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, held August 12–15 at the

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, 23, won his first PGA Championship and second

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, one stroke ahead of runner-up

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, age 19. At the time, many (including noted commentator

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) predicted the start of a long rivalry between Woods and García. The teenage García's outgoing antics during the tournament had captured the attention of many golf fans, but his sole major title came over seventeen years later at the Masters in

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, the co-leader with Woods after 54 holes, shot 80 in the final round and tied for tenth. Although this was the first PGA Championship at Medinah, it was the fourth major; the U.S. Open was held at Course No. 3 in

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, and

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. The PGA Championship returned seven years later in

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, also won by Woods, and Medinah hosted the

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Course layout

Course No. 3 Source: Previous course lengths for major championships: * , par 72 - 1990 U.S. Open * , par 71 - 1975 U.S. Open * , par 71 - 1949 U.S. Open

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, August 12, 1999'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, August 13, 1999'' Source:

Third round

''Saturday, August 14, 1999'' Source:

Final round

''Sunday, August 15, 1999'' Source:

Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par'' Source:

References

External links

Full results
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