1999 Volvo PGA Championship

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.

1999 Volvo PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates28–31 May 1999
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
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 fund1,820,000
Winner's share€303,350
Champion
Colin Montgomerie
270 (−18)
Wentworth Club
Location in England

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 4701554525011913553993984493,370 1863985104411794663795715023,6327,002
Par 43453444435 3454344553772

Past champions in the field

Twelve former champions entered the tournament.[3]

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Colin Montgomerie Scotland199869706764270−181
Bernhard Langer Germany1987, 1993, 199565737070283−5T7
José María Olazábal Spain199468707269279−9T10
Ian Woosnam Wales1988, 199772737067282−6T26
Costantino Rocca Italy199671717269283−5T29
Nick Faldo England1978, 1980, 1981, 198974717471290+259

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Seve Ballesteros Spain1983, 19917373146+2
Manuel Piñero Spain19777175146+2
Rodger Davis Australia19867473147+3
Paul Way England19857475149+5
Howard Clark England19847477151+7
Tony Johnstone Zimbabwe19928274156+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

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bernhard Langer Germany65−7
T2Darren Clarke Northern Ireland67−5
Derrick Cooper England
Retief Goosen South Africa
Mark James England
Pedro Linhart Spain
José Rivero Spain
Jean van de velde France
T9Michael Campbell New Zealand68−4
Paul Eales England
Ernie Els South Africa
José María Olazábal Spain
Dean Robertson Scotland

Second round

Friday, 29 May 1999

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Darren Clarke Northern Ireland67-67=134−10
2Ernie Els South Africa68-67=135−9
3Retief Goosen South Africa67-69=136−8
T4Mark James England67-70=137−7
Dean Robertson Scotland68-69=137
T6Michael Campbell New Zealand68-70=138−6
Paul Eales England68-70=138
Robert Karlsson Sweden70-68=138
Bernhard Langer Germany65-73=138
José María Olazábal Spain68-70=138
Sam Torrance Scotland70-68=138

Third round

Saturday, 30 May 1999

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Retief Goosen South Africa68-67-74=206−10
Colin Montgomerie Scotland69-70-67=206
T3Bernhard Langer Germany65-73-70=208−8
Mark McNulty Zimbabwe71-70-67=208
T5Paul Eales England68-70-71=209−7
Ernie Els South Africa68-67-74=209
Mathias Grönberg Sweden69-73-67=209
Mark James England67-70-72=209
Robert Karlsson Sweden70-68-71=209
Stephen Leaney Australia73-67-69=209
Peter Lonard Australia69-70-70=209
Eduardo Romero Argentina71-71-67=209

Final round

Sunday, 31 May 1999

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ()
1Colin Montgomerie Scotland69-70-67-64=270−18303,350
2Mark James England67-70-72-66=275−13202,300
3Paul Eales England68-70-71-67=276−12113,930
T4Ernie Els South Africa68-67-74-68=277−1177,233
Retief Goosen South Africa67-69-70-71=277
Stephen Leaney Australia73-67-69-68=277
T7David Carter England71-70-69-68=278−1046,900
Mathias Grönberg Sweden69-73-67-69=278
Bernhard Langer Germany65-73-70-70=278
T10José María Olazábal Spain68-70-72-69=279−933,717
Jarmo Sandelin Sweden70-72-71-66=279
Sven Strüver Germany75-69-69-66=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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