1999 Volvo PGA Championship

1999 Volvo PGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	28–31 May 1999
Location	Virginia Water, Surrey, England 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
Course(s)	Wentworth Club West Course
Tour(s)	European Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,002 yards (6,403 m)
Field	156 players, 66 after cut
Cut	146 (+2)
Prize fund	€1,820,000
Winner's share	€303,350
Champion
Colin Montgomerie
270 (−18)
Location map
Wentworth Club Location in England Show map of England Wentworth Club Location in Surrey Show map of Surrey

The 1999 Volvo PGA Championship was the 45th edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 28–31 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

Colin Montgomerie successfully defended his 1998 title to claim a five stroke victory over Mark James.[1]

Course layout

Wentworth Club, West Course[2]

Tee	Rating/Slope	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yardage	n/a	470	155	452	501	191	355	399	398	449	3,370	186	398	510	441	179	466	379	571	502	3,632	7,002
Par		4	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	35	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	5	37	72

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 28 May 1999

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Bernhard Langer	65	−7
T2	Darren Clarke	67	−5
	Derrick Cooper
	Retief Goosen
	Mark James
	Pedro Linhart
	José Rivero
	Jean van de velde
T9	Michael Campbell	68	−4
	Paul Eales
	Ernie Els
	José María Olazábal
	Dean Robertson

Second round

Friday, 29 May 1999

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Darren Clarke	67-67=134	−10
2	Ernie Els	68-67=135	−9
3	Retief Goosen	67-69=136	−8
T4	Mark James	67-70=137	−7
	Dean Robertson	68-69=137
T6	Michael Campbell	68-70=138	−6
	Paul Eales	68-70=138
	Robert Karlsson	70-68=138
	Bernhard Langer	65-73=138
	José María Olazábal	68-70=138
	Sam Torrance	70-68=138

Third round

Saturday, 30 May 1999

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Retief Goosen	67-69-70=206	−10
	Colin Montgomerie	69-70-67=206
T3	Bernhard Langer	65-73-70=208	−8
	Mark McNulty	71-70-67=208
T5	Paul Eales	68-70-71=209	−7
	Ernie Els	68-67-74=209
	Mathias Grönberg	69-73-67=209
	Mark James	67-70-72=209
	Robert Karlsson	70-68-71=209
	Stephen Leaney	73-67-69=209
	Peter Lonard	69-70-70=209
	Eduardo Romero	71-71-67=209

Final round

Sunday, 31 May 1999

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (€)
1	Colin Montgomerie	69-70-67-64=270	−18	303,350
2	Mark James	67-70-72-66=275	−13	202,300
3	Paul Eales	68-70-71-67=276	−12	113,930
T4	Ernie Els	68-67-74-68=277	−11	77,233
	Retief Goosen	67-69-70-71=277
	Stephen Leaney	73-67-69-68=277
T7	David Carter	71-70-69-68=278	−10	46,900
	Mathias Grönberg	69-73-67-69=278
	Bernhard Langer	65-73-70-70=278
T10	José María Olazábal	68-70-72-69=279	−9	33,717
	Jarmo Sandelin	70-72-71-66=279
	Sven Strüver	75-69-69-66=279

References

1. "Magnificent Montgomerie Retains Volvo PGA Crown". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
2. "Course card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 15 June 2020.