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Dates: Thursday, May 24th through Sunday, May 27th
Site: The Ridgewood Country Club (East, Center, West Nines), Paramus, NJ
Course Architect: A.W. Tillinghast (1929)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,904
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 370 yds 10 - Par 4 380 yds
2 - Par 5 563 yds 11 - Par 4 384 yds
3 - Par 4 458 yds 12 - Par 3 181 yds
4 - Par 5 508 yds 13 - Par 5 547 yds
5 - Par 3 192 yds 14 - Par 4 403 yds
6 - Par 4 289 yds 15 - Par 3 151 yds
7 - Par 4 407 yds 16 - Par 4 420 yds
8 - Par 3 205 yds 17 - Par 5 559 yds
9 - Par 4 460 yds 18 - Par 4 427 yds
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36 3,452 yds 36 3,452 yds
Annual: 62nd
Defending Champion: Doug Tewell
Runner-Up: Hale Irwin, Tom Kite, Dana Quigley, Larry Nelson
Tournament Record: 268 (Sam Snead, 1973)
54-Hole Record: 199 (Sam Snead, 1973)
36-Hole Record: 132 (S.Snead, 1973; A.Palmer, 1984; J.Nicklaus, 1991)
18-Hole Record: 63 (Arnold Palmer, 1984; Buck White, 1961 - PGA National, FL)
Total Purse: $1,800,000 (2000 figures)
Shares: 1st Place - $324,000; 2nd Place - 194,400; 3rd Place - 122,400
Key Players to Watch
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Finish Last Eight Years
Player 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
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Doug Tewell dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp Won
Dana Quigley dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-40 T-6 T-5 T-2
Hale Irwin dnp dnp dnp dnp Won Won Won T-11 T-2
Larry Nelson dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 2nd T-43 T-2
Tom Kite dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-2
Vicente Fernandez dnp dnp dnp dnp 3rd T-35 T-6 2nd T-6
Hubert Green dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc mc T-39 T-6
John Mahaffey dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-18 T-8
Jim Ahern dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-8
Kermit Zarley dnp T-21 mc T-21 DQ T-11 T-39 T-58 T-10
John Bland dnp dnp dnp dnp T-25 T-7 T-29 wd T-10
Ed Dougherty dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-11 T-12
Jay Sigel dnp dnp 13th T-30 T-11 T-40 T-6 T-22 T-12
Jack Nicklaus T-10 T-9 9th 8th T-22 T-2 T-6 dnp T-12
Allen Doyle dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp Won T-17
Mike McCullough dnp dnp dnp dnp T-25 T-46 T-13 T-24 T-17
Tom Watson dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-17
Bruce Summerhays dnp dnp dnp T-26 T-37 T-23 T-47 T-5 T-25
Gibby Gilbert T-19 T-27 T-29 13th mc T-4 mc T-18 T-25
Stewart Ginn dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-25
J.C. Snead T-30 T-9 T-15 T-16 T-20 26th T-36 T-8 T-28
David Graham dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-11 wd T-50 T-28
Gil Morgan dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-15 3rd T-11 T-32
Jose M. Canizares dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-35 T-22 T-3 T-38
Bruce Fleisher dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-3 T-38
John Jacobs dnp dnp dnp dnp T-31 mc T-13 T-8 T-38
Graham Marsh dnp dnp T-24 T-5 T-15 T-20 T-18 T-18 T-38
Bob Charles T-7 T-4 T-10 T-5 T-15 T-7 T-29 T-32 T-44
Gary Player 5th T-16 T-19 T-60 T-31 T-20 T-39 T-43 T-46
Andy North dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-46
Hugh Baiocchi dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-35 T-36 7th T-51
Ray Floyd dnp T-13 T-3 Won 19th T-35 15th T-24 T-51
Jim Albus T-22 T-7 T-38 T-10 dnp T-27 T-39 T-39 T-51
Joe Inman dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-11 T-54
Jim Colbert T-30 T-45 2nd 9th T-41 T-32 T-44 31st T-54
Walt Morgan dnp dnp dnp T-55 T-11 10th T-6 mc T-54
Simon Hobday T-51 T-27 T-29 T-51 mc mc T-22 mc T-54
DeWitt Weaver T-10 T-23 T-5 T-16 T-37 T-15 mc mc T-54
Lanny Wadkins dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-54
Isao Aoki dnp 3rd T-5 T-5 2nd T-20 T-44 T-15 T-62
Tommy Horton mc T-32 T-60 T-30 T-46 T-11 mc T-34 T-66
Leonard Thompson dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-22 mc T-66
Tom Wargo dnp Won T-10 T-30 T-15 mc T-11 T-39 74th
Larry Ziegler T-22 T-39 T-24 T-21 T-15 dnp T-47 T-8 mc
Frank Conner dnp dnp dnp dnp T-25 T-46 mc T-29 mc
Dave Stockton 4th T-23 T-3 mc dnp T-15 T-4 T-32 mc
Dave Eichelberger dnp dnp dnp 38th mc mc mc T-67 mc
Arnold Palmer T-47 T-27 mc mc mc mc mc mc mc
Lee Trevino Won T-23 Won T-2 T-22 T-27 mc T-15 wd
mc - Missed Cut.
wd - Withdrew.
dnp - Did Not Play.
