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 Dates: Thursday, April 4th through Sunday, April 7th
 Site: Tournament Players Club at Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia
 Course Architect: Greg Norman (1996)
 Par: 72
 Yardage: 7,259
 Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 434 yds         10 - Par 5 608 yds
               2 - Par 3 144 yds         11 - Par 3 189 yds
               3 - Par 4 389 yds         12 - Par 4 417 yds
               4 - Par 5 541 yds         13 - Par 4 310 yds
               5 - Par 4 418 yds         14 - Par 4 453 yds
               6 - Par 5 569 yds         15 - Par 4 406 yds
               7 - Par 4 458 yds         16 - Par 3 179 yds
               8 - Par 3 248 yds         17 - Par 4 455 yds
               9 - Par 4 465 yds         18 - Par 5 576 yds
                   -------------              -------------
                    36 3,666 yds               36 3,593 yds
 
 Annual: 34th
 Defending Champion: Scott McCarron
 Runner-Up: Mike Weir
 Tournament Record: 265 (Andy Bean, 1979; Dave Barr, 1987)
 54-Hole Record: 195 (Larry Nelson, 1988)
 36-Hole Record: 129 (Larry Nelson, 1988)
 18-Hole Record: 61 (Andy Bean, 1979 - Atlanta Country Club)
 9-Hole Record: 29 (Andy Bean, 1979 - Atlanta Country Club)
 Course Record: 63 (Tiger Woods, 1998; Duffy Waldorf, 1999)
 Total Purse: $3,800,000
 Shares: 1st Place - $684,000; 2nd Place - 410,400; 3rd Place - 258,400
 
                             2001 Finish
                             -----------
 
 Player                Score              Player                 Score
 ------                -----              ------                 -----
 Scott McCarron         280               Stewart Cink            285
 Mike Weir              283               Chris DiMarco           285
 Phil Mickelson         284               Mathew Goggin           285
 Dennis Paulson         284               Charles Howell III      285
 Chris Smith            284               Joey Sindelar           285
 
                Past BellSouth Classic Winners and Runners-Up
                ---------------------------------------------
 
 2001 -- Scott McCarron (280) -- Mike Weir
 2000 -- *#Phil Mickelson (205) -- Gary Nicklaus
 1999 -- David Duval (270) -- Stewart Cink
 1998 -- Tiger Woods (271) -- Jay Don Blake
 1997 -- Scott McCarron (274) -- David Duval, Brian Henninger, Lee Janzen
 1996 -- *Paul Stankowski (280) -- Brandel Chamblee
 1995 -- Mark Calcavecchia (271) -- Jim Gallagher, Jr.
 1994 -- John Daly (274) -- Nolan Henke, Brian Henninger
 1993 -- Nolan Henke (271) -- Mark Calcavecchia, Nick Price, Tom Sieckmann
 1992 -- Tom Kite (272) -- Jay Don Blake
 1991 -- *Corey Pavin (272) -- Steve Pate
 1990 -- Wayne Levi (275) -- Keith Clearwater, Larry Mize, Nick Price
 1989 -- *Scott Simpson (278) -- Bob Tway
 1988 -- Larry Nelson (268) -- Chip Beck
 1987 -- Dave Barr (265) -- Larry Mize
 1986 -- Bob Tway (269) -- Hal Sutton
 1985 -- *Wayne Levi (273) -- Steve Pate
 1984 -- Tom Kite (269) -- Don Pooley
 1983 -- #Calvin Peete (206) -- Chip Beck, Jim Colbert, Don Pooley
 1982 -- *Keith Fergus (273) -- Ray Floyd
 1981 -- *Tom Watson (277) -- Tommy Valentine
 1980 -- Larry Nelson (270) -- Andy Bean, Don Pooley
 1979 -- Andy Bean (265) -- Joe Inman
 1978 -- Jerry Heard (269) -- Lou Graham, Bob Murphy, Tom Watson
 1977 -- Hale Irwin (273) -- Steve Veriato
 1976 -- Not Held - U.S. Open was held at Atlanta Athletic Club
 1975 -- Hale Irwin (271) -- Tom Watson
 1974 -- Hosted Tournament Players Championship
 1973 -- Jack Nicklaus (272) -- Tom Weiskopf
 1972 -- Bob Lunn (275) -- Gary Player
 1971 -- *Gardner Dickinson (275) -- Jack Nicklaus
 1970 -- Tommy Aaron (275) -- Dan Sikes
 1969 -- *Bert Yancey (277) -- Bruce Devlin
 1968 -- Bob Lunn (280) -- Lee Trevino
 1967 -- Bob Charles (282) -- Tommy Bolt, Richard Crawford, Gardner Dickinson
 
 * - Won in Playoff
 # - Rain Shortened
 
 Note: Formerly called BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic (1989-91),
       Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic (1982-88), Atlanta Classic
       (1967-81).

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