Dates | August 12–15, 1999 |
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Location | Medinah, Illinois |
Course(s) |
Medinah Country Club Course No. 3 |
Organized by | PGA of America |
Tour(s) |
PGA Tour PGA European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,401 yards (6,767 m) |
Field | 148 players, 74 after cut |
Cut | 146 (+2) |
Prize fund |
$3,500,000 €3,028,228 |
Winner's share | $630,000 €545,522 |
Tiger Woods | |
277 (−11) | |
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The 1999 PGA Championship was the 81st PGA Championship, held August 12–15 at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. Tiger Woods, 23, won his first PGA Championship and second major, one stroke ahead of runner-up Sergio García, age 19.
At the time, many (including noted commentator Gary McCord) predicted this would mark the beginning of a long rivalry between Woods and García. García's outgoing antics during the tournament had captured the attention of many golf fans. García would not win a major until the 2017 Masters Tournament.
Although this was the first PGA Championship held at Medinah, it was the fourth major; the U.S. Open was held at Course No. 3 in 1949, 1975, and 1990. The PGA Championship returned seven years later in 2006, also won by Woods, and Medinah hosted the Ryder Cup in 2012.
Course No. 3
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Thursday, August 12, 1999
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Friday, August 13, 1999
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Sunday, August 15, 1999
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Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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Coordinates: 41°57′58″N 88°02′53″W / 41.966°N 88.048°W