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Dates: Thursday, July 5th through Sunday, July 8th
Site: Cog Hill Golf & Country Club (Dubsdread Course), Lemont, Illinois
Course Architect: Dick Wilson and Joe Lee (1963)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,073
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 420 yds 10 - Par 4 372 yds
2 - Par 3 177 yds 11 - Par 5 564 yds
3 - Par 4 415 yds 12 - Par 3 209 yds
4 - Par 4 416 yds 13 - Par 4 446 yds
5 - Par 5 525 yds 14 - Par 3 192 yds
6 - Par 3 213 yds 15 - Par 5 519 yds
7 - Par 4 410 yds 16 - Par 4 409 yds
8 - Par 4 378 yds 17 - Par 4 388 yds
9 - Par 5 568 yds 18 - Par 4 452 yds
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36 3,522 yds 36 3,551 yds
Annual: 98th
Defending Champion: Robert Allenby
Runner-Up: Nick Price
Tournament Record: 268 (Sam Snead, 1949; Chi Chi Rodriguez, 1964)
54-Hole Record: 199 (Sam Snead, 1949)
36-Hole Record: 132 (Sam Snead, 1949; Hugh Royer, 1970; Jim Thorpe, 1985)
Course Record: 63 (Jeff Sluman, 1992; John Adams, 1993; Dudley Hart, 1998;
Nick Price, Brian Henninger, Stephen Ames, 2000)
18-Hole Record: 63 (Cary Middlecoff, 1955 - Portland Golf Club, Oregon)
(Dutch Harrison, 1959 - Pittsburgh Field)
(Bob Goetz, 1961 - Blythefield Country Club)
Total Purse: $3,600,000
Shares: 1st Place - $648,000; 2nd Place - 388,800; 3rd Place - 244,800
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Robert Allenby * 274 Brian Henninger 277
Nick Price 274 Franklin Langham 277
Jim Furyk 276 Jeff Maggert 277
Greg Kraft 276 Fred Couples 278
Shigeki Maruyama 276 Steve Flesch 278
Scott Hoch 278
Frank Lickliter 278
Carl Paulson 278
David Toms 278
* - Won in Playoff.
Past Advil Western Open Winners and Runners-up
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2000 -- *Robert Allenby (274) -- Nick Price
1999 -- Tiger Woods (273) -- Mike Weir
1998 -- Joe Durant (271) -- Vijay Singh
1997 -- Tiger Woods (275) -- Frank Nobilo
1996 -- Steve Stricker (270) -- Billy Andrade, Jay Don Blake
1995 -- Billy Mayfair (279) -- Jay Haas, Justin Leonard, Jeff Maggert,
Scott Simpson
1994 -- Nick Price (277) -- Greg Kraft
1993 -- Nick Price (269) -- Greg Norman
1992 -- Ben Crenshaw (276) -- Greg Norman
1991 -- Russ Cochran (275) -- Greg Norman
1990 -- Wayne Levi (275) -- Payne Stewart
1989 -- *Mark McCumber (275) -- Peter Jacobsen
1988 -- Jim Benepe (278) -- Peter Jacobsen
1987 -- #D.A. Weibring (207) -- Larry Nelson, Greg Norman
1986 -- *Tom Kite (286) -- Fred Couples, David Frost, Nick Price
1985 -- *Scott Verplank (279) -- Jim Thorpe
1984 -- *Tom Watson (280) -- Greg Norman
1983 -- Mark McCumber (284) -- Tom Watson
1982 -- Tom Weiskopf (276) -- Larry Nelson
1981 -- Ed Fiori (277) -- Jim Colbert, Greg Powers, Jim Simons
1980 -- Scott Simpson (281) -- Andy Bean
1979 -- *Larry Nelson (286) -- Ben Crenshaw
1978 -- *Andy Bean (282) -- Bill Rogers
1977 -- Tom Watson (283) -- Wally Armstrong, Johnny Miller
1976 -- Al Geiberger (288) -- Joe Porter
1975 -- Hale Irwin (283) -- Bobby Cole
1974 -- Tom Watson (287) -- J.C. Snead, Tom Weiskopf
1973 -- Billy Casper (272) -- Larry Hinson, Hale Irwin
1972 -- Jim Jamieson (271) -- Labron Harris, Jr.
