Dates: Thursday, January 11th through Sunday, January 14th
Sites: Omni Tucson National Golf Resort and Spa (Orange and Gold nines),
The Gallery Golf Club, Tucson, Arizona
Course Architect: Robert von Hagge and Bruce Devlin (1960) - Tuscon National
John Fought and Tom Lehman (1998) - Gallery Golf Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,148 (Tucson National)
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 410 Yds 10 - Par 4 456 Yds
2 - Par 5 495 Yds 11 - Par 5 515 Yds
3 - Par 4 377 Yds 12 - Par 3 182 Yds
4 - Par 3 170 Yds 13 - Par 4 406 Yds
5 - Par 4 395 Yds 14 - Par 4 405 Yds
6 - Par 4 426 Yds 15 - Par 5 663 Yds
7 - Par 3 202 Yds 16 - Par 4 427 Yds
8 - Par 5 528 Yds 17 - Par 3 186 Yds
9 - Par 4 440 Yds 18 - Par 4 465 Yds
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36 3,443 Yds 36 3,705 Yds
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,435 (Gallery Golf Club)
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 399 Yds 10 - Par 4 461 Yds
2 - Par 4 422 Yds 11 - Par 5 558 Yds
3 - Par 3 179 Yds 12 - Par 3 239 Yds
4 - Par 4 464 Yds 13 - Par 4 455 Yds
5 - Par 4 434 Yds 14 - Par 4 422 Yds
6 - Par 5 553 Yds 15 - Par 3 198 Yds
7 - Par 3 197 Yds 16 - Par 5 550 Yds
8 - Par 4 382 Yds 17 - Par 4 336 Yds
9 - Par 5 725 Yds 18 - Par 4 461 Yds
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36 3,755 Yds 36 3,680 Yds
Annual: 55th
2000 Champion: Jim Carter
Runner-up: Chris DiMarco, Jean Van de Velde, Tom Scherrer
Tournament Record: 263 (Lloyd Mangrum, 1949; Phil Rodgers, 1962;
Johnny Miller, 1975)
54-Hole Record: 194 (Joe Campbell, 1959)
36-Hole Record: 126 (Johnny Palmer, 1948)
Tournament 18-hole Record: 60 (David Frost, 1990 - Randolph North)
Tucson National Course Record: 61 (Johnny Miller, 1975)
Total Purse: $3,000,000
Shares: 1st Place - $540,000; 2nd Place - 324,000; 3rd Place - 204,000
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Jim Carter 269 Steve Jones 272
Chris DiMarco 271 Steve Lowery 273
Jean Van de Velde 271 Kirk Triplett 273
Tom Scherrer 271 Woody Austin 273
Rick Fehr 272 Steve Flesch 273
Past Touchstone Energy Tucson Open Winners and Runners-Up
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2000 -- Jim Carter (269) -- Chris DiMarco, Jean Van de Velde, Tom Scherrer
1999 -- *Gabriel Hjertstedt (276) -- Tommy Armour III
1998 -- David Duval (269) -- Justin Leonard, David Toms
1997 -- Jeff Sluman (275) -- Steve Jones
1996 -- Phil Mickelson (273) -- Bob Tway
1995 -- Phil Mickelson (269) -- Jim Gallagher, Jr., Scott Simpson
1994 -- Andrew Magee (270) -- J.Don Blake, L.Roberts, V.Singh, S.Stricker
1993 -- Larry Mize (271) -- Jeff Maggert
1992 -- Lee Janzen (270) -- Bill Britton
1991 -- @Phil Mickelson (272) -- Tom Purtzer, Bob Tway
1990 -- Robert Gamez (270) -- Mark Calcavecchia, Jay Haas
1989 -- Not held due to schedule change
1988 -- David Frost (266) -- Mark Calcavecchia, Mark O'Meara
1987 -- Mike Reid (268) -- C.Beck, M.Calcavecchia, H.Sutton, F.Zoeller
1986 -- Jim Thorpe (67) -- Scott Simpson
1985 -- Jim Thorpe (4 & 3) -- Jack Renner
1984 -- Tom Watson (2 & 1) -- Gil Morgan
1983 -- *Gil Morgan (271) -- Curtis Strange, Lanny Wadkins
1982 -- Craig Stadler (266) -- Vance Heafner, John Mahaffey
1981 -- Johnny Miller (265) -- Lon Hinkle
1980 -- Jim Colbert (270) -- Dan Halldorson
1979 -- Bruce Lietzke (265) -- Buddy Gardner, Jim Thorpe, Tom Watson
1978 -- Tom Watson (276) -- Bobby Wadkins
1977 -- *Bruce Lietzke (275) -- Gene Littler
1976 -- Johnny Miller (274) -- Howard Twitty
1975 -- Johnny Miller (263) -- John Mahaffey
1974 -- Johnny Miller (272) -- Ben Crenshaw
1973 -- Bruce Crampton (277) -- George Archer, Gay Brewer, Labron Harris, Jr.
