1999 PGA Tour

The 1999 PGA Tour was the 84th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 31st season since separating from the PGA of America.

1999 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 7, 1999 (1999-01-07) – November 7, 1999 (1999-11-07)
Number of official events	47
Most wins	Tiger Woods (8)
Money list	Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Player of the Year	Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the Year	Tiger Woods
Rookie of the Year	Carlos Franco
← 1998 2000 →

Caddie shorts policy

After caddie Garland Dempsey collapsed at the Western Open in early July,^[1] the PGA Tour allowed male caddies, on a trial basis, to wear shorts on extremely hot days.^[2] Two years earlier, the USGA changed its policy and allowed caddies to wear shorts at the U.S. Open in June 1997.^[3]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.^[4][5]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner[a]	OWGR points	Notes
Jan 10	Mercedes Championships	Hawaii	2,600,000	David Duval (8)	58	Winners-only event
Jan 17	Sony Open in Hawaii	Hawaii	2,600,000	Jeff Sluman (4)	50
Jan 24	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	California	3,000,000	David Duval (9)	52	Pro-Am
Jan 31	Phoenix Open	Arizona	3,000,000	Rocco Mediate (3)	60
Feb 7	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	California	2,800,000	Payne Stewart (10)	60	Pro-Am
Feb 14	Buick Invitational	California	2,700,000	Tiger Woods (8)	52
Feb 21	Nissan Open	California	2,800,000	Ernie Els (7)	66
Feb 28	WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship	California	5,000,000	Jeff Maggert (2)	76	New tournament World Golf Championship
Feb 28	Touchstone Energy Tucson Open	Arizona	2,750,000	Gabriel Hjertstedt (2)	24	Alternate event
Mar 7	Doral-Ryder Open	Florida	3,000,000	Steve Elkington (10)	50
Mar 14	Honda Classic	Florida	2,600,000	Vijay Singh (8)	52
Mar 21	Bay Hill Invitational	Florida	2,500,000	Tim Herron (3)	70	Invitational
Mar 28	The Players Championship	Florida	5,000,000	David Duval (10)	80	Flagship event
Apr 4	BellSouth Classic	Georgia	2,500,000	David Duval (11)	54
Apr 11	Masters Tournament	Georgia	4,000,000	José María Olazábal (5)	100	Major championship
Apr 18	MCI Classic	South Carolina	2,500,000	Glen Day (1)	62	Invitational
Apr 25	Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic	North Carolina	2,600,000	Jesper Parnevik (2)	46
May 2	Shell Houston Open	Texas	2,500,000	Stuart Appleby (3)	48
May 9	Compaq Classic of New Orleans	Louisiana	2,600,000	Carlos Franco (1)	52
May 16	GTE Byron Nelson Classic	Texas	3,000,000	Loren Roberts (6)	58
May 23	MasterCard Colonial	Texas	2,800,000	Olin Browne (2)	60	Invitational
May 30	Kemper Open	Maryland	2,500,000	Rich Beem (1)	48
Jun 6	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	2,550,000	Tiger Woods (9)	70	Invitational
Jun 14	FedEx St. Jude Classic	Tennessee	2,500,000	Ted Tryba (2)	50
Jun 20	U.S. Open	North Carolina	3,500,000	Payne Stewart (11)	100	Major championship
Jun 27	Buick Classic	New York	2,500,000	Duffy Waldorf (2)	54
Jul 4	Motorola Western Open	Illinois	2,500,000	Tiger Woods (10)	54
Jul 11	Greater Milwaukee Open	Wisconsin	2,300,000	Carlos Franco (2)	26
Jul 18	The Open Championship	Scotland	£2,000,000	Paul Lawrie (1)	100	Major championship
Jul 25	John Deere Classic	Illinois	2,000,000	J. L. Lewis (1)	24
Aug 1	Canon Greater Hartford Open	Connecticut	2,500,000	Brent Geiberger (1)	48
Aug 8	Buick Open	Michigan	2,400,000	Tom Pernice Jr. (1)	58
Aug 15	PGA Championship	Illinois	3,500,000	Tiger Woods (11)	100	Major championship
Aug 22	Sprint International	Colorado	2,600,000	David Toms (2)	64
Aug 29	WGC-NEC Invitational	Ohio	5,000,000	Tiger Woods (12)	68	New tournament World Golf Championship
Aug 29	Reno–Tahoe Open	Nevada	2,750,000	Notah Begay III (1)	32	New tournament Alternate event
Sep 5	Air Canada Championship	Canada	2,500,000	Mike Weir (1)	34
Sep 12	Bell Canadian Open	Canada	2,500,000	Hal Sutton (11)	48
Sep 20	B.C. Open	New York	1,600,000	Brad Faxon (5)	26
Sep 26	Westin Texas Open	Texas	2,000,000	Duffy Waldorf (3)	34
Oct 3	Buick Challenge	Georgia	1,800,000	David Toms (3)	48
Oct 10	Michelob Championship at Kingsmill	Virginia	2,500,000	Notah Begay III (2)	48
Oct 17	Las Vegas Invitational	Nevada	2,500,000	Jim Furyk (4)	52
Oct 24	National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney	Florida	2,500,000	Tiger Woods (13)	58
Oct 31	The Tour Championship	Texas	5,000,000	Tiger Woods (14)	60	Tour Championship
Nov 1	Southern Farm Bureau Classic	Mississippi	2,000,000	Brian Henninger (2)	24	Alternate event
Nov 7	WGC-American Express Championship	Spain	5,000,000	Tiger Woods (15)	70	New tournament World Golf Championship

Unofficial events

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

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse ($)	Winner(s)	Notes
Aug 3	CVS Charity Classic	Rhode Island	1,000,000	Stuart Appleby and Jeff Sluman	New tournament Team event
Sep 26	Ryder Cup	Massachusetts	n/a	Team USA	Team event
Nov 14	Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout	California	1,500,000	Fred Couples and David Duval	Team event
Nov 21	World Cup of Golf	Malaysia	1,300,000	Mark O'Meara and Tiger Woods	Team event
	World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy		200,000	Tiger Woods
Nov 24	PGA Grand Slam of Golf	Hawaii	1,000,000	Tiger Woods	Limited-field event
Nov 28	Skins Game	California	1,000,000	Fred Couples	Limited-field event
Dec 5	JCPenney Classic	Florida	2,000,000	John Daly and Laura Davies	Team event
Dec 12	Diners Club Matches	California	400,000	Mark Calcavecchia and Fred Couples	Team event
Dec 19	Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge	Nevada	651,000	Senior PGA Tour	Team event

Location of tournaments

Location of official tournaments of the 1999 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada. Players & Majors World Golf Championships Regular events Alternate events Tour Championship

Location of official tournaments of the 1999 PGA Tour outside the continental United States and Canada. Players & Majors World Golf Championships Regular events

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.^[6]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Tiger Woods	6,616,585
2	David Duval	3,641,906
3	Davis Love III	2,475,328
4	Vijay Singh	2,283,233
5	Chris Perry	2,145,707
6	Hal Sutton	2,127,578
7	Payne Stewart	2,077,950
8	Justin Leonard	2,020,991
9	Jeff Maggert	2,016,469
10	David Toms	1,959,672

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Tiger Woods	[7]
PGA Player of the Year	Tiger Woods	[8]
Rookie of the Year	Carlos Franco	[7]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	Tiger Woods	[9]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	Tiger Woods	[10]
Comeback Player of the Year	Steve Pate	[7]

See also

• 1999 Nike Tour
• 1999 Senior PGA Tour

Notes

1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.