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Dates: Friday, June 22nd through Sunday, June 24th
Site: Nashawtuc Country Club, Concord, Massachusetts
Course Architect: Geoffrey Cornish and William G. Robinson (1961)
Brian Silva (1996), Craig Schreiner (1999) - redesign
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,777
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 387 Yds 10 - Par 5 538 Yds
2 - Par 3 189 Yds 11 - Par 4 425 Yds
3 - Par 4 400 Yds 12 - Par 4 411 Yds
4 - Par 4 307 Yds 13 - Par 3 205 Yds
5 - Par 5 526 Yds 14 - Par 4 367 Yds
6 - Par 4 365 Yds 15 - Par 4 342 Yds
7 - Par 4 460 Yds 16 - Par 4 426 Yds
8 - Par 3 194 Yds 17 - Par 3 170 Yds
9 - Par 5 544 Yds 18 - Par 5 521 Yds
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36 3,372 Yds 36 3,405 Yds
Annual: 21st
Defending Champion: Larry Nelson
Runner-Up: Jim Thorpe
Tournament Record: 198 (Chi Chi Rodriguez, 1987)
36-Hole Record: 131 (Chi Chi Rodriguez, 1988)
Course Record: 64 (Bruce Crampton, 1986; Dale Douglass, 1988-89;
Chi Chi Rodriguez, 1990, 93; Kermit Zarley, 1993;
Tommy Aaron, 1995; Bobby Stroble, Hale Irwin, 1998)
Total Purse: $1,400,000
Shares: 1st Place - $210,000; 2nd Place - 123,200; 3rd Place - 100,800
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Larry Nelson 203 Hale Irwin 209
Jim Thorpe 207 Leonard Thompson 209
Allen Doyle 208 George Archer 210
Chi Chi Rodriguez 208 John Bland 210
Bruce Fleisher 208 Chuck Moran 210
Past FleetBoston Classic Winners and Runners-up
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2000 -- Larry Nelson (203) -- Jim Thorpe
1999 -- *Tom McGinnis (205) -- Hale Irwin
1998 -- Hale Irwin (201) -- Jay Sigel
1997 -- Hale Irwin (203) -- Jerry McGee, Bob Wynn
1996 -- Jim Dent (204) -- Jay Sigel, Tom Wargo
1995 -- Isao Aoki (204) -- Bob Charles, Hale Irwin
1994 -- Jim Albus (203) -- Bob Brue, Ray Floyd
1993 -- Bob Betley (204) -- Bob Murphy
1992 -- *#Mike Hill (136) -- Walt Zembriski
1991 -- Rocky Thompson (205) -- Bruce Crampton
1990 -- Bob Charles (203) -- Lee Trevino
1989 -- Bob Charles (203) -- Mike Hill
1988 -- Chi Chi Rodriguez (202) -- Bob Charles
1987 -- Chi Chi Rodriguez (198) -- Orville Moody
1986 -- Chi Chi Rodriguez (203) -- Gary Player
1985 -- *Lee Elder (208) -- Jerry Barber
1984 -- Don January (209) -- Orville Moody
1983 -- Don January (273) -- Miller Barber, Gay Brewer
1982 -- Arnold Palmer (276) -- Billy Casper, Bob Rosburg
1981 -- Bob Goalby (208) -- Art Wall
* - Won in playoff.
# - Rain shortened.
Note: Formerly called BankBoston Classic (1997-99), Bank of Boston Senior
Classic (1993-96), Digital Seniors Classic (1985-92), Digital Middlesex
Classic (1984), Marlboro Classic (1981-83).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Larry Nelson - Defending champ, two-time winner this year, 10 top-10's
Jose M. Canizares - 6th on money list with one win and five top-five's
Jim Colbert - Has one win and 5 top-10 finishes in 15 tournaments
Ed Dougherty - Won for the first time on Senior Tour last month
Allen Doyle - Leads Senior Tour with 14 top-10's in 17 tournaments
Bruce Fleisher - Two-time winner this year, 4th on money list
Hale Irwin - Played with the big boys last week and made cut at Open
Tom Kite - Shot Sunday round of 64 last week & tied for 5th in Tulsa
Andy North - 38th on money list with one runner-up finish, 2 top-10's
Dana Quigley - Two-time runner-up this year, 11th on money list
Sammy Rachels - Won BellSouth event three weeks ago for 1st career win
Doug Tewell - Won The Tradition earlier this year, 10th on money list
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Hale Irwin
Darkhorse - Jay Sigel
Last week's Pick to Win (Gil Morgan) - Finished 1st
Last week's Darkhorse (Walter Hall) - Finished tied for 19th
NOTES:
One shot behind Kermit Zarley heading into the final round, Larry Nelson
carded a six-under 66 to post a four-shot win over Jim Thorpe. Nelson,who used
a putting tip prior to the final round, broke away from the field with four
late birdies to surpass the $5 million mark in Senior earnings. Nelson's four-
stroke winning margin was the largest at the event since 1987 when Chi Chi
Rodriguez defeated Orville Moody by eight strokes. Zarley stumbled home with a
final round of 75 and tied for 11th. Nelson is attempting to join Hale Irwin,
Don January, Rodriguez and Bob Charles as the only players to have won this
event in consecutive years. Nelson is expected to be on hand this week,
despite withdrawing two weeks ago at the NFL Golf Classic. Irwin, who tied for
six last year has fared well at this event. In 18 rounds, Irwin has never been
over par with a scoring average of 68.50 and is the leading money-winner in
tournament history, averaging $90,100 per appearance. His six appearances
have been two firsts, two seconds, a sixth and a ninth. For the third consecutive
year the purse has been increased, this time by $100,000 from last year. The
FleetBoston Classic is the oldest official 54-hole tournament on the SeniorTour
event and the 18th consecutive year in which Nashawtuc Country Club has
hosted the event. Nashawtuc is an American Indian term meaning "between two rivers,"
because the course runs halfway between the Sudbury and Concord Rivers.
During the first three years of this event, the tournament was held at Marlboro
Country Club. For the first time in his Senior Tour career, Arnold Palmer
bettered his age at this event when he shot a second round 69. The King
eventually tied for 64th. There have only been three holes-in-one in
tournament history. Bob Charles recorded the first ace in 1988 on the eighth
hole. Two years later, Agim Bardha aced the 17th hole and in 1993 Bob Murphy
also posted a one at the 17th. In the 20 previous FleetBoston Classics, a
player who has been in the lead or tied for the lead heading into the final
round has won 12 times. However, no 36-hole leader in the last two years has
gone on to win the event. This year's event was moved from its August date of
last year, the earliest the event has been held since 1990. For the second
year in a row, the par-3 13th hole proved to be the most difficult with a
scoring average of 3.226. Three players have made this event their first
Senior Tour victory: Bob Goalby (1981), Bob Betley (1993) and Tom McGinnis
(1999). Although never a winner at this event, George Archer has fared well
with six top-10 finishes and a scoring average of 69.74 in eight appearances.
Next week the Senior Tour moves to Peabody, Massachusetts for the
U.S. Senior Open at Salem Country Club where Irwin will defend his title.
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