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2009
Jerry Kelly

TPC Louisiana
Purse: $6,300,000

First Round
Dean Wilson carded a first-round 66 and took a one-shot lead over Briny Baird, Peter Lonard and Chez Reavie into Friday's second round. Second-year PGA TOUR player John Mallinger opened with a round of 69 on Thursday. Steve Elkington, who was Pete Dye's player consultant on the TPC Louisiana design, opened with a round of 68. Players who were bogey-free during the opening round: Chez Reavie (67), Peter Lonard (67), Jay Williamson (68), Cameron Beckman (68) and Steve Stricker (70). Defending champion Nick Watney opened with a round of 71. The par-4 sixth played as the most difficult hole on Thursday with a scoring average of 4.521. The sixth played as the most difficult hole in 2005 as well with a 72-hole average of 4.261. Briny Baird recorded an eagle at the par-4 sixth, where he holed his second shot from 208 yards. Among six past champions in the field this week, Steve Flesch opened with a 69 and is tied for 17th place. The other past champs are Nick Watney (71, tied for 33rd), Carlos Franco (71, tied for 33rd), Scott McCarron (74, tied for 92nd), Tim Petrovic (74, tied for 92nd) and Davis Love III (76, tied for 126th).

Second Round
Briny Baird fired a second-round 69 on Friday and took a one-shot lead over Peter Lonard and Jay Williamson into Saturday's third round. The 36-hole cut fell at even-par 144, with 81 players making it to Saturday. Peter Lonard climbed as high as 10 under for the tournament on Friday morning and at one point had a four-shot lead before bogeys on three of his last four holes left him at 7-under 137 for the event. Defending champion Nick Watney used an eagle at the par-5 seventh to jump-start a second-round 67 on Friday. Players who were bogey-free during the second round: Tommy Armour III (68), Cliff Kresge (68), Matt Jones (68), Nathan Green (69), Paul Goydos (70) and Carl Pettersson (70). Tim Clark recorded a hole-in-one on the par-3 ninth hole (his 18th) using a 6-iron from 174 yards. For the second straight day, the par-4 sixth played as the most difficult hole on the course with an average of 4.389.

Third Round
Jerry Kelly, the 36-hole leader at 10-under 134, made his ninth start in New Orleans. Defending champion Andres Romero was disqualified following the second round for signing an incorrect scorecard. Romero signed for a par-5 on No. 18, where he actually made a bogey-6. Troy Matteson tied the TPC Louisiana course record Friday with an 8-under 64, thanks to seven birdies, an eagle and one bogey. Among Mattesons's highlights were chip-in birdies on No. 12 from 50 feet and No. 17 from 51 feet, along with an eagle putt of more than 25 feet on the par-5 seventh hole. There were several "birdie clusters" during Friday's play. Among them: Kelly birdied four of six holes to begin the back nine; Toms made four consecutive birdies starting at No. 12; Charles Howell III made five straight birdies starting at No. 7; and David Mathis birdied seven of eight holes starting at No. 13.

Fourth Round
Jerry Kelly's three-stroke lead is the largest 54-hole lead in this event since Calvin Peete owned a five-shot advantage back in 1986. There were a total of six eagles in Thursday's opening round and nine eagles during the second Friday but only two on Saturday - Ryan Palmer at the par-4 13th and Ian Poulter at the par-5 18th, where he holed a bunker shot from 88 feet. Palmer eagled the par-4 13th hole Saturday morning by taking the "shortest distance between two points" route. Palmer went for the green off the tee, and hit his drive to within 27 feet, 5 inches of the cup on the dogleg-left hole and then rolled in the putt. The hole measures 370 yards but he needed to hit his drive only 336 yards to get in position for an eagle. George McNeill made a run at the TPC Louisiana course record of 64 Saturday but ran into trouble down the stretch. McNeill birdied four holes in a row (Nos. 2-5) and was 7 under for the day after a birdie at No. 13. His run was derailed by a tee shot into the water at the par-4 16th hole, where he made bogey. Two more penalty strokes at the closing par-5 18th resulted in a triple bogey and a final score of 69.


