1999 Volvo PGA Championship

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1999 Volvo PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates28–31 May 1999
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59Coordinates: 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,002 yards (6,403 m)
Field156 players, 66 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund€1,820,000
Winner's share€303,350
Champion
Scotland Colin Montgomerie
270 (−18)
Location Map
Wentworth Club is located in England
Wentworth Club
Wentworth Club
Location in England
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The 1999 Volvo PGA Championship was the 45th edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 28–31 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

Colin Montgomerie successfully defended his 1998 title to claim a five stroke victory over Mark James.[1]

Course layout[]

Wentworth Club, West Course[2]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yardage n/a 470 155 452 501 191 355 399 398 449 3,370 186 398 510 441 179 466 379 571 502 3,632 7,002
Par 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 35 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 37 72

Past champions in the field[]

Twelve former champions entered the tournament.[3]

Made the cut[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 1998 69 70 67 64 270 −18 1
Bernhard Langer  Germany 1987, 1993, 1995 65 73 70 70 283 −5 T7
José María Olazábal  Spain 1994 68 70 72 69 279 −9 T10
Ian Woosnam  Wales 1988, 1997 72 73 70 67 282 −6 T26
Costantino Rocca  Italy 1996 71 71 72 69 283 −5 T29
Nick Faldo  England 1978, 1980, 1981, 1989 74 71 74 71 290 +2 59

Missed the cut[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Seve Ballesteros  Spain 1983, 1991 73 73 146 +2
Manuel Piñero  Spain 1977 71 75 146 +2
Rodger Davis  Australia 1986 74 73 147 +3
Paul Way  England 1985 74 75 149 +5
Howard Clark  England 1984 74 77 151 +7
Tony Johnstone  Zimbabwe 1992 82 74 156 +12

Nationalities in the field[]

North America (4) South America (3) Europe (123) Oceania (11) Asia (3) Africa (7)
 United States (4)  Argentina (3)  England (61)  Australia (8)  China (1)  South Africa (5)
 Northern Ireland (2)  New Zealand (3)  India (1)  Zimbabwe (2)
 Scotland (15)  Japan (1)
 Wales (4)
 Ireland (7)
 Denmark (1)
 France (7)
 Germany (4)
 Italy (4)
 Netherlands (1)
 Norway (1)
 Spain (13)
 Sweden (17)
  Switzerland (1)

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, 28 May 1999

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Bernhard Langer  Germany 65 −7
T2 Darren Clarke  Northern Ireland 67 −5
Derrick Cooper  England
Retief Goosen  South Africa
Mark James  England
Pedro Linhart  Spain
José Rivero  Spain
Jean van de velde  France
T9 Michael Campbell  New Zealand 68 −4
Paul Eales  England
Ernie Els  South Africa
José María Olazábal  Spain
Dean Robertson  Scotland

Second round[]

Friday, 29 May 1999

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Darren Clarke  Northern Ireland 67-67=134 −10
2 Ernie Els  South Africa 68-67=135 −9
3 Retief Goosen  South Africa 67-69=136 −8
T4 Mark James  England 67-70=137 −7
Dean Robertson  Scotland 68-69=137
T6 Michael Campbell  New Zealand 68-70=138 −6
Paul Eales  England 68-70=138
Robert Karlsson  Sweden 70-68=138
Bernhard Langer  Germany 65-73=138
José María Olazábal  Spain 68-70=138
Sam Torrance  Scotland 70-68=138

Third round[]

Saturday, 30 May 1999

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Retief Goosen  South Africa 68-67-74=206 −10
Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 69-70-67=206
T3 Bernhard Langer  Germany 65-73-70=208 −8
Mark McNulty  Zimbabwe 71-70-67=208
T5 Paul Eales  England 68-70-71=209 −7
Ernie Els  South Africa 68-67-74=209
Mathias Grönberg  Sweden 69-73-67=209
Mark James  England 67-70-72=209
Robert Karlsson  Sweden 70-68-71=209
Stephen Leaney  Australia 73-67-69=209
Peter Lonard  Australia 69-70-70=209
Eduardo Romero  Argentina 71-71-67=209

Final round[]

Sunday, 31 May 1999

Place Player Country Score To par Money (€)
1 Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 69-70-67-64=270 −18 303,350
2 Mark James  England 67-70-72-66=275 −13 202,300
3 Paul Eales  England 68-70-71-67=276 −12 113,930
T4 Ernie Els  South Africa 68-67-74-68=277 −11 77,233
Retief Goosen  South Africa 67-69-70-71=277
Stephen Leaney  Australia 73-67-69-68=277
T7 David Carter  England 71-70-69-68=278 −10 46,900
Mathias Grönberg  Sweden 69-73-67-69=278
Bernhard Langer  Germany 65-73-70-70=278
T10 José María Olazábal  Spain 68-70-72-69=279 −9 33,717
Jarmo Sandelin  Sweden 70-72-71-66=279
Sven Strüver  Germany 75-69-69-66=279

References[]

  1. ^ "Magnificent Montgomerie Retains Volvo PGA Crown". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Course card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ "1999 Volvo PGA Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 31 May 1999. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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