Dates: Thursday, September 30th through Sunday, October 3rd Site: Callaway Gardens 
Resort (Mountain View Course), Pine Mountain, Georgia Course Architect: Dick Wilson 
and Joe Lee (1963) Par: 72 Yardage: 7,057 Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 412 yds 10 - 
Par 4 431 yds 2 - Par 5 508 yds 11 - Par 5 546 yds 3 - Par 4 400 yds 12 - Par 
3 186 yds 4 - Par 4 397 yds 13 - Par 4 367 yds 5 - Par 3 212 yds 14 - Par 4 421 
yds 6 - Par 4 432 yds 15 - Par 5 539 yds 7 - Par 5 543 yds 16 - Par 3 218 yds 
8 - Par 3 178 yds 17 - Par 4 408 yds 9 - Par 4 427 yds 18 - Par 4 432 yds ------------- 
------------- 36 3,509 yds 36 3,548 yds Annual: 30th Defending Champion: Steve 
Elkington Runner-Up: Fred Funk Tournament Record: 264 (Hubert Green, 1975; Tim 
Simpson, 1985) 54-Hole Record: 198 (Fred Funk, 1998) 36-Hole Record: 128 (Tim 
Simpson, 1985) Course Record: 60 (Steve Lowery, 1997) Total Purse: $1,800,000 
Shares: 1st Place - $324,000; 2nd Place - 194,400; 3rd Place - 122,400 1998 Finish 
----------- Player Score Player Score ------ ----- ------ ----- Steve Elkington 
* 267 David Duval 273 Fred Funk 267 Steve Flesch 273 Bill Glasson 268 Ben Bates 
274 J.L. Lewis 269 Jim Carter 274 Skip Kendall 271 Neal Lancaster 274 Jeff Maggert 
274 Chris Perry 274 Hal Sutton 274 * - Won in playoff. Past Buick Challenge Winners 
and Runners-up ------------------------------------------- 1998 -- *Steve Elkington 
(267) -- Fred Funk 1997 -- Davis Love III (267) -- Stewart Cink 1996 -- *#Michael 
Bradley (134) -- F.Funk, D.Love III, J.Maginnes, L.Mattiace 1995 -- Fred Funk 
(272) -- John Morse, Loren Roberts 1994 -- #Steve Elkington (200) -- Steve Rintoul 
1993 -- *John Inman (278) -- B.Andrade, M.Brooks, B.Bryant, B.Estes 1992 -- #Gary 
Hallberg (206) -- Jim Gallagher, Jr. 1991 -- David Peoples (276) -- Robert Gamez 
1990 -- *Kenny Knox (265) -- Jim Hallett 1989 -- Ted Schulz (266) -- Jay Haas, 
Tim Simpson 1988 -- *David Frost (270) -- Bob Tway 1987 -- Ken Brown (266) -- 
David Frost, Mike Hulbert, Larry Mize 1986 -- Fred Wadsworth (269) -- G.Archer, 
J.Cook, T.Simpson, J.Thorpe 1985 -- Tim Simpson (264) -- Clarence Rose 1984 -- 
Hubert Green (265) -- Rex Caldwell, Scott Hoch, Corey Pavin 1983 -- *Ronnie Black 
(271) -- Sam Torrance 1982 -- Bobby Clampett (266) -- Hale Irwin 1981 -- *J.C. 
Snead (271) -- Mike Sullivan 1980 -- Mike Sullivan (269) -- Dave Eichelberger, 
Johnny Miller 1979 -- *Ed Fiori (274) -- Tom Weiskopf 1978 -- Jerry Pate (269) 
-- Phil Hancock 1977 -- Jerry Pate (266) -- P.Hancock, M.McLendon, J.Miller, S.Taylor 
1976 -- Mac McLendon (274) -- Hubert Green 1975 -- Hubert Green (264) -- John 
Schroeder 1974 -- Forrest Fezler (271) -- Bruce Crampton, J.C. Snead 1973 -- Gary 
Player (270) -- Forrest Fezler 1972 -- *Dewitt Weaver (276) -- Chuck Courtney 
1971 -- Johnny Miller (267) -- Deane Beman 1970 -- Mason Rudolph (274) -- Chris 
Blocker * - Won in Playoff. # - Rain shortened. Note: Formerly called Buick Southern 
Open (1990-94), Southern Open Invitational (1971-89), Green Island Open Invitational 
(1970). Top Contenders in the Field --------------------------- Steve Elkington 
- Defending Champion, 31st on money list with one win Stephen Ames - Tied for 
8th last week with final round of 75 Ben Crenshaw - Ryder Cup captain, has missed 
all 13 cuts this year Glen Day - Won MCI Classic, 38th on money list, 5 top-10's 
Fred Funk - Three-time runner-up in 1999, six top-five's Tim Herron - 19th on 
money list with a win and two second's Justin Leonard - Ryder Cup hero has been 
runner-up twice and third twice Davis Love III - Has finished second three times 
this year, 7th in money Jeff Maggert - Has made 17 of 20 cuts with one win and 
six top-10's Steve Pate - Two-time runner-up this year, 11th on money list Mike 
Reid - Tied for 5th last week with four rounds in the 60's Loren Roberts - Has 
7 top-10's this year with one win, 28th in money Curtis Strange - Has made only 
6 of 13 cuts this year with no top-10's Bob Tway - 50th on money list with four 
top-10 finishes