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Dates: Thursday, March 8th through Sunday, March 11th
Site: Gainesville Country Club, Gainesville, Florida
Course Architect: George Cobb (1963), Mark McCumber (renovated, 1994)
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,936
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 423 Yds 10 - Par 4 382 Yds
2 - Par 4 385 Yds 11 - Par 3 195 Yds
3 - Par 5 549 Yds 12 - Par 5 540 Yds
4 - Par 3 181 Yds 13 - Par 3 205 Yds
5 - Par 4 483 Yds 14 - Par 5 501 Yds
6 - Par 4 392 Yds 15 - Par 4 462 Yds
7 - Par 3 209 Yds 16 - Par 4 344 Yds
8 - Par 4 425 Yds 17 - Par 4 404 Yds
9 - Par 4 409 Yds 18 - Par 4 447 Yds
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35 3,456 Yds 36 3,480 Yds
Annual: 3rd
Defending Champion: Fran Quinn
Runner-up: Mark Hensby
Tournament Record: 270 (Richard Johnson, 1999)
54-Hole Record: 201 (Richard Johnson, 1999)
36-Hole Record: 132 (Joel Edwards, 1999)
Course Record: 65 (Richard Johnson, Paul Claxton, Gary Nicklaus, Greg Lesher,
Brad Elder, Joel Edwards, Don Reese, 1999; Ryuji Imada, 2000)
Total Purse: $425,000
Shares: 1st Place - $76,500; 2nd Place - 45,900; 3rd Place - 28,900
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Fran Quinn 271 Steve Ford 277
Mark Hensby 274 Sam Randolph 278
Kevin Johnson 275 Craig Kanada 278
Kelly Grunewald 277 Brad Ott 278
Guy Hill 277 Three players at 279
Past BUY.COM Florida Classic Winners and Runners-Up
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2000 -- Fran Quinn (271) -- Mark Hensby
1999 -- Richard Johnson (270) -- Bobby Wadkins
Note: Formerly called NIKE Florida Classic (1999).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Fran Quinn - Defending champion, 39th on 2000 money list
Michael Allen - Had 3 top-10 finishes in just 11 BUY.COM events in 2000
Emlyn Aubrey - Made the cut only 7 times in 26 events on 2000 PGA Tour
Andy Bean - Made the cut last week at Genuity Championship
Curt Byrum - Posted four top-25 finishes on BUY.COM tour in 2000
Mark Carnevale - Had 4 top-25 finishes last year in six cuts made
Barry Cheesman - Missed the cut 22 times last year on PGA Tour
Al Del Greco - Former kicker of the NFL's Tennessee Titans
Trevor Dodds - 14 cuts made in 29 events on PGA Tour in 2000
Donnie Hammond - Made 12 of 15 BUY.COM cuts in 2000 with one victory
Casey Martin - Played in 29 PGA events last year with 1 top-25
Dick Mast - One top-10 in 10 BUY.COM tournaments last year
Dan Pohl - Only two cuts made in eight events entered in 2000
Larry Rinker - Competed in 11 BUY.COM events in 2000 with 3 top-10's
Bobby Wadkins - Has 10 runner-up finishes in his career, no wins
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Donnie Hammond
Darkhorse - Bobby Wadkins
NOTES:
Three shots off the pace when Sunday's final round began, Fran
Quinn carded a five-under 66 to post a three shot win over third-round
leader Mark Hensby. Quinn was the only player in the field to post all
four rounds in the 60's, as he won for the second time on the BUY.COM
Tour. Hensby, who fell out of the lead on the 11th hole, closed with a
one-over 72. Sunday's final round was delayed by 2 hours and 40
minutes because of frost. Quinn is attempting to become the first
player in BUY.COM Tour history to successfully defend his title.. Brad
Ott recorded the only hole-in-one at this event last year when he aced
the 13th hole. The par-4, 483-yard 5th hole was the most difficult
hole last year, playing to a scoring average of 4.387 for the week,
making it the 12th most difficult hole on the 2000 BUY.COM Tour. The
purse was increased by $25,000 from last year. This is the first of 29
events on the BUY.COM TOUR schedule for 2001, as they begin their 12th
season. Next week the BUY.COM Tour moves to Mexico for the Monterrey
Open where current PGA Tour player Briny Baird captured the title.
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