SENIOR CLASSIC FACTS & FIGURES
Tee Times
Tee Times for the first round of the Toshiba Senior Classic Friday at Newport Beach Country Club:
8 a.m.--Jose Maria Canizares, Stewart Ginn, Bill Holstead
8:10--Walter Hall, Steve Veriato, Terry Mauney
8:20--Terry Dill, Bobby Walzel, David Lundstrom
8:30--DeWitt Weaver, John Schroeder, Jerry McGee
8:40--Tommy Aaron, Miller Barber, Howard Twitty
8:50--Gibby Gilbert, Jimmy Powell, Tom McGinnis
9--Dale Douglass, Vicente Fernandez, Bob Duval
9:10--George Archer, Charles Coody, Hugh Baiocchi
9:20--Jim Colbert, Jim Ahern, Walt Morgan
9:30--Lee Trevino, Bob Charles, Bob Eastwood
9:40--Leonard Thompson, John Jacobs, Bruce Summerhays
9:50--Hubert Green, John Mahaffey, Dave Eichelberger
10--Allen Doyle, Tom Watson, Mike McCullough
10:10--Ray Floyd, Jim Albus, John Bland
10:20--Hale Irwin, Isao Aoki, Ed Dougherty
10:30--Bruce Fleisher, Graham Marsh, Lanny Wadkins
10:40--Tom Jenkins, Jim Thorpe, Joe Inman
10:50--Gil Morgan, Dana Quigley, Tom Wargo
11:00--Larry Nelson, Dave Stockton, Doug Tewell
11:10--Jim Dent, Gary McCord, Al Geiberger
11:20--Tom Kite, Bob Gilder, Chi Chi Rodriguez
11:30--Andy North, J.C. Snead, Gene Littler
11:40--Orville Moody, Don Bies, Harold Henning
11:50--Rocky Thompson, Tom Shaw, Billy Casper
12--Jesse Patino, Sammy Rachels, Mike Smith
12:10--Kikuo Arai, Paul Parajeckas, Ted Goin
Last Year’s Results
2000 Toshiba Senior Classic
at Newport Beach Country Club
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Allen Doyle $195,000 69-67--136 Jim Thorpe $104,000 70-67--137 Howard Twitty $104,000 67-70--137 Roy Vucinich $78,000 66-72--138 Bill Brask $41,600 70-69--139 Dave Eichelberger $41,600 66-73--139 Joe Inman $41,600 69-70--139 Tom Jenkins $41,600 69-70--139 John Mahaffey $41,600 73-66--139 Graham Marsh $41,600 70-69--139 John D. Morgan $41,600 70-69--139 Larry Nelson $41,600 67-72--139 Jim Ahern $23,400 70-70--140 George Archer $23,400 69-71--140 Jose Maria Canizares $23,400 69-71--140 Hubert Green $23,400 69-71--140 Lee Trevino $23,400 71-69--140 Bob Charles $17,778 71-70--141 Walter Hall $17,778 72-69--141 Hale Irwin $17,778 72-69--141 Kermit Zarley $17,778 72-69--141 Isao Aoki $14,008 69-73--142 Jim Colbert $14,008 73-69--142 Bruce Fleisher $14,008 71-71--142 Steve Veriato $14,008 74-68--142 Bob Dickson $11,570 72-71--143 Bob Eastwood $11,570 72-71--143 Gary McCord $11,570 69-74--143 Dana Quigley $11,570 70-73--143 Hugh Baiocchi $9,187 70-74--144 David Graham $9,187 73-71--144 Mark Hayes $9,187 75-69--144 Calvin Peete $9,187 73-71--144 J.C. Snead $9,187 74-70--144 Bruce Summerhays $9,187 75-69--144 Tommy Aaron $6,382 71-74--145 Jim Albus $6,382 71-74--145 Frank Conner $6,382 73-72--145 Terry Dill $6,382 71-74--145 Al Geiberger $6,382 71-74--145 John Jacobs $6,382 71-74--145 Tom McGinnis $6,382 70-75--145 Walter Morgan $6,382 72-73--145 Buzz Thomas $6,382 76-69--145 Walter Zembriski $6,382 72-73--145 Dale Douglass $4,290 75-71--146 Tom Kite $4,290 72-74--146 David Lundstrom $4,290 75-71--146 Leonard Thompson $4,290 74-72--146 Larry Ziegler $4,290 75-71--146 Butch Baird $3,009 73-74--147 Ed Dougherty $3,009 73-74--147 Fred Gibson $3,009 72-75--147 Mike McCullough $3,009 73-74--147 Jerry McGee $3,009 75-72--147 Dean Overturf $3,009 72-75--147 Chi Chi Rodriguez $3,009 76-71--147 John Bland $2,275 73-75--148 Ray Carrasco $2,275 77-71--148 Orville Moody $2,275 76-72--148 Rocky Thompson $2,275 75-73--148 Lanny Wadkins $2,275 78-70--148 Harold Henning $1,885 73-76--149 Dave Stockton $1,885 77-72--149 Dave Hill $1,560 81-69--150 Bob Lendzion $1,560 79-71--150 Gene Littler $1,560 77-73--150 Jim Dent $1,183 78-73--151 Bob Duval $1,183 79-72--151 Tom Shaw $1,183 75-76--151 Jay Sigel $1,183 81-70--151 Miller Barber $919 76-76--152 Tom Wargo $919 77-75--152 DeWitt Weaver $919 73-79--152 Kikuo Arai $754 75-78--153 Don Bies $754 79-74--153 Arnold Palmer $754 79-74--153 Jimmy Powell $650 80-74--154
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Tournament History
In its six-year history, the Senior Classic has been decided by more than a stroke only once. Two times, the tournament has gone to a playoff, including a nine-hole playoff between Bob Murphy and Jay Sigel in 1997, then a tour record for longest playoff.
A look at the tournament results:
1995
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Winner George Archer (199) Runners-Up Dave Stockton (200) Tom Wargo (200) Site Mesa Verde CC
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1996
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Winner Jim Colbert (201) Runner-Up Bob Eastwood (203) Site Newport Beach CC
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1997
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Winner Bob Murphy (207) * Runner-Up Jay Sigel (207) Site Newport Beach CC
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1998
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Winner Hale Irwin (200) Runner-Up Hubert Green (201) Site Newport Beach CC
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1999
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Winner Gary McCord (204) * Runners-Up Allen Doyle (204) Al Geiberger (204) John Jacobs (204) Site Newport Beach CC
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1999
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Winner Allen Doyle (136)** Runners-Up Jim Thorpe (137) Howard Twitty (137) Site Newport Beach CC
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* Won in a playoff
** Tournament shortened to 36 holes because of rain
Course record: 62, Hale Irwin (1998 final round)