1972 -- *Miller Barber (273) -- George Archer
1971 -- J.C. Snead (273) -- Dale Douglass
1970 -- *Lee Trevino (275) -- Bob Murphy
1969 -- Lee Trevino (271) -- Miller Barber
1968 -- George Knudson (273) -- Frank Beard, Frank Boynton
1967 -- Arnold Palmer (273) -- Chuck Courtney
1966 -- *Joe Campbell (278) -- Gene Littler
1965 -- Bob Charles (271) -- Al Geiberger
1964 -- Jack Cupit (274) -- Rex Baxter
1963 -- Don January (266) -- Gene Littler, Phil Rodgers
1962 -- Phil Rodgers (263) -- Jim Ferrier
1961 -- *Dave Hill (269) -- Tommy Bolt, Bud Sullivan
1960 -- Don January (271) -- Bob Harris
1959 -- Gene Littler (266) -- Joe Campbell, Art Wall
1958 -- Lionel Hebert (265) -- Don January
1957 -- *Dow Finsterwald (269) -- Don Whitt
1956 -- Ted Kroll (264) -- Dow Finsterwald
1955 -- Tommy Bolt (265) -- Bud Holscher, Art Wall
1954 -- Not held
1953 -- Tommy Bolt (265) -- Chandler Harper
1952 -- Henry Williams (274) -- Cary Middlecoff
1951 -- Lloyd Mangrum (269) -- J.Burke, Jr., J.Turnesa, L.Worsham
1950 -- Chandler Harper (267) -- Sam Snead
1949 -- Lloyd Mangrum (269) -- Al Smith
1948 -- Skip Alexander (264) -- Johnny Palmer
1947 -- Jimmy Demaret (264) -- Ben Hogan
1946 -- Jimmy Demaret (264) -- Herman Barron
1945 -- Ray Mangrum (268) -- Byron Nelson
* - Won in playoff
@ - Amateur
Note: Formerly called Tucson Chrysler Classic (1997-98), Nortel Open (1996),
Northern Telecom Open (1991-95), Northern Telecom Tucson Open (1988-90),
Seiko-Tucson Open (1987), Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championships
(1984-86), Joe Garagiola Tucson Open (1977-83), NBC Tucson Open (1976),
Dean Martin Tucson Open (1973-75), Tucson Open (1962-72), Home of the
Sun Invitational (1961), Tucson Open (1945-60).
Top Contenders in the Field
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John Daly - Finished 188th on money list last year with no top-10's
Steve Elkington - Made 14 of 17 cuts in 2000 with one top-10 finish
Mark Calcavecchia - 23rd on 2000 money list with two seconds and two thirds
Fred Couples - Posted five top-10's last year in just 19 events
Steve Flesch - Finished 13th on last year's money list, 13 top-10's
Lee Janzen - Two-time U.S. Open champion, only 2 top-10's in 2000
P-Ulrik Johansson - Recorded five top-10 finishes on European Tour last year
Bernhard Langer - Second on the all-time wins list in Europe with 37
Casey Martin - Received sponsor exemption, made 14 of 29 cuts last year
Bob May - 2000 highlight was runner-up to Tiger at PGA Championship
Billy Mayfair - Struggled last year finishing 106th on money list
Craig Stadler - Lost to Els in quarterfinals at Match Play Championship
Toru Taniguchi - Defeated Els in consolation match in Australia last week
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