1999 Phoenix Open Fact Sheet

1999 Phoenix Open Directions and Map

DATES:
Tournament Week: Monday, January 25 - Sunday, January 31, 1999
72-hole PGA TOUR event: Thursday, January 28 - Sunday, January 31
Part of the Bank of America West Coast Swing

SPONSOR:
The Thunderbirds (64th annual event first played in 1932)

PRESENTING TELEVISION SPONSOR:
Motorola

SITE:
Tournament Players Club of Scottsdale -- Main tournament entrance is at Pima Road and Princess Drive, one mile north of Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd.

Par: 35-36--71, Yards: 7,083 Designed by: Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish
1: 410 yards, par 4
2: 416 yards, par 4
3: 554 yards, par 5
4: 174 yards, par 3
5: 453 yards, par 4
6: 412 yards, par 4
7: 215 yards, par 3
8: 470 yards, par 4
9: 450 yards, par 4

Out: 3,554 yards, par 35
10: 403 yards, par 4
11: 469 yards, par 4
12: 195 yards, par 3
13: 585 yards, par 5
14: 444 yards, par 4
15: 501 yards, par 5
16: 162 yards, par 3
17: 332 yards, par 4
18: 438 yards, par 4
In: 3,529 yards, par 36

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
Sunday, January 24
8:30 am -- Xerox Women’s Golf Invitational, The Pointe Golf Club on Lookout Mountain (by invitation only)

Monday, January 25
9:00 am -- Cox Communications Dream Day, TPC Stadium Course Driving Range
9:45 am -- PING Junior Golf Clinic, TPC Stadium Course Driving Range
Morning Practice Rounds: PGA TOUR pros only, TPC Stadium Course
Noon -- The Arizona Republic Pro-Am, shotgun start on TPC Stadium Course

Tuesday, January 26
Morning Practice Rounds: PGA TOUR pros only, TPC Stadium Course
11:00 am -- Outdoor Systems Special Olympics Open featuring teams of Special Olympic athletes, PGA TOUR pros and Valley community leaders, TPC Stadium Course Putting Green
1:30 pm -- MCI/WorldCom Skins Game, TPC Stadium Course back nine. Teams of PGA TOUR pros and celebrities representing designated charities, compete for a $25,000 purse.
7:00 pm -- Phoenix Open Celebrity Gala Dinner, Scottsdale Princess Resort (by invitation only)

Wednesday, January 27 10:00 am -- Lucent Technologies Celebrity Pro-Am, shotgun start, Grayhawk Golf Club
10:30 am -- Xerox Silver Pro-Am, shotgun start, TPC Stadium Course
11:00 am -- Piper Jaffray Pro-Am, shotgun start, TPC Desert course

Thursday, January 28 and Friday, January 29
1999 Phoenix Open 1st and 2nd rounds: Tee times at 7:50 am each day

Saturday, January 30 and Sunday, January 31
1999 Phoenix Open 3rd and 4th rounds: Tee times TBA
PGA TOUR palyers Professional Challenge at the 15th hole: Pro whose 2nd shot is closest to the pin on this par-5 hole wins $15,000
Oldsmobile Hole-in-One: Pro who makes 1st ace Sunday on the par-3 16th hole wins a new car
4:00 pm (Sunday) -- Phoenix Open/Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl Bash. Watch the game on a huge jumbo-tron screen in the Michelob Bird's Nest following the final round. The event is co-sponsored by the Arizona Cardinals, The Tribune and KDUS 1060 AM.

Monday, February 1
10:00 am -- MONY/Pointe Hilton Resorts Invitational, TPC Stadium Course (by invitation only)

TOTAL PURSE:
$3,000,000

WINNER’S SHARE:
$540,000

FIELD:
132 players (cut to low 70 and ties after 36 holes)

TELEVISION:
All four rounds will be broadcast live.
Thursday and Friday from 2:00 - 4:00 pm MST on USA Network, Cox Cable Ch 32 in Phoenix
Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 - 4:00 pm MST on CBS, KPHO-TV Ch 5 in Phoenix
The announcers will be Jim Nantz, Ken Venturi, Gary McCord, David Feherty, Bobby Clampett, Peter Oosterhuis and Peter Kostis.

RADIO
PGA TOUR Radio on Saturday and Sunday from 2:00 - 4:00 pm MST, KDUS 1060 AM in Phoenix

DEFENDING CHAMPION:
Jesper Parnevik 68-68-66-67-269 (15 under par)

CHARITIES:
Proceeds from the Phoenix Open support more than 150 beneficiaries each year which provide programs for Arizona youth, such as health and social service agencies, athletic programs and other youth organizations. A record $3 million was raised for charity last year. Major beneficiaries include the Arizona Special Olympics, Valley of the Sun United Way, Valley Boys and Girls Clubs, Junior Golf Association of Arizona, Valley of the Sun YMCA’s and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. To date, the Phoenix Open has raised more than $16 million for charity.

TICKETS:
General admission is $20 per day. Children ages 17 & under are free when accompanied by an adult. The Phoenix Open is never sold out and tickets will be available at the tournament gate. Advance tickets are available at all Valley Dillard’s Box Office locations, US Post Office branches, Nevada Bob’s, Van’s Pro Shops, Smith’s and Smitty’s, JC Penney’s and at The Thunderbird office - 7226 N. 16th Street, Suite #100, Phoenix, Arizona 85020.

MICHELOB BIRD’S NEST:
The Phoenix Open’s popular 24,000-square-foot entertainment tent is located at the main east side tournament entrance off Pima Rd. It opens for lunch at 11:00 a.m. daily from Wednesday, January 27 through Sunday, January 31. Tournament spectators get in FREE with that day’s Phoenix Open admission ticket. There is a $10 cover charge after 7:00 p.m. on a space available basis.

PARKING:
Plenty of FREE public parking.

TICKET & INFO HOTLINE:
(602) 870-4431

INTERNET HOME PAGE:
http://www.phoenixopen.com

TOURNAMENT CHAIRMAN:
Ray Artigue

MEDIA CONTACT:
Jeff Blaugrund, Phoenix Open Media Director
MAIL: c/o SRO Communications, 201 East Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004
PH: (602) 379-7597; FAX: (602) 379-7596; E-MAIL: jblaugrund@awarena.com