Past Senior PGA Championship Winners and Runners-up
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2000 -- #Doug Tewell (201) -- Hale Irwin, Tom Kite, Dana Quigley,
Larry Nelson
1999 -- Allen Doyle (274) -- Vicente Fernandez
1998 -- Hale Irwin (275) -- Larry Nelson
1997 -- Hale Irwin (274) -- Dale Douglass, Jack Nicklaus
1996 -- Hale Irwin (280) -- Isao Aoki
1995 -- Ray Floyd (277) -- Lee Trevino, John Paul Cain, Larry Gilbert
1994 -- Lee Trevino (279) -- Jim Colbert
1993 -- *Tom Wargo (275) -- Bruce Crampton
1992 -- Lee Trevino (278) -- Mike Hill
1991 -- Jack Nicklaus (271) -- Bruce Crampton
1990 -- Gary Player (281) -- Chi Chi Rodriguez
1989 -- Larry Mowry (281) -- Miller Barber, Al Geiberger
1988 -- Gary Player (284) -- Chi Chi Rodriguez
1987 -- Chi Chi Rodriguez (282) -- Dale Douglass
1986 -- Gary Player (281) -- Lee Elder
1985 -- Not Held
1984 -- Peter Thomson (286) -- Don January
1984 -- Arnold Palmer (282) -- Don January
1983 -- Not Held
1982 -- Don January (288) -- Julius Boros
1981 -- Miller Barber (281) -- Arnold Palmer
1980 -- *Arnold Palmer (289) -- Paul Harney
1979 -- Don January (270) -- George Bayer
1979 -- *Jack Fleck (289) -- Bob Erickson, Bill Johnston
1978 -- Joe Jimenez (286) -- Joe Cheves, Manuel de la Torre
1977 -- Julius Boros (283) -- Fred Haas, Jr.
1976 -- Pete Cooper (283) -- Fred Wampler
1975 -- Charlie Sifford (280) -- Fred Wampler
1974 -- Roberto De Vicenzo (273) -- Julius Boros, Art Wall
1973 -- Sam Snead (268) -- Julius Boros
1972 -- Sam Snead (286) -- Tommy Bolt, Julius Boros
1971 -- Julius Boros (285) -- Tommy Bolt
1970 -- Sam Snead (290) -- Fred Haas, Jr.
1969 -- Tommy Bolt (278) -- Pete Fleming
1968 -- Chandler Harper (279) -- Sam Snead
1967 -- Sam Snead (279) -- Bob Hamilton
1966 -- Fred Haas, Jr. (286) -- John Barnum, Dutch Harrison
1965 -- Sam Snead (278) -- Joe Lopez, Sr.
1964 -- Sam Snead (279) -- John Barnum
1963 -- Herman Barron (272) -- John Barnum
1962 -- Paul Runyan (278) -- Errie Ball, Dutch Harrison, Joe Brown
1961 -- Paul Runyan (278) -- Jimmy Demaret
1960 -- Dick Metz (284) -- Tony Longo, Paul Runyan
1959 -- Willie Goggin (284) -- Leland Gibson, Paul Runyan, Denny Shute
1958 -- Gene Sarazen (288) -- Charles Sheppard
1957 -- *Al Watrous (210) -- Bob Stupple
1956 -- Pete Burke (215) -- Ock Willoweit
1955 -- Mortie Dutra (213) -- Mike Murra, Gene Sarazen, Denny Shute
1954 -- Gene Sarazen (214) -- Perry Del Vecchio, Al Watrous
1953 -- Harry Schwab (142) -- Charles McKenna, Gene Sarazen
1952 -- Ernie Newnham (146) -- Al Watrous
1951 -- *Al Watrous (142) -- Jock Hutchison
1950 -- Al Watrous (142) -- Bill Jelliffe
1949 -- Marshall Crichton (145) -- Louis Chiapetta, J.Hutchison, G.Smith
1948 -- Charles McKenna (141) -- Ben Richter
1947 -- Jock Hutchison (145) -- Ben Richter
1946 -- Eddie Williams (146) -- Jock Hutchison
1945 -- Eddie Williams (148) -- Jock Hutchison
1944 -- Not Held due to World War II
1943 -- Not Held due to World War II
1942 -- Eddie Williams (138) -- Jock Hutchison
1941 -- Jack Burke, Sr. (142) -- Eddie Williams
1940 -- Otto Hackbarth (146) -- Jock Hutchison
1939 -- Not Held
1938 -- *Fred McLeod (154) -- Otto Hackbarth
1937 -- Jock Hutchison (223) -- George Gordon
* - Won in Playoff.