 

2008
Andrés Romero

TPC Louisiana
Purse: $6,100,000

First Round
Dean Wilson carded a first-round 66 on Thursday and took a one-shot lead over Briny Baird, Peter Lonard and Chez Reavie going into Friday's second round. John Mallinger opened with a round of 69. Steve Elkington opened with a round of 68. Players who were bogey-free during the opening round: Chez Reavie (67), Peter Lonard (67), Jay Williamson (68), Cameron Beckman (68) and Steve Stricker (70). Defending champion Nick Watney opened with a round of 71. Briny Baird recorded an eagle at the par-4 sixth, where he holed his second shot from 208 yards. Chez Reavie recorded an eagle at the par-4 12th after holing his second shot from 215 yards. Among six past champions in the field, Steve Flesch opened with a 69 and was tied for 17th place. The other past champs are Nick Watney (71, tied for 33rd), Carlos Franco (71, tied for 33rd), Scott McCarron (74, tied for 92nd), Tim Petrovic (74, tied for 92nd) and Davis Love III (76, tied for 126th).

Second Round
Briny Baird fired a second-round 69 on Friday and took a one-shot lead over Peter Lonard and Jay Williamson into Saturday's third round. The 36-hole cut fell at even-par 144, with 81 players making it to Saturday. Peter Lonard climbed as high as 10 under for the tournament on Friday morning and at one point had a four-shot lead before bogeys on three of his last four holes left him at 7-under 137 for the event. Through two rounds of the Zurich Classic, nine players currently in the top 10 are still looking for their first PGA TOUR win. Defending champion Nick Watney used an eagle at the par-5 seventh to jumpstart a second-round 67 on Friday. Players who were bogey free during the second round: Tommy Armour III (68), Cliff Kresge (68), Matt Jones (68), Nathan Green (69), Paul Goydos (70) and Carl Pettersson (70). Tim Clark recorded a hole-in-one on the par-3 ninth hole (his 18th) on Friday using a 6-iron from 174 yards. For the second straight day, the par-4 sixth played as the most difficult hole on the course with an average of 4.389.

Third Round
Light rain fell mid-morning, with playing being stopped at 1:48 pm CT because of a threatening situation. Play was scheduled to resume at 4:15 p.m., however another cell had developed at that time, lengthening the weather delay. At 5:25 p.m., the third-round was ultimately postponed until 7:20 a.m. Sunday morning. At the time of the suspension, Briny Baird faced the longest stretch to finish his third-round. 81 players teed off between 7:20 am and 1 p.m. Australia's Brett Rumford played as a solo in two hours, 57 minutes. Following opening rounds of 71-73, Daniel Chopra posted a six-under-par 66 before play was stopped. Of those who completed Round 3, the best score belonged to Daniel Chopra and John Senden.

Fourth Round
The final round began at 7:21 a.m. in the same pairings as the third round. After shooting a final-round 68 and posting the number to beat, a 13-under-par 275, Andrés Romero weathers challenges to his score for more than 2 1/2 hours. One by one, Peter Lonard, Tim Wilkinson, Nicholas Thompson, Woody Austin and Padraig Harrington made a charge. And one by one, they fell to the wayside. The Zurich Classic of New Orleans marks Andrés Romero's first victory on the PGA TOUR. In other scores, Padraig Harrington tied for fourth Sunday at TPC Louisiana. Woody Austin, who made his 12th start at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, tied for fourth for his third top-20 at the TPC. Tim Petrovic, tied for seventh. James Driscoll tied for 12th Sunday thanks to a closing 6-under 66. The par-4 sixth hole played to an average of 4.336 and ranks as the fifth hardest hole on the PGA TOUR in 2007. And Stewart Cink was disqualified after signing an incorrect scorecard after this third round on Saturday.


2007
Nick Watney

TPC Louisiana
Purse: $6,100,000

First Round
Rookie Kyle Reifers established a new course record at the TPC Louisiana with his 8-under-par 64 during the first round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. 2006 winner Chris Couch shot an even-par 72. Couch was 3 over through four holes and turned at 3-over 39. He birdied Nos. 11, 13 and 15 to finish with a 33 on the back. Two-time champion Carlos Franco posted a 4-under-par 68 Thursday, his first sub-70 score of the year. There were a total of 5 eagles made during Thursday's opening round, and four of them came from off the green.At the par-5, 7th hole: Rocco Mediate holed out from 78 yards for his eagle-3. Chris DiMarco chipped in from 60 feet, 5 inches. Michael Allen took the more conventional route with an eagle putt from 30 feet, 4 inches. At the par-4, 10th hole, Briny Baird holed his second shot from 129 yards for a two. At the par-5, 11th hole, Ryan Palmer pitched in from 90 feet away for his three.

