Preview - Northern Trust Open 2008

Hole-By-Hole:	1 - Par 5 503 Yds	10 - Par 4 315 Yds
	2 - Par 4 463 Yds	11 - Par 5 564 Yds
	3 - Par 4 434 Yds	12 - Par 4 479 Yds
	4 - Par 3 236 Yds	13 - Par 4 459 Yds
	5 - Par 4 434 Yds	14 - Par 3 176 Yds
	6 - Par 3 199 Yds	15 - Par 4 487 Yds
	7 - Par 4 408 Yds	16 - Par 3 166 Yds
	8 - Par 4 433 Yds	17 - Par 5 590 Yds
	9 - Par 4 458 Yds	18 - Par 4 475 Yds
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	35 3,568 Yds	36 3,711 Yds

Annual:	82nd
Defending Champion:	Charles Howell III
Runner-Up:	Phil Mickelson
Tournament Record:	264 (Lanny Wadkins, 1985)
54-Hole Record:	196 (Mike Weir, 2004)
36-Hole Record:	130 (Davis Love III, 1992; Mike Weir, Shigeki Maruyama, 2004)
Course Record:	61 (Ted Tryba, 1999)
18-Hole Record:	61 (George Archer, 1983 - Rancho Municipal GC)
Total Purse:	$6,200,000
Shares:	1st Place - $1,116,000; 2nd Place - $669,600; 3rd Place - $421,600

2007 Finish
Player	Score	Player	Score
Charles Howell III *	268	Sergio Garcia	273
Phil Mickelson	268	Padraig Harrington	274
Robert Allenby	271	Pat Perez	275
Ernie Els	271	Four players at	276
Jim Furyk	271

* - Won in Playoff

Past Northern Trust Open Winners
Year	Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
2007	*Charles Howell III (268) -- Phil Mickelson
2006	Rory Sabbatini (271) -- Adam Scott
2005	#*Adam Scott (133) -- Chad Campbell
2004	Mike Weir (267) -- Shigeki Maruyama
2003	*Mike Weir (275) -- Charles Howell III
2002	Len Mattiace (269) -- Brad Faxon, Scott McCarron, Rory Sabbatini
2001	*Robert Allenby (276) -- Brandel Chamblee, Toshimitsu Izawa, Bob Tway,
	Dennis Paulson, Jeff Sluman
2000	Kirk Triplett (272) -- Jesper Parnevik
1999	Ernie Els (270) -- Ted Tryba, Tiger Woods, Davis Love III
1998	*Billy Mayfair (272) -- Tiger Woods
1997	Nick Faldo (272) -- Craig Stadler
1996	Craig Stadler (278) -- Mark Brooks, Fred Couples, Scott Simpson,
	Mark Wiebe
1995	Corey Pavin (268) -- Jay Don Blake, Kenny Perry
1994	Corey Pavin (271) -- Fred Couples
1993	#Tom Kite (206) -- Dave Barr, Fred Couples, Donnie Hammond,
	Payne Stewart
1992	*Fred Couples (269) -- Davis Love III
1991	Ted Schulz (272) -- Jeff Sluman
1990	Fred Couples (266) -- Gil Morgan
1989	Mark Calcavecchia (272) -- Sandy Lyle
1988	Chip Beck (267) -- Mac O'Grady, Bill Sander
1987	*Tze-Chung Chen (275) -- Ben Crenshaw
1986	Doug Tewell (270) -- Clarence Rose
1985	Lanny Wadkins (264) -- Hal Sutton
1984	David Edwards (279) -- Jack Renner
1983	Gil Morgan (270) -- Gibby Gilbert, Mark McCumber, Lanny Wadkins
1982	*Tom Watson (271) -- Johnny Miller
1981	Johnny Miller (270) -- Tom Weiskopf
1980	Tom Watson (276) -- Bob Gilder, Don January
1979	Lanny Wadkins (276) -- Lon Hinkle
1978	Gil Morgan (278) -- Jack Nicklaus
1977	Tom Purtzer (273) -- Lanny Wadkins
1976	Hale Irwin (272) -- Tom Watson
1975	Pat Fitzsimons (275) -- Tom Kite
1974	Dave Stockton (276) -- John Mahaffey, Sam Snead
1973	Rod Funseth (276) -- Don Bies, David Graham, Dave Hill, Tom Weiskopf
1972	*George Archer (270) -- Tommy Aaron, Dave Hill
1971	*Bob Lunn (274) -- Billy Casper
1970	*Billy Casper (276) -- Hale Irwin
1969	*Charles Sifford (276) -- Harold Henning
1968	Billy Casper (274) -- Arnold Palmer
1967	Arnold Palmer (269) -- Gay Brewer
1966	Arnold Palmer (273) -- Miller Barber, Paul Harney
1965	Paul Harney (276) -- Dan Sikes
1964	Paul Harney (280) -- Bobby Nichols
1963	Arnold Palmer (274) -- Al Balding, Gary Player
1962	Phil Rodgers (268) -- Bob Goalby, Fred Hawkins
1961	Bob Goalby (275) -- Eric Brown, Art Wall
1960	Dow Finsterwald (280) -- Bill Collins, Jay Hebert, Dave Ragan
1959	Ken Venturi (278) -- Art Wall
1958	Frank Stranahan (275) -- E.J. Harrison
1957	Doug Ford (280) -- Jay Hebert
1956	Lloyd Mangrum (272) -- Jerry Barber
1955	Gene Littler (276) -- Ted Kroll
1954	Fred Wampler (281) -- Jerry Barber, Chick Harbert
1953	Lloyd Mangrum (280) -- Jack Burke, .Jr
1952	*Tommy Bolt (289) -- Jack Burke, Jr.
1951	Lloyd Mangrum (280) -- Henry Ransom
1950	*Sam Snead (280) -- Ben Hogan
1949	Lloyd Mangrum (284) -- E.J. Harrison
1948	Ben Hogan (275) -- Lloyd Mangrum
1947	Ben Hogan (280) -- Tony Penna
1946	Byron Nelson (284) -- Ben Hogan
1945	Sam Snead (283) -- Harold McSpaden, Byron Nelson
1944	Harold McSpaden (278) -- Johnny Bulla
1943	Not held due to World War II
1942	*Ben Hogan (282) -- Jimmy Thomson
1941	Johnny Bulla (281) -- Craig Wood
1940	Lawson Little (282) -- Clayton Heafner
1939	Jimmy Demaret (274) -- Harold McSpaden
1938	Jimmy Thomson (273) -- Johnny Revolta
1937	Harry Cooper (274) -- Ralph Guldahl, Horton Smith
1936	Jimmy Hines (280) -- Henry Picard, Jimmy Thomson
1935	*Vic Ghezzi (285) -- Johnny Revolta
1934	Mac Smith (280) -- Willie Hunter, Bill Mehlhorn
1933	Craig Wood (281) -- Leo Diegel, Willie Hunter
1932	Mac Smith (281) -- Leo Diegel, Olin Dutra, Joe Kirkwood Sr, Dick Metz
1931	Ed Dudley (285) -- Al Espinosa, Eddie Loos
1930	Densmore Shute (296) -- Bobby Cruickshank, Horton Smith
1929	Mac Smith (285) -- Tommy Armour
1928	Mac Smith (284) -- Harry Cooper
1927	Bobby Cruickshank (282) -- Ed Dudley, Charles Guest
1926	Harry Cooper (279) -- George Von Elm