1999 WGC-American Express Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–7 November 1999 |
| Location | Sotogrande, San Roque, Spain |
| Course(s) | Valderrama Golf Club |
| Tour(s) |
PGA Tour European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,830 |
| Field | 62 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $5,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,000,000 |
| Champion | |
 Tiger Woods | |
| 278 (–6), playoff | |
|
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The 1999 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from 4–7 November 1999 at Valderrama Golf Club in Sotogrande, San Roque, Spain. It was the first WGC-American Express Championship tournament, and the third and final event in the inaugural year of the World Golf Championships.
World number 1, Tiger Woods won the tournament after defeating Miguel Ángel Jiménez in the first extra hole of a playoff. Woods held a four stroke lead going into the 17th hole but hit it into the water on the tough par 5 and ended up scoring a triple bogey that allowed Jiménez to get back in it.
Round summaries
First round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh |  Fiji | 67 | –4 |
| 2 | Jim Furyk | United States | 68 | –3 |
| T3 | Bob Estes | United States | 69 | –2 |
| Scott Hoch | United States | |||
| Mark James |  England | |||
| Phil Mickelson | United States | |||
| Nick Price |  Zimbabwe | |||
| T8 | Jeff Maggert | United States | 70 | –1 |
| Colin Montgomerie |  Scotland | |||
| Chris Perry | United States | |||
| Jarmo Sandelin |  Sweden |
Second round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Tim Herron | United States | 71-66=137 | –5 |
| Chris Perry | United States | 70-67=135 | ||
| T3 | Justin Leonard | United States | 71-67=138 | –4 |
| Vijay Singh | Fiji | 67-71=138 | ||
| T5 | Fred Funk | United States | 71-68=139 | –3 |
| Scott Hoch | United States | 69-70=139 | ||
| Mark James | England | 69-70=139 | ||
| Tom Lehman | United States | 72-67=139 | ||
| T9 | Stewart Cink | United States | 75-65=140 | –2 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez |  Spain | 72-68=140 | ||
| Phil Mickelson | United States | 69-71=140 | ||
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 69-71=140 | ||
| David Toms | United States | 72-68=140 | ||
| Lee Westwood | England | 73-67=140 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 71-69=140 |
Third round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain | 72-68-69=209 | –4 |
| Chris Perry | United States | 70-67-72=209 | ||
| T3 | Tom Lehman | United States | 72-67-71=210 | –3 |
| Justin Leonard | United States | 71-67-72=210 | ||
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 69-71-70=210 | ||
| Hal Sutton | United States | 75-66-69=210 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 71-69-70=210 | ||
| T9 | Stewart Cink | United States | 75-65-71=211 | –2 |
| Scott Hoch | United States | 69-70-72=211 | ||
| José María Olazábal | Spain | 73-69-69=211 | ||
| David Toms | United States | 72-68-71=211 | ||
| Lee Westwood | England | 73-67-71=211 |
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 71-69-70-68=278 | –6 | 1,000,000 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain | 72-68-69-69=278 | 400,000 | ||
| 3 | Dudley Hart | United States | 75-68-70-70=283 | –1 | 300,000 |
| T4 | Stewart Cink | United States | 75-65-71-73=284 | E | 176,667 |
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 69-71-70-74=284 | |||
| Lee Westwood | England | 73-67-71-73=284 | |||
| T7 | Fred Funk | United States | 71-68-74-72=285 | +1 | 135,000 |
| Sergio García | Spain | 74-69-69-73=285 | |||
| Scott Hoch | United States | 69-70-72-74=285 | |||
| Chris Perry | United States | 70-67-72-76=285 |
Sudden-death playoff
| Player | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 181 | Total | |
| Tiger Woods | 3 | 3 (–1) |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 5 | 5 (+1) |
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