1999 Open Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 15 - 18, 1999 |
| Location |  Angus, Scotland |
| Course(s) | Carnoustie Golf Links |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,361 |
| Field | 152 players, 73 after cut |
| Cut | 154 (+12) |
| Prize fund | £2,000,000 $3,058,503 |
| Winner's share | £350,000 $577,500 |
| Champion | |
| Paul Lawrie | |
| 290 (+6), playoff | |
The 1999 Open Championship (British Open) was a golf tournament held from July 15-18, 1999 at the Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland. Paul Lawrie won his first major championship in a playoff over Jean Van de Velde and Justin Leonard. The event was headlined by Van de Velde's triple-bogey collapse at the final hole when he came to the hole with a three stroke lead.
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Lawrie* | Scotland |
73-74-76-67=290 | +6 | 350,000 |
| T2 | Jean Van de Velde |  France |
75-68-70-77=290 | +6 | 185,000 |
| Justin Leonard |  United States |
73-74-71-72=290 | |||
| T4 | Ángel Cabrera |  Argentina |
75-69-77-70=291 | +7 | 100,000 |
| Craig Parry |  Australia |
76-75-67-73=291 | |||
| 6 | Greg Norman | Australia |
76-70-75-72=293 | +9 | 70,000 |
| T7 | David Frost |  South Africa |
80-69-71-74=294 | +10 | 50,000 |
| Tiger Woods | United States |
74-72-74-74=294 | |||
| Davis Love III | United States |
74-74-77-69=294 | |||
| T10 | Hal Sutton | United States |
73-78-72-72=295 | +11 | 34,800 |
| Scott Dunlap | United States |
72-77-76-70=295 | |||
| Jim Furyk | United States |
78-71-76-70=295 | |||
| Retief Goosen | South Africa |
76-75-73-71=295 | |||
| Jasper Parnevik |  Sweden |
74-71-78-72=295 |
*Lawrie defeated Van de Velde and Leonard in a four-hole playoff
External links
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