Second Round
Calcavecchia was 3-under 69 which vaulted him from second place to the top of the leaderboard. The former British Open champ stood at 9 under, one shot ahead of Lucas Glover (69) and Nick Watney (67).Eleven players turned in bogey-free rounds Friday. Mark Calcavecchia was the only player to go bogey-free for the first 36-holes at TPC Louisiana. The 2001 Zurich Classic champion, David Toms, sat in a tie for 20th with a 4-under 140 total on Friday. Craig Lile posted the low round of the day with career-best 7-under 65. Of the five champions of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in the field at the 2007 Zurich Classic of New Orleans four made the cut: 2005 winner Tim Petrovic (-5), 2001 winner David Toms (-4), the 1999, 2000 winner Carlos Franco (-2) and 2006 winner Chris Couch (-1). Former winner Steve Flesch missed the 36-hole cut.

Third Round
Third-year PGA TOUR player Nick Watney shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to reach 12 under and take a two-shot lead over Ken Duke. Duke posted rounds of 69-71-66 to get to 10-under 206 and two back of leader Nick Watney. Mark Calcavecchia, who began the day with a one-shot lead, finished with an even-par 72, leaving him tied for third with Scott Gutschewski (67) at 9 under. Rookie Kyle Reifers (71) was alone in fifth at 8 under. He shot a course-record 64 on Thursday and had a 73 on Friday. Brian Bateman had 16 birdies during the week to lead the field. Will MacKenzie, Jason Schultz, Kyle Reifers and Nick Watney all had 15 birdies.

Fourth Round
At 25 years old, Nick Watney became the third-youngest champion of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans when he clenched his first PGA TOUR victory on Sunday. Nick Watney became the first Zurich Classic of New Orleans winner to post all four rounds in the 60s (69-67-68-69) since Carlos Franco turned the trick in 2000 when he posted scores of 67-67-68-68. Watney is the first player to post all four rounds in the 60s at the TPC Louisiana course. Nick Watney and Ken Duke were tied atop the board at 14 under par at the time. Watney rolled in a birdie putt of 7 feet, 8 inches to get to 15 under while Duke pulled his tee shot left and missed his par putt of 6 feet, 7 inches to drop back to 13 under. Rookie Chris Stroud was 0-for-5 in cuts made this year and just one for seven for his career, but he put together rounds of 68-70-71-69-278 and wound up tied for fifth.Rookie Anthony Kim fired a final-round 65 to finish at 11-under-par 277 and tied for third. Lucas Glover birdied the final hole Sunday to finish at 7-under 279 and wound up tied for eighth. Glover missed the cut in his first appearance in this event in 2004 but has finished T3, T7 and T8 the past three years. Two players were bogey-free on Sunday, Bob Estes (69) and Ryan Armour (70). The best rounds of Sunday came from Anthony Kim (65) and Mathias Gronberg, Lee Janzen, John Mallinger and Steve Stricker (all 67s). Watney collects $1,098,000 first-place check, the largest of his career.


 

2006
Chris Couch

English Turn Golf & Country Club
Purse: $6,000,000

First Round
McDowell finished off the first round in favorable conditions by one-hopping a wedge from over 100 yards into the cup for an eagle on the ninth hole, giving him an 8-under 64 for a one-shot lead over Stuart Appleby.

Second Round
Joe Durant was at 12-under 132, which gave him a two-shot lead going into the weekend. Brett Wetterich closed with an 8-foot birdie on the ninth hole for a 65, and 10 under overall. Two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen sputtered at the start and then steadily improved for a 3-under 69 that left him in a group of seven players at 9-under 135 that included three rookies (Charley Hoffman, Eric Axley and Ryan Hietala) and England's Ian Poulter

Third Round
Couch piled up birdies in gusty conditions and zoomed up the leaderboard with an 8-under 64, signing his card 30 minutes before 36-hole leader Joe Durant teed off. Dean Wilson (66) and Cameron Beckman (67), both early starters, are at 10-under 206. Masters champion Phil Mickelson figured he would need a 64 to get into the mix, and all it took was a 68 marred only by a bogey from the bunker on the 17th.

Fourth Round
Lucas Glover closed with a 9-under 63, matching Vijay Singh for the best final round score at English Turn. Five players recorded four rounds in the 60s at the 2004 Zurich Classic at English Turn. They include: Joe Ogilvie (66-67-66-68), Phil Mickelson (67-65-69-66), Hidemichi Tanaka (69-64-69-67), K.J. Choi (67-68-68-69) and Brian Bateman (67-67-69-69). Bogey-free rounds on Sunday: Lucas Glover, Bill Haas, David Branshaw, Woody Austin, Steve Stricker, Kevin Sutherland, Patrick Sheehan, Scott Verplank, Danny Ellis, Darren Stiles, Charles Howell III and Joe Durant.


