Dates: Thursday, January 11th through Sunday, January 14th
Site: Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
Course Architects: Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore (1991)
Par: 73
Yardage: 7,263
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 473 yds 10 - Par 4 354 yds
2 - Par 3 218 yds 11 - Par 3 164 yds
3 - Par 4 380 yds 12 - Par 4 373 yds
4 - Par 4 382 yds 13 - Par 4 407 yds
5 - Par 5 532 yds 14 - Par 4 305 yds
6 - Par 4 398 yds 15 - Par 5 555 yds
7 - Par 4 484 yds 16 - Par 4 365 yds
8 - Par 3 203 yds 17 - Par 4 486 yds
9 - Par 5 521 yds 18 - Par 5 663 yds
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36 3,591 Yds 37 3,672 Yds
Annual: 49th
Defending Champion: Tiger Woods
Runner-up: Ernie Els
Tournament Record: 266 (David Duval, 1999)
54-Hole Record: 198 (David Duval, 1999)
36-Hole Record: 130 (David Duval, 1999)
Course Record: 63 (David Duval, 1999)
Total Purse: $3,500,000
Shares: 1st Place - $630,000; 2nd Place - 340,000; 3rd Place - 238,000
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Tiger Woods * 276 Carlos Franco 287
Ernie Els 276 Jesper Parnevik 287
David Duval 280 Vijay Singh 289
Mike Weir 285 Paul Lawrie 289
Jim Furyk 285 Tom Pernice, Jr. 289
Brad Faxon 289
Brent Geiberger 289
Glen Day 289
* - Won in playoff.
Past Mercedes Championship Winners and Runners-up
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2000 -- *Tiger Woods (276) -- Ernie Els
1999 -- David Duval (266) -- Mark O'Meara, Billy Mayfair
1998 -- Phil Mickelson (271) -- Mark O'Meara, Tiger Woods
1997 -- *#Tiger Woods (202) -- Tom Lehman
1996 -- Mark O'Meara (271) -- Nick Faldo, Scott Hoch
1995 -- *Steve Elkington (278) -- Bruce Lietzke
1994 -- *Phil Mickelson (276) -- Fred Couples
1993 -- Davis Love III (272) -- Tom Kite
1992 -- *Steve Elkington (279) -- Brad Faxon
1991 -- Tom Kite (272) -- Lanny Wadkins
1990 -- Paul Azinger (272) -- Ian Baker-Finch
1989 -- Steve Jones (279) -- David Frost, Jay Haas
1988 -- #Steve Pate (202) -- Larry Nelson
1987 -- Mac O'Grady (278) -- Rick Fehr
1986 -- Calvin Peete (267) -- Mark O'Meara
1985 -- Tom Kite (275) -- Mark McCumber
1984 -- Tom Watson (274) -- Bruce Lietzke
1983 -- Lanny Wadkins (280) -- Ray Floyd
1982 -- Lanny Wadkins (280) -- A.Bean, D.Graham, C.Stadler, R.Streck
1981 -- Lee Trevino (273) -- Ray Floyd
1980 -- Tom Watson (276) -- Jim Colbert
1979 -- Tom Watson (275) -- Bruce Lietzke, Jerry Pate
1978 -- Gary Player (281) -- Andy North, Lee Trevino
1977 -- *Jack Nicklaus (281) -- Bruce Lietzke
1976 -- Don January (277) -- Hubert Green
1975 -- *Al Geiberger (277) -- Gary Player
1974 -- Johnny Miller (280) -- Bud Allin, John Mahaffey
1973 -- Jack Nicklaus (276) -- Lee Trevino
1972 -- *Bobby Mitchell (280) -- Jack Nicklaus
1971 -- Jack Nicklaus (279) -- Bruce Devlin, Gary Player, Dave Stockton
1970 -- Frank Beard (273) -- Billy Casper, Tony Jacklin, Gary Player
1969 -- Gary Player (284) -- Lee Trevino
1968 -- Don January (276) -- Julius Boros
1967 -- Frank Beard (278) -- Arnold Palmer
1966 -- *Arnold Palmer (277) -- Gay Brewer
1965 -- Arnold Palmer (277) -- Chi Chi Rodriguez
1964 -- Jack Nicklaus (279) -- Al Geiberger, Doug Sanders
1963 -- Jack Nicklaus (273) -- Tony Lema, Arnold Palmer
1962 -- Arnold Palmer (276) -- Billy Casper
1961 -- Sam Snead (273) -- Tommy Bolt
1960 -- Jerry Barber (268) -- Jay Hebert
1959 -- Mike Souchak (281) -- Art Wall
1958 -- Stan Leonard (275) -- Billy Casper
1957 -- Gene Littler (285) -- B.Casper, J.Demaret, D.Finsterwald, B.Maxwell
1956 -- Gene Littler (281) -- Cary Middlecoff
1955 -- Gene Littler (280) -- Jerry Barber, Pete Cooper, Bob Toski
1954 -- Art Wall (278) -- Al Besselink, Lloyd Mangrum
1953 -- Al Besselink (280) -- Chandler Harper
* - Won in Playoff.
# - Rain Shortened.
Note: Formerly called Tournament of Champions (1953-74), MONY Tournament of
Champions (1975-89) and Infiniti Tournament of Champions (1990-93).
Players Competing (How they qualified)
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Tiger Woods - Defending Champion, nine-time winner in 2000
Robert Allenby - Two-time winner in 2000
Billy Andrade - Won Invensys Classic at Las Vegas
Paul Azinger - Won Sony Open in Hawaii
Notah Begay III - Two-time winner in 2000
Jim Carter - Won Tucson Open
Stewart Cink - Won MCI Classic
Michael Clark II - Won John Deere Classic
Darren Clarke - Won Match Play Championship
Chris DiMarco - Won SEI Pennsylvania Classic
David Duval - Won Buick Challenge
Ernie Els - Won The International
Brad Faxon - Won B.C. Open
Carlos Franco - Won Compaq Classic of New Orleans
Jim Furyk - Won Doral-Ryder Open
Dudley Hart - Won Honda Classic
John Huston - Won Tampa Bay Classic
Tom Lehman - Won Phoenix Open
Justin Leonard - Won Texas Open
Steve Lowery - Won Southern Farm Bureau Classic
Rocco Mediate - Won Buick Open
Phil Mickelson - Four-time winner last year
Jesper Parnevik - Two-time winner in 2000
Dennis Paulson - Won Buick Classic
Loren Roberts - Won Greater Milwaukee Open
Rory Sabbatini - Won Air Canada Championship
Tom Scherrer - Won Kemper Insurance Open
Vijay Singh - Won Masters
Hal Sutton - Two-time winner in 2000
Scott Verplank - Won Reno-Tahoe Open
David Toms - Won Michelob Championship
Kirk Triplett - Won Nissan Open
Mike Weir - Won American Express Championship
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