1971 -- Bruce Crampton (279) -- Bobby Nichols
1970 -- Hugh Royer (273) -- Dale Douglass
1969 -- Billy Casper (276) -- Rocky Thompson
1968 -- Jack Nicklaus (273) -- Miller Barber
1967 -- Jack Nicklaus (274) -- Doug Sanders
1966 -- Billy Casper (283) -- Gay Brewer
1965 -- Billy Casper (270) -- Jack McGowan, Chi Chi Rodriguez
1964 -- Chi Chi Rodriguez (268) -- Arnold Palmer
1963 -- *Arnold Palmer (280) -- Julius Boros, Jack Nicklaus
1962 -- Jacky Cupit (281) -- Billy Casper
1961 -- Arnold Palmer (271) -- Sam Snead
1960 -- *Stan Leonard (278) -- Art Wall
1959 -- Mike Souchak (272) -- Arnold Palmer
1958 -- Doug Sanders (275) -- Dow Finsterwald
1957 -- *Doug Ford (279) -- George Bayer, Gene Litter, Billy Maxwell
1956 -- *Mike Fetchick (284) -- Doug Ford, Jay Hebert, Don January
1955 -- Cary Middlecoff (272) -- Mike Souchak
1954 -- *Lloyd Mangrum (277) -- Ted Kroll
1953 -- Dutch Harrison (278) -- Ed Furgol, Fred Haas, Lloyd Mangrum
1952 -- Lloyd Mangrum (274) -- Bobby Locke
1951 -- Marty Furgol (270) -- Cary Middlecoff
1950 -- Sam Snead (282) -- Jim Ferrier, E.J. Harrison
1949 -- Sam Snead (268) -- Cary Middlecoff
1948 -- *Ben Hogan (281) -- Ed Oliver
1947 -- Johnny Palmer (270) -- Bobby Locke, Ed Oliver
1946 -- Ben Hogan (271) -- Lloyd Mangrum
1945 -- Not Held
1944 -- Not Held
1943 -- Not Held
1942 -- Herman Barron (276) -- Henry Picard
1941 -- Ed Oliver (275) -- Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson
1940 -- *Jimmy Demaret (293) -- Toney Penna
1939 -- Byron Nelson (281) -- Lloyd Mangrum
1938 -- Ralph Guldahl (279) -- Sam Snead
1937 -- *Ralph Guldahl (288) -- Horton Smith
1936 -- Ralph Guldahl (274) -- Ray Mangrum
1935 -- John Revolta (290) -- Willie Goggin
1934 -- *Harry Cooper (274) -- Ky Laffoon
1933 -- Mac Smith (282) -- Tommy Armour
1932 -- Walter Hagen (287) -- Olin Dutra
1931 -- Ed Dudley (280) -- Walter Hagen
1930 -- Gene Sarazen (278) -- Al Espinosa
1929 -- Tommy Armour (273) -- Horton Smith
1928 -- Abe Espinosa (291) -- Johnny Farrell
1927 -- Walter Hagen (281) -- Al Espinosa, Bill Mehlhorn
1926 -- Walter Hagen (279) -- Harry Cooper, Gene Sarazen
1925 -- Mac Smith (281) -- L.Diegel, J.Farrell, E.French, Hagen, Mehlhorn
1924 -- Bill Mehlhorn (293) -- Al Watrous
1923 -- Jock Hutchinson (281) -- Bobby Cruickshank
1922 -- Mike Brady (291) -- Laurie Ayton, Jock Hutchison
1921 -- Walter Hagen (287) -- Jock Hutchison
1920 -- Jock Hutchinson (296) -- James Barnes, Clarence Hackney, H.Hampton
1919 -- Jim Barnes (283) -- Leo Diegel
1918 -- Not Held
1917 -- Jim Barnes (283) -- Walter Hagen
1916 -- Walter Hagen (286) -- Jock Hutchison, George Sargent
1915 -- Tom McNamara (304) -- Alex Cunningham
1914 -- Jim Barnes (293) -- Willie Kidd
1913 -- John McDermott (295) -- Mike Brady
1912 -- Mac Smith (299) -- Alex Robertson
1911 -- Robert Simpson (2 & 1) -- Tom MacNamara
1910 -- Chick Evans, Jr. (6 & 5) -- George Simpson
1909 -- Willie Anderson (288) -- Stewart Gardner
1908 -- Willie Anderson (299) -- Fred McCloud
1907 -- Robert Simpson (307) -- Willie Anderson, Fred McCloud
1906 -- Alex Smith (306) -- Jack Hobens
1905 -- Arthur Smith (278) -- James Maiden
1904 -- Willie Anderson (304) -- Alex Smith
1903 -- Alex Smith (318) -- Laurie Auchterlonie, David Brown
1902 -- Willie Anderson (299) -- Willie Smith
1901 -- Laurie Auchterlonie (160) -- David Bell
1900 -- Not Held
1899 -- *Willie Smith (156) -- Laurie Auchterlonie
* - Won in Playoff.
