Preview - Zurich Classic of New Orleans 2008

Hole-By-Hole:	1 - Par 4 391 Yds	10 - Par 4 390 Yds
	2 - Par 5 548 Yds	11 - Par 5 575 Yds
	3 - Par 3 221 Yds	12 - Par 4 486 Yds
	4 - Par 4 482 Yds	13 - Par 4 377 Yds
	5 - Par 4 428 Yds	14 - Par 3 192 Yds
	6 - Par 4 476 Yds	15 - Par 4 480 Yds
	7 - Par 5 561 Yds	16 - Par 4 348 Yds
	8 - Par 4 372 Yds	17 - Par 3 215 Yds
	9 - Par 3 210 Yds	18 - Par 5 589 Yds
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	36 3,689 Yds	36 3,652 Yds

Annual:	60th
Defending Champion:	Nick Watney
Runner-Up:	Ken Duke
Tournament Record:	262 (Chip Beck, 1988)
54-Hole Record:	196 (Phil Mickelson, 2001)
36-Hole Record:	128 (Scott Verplank, 2003)
18-Hole Record:	61 (Paul Stankowski, 2001 - English Turn Golf & Country Club)
Course Record:	64 (Kyle Reifers, 2007)
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
Nick Watney	273	Chris Stroud	278
Ken Duke	276	Bubba Watson	278
Anthony Kim	277	Alex Cejka	279
John Mallinger	277	Bob Estes	279
Mark Calcavecchia	278	Lucas Glover	279

Past Zurich Classic of New Orleans Winners
Year	Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
2007	Nick Watney (273) -- Ken Duke
2006	Chris Couch (269) -- Fred Funk, Charles Howell III
2005	*Tim Petrovic (275) -- James Driscoll
2004	Vijay Singh (266) -- Phil Mickelson, Joe Ogilvie
2003	*Steve Flesch (267) -- Bob Estes
2002	K.J. Choi (271) -- Dudley Hart, Geoff Ogilvy
2001	David Toms (266) -- Phil Mickelson
2000	*Carlos Franco (270) -- Blaine McCallister
1999	Carlos Franco (269) -- Steve Flesch, Harrison Frazar
1998	Lee Westwood (273) -- Steve Flesch
1997	Brad Faxon (272) -- Bill Glasson, Jesper Parnevik
1996	Scott McCarron (275) -- Tom Watson
1995	*Davis Love III (274) -- Mike Heinen
1994	Ben Crenshaw (273) -- Jose Maria Olazabal
1993	Mike Standly (281) -- Russ Cochran, Payne Stewart
1992	Chip Beck (276) -- Greg Norman, Mike Standly
1991	*Ian Woosnam (275) -- Jim Hallet
1990	David Frost (276) -- Greg Norman
1989	Tim Simpson (274) -- Greg Norman, Hal Sutton
1988	Chip Beck (262) -- Lanny Wadkins
1987	Ben Crenshaw (268) -- Curtis Strange
1986	Calvin Peete (269) -- Pat McGowan
1985	#Seve Ballesteros (205) -- Peter Jacobsen, John Mahaffey
1984	Bob Eastwood (272) -- Larry Rinker
1983	Bill Rogers (274) -- David Edwards, Jay Haas, Vance Heafner
1982	#Scott Hoch (206) -- Bob Shearer, Tom Watson
1981	Tom Watson (270) -- Bruce Fleisher
1980	Tom Watson (273) -- Lee Trevino
1979	Hubert Green (273) -- Frank Conner, Bruce Lietzke, Steve Melnyk,
	Lee Trevino
1978	Lon Hinkle (271) -- Gibby Gilbert, Fuzzy Zoeller
1977	Jim Simons (273) -- Stan Lee
1976	Larry Ziegler (274) -- Victor Regalado
1975	Billy Casper (271) -- Peter Oosterhuis
1974	Lee Trevino (267) -- Bobby Cole, Ben Crenshaw
1973	*Jack Nicklaus (280) -- Miller Barber
1972	Gary Player (279) -- Dave Eichelberger, Jack Nicklaus
1971	Frank Beard (276) -- Hubert Green
1970	*Miller Barber (278) -- Bob Charles, Howie Johnson
1969	*Larry Hinson (275) -- Frank Beard
1968	George Archer (271) -- Bert Yancey
1967	George Knudson (277) -- Jack Nicklaus
1966	Frank Beard (276) -- Gardner Dickinson
1965	Dick Mayer (273) -- Bruce Devlin, Bill Martindale
1964	Mason Rudolph (283) -- Jack Nicklaus, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Glenn Stuart
1963	Bo Wininger (279) -- Tony Lema, Bob Rosburg
1962	Bo Wininger (281) -- Bob Rosburg
1961	Doug Sanders (272) -- Gay Brewer, Mac Main
1960	Dow Finsterwald (270) -- Al Besselink
1959	Bill Collins (280) -- Jack Burke Jr, Tom Nieporte
1958	*Billy Casper (278) -- Ken Venturi
1957	Not Held
1956	Not Held
1955	Not Held
1954	Not Held
1953	Not Held
1952	Not Held
1951	Not Held
1950	Not Held
1949	Not Held
1948	Bob Hamilton (280) -- Roberto de Vicenzo, Fred Haas, Lawson Little
1947	Not Held
1946	Byron Nelson (277) -- Ben Hogan
1945	*Byron Nelson (284) -- Harold McSpaden
1944	Sammy Byrd (285) -- Byron Nelson
1943	Not Held
1942	Lloyd Mangrum (281) -- Lawson Little, Sam Snead
1941	Henry Picard (276) -- Ben Hogan
1940	Jimmy Demaret (286) -- Ralph Guldahl, Harold McSpaden, Sam Snead
1939	Henry Picard (284) -- Dick Metz
1938	Harry Cooper (285) -- Harold McSpaden

* - Won in Playoff

# - Rain-Shortened

Note: Formerly called HP Classic of New Orleans (2003-04), Compaq Classic of

New Orleans (1999-2002), Freeport-McDermott Classic (1996-98), Freeport-McMoran Classic (1992-95), USF&G Classic (1982-91), USF&G New Orleans Open (1981), Greater New Orleans Open (1980), First NBC New Orleans Open (1975-79), Greater New Orleans Open Invitational (1938-74).