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1999 PGA Tour

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1999 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 7, 1999 (1999-01-07) – November 7, 1999 (1999-11-07)
Number of official events47
Most winsUnited States Tiger Woods (8)
Money listUnited States Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
Rookie of the YearParaguay Carlos Franco
1998
2000

The 1999 PGA Tour was the 84th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 31st season since separating from the PGA of America.

Caddie shorts policy

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After caddie Garland Dempsey collapsed at the Western Open in early July,[1] the PGA Tour allowed male caddies, on a trial basis, to wear shorts on extremely hot days.[2] Two years earlier, the USGA changed its policy and allowed caddies to wear shorts at the U.S. Open in June 1997.[3]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[4][5]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 10 Mercedes Championships Hawaii 2,600,000 United States David Duval (8) 58 Winners-only event
Jan 17 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 2,600,000 United States Jeff Sluman (4) 50
Jan 24 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 3,000,000 United States David Duval (9) 52 Pro-Am
Jan 31 Phoenix Open Arizona 3,000,000 United States Rocco Mediate (3) 60
Feb 7 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 2,800,000 United States Payne Stewart (10) 60 Pro-Am
Feb 14 Buick Invitational California 2,700,000 United States Tiger Woods (8) 52
Feb 21 Nissan Open California 2,800,000 South Africa Ernie Els (7) 66
Feb 28 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship California 5,000,000 United States Jeff Maggert (2) 76 New tournament
World Golf Championship
Feb 28 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open Arizona 2,750,000 Sweden Gabriel Hjertstedt (2) 24 Alternate event
Mar 7 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 3,000,000 Australia Steve Elkington (10) 50
Mar 14 Honda Classic Florida 2,600,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (8) 52
Mar 21 Bay Hill Invitational Florida 2,500,000 United States Tim Herron (3) 70 Invitational
Mar 28 The Players Championship Florida 5,000,000 United States David Duval (10) 80 Flagship event
Apr 4 BellSouth Classic Georgia 2,500,000 United States David Duval (11) 54
Apr 11 Masters Tournament Georgia 4,000,000 Spain José María Olazábal (5) 100 Major championship
Apr 18 MCI Classic South Carolina 2,500,000 United States Glen Day (1) 62 Invitational
Apr 25 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic North Carolina 2,600,000 Sweden Jesper Parnevik (2) 46
May 2 Shell Houston Open Texas 2,500,000 Australia Stuart Appleby (3) 48
May 9 Compaq Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 2,600,000 Paraguay Carlos Franco (1) 52
May 16 GTE Byron Nelson Classic Texas 3,000,000 United States Loren Roberts (6) 58
May 23 MasterCard Colonial Texas 2,800,000 United States Olin Browne (2) 60 Invitational
May 30 Kemper Open Maryland 2,500,000 United States Rich Beem (1) 48
Jun 6 Memorial Tournament Ohio 2,550,000 United States Tiger Woods (9) 70 Invitational
Jun 14 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 2,500,000 United States Ted Tryba (2) 50
Jun 20 U.S. Open North Carolina 3,500,000 United States Payne Stewart (11) 100 Major championship
Jun 27 Buick Classic New York 2,500,000 United States Duffy Waldorf (2) 54
Jul 4 Motorola Western Open Illinois 2,500,000 United States Tiger Woods (10) 54
Jul 11 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 2,300,000 Paraguay Carlos Franco (2) 26
Jul 18 The Open Championship Scotland £2,000,000 Scotland Paul Lawrie (1) 100 Major championship
Jul 25 John Deere Classic Illinois 2,000,000 United States J. L. Lewis (1) 24
Aug 1 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 2,500,000 United States Brent Geiberger (1) 48
Aug 8 Buick Open Michigan 2,400,000 United States Tom Pernice Jr. (1) 58
Aug 15 PGA Championship Illinois 3,500,000 United States Tiger Woods (11) 100 Major championship
Aug 22 Sprint International Colorado 2,600,000 United States David Toms (2) 64
Aug 29 WGC-NEC Invitational Ohio 5,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (12) 68 New tournament
World Golf Championship
Aug 29 Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada 2,750,000 United States Notah Begay III (1) 32 New tournament
Alternate event
Sep 5 Air Canada Championship Canada 2,500,000 Canada Mike Weir (1) 34
Sep 12 Bell Canadian Open Canada 2,500,000 United States Hal Sutton (11) 48
Sep 20 B.C. Open New York 1,600,000 United States Brad Faxon (5) 26
Sep 26 Westin Texas Open Texas 2,000,000 United States Duffy Waldorf (3) 34
Oct 3 Buick Challenge Georgia 1,800,000 United States David Toms (3) 48
Oct 10 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Virginia 2,500,000 United States Notah Begay III (2) 48
Oct 17 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 2,500,000 United States Jim Furyk (4) 52
Oct 24 National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney Florida 2,500,000 United States Tiger Woods (13) 58
Oct 31 The Tour Championship Texas 5,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (14) 60 Tour Championship
Nov 1 Southern Farm Bureau Classic Mississippi 2,000,000 United States Brian Henninger (2) 24 Alternate event
Nov 7 WGC-American Express Championship Spain 5,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (15) 70 New tournament
World Golf Championship

