1999 PGA Championship
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | August 12–15, 1999 |
Location | Medinah, Illinois |
Course(s) | Medinah Country Club Course No. 3 |
Organized by | PGA of America |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,401 yards (6,767 m) |
Field | 148 players, 74 after cut[1] |
Cut | 146 (+2) |
Prize fund | $3,500,000 €3,028,228 |
Winner's share | $630,000 €545,522 |
Champion | |
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277 (−11) | |
The 1999 PGA Championship was the 81st PGA Championship, held August 12–15 at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. Tiger Woods, 23, won his first PGA Championship and second major, one stroke ahead of runner-up Sergio García, age 19.[2]
At the time, many (including noted commentator Gary McCord) predicted the start of a long rivalry between Woods and García.[2] The teenage García's outgoing antics during the tournament had captured the attention of many golf fans, but his sole major title came over seventeen years later at the Masters in 2017. Mike Weir, the co-leader with Woods after 54 holes, shot 80 in the final round and tied for tenth.[2]
Although this was the first PGA Championship at Medinah, it was the fourth major; the U.S. Open was held at Course No. 3 in 1949, 1975, and 1990. The PGA Championship returned seven years later in 2006, also won by Woods, and Medinah hosted the Ryder Cup in 2012.
Course layout
[edit]Course No. 3
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Yards | 388 | 188 | 415 | 447 | 530 | 449 | 588 | 206 | 439 | 3,650 | 582 | 407 | 468 | 219 | 583 | 389 | 452 | 206 | 445 | 3,751 | 7,401 |
Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Source:[3]
Previous course lengths for major championships:
- 7,195 yards (6,579 m), par 72 - 1990 U.S. Open
- 7,032 yards (6,430 m), par 71 - 1975 U.S. Open
- 6,981 yards (6,383 m), par 71 - 1949 U.S. Open
Round summaries
[edit]First round
[edit]Thursday, August 12, 1999
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
66 | −6 |
T2 | ![]() |
68 | −4 |
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T5 | ![]() |
69 | −3 |
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T10 | ![]() |
70 | −2 |
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Second round
[edit]Friday, August 13, 1999
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
68-67=135 | −9 |
2 | ![]() |
68-68=136 | −8 |
3 | ![]() |
70-67=137 | −7 |
4 | ![]() |
70-68=138 | −6 |
T5 | ![]() |
69-70=139 | −5 |
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66-73=139 | ||
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70-69=139 | ||
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74-65=139 | ||
T9 | ![]() |
70-70=140 | −4 |
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69-71=140 |
Third round
[edit]Saturday, August 14, 1999
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() |
68-68-69=205 | −11 |
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70-67-68=205 | ||
T3 | ![]() |
69-70-68=207 | −9 |
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66-73-68=207 | ||
T5 | ![]() |
71-70-69=210 | −6 |
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68-67-75=210 | ||
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74-65-71=210 | ||
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70-71-69=210 | ||
T9 | ![]() |
69-74-69=212 | −4 |
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72-70-70=212 | ||
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73-69-70=212 | ||
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69-71-72=212 | ||
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70-68-74=212 |
Final round
[edit]Sunday, August 15, 1999
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | ![]() |
70-67-68-72=277 | −11 | 630,000 |
2 | ![]() |
66-73-68-71=278 | −10 | 378,000 |
T3 | ![]() |
69-70-68-73=280 | −8 | 203,000 |
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68-67-75-70=280 | |||
5 | ![]() |
70-71-69-71=281 | −7 | 129,000 |
T6 | ![]() |
71-70-72-69=282 | −6 | 112,000 |
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72-70-70-70=282 | |||
T8 | ![]() |
72-70-73-69=284 | −4 | 96,500 |
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71-70-69-74=284 | |||
T10 | ![]() |
70-71-72-72=285 | −3 | 72,167 |
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69-74-71-71=285 | |||
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70-73-71-71=285 | |||
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70-70-75-70=285 | |||
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72-70-73-70=285 | |||
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68-68-69-80=285 |
Source:[8]
Scorecard
[edit]Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
Source:[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tournament Info for: 1999 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
- ^ a b c Shipnuck, Alan (August 23, 1999). "A new twist". Sports Illustrated. p. 32.
- ^ "81st PGA Championship: course". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 12, 1999. p. C6.
- ^ a b c "Win No. 11: 1999 PGA Championship". Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
- ^ "Garcia birdies 3 of last 5 holes for 2-shot lead at PGA". CNN. August 13, 1999.
- ^ "Haas posts 67, grabs PGA lead; Woods, Weir in hunt". CNN. August 13, 1999.
- ^ "Woods, Weir lead PGA by two strokes at 11 under". CNN. August 15, 1999.
- ^ "1999 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ^ "Final-round scorecards". ESPN. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Full results
- PGA.com – 1999 PGA Championship