# - Rain Shortened.
Note: Formerly called Motorola Western Open (1994-99), Sprint Western Open
(1993), Centel Western Open (1990-92), Beatrice Western Open (1987-89),
Western Open (1899-1986).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Robert Allenby - Defending Champion, 21st on money list with one win
Mark Brooks - Runner-up at U.S. Open, 35th on money list, 2 top-10's
Joe Durant - 4th on money list, two-time winner this year
Jim Furyk - Has made 14 of 15 cuts this year with one win, 4 top-10's
Scott Hoch - 6th on money list with a win and seven top-10 finishes
Tom Lehman - Only 4 top-10's in 16 events this year, 2 missed cuts
Davis Love III - Won at Pebble earlier this year, 7th on money list
Phil Mickelson - Shot four rounds in the 60's last week to win in Hartford
Nick Price - Four top-10 finishes in eight cuts made, 4 missed cuts
Vijay Singh - Only top-10 money winner this yr without a win, 2 seconds
Hal Sutton - Has made the cut in all 18 events entered with 1 victory
Tiger Woods - World number 1 has 4 US wins and 8 top-10's in 12 events
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Vijay Singh
Darkhorse - J.J. Henry
Last week's Pick to Win (David Duval) - Finished tied for 22nd
Last week's Darkhorse (Kirk Triplett) - Finished tied for 7th
NOTES:
Three shots behind when Sunday's final round began, Robert Allenby carded
a final round of 68 to force a playoff with Nick Price and then parred the
first extra hole to win the largest paycheck of his career ($540,000). Price,
who opened with a course-record-tying 63 on Thursday, carded a 69 on Sunday to
finish regulation tied with Allenby at 14-under-par 274. Price, however, found
trouble off the tee on the first extra hole -- the 452-yard, par-four 18th --
when his drive landed in a bunker on the right side of the fairway and he was
forced to lay up 100 yards short of the green with his second shot. Meanwhile,
Allenby drove his ball in the middle of the fairway and knocked his eight-iron
approach to within 20 feet of the pin. Price hit his third shot over the flag
and it rolled off the green and came to rest on the fringe 15 feet from
the hole. Allenby started his birdie putt well left of the hole and it stayed
left, coming to rest two feet from the cup. He tapped in for par and watched
as Price's chip for par slid inches to the right of the cup, giving Allenby
his second PGA Tour victory. There have been 17 playoffs in the 97-year
history of the tournament, with last year's extra session the first since
1989. Allenby is trying to become the eighth player to win this event two
straight years and the first since Price (1993-94). Price also lost in a
playoff to Tom Kite at the 1986 event. Allenby missed the cut in his only
other Western Open appearance in 1999. Price has posted eight top-25 finishes
in his last nine appearances in this event. Price was the last wire-to-wire
winner of this event when he won by five shots over Greg Norman in 1993. Scott
Hoch and Bob Burns each recorded a pair of eagles in one round last year.
Burns posted his eagles during round two while Hoch accomplished the feat in
the final round. Brian Henninger and Stephen Ames also tied the course record
of 63 during last year's event, both in the second round. Last year, the
course played to a scoring average of 71.704 with the 18th hole the most
difficult (4.202). As an amateur at the 1995 Western Open, Tiger Woods fired a
final-round 69 for his first sub-70 round in a professional tournament. Woods,
who went on to post wins in 1997 and '99, tied for 23rd last year, breaking 70
only once. This is the third oldest event in professional golf behind the
British and U.S. Opens. Cog Hill will serve as the host course for the 11th
straight year. The first 70 Western Opens were played at 54 different venues
in 16 different states. Walter Hagen holds the record for the most Western
Open victories with five, while Willie Anderson and Billy Casper have four
each. Mike Brady, the only host professional to win the Western Open, also set
the tournament record for largest margin of victory when he won by 10 strokes
in 1922. Jim Benepe was the last player to win in his first PGA Tour start
when he defeated Peter Jacobsen by one shot to capture the 1988 Western Open.
Steve Stricker's score of 270 in 1996 is the lowest 72-hole total at Cog Hill.
The 2001 event marks the 102nd anniversary of the first Western Open, which
was played in 1899. This is the second of a three-year title sponsorship with
Advil, replacing Motorola which had sponsored the event since 1994. The purse
was increased by $600,000 from last year. The PGA Tour heads to Wisconsin
next week for the Greater Milwaukee Open, where defending champion Loren Roberts
will look to win for a third time since 1996.
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