# - Rain shortened.
2001 Grand Slam Finishes
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Countrywide
Tradition
Doug Tewell Won
Mike McCullough 2nd
Hale Irwin 3rd
Gil Morgan 4th
J.C. Snead T-5
Larry Nelson T-5
John Bland T-7
Bruce Fleisher T-7
Allen Doyle T10
Hubert Green T10
Jim Ahern T12
Jose Maria Canizares T12
Walter Hall T12
Ray Floyd T16
John Jacobs T16
Stewart Ginn T19
Gary Player T19
Jim Thorpe T19
Tom Wargo T19
Bob Dickson T24
Ed Dougherty T24
Tom Kite T24
Bruce Summerhays T24
Jim Colbert T29
Vicente Fernandez T29
Bob Gilder T29
Jack Nicklaus T29
Dave Eichelberger T34
Andy North T34
Dana Quigley T34
Hugh Baiocchi T40
Lanny Wadkins 46th
Isao Aoki T47
Frank Conner T47
Leonard Thompson T47
Joe Inman T52
Dave Stockton T52
Jim Albus T55
Graham Marsh T55
David Graham T59
Chi Chi Rodriguez T67
Larry Ziegler T67
John Mahaffey T73
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Larry Nelson
Darkhorse - Lee Trevino
Last week's Pick to Win (Hale Irwin) - Finished tied for 26th
Last week's Darkhorse (Stewart Ginn) - Finished tied for 21st
NOTES:
Only one shot clear of the field after two rounds of the rain-plagued
event last year, Doug Tewell carded a five-under 67, his third straight
round in the 60s, to cruise to a seven-shot win over four players and
capture his first Senior Tour title. Tewell's three-round total of 201 was
just two shy of the all-time, 54-hole mark of 199 set by Sam Snead in 1973.
Hale Irwin matched Tewell and Ed Sabo for low score of the final round (67)
and tied for second with Tom Kite, Larry Nelson and Dana Quigley. Quigley,
who trailed Tewell by one shot heading into Monday's final round, shot a
one-over 73. Numerous delays for thunderstorms plagued the event from the
beginning, as the first round was completed Saturday morning. Round two was
completed Sunday afternoon, with round three begining Sunday at 3:15 p.m.
(et). However, play was suspended at 5:29 p.m. (et) with 75 players on the
course. The tournament was then reduced to 54 holes and the final round
resumed Monday morning at 7:45 a.m. (et). It marked the first time since
the 1990 Tradition that a four-day event was shortened to 54 holes. Tewell
will look to join Hale Irwin, Sam Snead, Paul Runyan, Al Waltrous and Eddie
Williams as the only players to successfully defend their titles at this
event. Irwin was the last player to accomplish this feat (1996-98). This
is the second major of the Senior Tour season, as Tewell captured the
Countrywide Tradition earlier this year. The 62nd Senior PGA Championship
has a new name and site this year. After more than 60 years as the PGA
Seniors' Championship, the event is now known as the Senior PGA
Championship. In addition, for the first time since 1981, when it was held
at Turnberry Isle Country Club in North Miami, Florida, the event will move
to a new venue. This year's tournament will be held at Ridgewood Country
Club in New Jersey. This tournament was held at Augusta National Golf Club
for the first two years of its existence and had been held at PGA National
in Palm Beach Gardens since 1982. This is the oldest major championship in
Senior golf, beginning in 1937 at the suggestion of Bobby Jones. Ridgewood
Country Club has hosted other championship events: the 1935 Ryder Cup, 1957
U.S. Senior Amateur, 1974 U.S. Amateur and the 1990 U.S. Senior Open. When
Tewell won last year's event, he became the 10th player in Senior Tour
history to claim his first victory at a major championship. Tom Kite was
the last player to do so (2000 Tradition) while Arnold Palmer was the first
(1980 PGA Seniors'). At the 1997 PGA Seniors', Irwin set a Senior Tour
record for the largest winning margin (12) in a 72-hole event, breaking
the record of 11 strokes shared by Arnold Palmer and Orville Moody. Sam
Snead holds the record for the largest winning margin of 15 when he won
this tournament in 1973, when it was not a Senior Tour event. Irwin is the
all-time money winner at this tournament with $837,800 in earnings. Chi Chi
Rodriguez owns the record for the biggest come-from-behind victory in this
event's history, when he came from six strokes down to win in 1987. The
winner of this event will join Tewell at this year's Our Lucaya Senior Slam
on Grand Bahama Island in November, matching the winners of the four Senior
Tour major championships. The purse for this year's event will be announced
later this week. Next year's Senior PGA Championship will be held at
Firestone Country Club, followed by Aronimink Golf Club in 2003 and Valhalla
Golf Club. The Senior Tour moves to Nashville, Tennessee next week for the
BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland where Irwin will defend his title.
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