2005
Tim Petrovic

TPC Louisiana
Purse: $5,500,000

First Round
Chris DiMarco got off to a fast start shooting a season-best 7-under 65 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead. India's Arjun Atwal also opened with a 65, birdieing six of his final nine holes. DiMarco, had a bogey-free round in swirling wind gusts. DiMarco, who started the round on No. 10, had three birdies on the first nine holes. He got to 4 under with a birdie on No. 1, made five straight pars, and holed a 20-foot eagle putt on the par-5 seventh. He closed the round with a birdie on No. 9.

Second Round
Atwal overcame Friday's gusting winds to shoot a 4-under 68 and take a one-stroke lead over J.J. Henry after two rounds. DiMarco had a 71 and was tied with Tim Clark (69) another stroke back. Lucas Glover had a second-round 68 and was at 7 under. Defending champion Vijay Singh followed an opening 67 with a 71 and was in a three-way tie for sixth place at 6 under. DiMarco made bogey at Nos. 6, 9, and 15, but made eagle at the par-5 seventh and had three birdies on the back nine.

Third Round
DiMarco finished up his rain-delayed third round on Sunday morning, carding a 68 to stay atop the leaderboard by one stroke. Starting the day on No. 11 with a one-shot lead, he offset birdies on 11 and 13 with bogeys on 12 and 14. He finished the round at 12 under, one shot ahead of James Driscoll. DiMarco was 4 under through 10 holes in the third round and 12 under overall when play was suspended because of darkness. Driscoll stayed at 11 under. Second-round leader Atwal finished the third round at 10 under.

Fourth Round
Petrovic completed the long journey by holing a 4-foot par putt to beat rookie Driscoll on the first hole of a playoff. Petrovic set up the breakthrough victory with a 19-foot birdie putt on the final hole of regulation, then finished off Driscoll with a routine par on the par-5 closing hole. DiMarco holed a 24-foot putt on the first hole for par and birdied Nos. 2, 5, 8 to make the turn at 15 under, two strokes ahead of Petrovic.


2004
Vijay Singh

English Turn Golf & Country Club
Purse: $5,100,000

First Round
Paul Azinger and Gene Sauers led with their rounds of 6-under-par 66. They are joined by Robert Damron, who has played 17 holes and Chris DiMarco, who played through 14 holes. Play was stopped early beacuse of inclement weather.

Second Round 1(Cancelled)
Rain and lightning throughout the day forced the cancellation of play.

Second Round 2
Danny Ellis played the last nine holes of the first round, ending with a 9-under 63. He then shot a 6-under 66 for a two-day total of 129. Phil Mickelson had a second-round 65 which left him in a four-way tie for third place among those who completed the round. Charles Howell III finished the first round with a 66 and shot a 64 for the second round.

Third Round
Phil Mickelson shot a 69 in to move into a tie for second with Howell, two strokes behind leader Joe Ogilvie, who was at 17-under 199.

Fourth Round
Vijay Singh closed with a 9-under 63 (7-under-par 29 on back nine) that included a 30-foot birdie putt on the par-4 72nd hole to clip 54-hole leader Joe Ogilvie and Phil Mickelson by one stroke at 22-under-par.


2003
Steve Flesch

English Turn Golf & Country Club
Purse: $5,000,000

First Round
Akio Sadakata and Paul Stankowski shared the lead at 8-under 64. Eight players were one back.

Second Round
Scott Verplank moved to 16-under 128 and led Brian Gay and Todd Barranger by three strokes.

Third Round
Verplank at 21-under 195 held a 3-stroke lead over Bob Estes.


2002
K.J. Choi

English Turn Golf & Country Club
Purse: $4,500,000

First Round
Dan Forsman lead the pack with a 7-under par 65 to finish the day two strokes ahead of Rich Beem.

Second Round
K.J. Choi completed his best round of the tour with a 7-under par 65 to go 11-under. He led Dan Forsman, who got a 3-under par 69, leaving him at 10-under.

Third Round
K.J. Choi's 1-under par 71 put him at 12-under overall, it was good enough to maintain a 1 stroke lead on John Rollins who shot a 4-under par 68 and Bryce Molder, who scored a 3-under par 69.


