1999 Volvo PGA Championship
# 1999 Volvo PGA Championship

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.

## Course layout

Wentworth Club, West Course :

| 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 |
| T2 | Derrick Cooper | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Retief Goosen | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Mark James | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Pedro Linhart | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | José Rivero | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Jean van de velde | 67 | −5 |
| T9 | Michael Campbell | 68 | −4 |
| T9 | Paul Eales | 68 | −4 |
| T9 | Ernie Els | 68 | −4 |
| T9 | José María Olazábal | 68 | −4 |
| T9 | Dean Robertson | 68 | −4 |

### 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 |
| T4 | Dean Robertson | 68-69=137 | −7 |
| T6 | Michael Campbell | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| T6 | Paul Eales | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| T6 | Robert Karlsson | 70-68=138 | −6 |
| T6 | Bernhard Langer | 65-73=138 | −6 |
| T6 | José María Olazábal | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| T6 | Sam Torrance | 70-68=138 | −6 |

### Third round

Saturday, 30 May 1999

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

### 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 |
| T4 | Retief Goosen | 67-69-70-71=277 | −11 | 77,233 |
| T4 | Stephen Leaney | 73-67-69-68=277 | −11 | 77,233 |
| T7 | David Carter | 71-70-69-68=278 | −10 | 46,900 |
| T7 | Mathias Grönberg | 69-73-67-69=278 | −10 | 46,900 |
| T7 | Bernhard Langer | 65-73-70-70=278 | −10 | 46,900 |
| T10 | José María Olazábal | 68-70-72-69=279 | −9 | 33,717 |
| T10 | Jarmo Sandelin | 70-72-71-66=279 | −9 | 33,717 |
| T10 | Sven Strüver | 75-69-69-66=279 | −9 | 33,717 |
