# 1999 PGA Tour

The 1999 PGA Tour was the 84th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 31st season since separating from the PGA of America.

## Caddie shorts policy

After caddie Garland Dempsey collapsed at the Western Open in early July, the PGA Tour allowed male caddies, on a trial basis, to wear shorts on extremely hot days. Two years earlier, the USGA changed its policy and allowed caddies to wear shorts at the U.S. Open in June 1997.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
| Jan 10 | Mercedes Championships | Hawaii | 2,600,000 | David Duval (8) | 58 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 17 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 2,600,000 | Jeff Sluman (4) | 50 | |
| Jan 24 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 3,000,000 | David Duval (9) | 52 | Pro-Am |
| Jan 31 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 3,000,000 | Rocco Mediate (3) | 60 | |
| Feb 7 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 2,800,000 | Payne Stewart (10) | 60 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 14 | Buick Invitational | California | 2,700,000 | Tiger Woods (8) | 52 | |
| Feb 21 | Nissan Open | California | 2,800,000 | Ernie Els (7) | 66 | |
| Feb 28 | WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship | California | 5,000,000 | Jeff Maggert (2) | 76 | New tournament World Golf Championship |
| Feb 28 | Touchstone Energy Tucson Open | Arizona | 2,750,000 | Gabriel Hjertstedt (2) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Mar 7 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 3,000,000 | Steve Elkington (10) | 50 | |
| Mar 14 | Honda Classic | Florida | 2,600,000 | Vijay Singh (8) | 52 | |
| Mar 21 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | 2,500,000 | Tim Herron (3) | 70 | Invitational |
| Mar 28 | The Players Championship | Florida | 5,000,000 | David Duval (10) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 4 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 2,500,000 | David Duval (11) | 54 | |
| Apr 11 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 4,000,000 | José María Olazábal (5) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 18 | MCI Classic | South Carolina | 2,500,000 | Glen Day (1) | 62 | Invitational |
| Apr 25 | Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | North Carolina | 2,600,000 | Jesper Parnevik (2) | 46 | |
| May 2 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 2,500,000 | Stuart Appleby (3) | 48 | |
| May 9 | Compaq Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 2,600,000 | Carlos Franco (1) | 52 | |
| May 16 | GTE Byron Nelson Classic | Texas | 3,000,000 | Loren Roberts (6) | 58 | |
| May 23 | MasterCard Colonial | Texas | 2,800,000 | Olin Browne (2) | 60 | Invitational |
| May 30 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 2,500,000 | Rich Beem (1) | 48 | |
| Jun 6 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 2,550,000 | Tiger Woods (9) | 70 | Invitational |
| Jun 14 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 2,500,000 | Ted Tryba (2) | 50 | |
| Jun 20 | U.S. Open | North Carolina | 3,500,000 | Payne Stewart (11) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 27 | Buick Classic | New York | 2,500,000 | Duffy Waldorf (2) | 54 | |
| Jul 4 | Motorola Western Open | Illinois | 2,500,000 | Tiger Woods (10) | 54 | |
| Jul 11 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 2,300,000 | Carlos Franco (2) | 26 | |
| Jul 18 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £2,000,000 | Paul Lawrie (1) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 25 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 2,000,000 | J. L. Lewis (1) | 24 | |
| Aug 1 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 2,500,000 | Brent Geiberger (1) | 48 | |
| Aug 8 | Buick Open | Michigan | 2,400,000 | Tom Pernice Jr. (1) | 58 | |
| Aug 15 | PGA Championship | Illinois | 3,500,000 | Tiger Woods (11) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 22 | Sprint International | Colorado | 2,600,000 | David Toms (2) | 64 | |
| Aug 29 | WGC-NEC Invitational | Ohio | 5,000,000 | Tiger Woods (12) | 68 | New tournament World Golf Championship |
| Aug 29 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | 2,750,000 | Notah Begay III (1) | 32 | New tournament Alternate event |
| Sep 5 | Air Canada Championship | Canada | 2,500,000 | Mike Weir (1) | 34 | |
| Sep 12 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | 2,500,000 | Hal Sutton (11) | 48 | |
| Sep 20 | B.C. Open | New York | 1,600,000 | Brad Faxon (5) | 26 | |
| Sep 26 | Westin Texas Open | Texas | 2,000,000 | Duffy Waldorf (3) | 34 | |
| Oct 3 | Buick Challenge | Georgia | 1,800,000 | David Toms (3) | 48 | |
| Oct 10 | Michelob Championship at Kingsmill | Virginia | 2,500,000 | Notah Begay III (2) | 48 | |
| Oct 17 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 2,500,000 | Jim Furyk (4) | 52 | |
| Oct 24 | National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney | Florida | 2,500,000 | Tiger Woods (13) | 58 | |
| Oct 31 | The Tour Championship | Texas | 5,000,000 | Tiger Woods (14) | 60 | Tour Championship |
| Nov 1 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Mississippi | 2,000,000 | Brian Henninger (2) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Nov 7 | WGC-American Express Championship | Spain | 5,000,000 | Tiger Woods (15) | 70 | New tournament World Golf Championship |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner(s) | Notes |
| Aug 3 | CVS Charity Classic | Rhode Island | 1,000,000 | Stuart Appleby and Jeff Sluman | New tournament Team event |
| Sep 26 | Ryder Cup | Massachusetts | n/a | Team USA | Team event |
| Nov 14 | Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout | California | 1,500,000 | Fred Couples and David Duval | Team event |
| Nov 21 | World Cup of Golf | Malaysia | 1,300,000 | Mark O'Meara and Tiger Woods | Team event |
| Nov 21 | World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy | Malaysia | 200,000 | Tiger Woods | |
| Nov 24 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | Tiger Woods | Limited-field event |
| Nov 28 | Skins Game | California | 1,000,000 | Fred Couples | Limited-field event |
| Dec 5 | JCPenney Classic | Florida | 2,000,000 | John Daly and Laura Davies | Team event |
| Dec 12 | Diners Club Matches | California | 400,000 | Mark Calcavecchia and Fred Couples | Team event |
| Dec 19 | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge | Nevada | 651,000 | Senior PGA Tour | Team event |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 6,616,585 |
| 2 | David Duval | 3,641,906 |
| 3 | Davis Love III | 2,475,328 |
| 4 | Vijay Singh | 2,283,233 |
| 5 | Chris Perry | 2,145,707 |
| 6 | Hal Sutton | 2,127,578 |
| 7 | Payne Stewart | 2,077,950 |
| 8 | Justin Leonard | 2,020,991 |
| 9 | Jeff Maggert | 2,016,469 |
| 10 | David Toms | 1,959,672 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Tiger Woods |
| PGA Player of the Year | Tiger Woods |
| Rookie of the Year | Carlos Franco |
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | Tiger Woods |
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | Tiger Woods |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Steve Pate |