2001
David Toms

English Turn Golf & Country Club
Purse: $4,000,000

First Round
Paul Stankowski, after a course record, shot an 11-under-par 61 to lead Brian Watts and Kenny Perry by three strokes.

Second Round
Phil Mickelson and Brian Gay each posted 6-under-par 66 to move to 12-under 132, good for a one-stroke advantage of Harrison Frazar.

Third Round
A 64 by Mickelson lifted him to a 20-under-par 196, three strokes ahead of Frazar. Ernie Els trailed by five.


2000
Carlos Franco

English Turn Golf & Country Club
Purse: $3,400,000

First Round
Paul Stankowski shot a 6-under-par 66 to lead by one stroke over Scott McCarron, Carlos Franco, Ernie Els, Bob Burns, K.J. Choi, Glen Day and Dudley Hart.

Second Round
Blaine McCallister and Carlos Franco moved to 10-under-par 134, one shot ahead of Stuart Appleby and Joel Edwards.

Third Round
Blaine McCallister and Carlos Franco were at 14-under-par 202, one stroke ahead of Harrison Frazar.


1999
Carlos Franco

English Turn Golf & Country Club
Purse: $2,600,000

First Round
Russ Cochran, Frank Lickliter, Chris Perry, Doug Martin and Blaine McAllister opened with 7-under-par 65, while four other players, including Steve Flesch and Omar Uresti, were one stroke back.

Second Round
Eric Booker and Uresti, at 13-under-par 131, held a two-stroke lead over Flesch. McAllister was three back.

Third Round
Flesch, at 15-under-par 201, had a one-stroke lead over Uresti and Booker. Dudley Hart, Harrison Frazar and Carlos Franco were two back.


1998
Lee Westwood

English Turn Golf & Country Club
Purse: $1,700,000

First Round
Glen Day shot an 8-under-par 64 to lead Jay Delsing and Steve Flesch by two strokes.

Second Round
Flesch, at 10-under-par 134, led Joe Ozaki and Duffy Waldorf by two strokes.

Third Round
Lee Westwood, after a 67, was at 12-under-par 204, one stroke ahead of Flesch.


1997
Brad Faxon

English Turn Golf & Country Club
Purse: $1,500,000

First Round
Larry Rinker, Scott McCarron and David Toms opened with 7-under-par 65s. Hideki Kase, at 66, trailed by one.

Second Round
Rinker and McCarron, at 10-under 134, shared the lead. Brad Faxon and Michael Christie, at 7-under 137, trailed by three.

Third Round
Faxon, at 13-under 203, led Kirk Triplett by one. McCarron trailed by two while Rinker and Jose Maria Olazabal were three strokes back.


1996
Scott McCarron

English Turn Golf & Country Club
Purse: $1,200,000

First Round
Jim Furyk shot six-under-par 66 to lead Frank Nobilo, John Wilson, Lennie Clements and Paul Stankowski by one stroke.

Second Round
Clements, at 11-under-par 133, led Tom Watson by one stroke.

Third Round
Scott McCarron stood at 12-under-par 204, one stroke ahead of Tommy Tolles.


1995
Davis Love III

English Turn Golf & Country Club
Purse: $1,200,000

First Round
J.L. Lewis shot eight-under-par 64 to lead Brad Bryant by one stroke.

Second Round
Dave Barr, Mike Standly and David Duval shared the lead at nine-under-par 135. They led Lewis and Omar Uresti by one stroke.

Third Round
Davis Love III at 13-under-par 203 led Standly and Steve Jones by one stroke.


1994
Ben Crenshaw

English Turn Golf & Country Club
Purse: $1,200,000

First Round—
José Maria Olazabal, with a course record nine-under-par 63, held a four-stroke lead over Sam Torrance.

Second Round
Dennis Paulson, with a course record 10-under-par 62, eclipsed Olazabal’s day-old mark and had a one-stroke advantage over Olazabal and Ben Crenshaw at eight-under-par 136.

Third Round
Torrance and Crenshaw, at 11-under-par 205, were two strokes in front of Olazabal.


1993
Mike Standly

English Turn Golf & Country Club
Purse: $1,000,000

First Round
Payne Stewart, at two-under-par 70 (one of just five players under par), held a one-shot lead over Duffy Waldorf, Mike Standly, Ed Fiori and Bill Kratzert.

Second Round
Stewart, after a second consecutive 70 and a four-under-par 140 total, had a two-stroke lead over Standly; Russ Cochran and Greg Kraft were tied for third at one-under-par 143.

