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1999 Volvo PGA Championship

Coordinates: 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
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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; -0.59
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 fund1,820,000
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
Wentworth Club is located in Surrey
Wentworth Club
Wentworth Club
Location in Surrey
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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

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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

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, 28 May 1999

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

Second round

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Friday, 29 May 1999

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

Third round

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Saturday, 30 May 1999

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

Final round

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Sunday, 31 May 1999

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

References

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  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.