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Dates: Thursday, March 15th through Sunday, March 18th
Site: Club Campestre, Garza Garcia, Monterrey, Mexico
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,070
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 5 494 Yds 10 - Par 4 448 Yds
2 - Par 3 209 Yds 11 - Par 5 582 Yds
3 - Par 4 422 Yds 12 - Par 4 440 Yds
4 - Par 4 384 Yds 13 - Par 4 345 Yds
5 - Par 4 350 Yds 14 - Par 3 209 Yds
6 - Par 3 210 Yds 15 - Par 4 419 Yds
7 - Par 4 422 Yds 16 - Par 3 157 Yds
8 - Par 4 426 Yds 17 - Par 4 453 Yds
9 - Par 5 527 Yds 18 - Par 5 573 Yds
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36 3,444 Yds 36 3,626 Yds
Annual: 9th
2000 Champion: Briny Baird
Runner-up: Mark Hensby
Tournament Record: 268 (Briny Baird, 2000)
54-Hole Record: 200 (Steve Rintoul, 1996)
36-Hole Record: 132 (Chris Hunsucker, 1994)
Course Record: 62 (Chris Hunsucker, 1994)
9-Hole Record: 29 (Brian Kamm, 1997; Christian Chernock, 1999)
Total Purse: $450,000
Shares: 1st Place - $81,000; 2nd Place - 48,600; 3rd Place - 30,600
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Briny Baird 268 David Berganio 275
Mark Hensby 272 J.J. Henry 275
Tom Kalinowski 274 Bob Gilder 276
Brian Tennyson 274 Jeff Gallagher 276
Tripp Isenhour 274 Seven players at 278
Past BUY.COM Monterrey Open Winners and Runners-Up
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2000 -- Briny Baird (268) -- Mark Hensby
1999 -- Steve Gotsche (270) -- Kelly Gibson
1998 -- Joe Ogilvie (274) -- J.Brigman, J.Elliott, R.Freeman, P.Moss,
C.Riley, J.Wilson
1997 -- Mike Small (270) -- Mark Carnevale, Chris DiMarco, Brian Kamm
1996 -- David Berganio, Jr. (272) -- R.Alarcon, J.O'Keefe, T.Demsey, S.Rintoul
1995 -- *Stuart Appleby (273) -- Rafael Alarcon
1994 -- Scott Gump (269) -- Brian Henninger
1993 -- Olin Browne (276) -- Lon Hinkle, Stan Utley
* - Won in playoff.
Note: Formerly called NIKE Monterrey Open (1993-99).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Jim Benepe - Tied for 7th last week with final round of 66
Danny Briggs - Posted a tie for fourth last week in Florida
Chad Campbell - Finished 2nd last week in Florida with final round of 65
Chris Couch - Won last week's season-opening Florida Open
Mike Heinen - Registered four rounds in the 60s last week
Ryuji Imada - Shot final round 72 last week to fall out of contention
Casey Martin - Carded 75-70 last week in Florida to miss the cut
Deane Pappas - Seventh place tie last week with 3 rounds in the 60s
Heath Slocum - Posted 3rd-place finish last week in Gainesville, Florida
Bobby Wadkins - Still searching for 1st career win, missed cut last week
NOTES:
It took 49 events, but Briny Baird captured his first career win,
defeating Mark Hensby by four shots last year. Two shots behind
heading into the weekend, Baird carded a third-round 67 and a Sunday
score of 66 to set a new tournament record of 268, breaking the
previous mark of 269 set by Scott Gump in 1994. Baird, son of Senior
Tour player Butch Baird, was the only player in the field to post all
four rounds in the 60s. Currently on the PGA Tour, Baird led Tripp
Isenhour and J.J. Henry by one shot with one round to play, but he
eagled the first hole and added birdies on four and five to increase
he lead and cruise to victory. Baird has made the cut in three of
seven events on the PGA Tour this year with one top-five finish, as he
ranks 60th on the money list. Isenhour finished with a round of 71,
tying for third while Henry carded an even-par 72 to tie for sixth.
David Berganio, winner of this event in 1996, carded a final round of
66 to move from 29th to a tie for sixth. Harry Rudolph became only the
third player in BUY.COM Tour history to record three eagles during a
round in 1997, when he accomplished the feat during the second round.
Rudolph finished tied for 40th. This is the second event on the
BUY.COM Tour schedule for 2001. Ian Leggatt recorded the first hole-
in-one at this event since 1997 last year when he aced the 16th hole
with an eight-iron. There have been a total of five aces at this
event. All eight previous winners of this event have advanced to the
PGA Tour the following year. Next week the Tour moves LeTriomphe
Country Club for the Louisiana Open, where Rob McKelvey will defend
his title.
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