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Dates: Thursday, June 7th through Sunday, June 10th
Site: TPC at Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
Course Architect: Ron Prichard (1988)
Fuzzy Zoeller/Hubert Green (Consultants)
Par: 71
Yardage: 7,030
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 426 yds 10 - Par 4 447 yds
2 - Par 4 387 yds 11 - Par 3 146 yds
3 - Par 5 525 yds 12 - Par 4 375 yds
4 - Par 3 194 yds 13 - Par 4 430 yds
5 - Par 5 527 yds 14 - Par 3 231 yds
6 - Par 4 427 yds 15 - Par 4 385 yds
7 - Par 4 458 yds 16 - Par 5 528 yds
8 - Par 3 169 yds 17 - Par 4 464 yds
9 - Par 4 450 yds 18 - Par 4 461 yds
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36 3,563 yds 35 3,467 yds
Annual: 44th
Defending Champion: Notah Begay III
Runner-Up: Chris DiMarco, Bob May
Tournament Record: 258 (John Cook, 1996)
54-Hole Record: 189 (John Cook, 1996)
36-Hole Record: 126 (John Cook, 1996; David Frost, 1999)
18-Hole Record: 59 (Al Geiberger, 1977 -- Colonial CC - Cordova)
9-Hole Record: 28 (Bob Charles, 1964 -- Colonial CC - Memphis)
Course Record: 61 (Jay Delsing, 1993)
Total Purse: $3,500,000
Shares: 1st Place - $630,000; 2nd Place - 378,000; 3rd Place - 238,000
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Notah Begay III 271 Joe Ogilvie 273
Chris DiMarco 272 Tom Scherrer 274
Bob May 272 Robert Damron 274
Pete Jordan 273 Loren Roberts 274
Russ Cochran 273 Craig Parry 274
Past FedEx St. Jude Classic Winners and Runners-up
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2000 -- Notah Begay III (271) -- Chris DiMarco, Bob May
1999 -- Ted Tryba (265) -- Tim Herron, Tom Lehman
1998 -- *Nick Price (268) -- Jeff Sluman
1997 -- Greg Norman (268) -- Dudley Hart
1996 -- John Cook (258) -- John Adams
1995 -- Jim Gallagher, Jr. (267) -- Jay Delsing, Ken Green
1994 -- *Dicky Pride (267) -- Gene Sauers, Hal Sutton
1993 -- Nick Price (266) -- Rick Fehr, Jeff Maggert
1992 -- Jay Haas (263) -- Dan Forsman, Robert Gamez
1991 -- Fred Couples (269) -- Rick Fehr
1990 -- *Tom Kite (269) -- John Cook
1989 -- John Mahaffey (272) -- Bob Gilder, Hubert Green, Bernhard Langer
1988 -- Jodie Mudd (273) -- Peter Jacobsen, Nick Price
1987 -- Curtis Strange (275) -- R.Cochran, Mike Donald, T.Kite, D.Watson
1986 -- Mike Hulbert (280) -- Joey Sindelar
1985 -- *Hal Sutton (279) -- David Ogrin
1984 -- Bob Eastwood (280) -- Ralph Landrum, Mark O'Meara, Tim Simpson
1983 -- Larry Mize (274) -- Chip Beck, Sammy Rachels, Fuzzy Zoeller
1982 -- Ray Floyd (271) -- Mike Holland
1981 -- Jerry Pate (274) -- Tom Kite, Bruce Lietzke
1980 -- Lee Trevino (272) -- Tom Purtzer
1979 -- *Gil Morgan (278) -- Larry Nelson
1978 -- *Andy Bean (277) -- Lee Trevino
1977 -- Al Geiberger (273) -- Jerry McGee, Gary Player
1976 -- Gibby Gilbert (273) -- Forrest Fezler, John Lister, Gil Morgan
1975 -- Gene Littler (270) -- John Mahaffey
1974 -- Gary Player (273) -- Lou Graham, Hubert Green
1973 -- Dave Hill (283) -- Allen Miller, Lee Trevino
1972 -- Lee Trevino (281) -- John Mahaffey
1971 -- Lee Trevino (268) -- Lee Elder, Jerry Heard, Hale Irwin, R.Wolff
1970 -- Dave Hill (267) -- Frank Beard, Homero Blancas, Bob Charles
1969 -- Dave Hill (265) -- Lee Elder
1968 -- Bob Lunn (268) -- Monty Kaser
1967 -- Dave Hill (272) -- Johnny Pott
1966 -- Bert Yancey (265) -- Gene Littler
1965 -- *Jack Nicklaus (271) -- Johnny Pott
1964 -- Mike Souchak (270) -- Billy Casper, Tommy Jacobs
1963 -- *Tony Lema (270) -- Tommy Aaron
1962 -- *Lionel Hebert (267) -- Gene Littler, Gary Player
1961 -- Cary Middlecoff (266) -- Gardner Dickinson, Mike Souchak
1960 -- *Tommy Bolt (273) -- Ben Hogan, Gene Littler
1959 -- *Don Whitt (272) -- Al Balding, Gary Player
1958 -- Billy Maxwell (267) -- Cary Middlecoff
* - Won in Playoff.