Unofficial events

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The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)
Winner(s) Notes
Aug 3 CVS Charity Classic Rhode Island 1,000,000 Australia Stuart Appleby and
United States Jeff Sluman
New tournament
Team event
Sep 26 Ryder Cup Massachusetts n/a Team USA Team event
Nov 14 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout California 1,500,000 United States Fred Couples and
United States David Duval
Team event
Nov 21 World Cup of Golf Malaysia 1,300,000 United States Mark O'Meara and
United States Tiger Woods
Team event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy 200,000 United States Tiger Woods
Nov 24 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii 1,000,000 United States Tiger Woods Limited-field event
Nov 28 Skins Game California 1,000,000 United States Fred Couples Limited-field event
Dec 5 JCPenney Classic Florida 2,000,000 United States John Daly and
England Laura Davies
Team event
Dec 12 Diners Club Matches California 400,000 United States Mark Calcavecchia and
United States Fred Couples
Team event
Dec 19 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Nevada 651,000 Senior PGA Tour Team event

Location of tournaments

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Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[6]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Tiger Woods 6,616,585
2 United States David Duval 3,641,906
3 United States Davis Love III 2,475,328
4 Fiji Vijay Singh 2,283,233
5 United States Chris Perry 2,145,707
6 United States Hal Sutton 2,127,578
7 United States Payne Stewart 2,077,950
8 United States Justin Leonard 2,020,991
9 United States Jeff Maggert 2,016,469
10 United States David Toms 1,959,672

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) United States Tiger Woods [7]
PGA Player of the Year United States Tiger Woods [8]
Rookie of the Year Paraguay Carlos Franco [7]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) United States Tiger Woods [9]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) United States Tiger Woods [10]
Comeback Player of the Year United States Steve Pate [7]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.

References

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  1. ^ "Woods in position for Western Open win". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. Associated Press. July 4, 1999. p. 30 (3F in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ "Golf: PGA Tour; Caddies allowed to wear shorts". The New York Times. July 16, 1999. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  3. ^ White, Joseph (June 13, 1997). "Caddies adjust to wearing of shorts". Lakeland Ledger. Lakeland, Florida. Associated Press. p. 19 (C7 in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "1999 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "2000 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "1999 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "Pros name Woods player of the year". The Springfield News-Leader. Springfield, Missouri. December 1, 1999. p. 31 (1C in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Old hat?". The Messenger. Madisonville, Kentucky. November 25, 1999. p. 9. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  10. ^ "Golf". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 9, 1999. p. 129 (2C in paper). Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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