1999 PGA Tour
The 1999 PGA Tour season was played from January 7 to November 7. The season consisted of 47 official money events. Tiger Woods led the tour with eight victories and there were nine first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
After caddy Garland Dempsey collapsed at the Western Open in early July, the PGA Tour allowed male caddies, on a trial basis, to wear shorts on extremely hot days.[1][2] Two years earlier, the USGA changed its policy and allowed caddies to wear shorts at the U.S. Open in June 1997.[3][4] The shorts dispute had surfaced at the PGA Championship in August 1996 as a gender equity issue, as female caddies were allowed to wear them, but not males.[5][6]
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1999 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 10 | Mercedes Championships | Hawaii | ![]() |
266 (–26) | 2,600,000 | 468,000 |
Jan 17 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | ![]() |
271 (–9) | 2,600,000 | 468,000 |
Jan 24 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | ![]() |
334 (–26) | 3,000,000 | 540,000 |
Jan 31 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | ![]() |
273 (–11) | 3,000,000 | 540,000 |
Feb 7 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | ![]() |
206 (–10) | 2,800,000 | 504,000 |
Feb 14 | Buick Invitational | California | ![]() |
266 (–22) | 2,700,000 | 486,000 |
Feb 21 | Nissan Open | California | ![]() |
270 (–14) | 2,800,000 | 504,000 |
Feb 28 | Touchstone Energy Tucson Open | Arizona | ![]() |
276 (–12) | 2,750,000 | 495,000 |
Feb 28 | WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship | California | ![]() |
38 holes | 5,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Mar 7 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | ![]() |
275 (–13) | 3,000,000 | 540,000 |
Mar 14 | Honda Classic | Florida | ![]() |
277 (–11) | 2,600,000 | 468,000 |
Mar 21 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | ![]() |
274 (–14) | 2,500,000 | 450,000 |
Mar 28 | The Players Championship | Florida | ![]() |
285 (–3) | 5,000,000 | 900,000 |
Apr 4 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | ![]() |
270 (–18) | 2,500,000 | 450,000 |
Apr 11 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | ![]() |
280 (–8) | 4,000,000 | 720,000 |
Apr 18 | MCI Classic | South Carolina | ![]() |
274 (–10) | 2,500,000 | 450,000 |
Apr 25 | Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | North Carolina | ![]() |
265 (–23) | 2,600,000 | 468,000 |
May 2 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | ![]() |
279 (–9) | 2,500,000 | 450,000 |
May 9 | Compaq Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | ![]() |
269 (–19) | 2,600,000 | 468,000 |
May 16 | GTE Byron Nelson Classic | Texas | ![]() |
262 (–18) | 3,000,000 | 540,000 |
May 23 | MasterCard Colonial | Texas | ![]() |
272 (–8) | 2,800,000 | 504,000 |
May 30 | Kemper Open | Maryland | ![]() |
274 (–10) | 2,500,000 | 450,000 |
Jun 6 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | ![]() |
273 (–15) | 2,550,000 | 459,000 |
Jun 14 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | ![]() |
265 (–19) | 2,500,000 | 450,000 |
Jun 20 | U.S. Open | North Carolina | ![]() |
279 (–1) | 3,500,000 | 625,000 |
Jun 27 | Buick Classic | New York | ![]() |
276 (–8) | 2,500,000 | 450,000 |
Jul 4 | Motorola Western Open | Illinois | ![]() |
273 (–15) | 2,500,000 | 450,000 |
Jul 11 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | ![]() |
264 (–20) | 2,300,000 | 414,000 |
Jul 18 | British Open | Scotland | ![]() |
290 (+6) | 3,058,500 | 546,805 |
Jul 25 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | ![]() |
261 (–19) | 2,000,000 | 360,000 |
Aug 1 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | ![]() |
262 (–18) | 2,500,000 | 450,000 |
Aug 8 | Buick Open | Michigan | ![]() |
270 (–18) | 2,400,000 | 432,000 |
Aug 15 | PGA Championship | Illinois | ![]() |
277 (–11) | 3,500,000 | 630,000 |
Aug 22 | Sprint International | Colorado | ![]() |
47 (Stableford) | 2,600,000 | 468,000 |
Aug 29 | Reno-Tahoe Open | Nevada | ![]() |
274 (–14) | 2,750,000 | 495,000 |
Aug 29 | WGC-NEC Invitational | Ohio | ![]() |
270 (–10) | 5,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Sep 5 | Air Canada Championship | Canada | ![]() |
266 (–18) | 2,500,000 | 450,000 |
Sep 12 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | ![]() |
275 (–13) | 2,500,000 | 450,000 |
Sep 20 | B.C. Open | New York | ![]() |
273 (–15) | 1,600,000 | 288,000 |
Sep 26 | Westin Texas Open | Texas | ![]() |
270 (–18) | 2,000,000 | 360,000 |
Oct 3 | Buick Challenge | Georgia | ![]() |
271 (–17) | 1,800,000 | 324,000 |
Oct 10 | Michelob Championship at Kingsmill | Virginia | ![]() |
274 (–10) | 2,500,000 | 450,000 |
Oct 17 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | ![]() |
331 (–29) | 2,500,000 | 450,000 |
Oct 24 | National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney | Florida | ![]() |
271 (–17) | 2,500,000 | 450,000 |
Oct 31 | The Tour Championship | Texas | ![]() |
269 (–15) | 5,000,000 | 900,000 |
Nov 1 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Mississippi | ![]() |
202 (–14) | 2,000,000 | 360,000 |
Nov 7 | WGC-American Express Championship | Spain | ![]() |
278 (–6) | 5,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Average |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tiger Woods | ![]() |
68.43 |
2 | David Duval | ![]() |
69.17 |
3 | Davis Love III | ![]() |
69.37 |
4 | Justin Leonard | ![]() |
69.59 |
5 | Hal Sutton | ![]() |
69.66 |
Full 1999 Scoring Average List
Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tiger Woods | ![]() |
6,616,585 | 21 | 8 |
2 | David Duval | ![]() |
3,641,906 | 21 | 4 |
3 | Davis Love III | ![]() |
2,475,328 | 23 | 0 |
4 | Vijay Singh | ![]() |
2,283,233 | 29 | 1 |
5 | Chris Perry | ![]() |
2,145,707 | 31 | 0 |
Career Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Greg Norman | ![]() |
12,507,322 | 20 |
2 | Davis Love III | ![]() |
12,487,463 | 13 |
3 | Payne Stewart | ![]() |
11,737,008 | 11 |
4 | Nick Price | ![]() |
11,386,236 | 17 |
5 | Tiger Woods | ![]() |
11,315,128 | 15 |
Full 1999 Career Official Money List
Awards
References
- ^ "GOLF: PGA Tour; Caddies allowed to wear shorts". New York Times. July 16, 1999. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ Smits, Garry (August 10, 1999). "PGA Tour warms up to keeping caddies cool". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ White, Joseph (June 13, 1997). "Caddies adjust to wearing of shorts". Lakeland Ledger. Associated Press. p. C7.
- ^ Smits, Garry (November 17, 1999). "PGA Tour grants more time in shorts". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ Verdi, Bob (August 9, 1996). "At PGA, caddies' protest falls a little short". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ Litke, Jim (August 9, 1996). "Short term problem for caddies". Boca Raton News. Associated Press. p. 2B.