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October 9-12, 2008
LaCantera Golf Club, San Antonio, Texas
Purse: $4.5 million
Par: 35-35--70
Yards: 6,881
Tournament Record: Tommy Armour III (-26, 254, 2003)
Course Record: Bart Bryant (-10, 60, 2004)
TV: Thursday TGC 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
Friday TGC 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
Saturday TGC 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
Sunday TGC 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
Hole-by-hole:
1 Par 5 665 yards 10 Par 4 460 yards
2 Par 4 448 yards 11 Par 4 427 yards
3 Par 3 202 yards 12 Par 4 415 yards
4 Par 4 444 yards 13 Par 3 142 yards
5 Par 4 494 yards 14 Par 5 527 yards
6 Par 3 162 yards 15 Par 4 446 yards
7 Par 4 316 yards 16 Par 4 380 yards
8 Par 4 361 yards 17 Par 3 186 yards
9 Par 4 380 yards 18 Par 4 426 yards
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Out: 35 3,472 yards In: 35 3,409 yards
TOP PLAYERS ENTERED
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Justin Leonard
Earnings: $3,844,542 (10th)
Defending champion is looking for his fourth Texas Open title
this week. ... Has two runner-up finishes as well and has made
the cut in nine of his 10 starts in the event. ... Has set a
new career high in earnings this season and finished eighth in
the FedEx Cup playoffs.
Dustin Johnson
Earnings: $1,715,645 (41st)
Birdied the last two holes at the Turning Stone Championship last
week for his first PGA Tour title. ... Jumped from 128th to 41st
on the money list with the win. ... Finished first in driving at
Turning Stone (303.8 yards) and was also second in putting.
David Toms
Earnings: $779,285 (115th)
Picked up his first top-10 finish of the season at the Viking Classic
two weeks ago. The last time he failed to crack the top-10 in a season
was in 1994. ... Has 12 career victories but none since the Sony Open
in 2006. ... Ranks 29th on tour in putting average and scoring average.
Zach Johnson
Earnings: $700,933 (125th)
Has one top-10 in 21 starts this season with five missed cuts. ...
Missed the cut at The Barclays in his last start to begin the FedEx
Cup playoffs. ... Has no standout stats to speak of except for driving
accuracy in which he ranks sixth at 73.48 percent.
David Duval
Earnings: $83,727 (223rd)
Has missed 13 cuts in 17 events. ... Former No. 1 player in the world
and 2001 British Open champion has not been able to regain the form
that made him one of the best. ... Has 13 wins in his career on the
PGA Tour but none since 2001.
2007 TOP 10 FINISHERS
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Justin Leonard $810,000 65-67-64-65--261 19-under
Jesper Parnevik $486,000 61-65-66-69--261
Daniel Chopra $261,000 65-69-64-66--264 16-under
Mathias Gronberg $261,000 65-65-65-69--264
Heath Slocum $180,000 69-65-70-62--266 14-under
Ryan Armour $140,850 67-67-64-69--267 13-under
Dan Forsman $140,850 65-68-67-67--267
J.J. Henry $140,850 71-65-67-64--267
Chris Stroud $140,850 69-65-64-69--267
Dean Wilson $140,850 68-67-66-66--267
PAST CHAMPIONS
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(LaCantera GC)
2007 x-Justin Leonard -19, 261
2006 Eric Axley -15, 265
2005 Robert Gamez -18, 262
2004 Bart Bryant -19, 261
2003 Tommy Armour III -26, 254
2002 Loren Roberts -19, 261
2001 Justin Leonard -18, 266
2000 Justin Leonard -19, 261
1999 x-Duffy Waldorf -18, 270
1998 Hal Sutton -18, 270
1997 Tim Herron -17, 271
1996 David Ogrin -13, 275
1995 Duffy Walforf -20, 268
(Oak Hills CC)
1994 Bob Estes -19, 265
1993 x-Jay Haas -21, 263
1992 x-Nick Price -21, 263
1991 x-Blaine McCallister -15, 269
1990 Mark O'Meara -19, 261
1989 Donnie Hammond -22, 258
1988 Corey Pavin -21, 259
1987 Tom Watson -12, 268
1986 y-Ben Crenshaw -14, 196
1985 x-John Mahaffey -12, 268
1984 Calvin Peete -14, 266
1983 Jim Colbert -19, 261
1982 Jay Haas -18, 262
1981 x-Bill Rogers -14, 266
1980 Lee Trevino -15, 265
1979 Lou Graham -12, 268
1978 Ron Streck -15, 265
1977 Hale Irwin -14, 266
(Woodlake GC)
1976 x-Butch Baird -15, 273
1975 x-Don January -13, 275
1974 Terry Diehl -19, 269
1973 Ben Crenshaw -14, 270
1972 Mike Hill -15, 273
1971 No tournament
(Pecan Valley CC)
1970 Ron Cerrudo -11, 273
1969 x-Deane Beman -10, 274
1968 No tournament
1967 Chi Chi Rodriguez -7, 277
(Oak Hills CC)
1966 Harold Henning -8, 272
1965 Frank Beard -10, 270
1964 Bruce Crampton -7, 273
1963 Phil Rodgers -12, 268
1962 Arnold Palmer -7, 273
1961 Arnold Palmer -10, 270
(Ft. Sam Houston GC)
1960 Arnold Palmer -12, 276
(Brackenridge Park GC)
1959 Wes Ellis -8, 276
1958 Bill Johnston -10, 274
1957 Jay Hebert -13, 271
(Ft. Sam Houston GC)
1956 Gene Littler -12, 276
(Brackenridge Park GC)
1955 Mike Souchak -27, 257
1954 Chandler Harper -25, 259
1953 Tony Holguin -20, 264
1952 Jack Burke, Jr. -24, 260
(Brackenridge Park GC, Ft. Sam Houston GC)
1951 x-Dutch Harrison NA, 265
1950 Sam Snead NA, 265
(Willow Springs GC)
1949 Dave Douglas -20, 268
1948 Sam Snead -24, 264
1947 Ed Oliver -23, 265
1946 Ben Hogan -24, 264
1945 Sam Byrd -20, 268
1944 Johnny Revolta -15, 273
1943 No tournament
1942 x-Chick Harbert -16, 272
1941 Lawson Little -15, 273
(Brackenridge Park GC)
1940 Byron Nelson -13, 271
1939 Dutch Harrison -13, 271
1938 No tournament
1937 No tournament
1936 No tournament
1935 No tournament
1934 Wiffy Cox -1, 283
1933 No tournament
1932 Clarence Clark +3, 287
1931 Abe Espinosa -3, 281
1930 Denny Shute -7, 277
1929 Bill Mehlhorn -7, 277
(Willow Springs GC)
1928 Bill Mehlhorn +9, 297
1927 Bobby Cruikshank -16, 272
(Brackenridge Park GC)
1926 Mac Smith +4, 288
1925 Joe Turnesa even, 284
1924 Joe Kirkwood -5, 279
1923 Walter Hagen -5, 279
1922 Bob MacDonald -3, 281
x-won in playoff
y-rain shortened