Third Round
Kraft, at four-under-par 212, was one shot ahead of Cochran and Stewart.


1992
Chip Beck


English Turn Golf & Country Club
Purse: $1,000,000

First Round
Seve Ballesteros, Chip Beck, Brad Bryant and Jay Haas, all at five-under-par 67, held a one-stroke lead over six other players.

Second Round
Beck, at 12-under-par 132, opened up a four-shot lead over Bryant.

Third Round
Jeff Maggert, with a 12-under-par 204, had a two-stroke edge over Beck and a three-shot margin over Bryant.


1991
Ian Woosnam

English Turn Golf & Country Club
Purse $1,000,000

First Round
Billy Mayfair, Sam Randolph, Phil Blackmar, Dillard Pruitt and Tom Watson all shot five-under-par 67s to lead six golfers by a stroke.

Second Round
Jack Nicklaus at seven-under-par 137 led by two over Watson and Tom Sieckmann.

Third Round
Jim Hallet at 11-under-par 205 led by three over Mayfair, Ronnie Black, Joel Edwards and Ian Woosnam.


1990
David Frost

English Turn Golf & Country Club
Purse: $1,000,000

First Round
Brian Tennyson, Mark O’Meara, Steve Elkington and Fred Funk shared the lead with three-under-par 69s. Eight golfers were one stroke back.

Second Round
Gary Kock shot five-under-par 67 for a seven-under-par 137 total to lead by one stroke over O’Meara.

Third Round
David Frost fired a six-under-par 66 to lead by one over Tennyson. Two strokes back were O’Meara and Corey Pavin.


1989
Tim Simpson

English Turn Golf & Country Club
Purse: $750,000

First Round
Dan Forsman shot a six-under-par 66 and led by two strokes over Greg Norman, Tom Byrum, Pat McGowan, Tim Simpson, Bill Sander and Lee Chill.

Second Round
Forman bogeyed the final hole for a 69 and was tied by Simpson for the lead at nine-under-par 135. Simpson had a five-under-par 67. Norman at eight-under-par 136 was alone in third place.

Third Round
Norman had his third straight four-under-par 68 and his 12-under-par 204 put him one stroke ahead of Simpson. Hal Sutton and Forsman were tied at 206.


1988
Chip Beck

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $750,000

First Round
Hal Sutton, with a seven-under-par 65, led by one over Tom Byrum.

Second Round
Lanny Watkins, at 12-under-par 132, led by one over Chip Beck.

Third Round
Beck, at 18-under-par 198, led by three over Watkins.


1987
Ben Crenshaw

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $500,000

First Round
Dick Mast with an eight-under-par 64 led by one over Bob Gilder.

Second Round
Mast, at 12-under-par 132, led Gilder by one and Jim Thorpe, Ben Crenshaw and Ronnie Black by two.

Third Round—
renshaw, at 15-under-par 201, led by two over Black and by three over four players.


1986
Calvin Peete

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $500,000

First Round
Calvin Peete and Nick Faldo shot four-under-par 68s and led by one over Pat McGowan.

Second Round
Peete added a 67 for a 9-under-par 135, and he led by one over Dick Mast and by three over McGowan, Kenny Knox and Bill Iraelson.

Third Round
Peete added a 66 for a 15-under-par 201. He led by five strokes over Pat McGowan and six strokes over Dick Mast and Greg Ladehoff.


1985
Seve Ballesteros

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $400,000

First Round
John Mahaffey, with a 9-under-par 63, held a two-stroke lead over Gibby Gilbert and Peter Jacobsen.

Second Round
Brett Upper and Tony Sills, with nine-under-par 135s, led by one over Gilbert and Mahaffey. Four others were at seven-under-par 137.


1984
Bob Eastwood

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $400,000

First Round
Bob Eastwood, Larry Mize and Gary Halberg shot six-under-par 66s and led by one over John Adams, Bernhard Langer, Jim Kane and Mike Reid.

Second Round
Eastwood added a 68 for a 10-under-par 134 total and a two-stroke margin over Langer.

Third Round
Eastwood increased his lead to three strokes with a 14-under-par 202 total. Doug Tewell was at 205 and John Mahaffey was at 206.


1983
Bill Rogers

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $400,000

First Round
Jay Haas, Mark Hayes and Curt Byrum all shot 68, four-under-par, to lead by one over a group of seven players.

