chalmers, Olle Karlsson
1997 -- Per-Ulrik Johansson (269) -- Dennis Edlund
1996 -- Robert Allenby (278) -- Colin Montgomerie, Ross McFarlane
1995 -- *Philip Walton (274) -- Colin Montgomerie
1994 -- Colin Montgomerie (274) -- Barry Lane
1993 -- Ian Woosnam (269) -- Costantino Rocca
1992 -- Vicente Fernandez (283) -- Fredrik Lindgren, Per-Ulrik Johansson
1991 -- David Gilford (278) -- Roger Chapman
1990 -- *Mark James (284) -- Sam Torrance
1989 -- Mark James (279) -- Eamonn Darcy, Sam Torrance, Craig Parry
1988 -- Howard Clark (279) -- Peter Baker
1987 -- Not Held
1986 -- Not Held
1985 -- Not Held
1984 -- Not Held
1983 -- *Hugh Baiocchi (279)
1982 -- Greg Norman (279)
1981 -- Rodger Davis (283)
1980 -- Manuel Pinero (286)
1979 -- Seve Ballesteros (286)
* - won in playoff.
Note: Formerly known as Lada English Golf Classic (1979), Mazda (1980),
State Express Classic (1981-83), NM English Open (1989-91), Murphy's
English Open (1992-95), Alamo English Open (1996-97); National Car
Rental English Open (1998).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Darren Clarke - Two-time defending champion, only 1 top-10 in 8 events
Retief Goosen - Has a pair of top-10 finishes, 41st on money list
David Howell - Lost in a playoff last week after shooting Sunday 73
Mark James - Two-time winner of this event (1989-90)
Olle Karlsson - Shot a Sunday 69 to finish alone in 5th last week
Paul McGinley - A perfect 11-for-11 in cuts made with 5 top-10's
Colin Montgomerie - Won this event in 1994 and runner-up in 95-96
Andrew Oldcorn - Captured Volvo PGA Championship two weeks ago
Phillip Price - Won in Portugal earlier this year, 9th on money list
Costantino Rocca - Has two top-five finishes this year, 48th in money
Justin Rose - 16th on money list with a pair of second's
Sam Torrance - Ryder Cup captain, second at this event twice
Lee Westwood - Tied for 8th last week after final round of 74
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Lee Westwood
Darkhorse - Anthony Wall
Last Week's Pick to Win (Darren Clarke) - Finished tied for 42nd
Last Week's Darkhorse (Dean Robertson) - Finished tied for 53rd
NOTES:
Six shots off the pace heading into Sunday's final round, defending
champion Darren Clarke carded a blistering seven-under 65 to pass third-round
leader Michael Campbell and win this event by one shot. Campbell, who opened
with a nine-under 63 in lift-clean and place conditions, led by five after
round two, but struggled home over the weekend with back-to-back 72's to tie
for second with Mark James. Campbell had a chance to force a playoff with a
birdie on the final hole, but his putt lipped out. Clarke has finished 1st,
1st, 49th, 12th and 4th the last five years and was the last player in the
events history to register four rounds in the 60's (1999). Lee Westwood, who
tied for fourth last year, also recorded four rounds in the 60's in 1998.
Clarke joined Mark James as the only players to win this event two straight
years. Forest of Arden is hosting this event for the second straight year and
fifth time overall after a three-year stint at Hanbury Manor Hotel. The Belfry
hosted this event for nine years while Royal Birkdale played host in 1988.
Colin Montgomerie, eighth at this event last year, has finished 1st, 2nd, 2nd,
12th, 4th, 5th and 8th the last seven years of the tournament. This event will
serve as the final tune-up for next week's U.S. Open at Southern Hills in
Tulsa, Oklahoma where world number-one Tiger Woods will defend his title.
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