Note: Formerly called Federal Express St. Jude Classic (1986-94), St. Jude
Memphis Classic (1985), Danny Thomas Memphis Classic (1970-84),
Memphis Invitational Open (1960-69), Memphis Open (1958-59).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Notah Begay III - Defending champion, only 2 cuts made in 7 events
Angel Cabrera - Ranked 1st on European money list, 1 win and 6 top-10's
Stewart Cink - 31st on money list with 4 top-10's, five missed cuts
Jose Coceres - Won event in Hilton Head, 43rd on money list
Nick Faldo - Has posted a pair of third-place finishes in Europe
Scott Hoch - 15th on money list with a victory and five top-10's
Bernhard Langer - Has made 9 of 10 cuts on PGA Tour with a pair of 3rd's
Tom Lehman - 20th on money list with 3 top-10's and 2 missed cuts
Phil Mickelson - Has finished in the top-five in 8 of 14 events, 1 win
Jose M. Olazabal - Despite making 7 of 9 cuts in US, has no top-10 finishes
Jesper Parnevik - Won earlier this year for only top-10 in 15 tournaments
Nick Price - 39th on money list with 3 top-10's, 2-time winner here
Loren Roberts - The "Boss of the Moss" is struggling with 1 top-10
David Toms - 5th on money list with a victory and five top-10's
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Nick Price
Darkhorse - Bob May
Last week's Picks to Win (Tiger Woods) - Finished 1st
Last week's Darkhorse (Chris Perry) - Missed the cut
NOTES:
One shot behind third-round leader Bob May heading into Sunday's final
round, Notah Begay III carded a two-under 69 to clip May and Chris DiMarco and
win for the third time in his career. Begay, who won the following week,
carded all four rounds in the 60's and clinched the win with a two-putt par
from five-feet on the final hole. Both May and DiMarco had chances to force a
playoff, but May missed a birdie try from eight feet and DiMarco's slipped by
from 25-feet. Begay III and DiMarco were the lone players in the field to post
all four rounds in the 60's. Begay has been slowed this year due to a lower
back injury and has competed in only seven tournaments with two cuts made.
Nick Price, a two-time winner of this event, has posted 17 rounds under par at
this venue in his last 21 rounds with three rounds being at even-par and one
at three-over. Price tied for 25th last year. This is the 13th year in which
the tournament has been held at the TPC at Southwind. The purse was increased
$500,000 from last year. Lee Trevino was the last player to win back-to-back
titles at this venue in 1971-72. The golf course features eight lakes and
three streams, affecting play on 11 holes. Al Geiberger became the first
player to shoot 59 in PGA TOUR history back in 1977 at the FedEx St. Jude
Classic. Hal Sutton owns the record for the biggest comeback in tournament
history, when he came from eight back to win the event in 1985. Price and Dave
Hill are the only players to win this event wire-to-wire. Hill accomplished
the feat in 1967 and Price in 1998. Price (2), Hill (4) and Trevino (3) are
the only multiple winners of the tournament. 20 of the past 31 champions of
this event have held at least a share of the lead heading into the final
round. Begay became the 18th player to come from behind and win this
tournament. Nine of the last 11 winners of this event have posted all four
rounds under par with the lone exceptions in 1995 and 1990 when Jim Gallagher,
Jr. and Tom Kite won the event, respectively. The tournament has raised over
$11.5 million since 1986 for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. This
event will serve as the final tune-up for next week's U.S. Open at Southern
Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma where Tiger Woods will defend his title.
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