Second Round
Bill Rogers (69-67) and Hayes (68-68) led at 136 by one shot over Tze-Chung Chen.

Third Round
Rogers shot 69 for an 11-under-par 205 total to take a two-shot lead over Doug Tewell and David Edwards.


1982
Scott Hoch

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $400,000 (reduced to $300,000 since only 54 holes played)

First Round
Bob Shearer, with a six-under-par 66, led by one over Scott Hoch and Jim Colbert.

Second Round
Hoch, with a 69, was at eight-under-par 136 and led by one over Shearer.


1981
Tom Watson

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $350,000

First Round
Skip Dunaway, with an eight-under-par 64, led by two over DeWitt Weaver.

Second Round
Gil Morgan, with a second-round 66, was at 10-under-par 134 and led by nine over Dave Eichelberger. Nine players were two back at 136.

Third Round
Tom Watson fired a 64 to tie Morgan at 14-under-par 202. Mike Donald, Mark O’Meara, David Edwards and Jay Haas were three shots back.


1980
Tom Watson

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $250,000

First Round
Tom Watson, Hubert Green and Chip Beck, all with six-under-par 66s, led nine players by one.

Second Round
Tom Watson and Hubert Green, with 68 and 134 totals, led by one over Tommy Valentine.

Third Round
Tom Watson with a 66 was at 16-under-par 200 and led by three over Hubert Green, who was at 203. Mike Reid and Larry Nelson were in third place with 205.


1979
Hubert Green

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $250,000

First round
Trevino with a seven-under-par 65 led Mark Hayes by one.

Second round
D.A. Weibring tied the course record with eight-under-par 64 for 11-under par 133 and led Pat McGowan by one.

Third round
Gary Player, Homero Blancas, Gibby Gilbert, Fuzzy Zoeller and Lon Hinkle (with a 64), were tied at 11-under-par 205. Weibring was at 206.


1978
Lon Hinkle

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $200,000

First round
Miller Barber and Craig Stadler posted six-under-par 66s to lead by two over Tom Watson, Don January, Bobby Cole, Keith Fergus, George Knudson and Juan Rodriguez.

Second round
Watson, with his second 68, stood at eight-under-par 136 and led Stan Lee by one.

Third round
Jim Simons, with a 67, was at 10-under-par 206 and led Watson, Lee and Ed Dougherty by one.


1977
Jim Simons

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $175,000

First round
Mike Reasor led with a 65, two strokes ahead of Monty Kaser, Wally Armstrong and Billy Casper.

Second round
Barney Thompson’s 134 led Bill Rogers and Jack Nicklaus by one stroke.

Third round
Larry Ziegler took over the lead with a 204, two strokes ahead of Lyn Lott and Victor Regalado.


1976
Larry Ziegler

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $175,000

First round
Billy Casper and Larry Nelson shared the lead over five players tied at 68, with first round 67s. Gary Wintz made a hole in one, the first of his career.

Second round
Casper continued his lead through 36 holes with a 68 for 135. He led Peter Oosterhuis and Tom Shaw by one.

Third round
Casper gained a four-stroke lead over Peter Oosterhuis with a 66, which included four straight birdies on the back nine (holes 12-15). Through 54 holes, Casper was at 201.


1975
Billy Casper

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $300,000

Déjà vu
17 years after he won at City Park, Billy Casper fired a 66 on Saturday at Lakewood Country Club and held a five-shot lead over Peter Oosterhuis and Steve Melnyk. A conservative 70 in the final round gave Casper a two-shot victory and $30,000.

1974
Lee Trevino

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $150,000

Perfect!
The the only way to describe Lee Trevino’s performance was perfect. Seventy-two holes without a bogey, an eight-shot victory, a tournament record and a win, which ended a yearlong drought, made for a perfect week. Trevino’s 21-under-par 267 surpassed George Archer’s 271 and Dow Finsterwald’s City Park record of 270 and won the popular “Merry Mex” $30,000.

1973
Jack Nicklaus

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $125,000

FINALLY!
That was the word uttered by Jack Nicklaus and the New Orleans golf fans when a birdie putt on the 74th hole edged Miller Barber and made the Golden Bear a champion after numerous top 10 finishes.

1972
Gary Player

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $125,000

Gary Player’s consistent play defeated a field containing many prior champions. Hitting 65 of 72 greens in regulation, Player overcame an opening round 73 to shoot 279 and edge Jack Nicklaus and Dave Eichelberger by one stroke to win his first New Orleans Open.

