1999 Senior PGA Tour

Golf tour season

1999 Senior PGA Tour seasonDuration| January 22, 1999 (1999-01-22) – November 7, 1999 (1999-11-07)

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Number of official events| 39
Most wins|  Bruce Fleisher (7)
Money list|  Bruce Fleisher
Player of the Year|  Bruce Fleisher
Rookie of the Year|  Bruce Fleisher

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The 1999 Senior PGA Tour was the 20th season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

## Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[1][2]

Date  | Tournament  | Location  | Purse
(US$)  | Winner[a] | Notes

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Jan 24 | MasterCard Championship | Hawaii | 1,100,000 |  John Jacobs (2) |
Feb 7 | Royal Caribbean Classic | Florida | 1,000,000 |  Bruce Fleisher (1) |
Feb 14 | American Express Invitational | Florida | 1,200,000 |  Bruce Fleisher (2) |
Feb 21 | GTE Classic | Florida | 1,200,000 |  Larry Nelson (4) |
Feb 28 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,200,000 |  Allen Doyle (1) |
Mar 14 | Toshiba Senior Classic | California | 1,200,000 |  Gary McCord (1) |
Mar 28 | Emerald Coast Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 |  Bob Duval (1) |
Apr 4 | The Tradition | Arizona | 1,500,000 |  Graham Marsh (6) | Senior PGA Tour major championship
Apr 18 | PGA Seniors' Championship | Florida | 1,750,000 |  Allen Doyle (2) | Senior major championship
Apr 25 | Home Depot Invitational | North Carolina | 1,200,000 |  Bruce Fleisher (3) |
May 2 | Bruno's Memorial Classic | Alabama | 1,200,000 |  Larry Nelson (5) |
May 9 | Nationwide Championship | Georgia | 1,400,000 |  Hale Irwin (21) |
May 16 | Las Vegas Senior Classic | Nevada | 1,400,000 |  Vicente Fernández (3) |
May 23 | Bell Atlantic Classic | Pennsylvania | 1,100,000 |  Tom Jenkins (1) |
May 30 | Boone Valley Classic | Missouri | 1,400,000 |  Hale Irwin (22) |
Jun 6 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic | New Jersey | 1,100,000 |  Allen Doyle (3) |
Jun 13 | BellSouth Senior Classic | Tennessee | 1,400,000 |  Bruce Fleisher (4) |
Jun 20 | Southwestern Bell Dominion | Texas | 1,100,000 |  John Mahaffey (1) |
Jun 27 | Ford Senior Players Championship | Michigan | 2,000,000 |  Hale Irwin (23) | Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jul 4 | State Farm Senior Classic | Maryland | 1,300,000 |  Christy O'Connor Jnr (1) |
Jul 11 | U.S. Senior Open | Iowa | 1,500,000 |  Dave Eichelberger (4) | Senior major championship
Jul 18 | Ameritech Senior Open | Illinois | 1,300,000 |  Hale Irwin (24) |
Jul 25 | Senior British Open | Northern Ireland | £560,000 |  Christy O'Connor Jnr (2) | Senior major championship[b]
Jul 25 | Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic | Minnesota | 1,500,000 |  Hale Irwin (25) |
Aug 1 | Novell Utah Showdown | Utah | 1,350,000 |  Dave Eichelberger (5) |
Aug 8 | Lightpath Long Island Classic | New York | 1,200,000 |  Bruce Fleisher (5) |
Aug 15 | Foremost Insurance Championship | Michigan | 1,000,000 |  Christy O'Connor Jnr (3) |
Aug 22 | BankBoston Classic | Massachusetts | 1,200,000 |  Tom McGinnis (1) |
Aug 29 | AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship | Canada | 1,350,000 |  Jim Ahern (1) |
Sep 5 | TD Waterhouse Championship | Missouri | 1,200,000 |  Allen Doyle (4) |
Sep 12 | Comfort Classic | Indiana | 1,200,000 |  Gil Morgan (14) |
Sep 19 | Bank One Championship | Texas | 1,300,000 |  Tom Watson (1) | New tournament
Sep 26 | Kroger Senior Classic | Ohio | 1,400,000 |  Gil Morgan (15) |
Oct 3 | Vantage Championship | North Carolina | 1,500,000 |  Fred Gibson (1) |
Oct 10 | The Transamerica | California | 1,100,000 |  Bruce Fleisher (6) |
Oct 17 | Raley's Gold Rush Classic | California | 1,000,000 |  David Graham (5) |
Oct 24 | EMC Kaanapali Classic | Hawaii | 1,000,000 |  Bruce Fleisher (7) |
Oct 31 | Pacific Bell Senior Classic | California | 1,200,000 |  Joe Inman (2) |
Nov 7 | Ingersoll-Rand Senior Tour Championship | South Carolina | 2,000,000 |  Gary McCord (2) | Tour Championship

### Unofficial events

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The following events were sanctioned by the Senior PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date | Tournament | Location | Purse
($) | Winners | Notes

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Dec 5 | Office Depot Father/Son Challenge | Florida | 860,000 |  Jack Nicklaus and
son Gary Nicklaus | Team event

## Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]

Position | Player | Prize money ($)

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1 |  Bruce Fleisher | 2,515,705
2 |  Hale Irwin | 2,025,232
3 |  Allen Doyle | 1,911,640
4 |  Larry Nelson | 1,513,524
5 |  Gil Morgan | 1,493,282

## Awards

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Award | Winner | Ref.

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Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) |  Bruce Fleisher | [4]
Rookie of the Year |  Bruce Fleisher | [4]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) |  Bruce Fleisher | [5][4]
Comeback Player of the Year |  Tom Jenkins | [4]

## Notes

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1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.
2. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

## References

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1. ^ "2000 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
2. ^ "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
3. ^ "1999 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
4. ^ a b c d "Fleisher sweeps top Senior awards". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. December 8, 1999. p. 33. Retrieved December 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "1999 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

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