- 1999 Open Championship
Infobox_Individual_Golf_Tournament
tournament_name = 1999 Open Championship
dates = July 15 - 18, 1999
location = flagicon|ScotlandAngus ,Scotland
course =Carnoustie Golf Links
tour =PGA Tour
PGA European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
par = 71
yardage= 7,361
field = 152 players, 73 after cut
cut = 154 (+12)
purse = £2,000,000
$3,058,503
winners_share = £350,000
$577,500
Champion =Paul Lawrie
Score = 290 (+6), playoffThe 1999 Open Championship was the 128th
Open Championship held fromJuly 15 -18,1999 at theCarnoustie Golf Links inAngus ,Scotland .Paul Lawrie won his first major championship in a playoff overJean Van de Velde andJustin Leonard . The event was headlined by Van de Velde's triple-bogey collapse at the final hole when he came to the hole with a three stroke lead.Final leaderboard
"*Lawrie (5-4-3-3=15) defeated Leonard (5-4-5-5=18) and Van de Velde (6-4-3-5=18) in a four-hole playoff."
External links
* [http://www.opengolf.com/history/past_results.sps?tourn=1999054&pageno=-1 Full results]
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