1971
Frank Beard

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $125,000

“I love the course!” said Frank Beard, who had finished first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth in seven tries in the New Orleans Open, before the ’71 tournament. His 67-68 finish over the last 36 holes edged Hubert Green by one stroke to win his second New Orleans Open.

1970
Miller Barber

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $125,000

Rain stole the thunder on Sunday and forced a sudden death playoff on Monday morning. Miller Barber defeated Howie Johnson and Bob Charles with a 12-foot birdie putt on the second hole to win the first prize of $25,000.

1969
Larry Hinson

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $100,000

Nice guys can win. Larry Hinson, a first-year professional looking for a decent check, shot 67 in the final round to force a playoff with former winner Frank Beard. Hinson, once a victim of polio, parred the first playoff hole, barely missed birdie at the 16th, then two-putted for par and victory when Beard three-putted for bogey.

1968
George Archer

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $100,000

George Archer fought off a balky driver and a final charge by Bert Yancey to win with a record-breaking 271 total. Using the three-wood in lieu of the driver, Archer carded four birdies in the last eight holes to give the cowboy from Gilroy, CA, the $20,000 first prize.

1967
George Knudson

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $100,000

Can a glove make a difference? Using a glove for the first time, George Knudson shot 66 in the second round and defeated Nicklaus in what became a two-man tournament. On Sunday after a dramatic eagle by Nicklaus on the par four 13th, Knudson birdied 14 and 15 to record a one-shot victory and a nice Mother’s Day present for wife Shirley.

1966
Frank Beard

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $100,000

Jack Nicklaus and Tony Lema were pre-tournament favorites, but Frank Beard overcame a rain delay on Sunday and shot a 67 on Monday to blow away the field, carding a two-stroke victory with an eight-under-par 276. “I quit playing conservative golf and went for the win,” said the champ.

1965
Dick Mayer

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $100,000

Former U.S. Open champion Dick Mayer made the greatest shot in the history of the New Orleans Open to win this event by one shot over Bruce Devlin. Mayer’s chip from 35 yards out stole victory from Devlin and bested a field featuring Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer.

1964
Mason Rudolph

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $50,000

Rain delayed the first round, and the defending champion missed tee time. Palmer, Player and Nicklaus were in the field. Mason Rudolph turned a bizarre but brilliant start into his own showcase. Leading from start to finish, Rudolph came back to the field on Sunday with a string of bogeys, but a birdie at 17 sealed the win for the respected golfer from Tennessee.

1963
Bo Wininger

Lakewood Country Club
Purse: $40,000

REPEAT! New golf course—same personable winner. Bo Wininger became the first back-to-back winner in the modern history of the tournament, again turning back Bob Rosburg and the emerging Tony Lema by shooting a nine-under-par 279. The winner’s check of $6,400 was Wininger’s biggest as a professional.

1962
Bo Wininger

City Park Golf Course
Purse: $30,000

A hot putter, not Bo Wininger’s trademark, carried him to victory over Bob Rosburg and defending champion Doug Sanders. Wininger used only 26 putts on Sunday to hold off repeated challenges by Rosburg and win the $4,300 first prize.

1961
Doug Sanders

City Park Golf Course
Purse: $30,000

A real dogfight existed for 54 holes, but Doug Sanders’ consistent play produced a four-shot victory. Gay Brewer, Jr., and Johnny Pott could not match the flamboyant Sanders on Sunday, resulting in a $4,300 payoff for the Cedartown, GA, native.

1960
Dow Finsterwald

City Park Golf Course
Purse: $25,000

Dow Finsterwald won for the second time—this time in spectacular fashion. Setting the tournament record by a whopping six strokes, Finsterwald finished six shots ahead of Al Besselink. Ex-LSU star Johnny Pott set the course record of 63 in Saturday’s third round.

1959
Bill Collins

City Park Golf Course
Purse: $20,000

Rain again postponed play, but only one day. Bill Collins, at the crossroads of his career, played steady golf, defeating Jack Burks, Jr., Tom Nieporte and Gene Litler, who set a course record 64 in the second round. Collins’ 280 total won by two shots and righted the career of one of the Tour’s more popular players.

1958
Billy Casper, Jr.

City Park Golf Course
Purse: $20,000

A rain-delayed tournament began on Saturday and ended on Wednesday with veteran Billy Casper defeating three-time winner and rookie sensation Ken Venturi in a two-hole playoff. Casper’s 30-foot eagle putt on the par five.
 
 

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