Ace Group Classic
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Preivew of this years tournament
News and report from the 1st round
Scores from the 1st round
News and report from the 2nd round
Scores from the 2nd round
News and report from the 3rd round
Scores from the 3rd round
Golf Today report of last years event 
 
 Dates: Friday, February 14th through Sunday, February 16th
 Site: The Club at TwinEagles, Naples, Florida
 Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II (1999)
 Par: 72
 Yardage: 7,134
 Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 427 Yds   10 - Par 4 383 Yds
               2 - Par 3 207 Yds   11 - Par 4 421 Yds
               3 - Par 5 547 Yds   12 - Par 3 195 Yds
               4 - Par 4 399 Yds   13 - Par 5 520 Yds
               5 - Par 3 177 Yds   14 - Par 4 416 Yds
               6 - Par 5 576 Yds   15 - Par 4 398 Yds
               7 - Par 4 434 Yds   16 - Par 3 162 Yds
               8 - Par 4 445 Yds   17 - Par 5 544 Yds
               9 - Par 4 426 Yds   18 - Par 4 457 Yds
                   -------------        -------------
                    36 3,638 Yds         36 3,496 Yds
 
 Annual: 16th
 Defending Champion: Hale Irwin
 Runner-up: Tom Watson
 Tournament Record: 197 (Jimmy Powell, 1992)
 36-Hole Record: 130 (Tom Watson, 2002)
 18-Hole Record: 63 (Mike Hill, 1994; Al Geiberger, 1996)
 Course Record: 64 (Tom Watson, Rodger Davis, Hale Irwin, 2002)
 Total Purse: $1,600,000
 Shares: 1st Place - $240,000; 2nd Place - 140,800; 3rd Place - 115,200
 
                             2002 Finish
                             -----------
 
 Player                Score             Player                 Score
 ------                -----             ------                 -----
 Hale Irwin             200              Dana Quigley            203
 Tom Watson             201              Sammy Rachels           203
 Jim Dent               202              Mike Hill               205
 Jim Thorpe             202              Tom Jenkins             206
 Allen Doyle            203              Jay Overton             206
 
                         Past ACE Group Classic Winners
                         ------------------------------
 
 Year  Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
 ----  ----------------------------
 2002  Hale Irwin (200) -- Tom Watson
 2001  Gil Morgan (204) -- Dana Quigley
 2000  *Lanny Wadkins (202) -- Tom Watson, Walter Hall, Jose Maria Canizares
 1999  Allen Doyle (203) -- Vicente Fernandez
 1998  Gil Morgan (210) -- Dale Douglass, Ray Floyd
 1997  Hale Irwin (201) -- Bob Murphy
 1996  Al Geiberger (202) -- Isao Aoki
 1995  #Bob Murphy (137) -- Ray Floyd
 1994  Mike Hill (201) -- Tom Wargo
 1993  Mike Hill (202) -- Dave Stockton
 1992  Jimmy Powell (197) -- Lee Trevino
 1991  Lee Trevino (205) -- Dale Douglass
 1990  Lee Trevino (200) -- Bruce Crampton
 1989  Gene Littler (209) -- Harold Henning
 1988  Gary Player (207) -- Dave Hill
 
 * - Won in playoff.
 # - Rain shortened.

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