Tiger 
Woods aiming for big finish to season  
Dates: Thursday, October 21st through Sunday, October 24th Site: Walt Disney World 
Resort (Magnolia, Palm Courses), Lake Buena Vista, Fla Course Architect: Joe Lee 
(1971) - redesigned by Lee (1993) Pars: 72 Yardage: 7,190 Magnolia 6,967 Palm 
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 428 yds 1 - Par 5 495 yds 2 - Par 4 417 yds 2 - Par 4 
389 yds 3 - Par 3 160 yds 3 - Par 3 175 yds 4 - Par 5 552 yds 4 - Par 4 422 yds 
5 - Par 4 448 yds 5 - Par 4 403 yds 6 - Par 3 195 yds 6 - Par 4 412 yds 7 - Par 
4 410 yds 7 - Par 5 532 yds 8 - Par 5 614 yds 8 - Par 3 205 yds 9 - Par 4 431 
yds 9 - Par 4 373 yds ------------- ------------- 36 3,655 Yds 36 3,406 Yds 10 
- Par 5 526 yds 10 - Par 4 450 yds 11 - Par 4 385 yds 11 - Par 5 552 yds 12 - 
Par 3 169 yds 12 - Par 3 199 yds 13 - Par 4 375 yds 13 - Par 4 364 yds 14 - Par 
5 595 yds 14 - Par 5 547 yds 15 - Par 3 203 yds 15 - Par 4 426 yds 16 - Par 4 
400 yds 16 - Par 3 172 yds 17 - Par 4 427 yds 17 - Par 4 397 yds 18 - Par 4 455 
yds 18 - Par 4 454 yds ------------- ------------- 36 3,535 Yds 36 3,561 Yds Annual: 
29th Defending Champion: John Huston Runner-Up: Davis Love III Tournament Record: 
262 (John Huston, 1992) 54-Hole Record: 193 (Tim Simpson, 1990) 36-Hole Record: 
128 (Tim Simpson, 1990) Course Record: 61 (Payne Stewart, 1990 - Magnolia) (Mark 
Lye, 1984 - Palm) (Bob Tway, 1989 - Lake Buena Vista) Total Purse: $2,500,000 
Shares: 1st Place - $450,000; 2nd Place - 270,000; 3rd Place - 170,000 1998 Finish 
----------- Player Score Player Score ------ ----- ------ ----- John Huston 272 
Jesper Parnevik 276 Davis Love III 273 Fred Funk 277 Brent Geiberger 275 Nolan 
Henke 277 Rocco Mediate 276 Doug Martin 277 Tom Purtzer 276 Tiger Woods 277 Past 
National Car Rental Golf Classic Winners and Runners-Up ------------------------------------------------------------ 
1998 -- John Huston (272) -- Davis Love III 1997 -- *David Duval (270) -- Dan 
Forsman 1996 -- Tiger Woods (267) -- Payne Stewart 1995 -- #Brad Bryant (198) 
-- Hal Sutton, Ted Tryba 1994 -- Rick Fehr (265) -- Craig Stadler, Fuzzy Zoeller 
1993 -- Jeff Maggert (265) -- Greg Kraft 1992 -- John Huston (262) -- Mark O'Meara 
1991 -- Mark O'Meara (267) -- David Peoples 1990 -- Tim Simpson (264) -- John 
Mahaffey 1989 -- Tim Simpson (272) -- Donnie Hammond 1988 -- *Bob Lohr (263) -- 
Chip Beck 1987 -- Larry Nelson (268) -- Morris Hatalsky, Mark O'Meara 1986 -- 
*Ray Floyd (275) -- Lon Hinkle, Mike Sullivan 1985 -- Lanny Wadkins (267) -- Mike 
Donald, Scott Hoch 1984 -- Larry Nelson (266) -- Hubert Green 1983 -- Payne Stewart 
(269) -- Nick Faldo, Mark McCumber 1982 -- *Hal Sutton (269) -- Bill Britton 1981 
-- Vance Heafner/Mike Holland (275) -- Beck/Caldwell 1980 -- Danny Edwards/David 
Edwards (253) -- G.Gilbert/Halldorson, Harmon/Harwell, Jones/Quigley 1979 -- George 
Burns/Ben Crenshaw (255) -- Bess/Halldorson, Hewes/Jacobsen, Rachels/Weibring 
1978 -- Wayne Levi/Bob Mann (254) -- B.Wadkins/L.Wadkins 1977 -- Gibby Gilbert/Grier 
Jones (253) -- Melnyk/North 1976 -- *Woody Blackburn/Bill Kratzert (260) -- Brewer, 
Nichols 1975 -- Jim Colbert/Dean Refram (252) -- Cole/Regalado, Schlee/Sifford 
1974 -- Hubert Green/Mac McClendon (255) -- S.Snead/JC.Snead, Sneed/Yancey 1973 
-- Jack Nicklaus (275) -- Mason Rudolph 1972 -- Jack Nicklaus (267) -- Jim Dent, 
Bobby Mitchell, Larry Wood 1971 -- Jack Nicklaus (273) -- Deane Beman * - Won 
in Playoff. # - Rain Shortened. Note: Formerly called Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile 
Classic (1985-97), Walt Disney World Golf Classic (1982-84), Walt Disney World 
National Team Championship (1974-81), Walt Disney World Open Invitational (1971-73). 
Top Contenders in the Field --------------------------- John Huston - Defending 
champion, 24th on money list, 4 top-five's Stephen Ames - Finished 9th last week, 
80th on money list Glen Day - Has made 18 of 26 cuts with one win and five top-10's 
Steve Elkington - Won Doral Open earlier this year, 33rd on money list Ernie Els 
- Six top-10's on European Tour and six on PGA Tour Fred Funk - Three-time runner-up 
this year, six top-five finishes Scott Hoch - 34th on money list, made 22 of 25 
cuts, 5 top-10's Lee Janzen - 9th in putting, two-time U.S. Open winner, 5 top-10's 
Tom Lehman - Has finished second four times this year, 22nd in money Mark O'Meara 
- Lost last week at World Match Play against Montgomerie Jesper Parnevik - Has 
made 16 of 19 cuts with one win and four top-10's Vijay Singh - 8th in scoring, 
4th on money list with one win Hal Sutton - 5th on money list, 4th in scoring, 
6th in birdies Duffy Waldorf - Two-time winner this year, 30th on money list Tiger 
Woods - Leads tour in wins (5), money earned, top-5's, top-10's