• TPC Sawgrass, Stadium course host of THE PLAYERS Ch'Ship since 1982
  • The K Club host of The 36th Ryder Cup (2006), Dublin
  • Marco Simone GC (Italy); host of the Ryder Cup 2023
  • St Andrews Links - Old course - Host of The Open Championship in 2022 and 2027
  • Pebble Beach host of the US Open; US Women's Open; Pebble Beach Pro-Am
  • TPC Louisiana host of the The Zurich Classic of New Orleans since 2005
  • Torrey Pines - South course, host of the Farmers Insurance Open
  • Torrey Pines - South course, host of the Genesis Invitational 2025

Top tournament results: 1999 - Men Majors

The winners in the category "1999 - Men Majors" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.

Category

Majors

Winner (holder)

Olazabal, Jose Maria

Score

280 (-8)

Prize money

$720,000

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The Masters Tournament (63rd) (April 8-11). Second-placed Davis Love III (USA) finished 2 shots behind Olazabal (Esp), who recorded the second of his two wins in The Masters. [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA].

1999
Majors
290 (+6)
£350,000
R&A

Category

Majors

Winner (holder)

Lawrie, Paul

Score

290 (+6)

Prize money

£350,000

Title sponsor

R&A

The Open Championship (128th) (July 15-18). Lawrie (Scot) beat Justin Leonard (USA) and Jean Van de Velde (Fra) in a 4-hole playoff: Lawrie 15 (E), Leonard and Van de Velde 18 (+3). With a three shot lead at the 72nd hole, Van de Velde needed no worse than a double-bogey 6 to win the championship. He took seven. At one stage on this disastrous final hole, while standing bare-foot in the Barry Burn, he contemplated playing out of the Burn, but eventually took a drop instead. [Championship Course, Carnoustie Golf Links, Angus].

1999
Majors
279 (-1)
$625,000
USGA

Category

Majors

Winner (holder)

Stewart, Payne

Score

279 (-1)

Prize money

$625,000

Title sponsor

USGA

The US Open (99th) (June 17-20). Second-placed Phil Mickelson (USA) finished 1 shot behind Stewart (USA), who won this event for the second time. Less than five months later Payne Stewart died in a plane crash. [No.2 Course, Pinehurst Resort, NC].

1999
Majors
277 (-11)
$630,000
PGA of America

Category

Majors

Winner (holder)

Woods, Tiger

Venue

Medinah

Score

277 (-11)

Prize money

$630,000

Title sponsor

PGA of America

The US PGA Championship (81st) (Aug 12-15). Second-placed Sergio Garcia (Esp) finished 1 shot behind 23-year-old Woods (USA), who claimed his second major championship title. [No.3 Course, Medinah CC, Bloomingdale, nr Chicago, IL].

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Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).

Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).

Who's Who

Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.

Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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