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

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

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 10Mercedes ChampionshipsHawaii2,600,000United States David Duval (8)58Winners-only event
Jan 17Sony Open in HawaiiHawaii2,600,000United States Jeff Sluman (4)50
Jan 24Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia3,000,000United States David Duval (9)52Pro-Am
Jan 31Phoenix OpenArizona3,000,000United States Rocco Mediate (3)60
Feb 7AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia2,800,000United States Payne Stewart (10)60Pro-Am
Feb 14Buick InvitationalCalifornia2,700,000United States Tiger Woods (8)52
Feb 21Nissan OpenCalifornia2,800,000South Africa Ernie Els (7)66
Feb 28WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play ChampionshipCalifornia5,000,000United States Jeff Maggert (2)76New tournament
World Golf Championship
Feb 28Touchstone Energy Tucson OpenArizona2,750,000Sweden Gabriel Hjertstedt (2)24Alternate event
Mar 7Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida3,000,000Australia Steve Elkington (10)50
Mar 14Honda ClassicFlorida2,600,000Fiji Vijay Singh (8)52
Mar 21Bay Hill InvitationalFlorida2,500,000United States Tim Herron (3)70Invitational
Mar 28The Players ChampionshipFlorida5,000,000United States David Duval (10)80Flagship event
Apr 4BellSouth ClassicGeorgia2,500,000United States David Duval (11)54
Apr 11Masters TournamentGeorgia4,000,000Spain José María Olazábal (5)100Major championship
Apr 18MCI ClassicSouth Carolina2,500,000United States Glen Day (1)62Invitational
Apr 25Greater Greensboro Chrysler ClassicNorth Carolina2,600,000Sweden Jesper Parnevik (2)46
May 2Shell Houston OpenTexas2,500,000Australia Stuart Appleby (3)48
May 9Compaq Classic of New OrleansLouisiana2,600,000Paraguay Carlos Franco (1)52
May 16GTE Byron Nelson ClassicTexas3,000,000United States Loren Roberts (6)58
May 23MasterCard ColonialTexas2,800,000United States Olin Browne (2)60Invitational
May 30Kemper OpenMaryland2,500,000United States Rich Beem (1)48
Jun 6Memorial TournamentOhio2,550,000United States Tiger Woods (9)70Invitational
Jun 14FedEx St. Jude ClassicTennessee2,500,000United States Ted Tryba (2)50
Jun 20U.S. OpenNorth Carolina3,500,000United States Payne Stewart (11)100Major championship
Jun 27Buick ClassicNew York2,500,000United States Duffy Waldorf (2)54
Jul 4Motorola Western OpenIllinois2,500,000United States Tiger Woods (10)54
Jul 11Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin2,300,000Paraguay Carlos Franco (2)26
Jul 18The Open ChampionshipScotland£2,000,000Scotland Paul Lawrie (1)100Major championship
Jul 25John Deere ClassicIllinois2,000,000United States J. L. Lewis (1)24
Aug 1Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut2,500,000United States Brent Geiberger (1)48
Aug 8Buick OpenMichigan2,400,000United States Tom Pernice Jr. (1)58
Aug 15PGA ChampionshipIllinois3,500,000United States Tiger Woods (11)100Major championship
Aug 22Sprint InternationalColorado2,600,000United States David Toms (2)64
Aug 29WGC-NEC InvitationalOhio5,000,000United States Tiger Woods (12)68New tournament
World Golf Championship
Aug 29Reno–Tahoe OpenNevada2,750,000United States Notah Begay III (1)32New tournament
Alternate event
Sep 5Air Canada ChampionshipCanada2,500,000Canada Mike Weir (1)34
Sep 12Bell Canadian OpenCanada2,500,000United States Hal Sutton (11)48
Sep 20B.C. OpenNew York1,600,000United States Brad Faxon (5)26
Sep 26Westin Texas OpenTexas2,000,000United States Duffy Waldorf (3)34
Oct 3Buick ChallengeGeorgia1,800,000United States David Toms (3)48
Oct 10Michelob Championship at KingsmillVirginia2,500,000United States Notah Begay III (2)48
Oct 17Las Vegas InvitationalNevada2,500,000United States Jim Furyk (4)52
Oct 24National Car Rental Golf Classic DisneyFlorida2,500,000United States Tiger Woods (13)58
Oct 31The Tour ChampionshipTexas5,000,000United States Tiger Woods (14)60Tour Championship
Nov 1Southern Farm Bureau ClassicMississippi2,000,000United States Brian Henninger (2)24Alternate event
Nov 7WGC-American Express ChampionshipSpain5,000,000United States Tiger Woods (15)70New tournament
World Golf Championship

Unofficial events

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

Location of tournaments

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Tiger Woods6,616,585
2United States David Duval3,641,906
3United States Davis Love III2,475,328
4Fiji Vijay Singh2,283,233
5United States Chris Perry2,145,707
6United States Hal Sutton2,127,578
7United States Payne Stewart2,077,950
8United States Justin Leonard2,020,991
9United States Jeff Maggert2,016,469
10United States David Toms1,959,672

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)United States Tiger Woods[7]
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods[8]
Rookie of the YearParaguay 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 YearUnited States Steve Pate[7]

See also

Notes

  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

  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. 1 2 3 "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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