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Number Crunch: AT&T Classic
 
May. 16, 2007
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Compiled by Mark Spoor
PGATOUR.com Coordinating Producer

The PGA TOUR is in suburban Atlanta this week at the AT&T Classic, formerly known as the Bellsouth Classic. As with every PGA TOUR event, there is a plethora of important figures you'll need to know in order to get the most out of it:

NUMBER YOU CAN USE TO WIN A BET

500In dollars, the first-place prize of the first edition of this tournament, the 1934 Atlanta Open, won by Ky Laffoon. The total purse for the tournament was $1,999.00. Incidentally, John Golden got $350 for finishing second. A total of 16 players cashed that week.

NUMBER THAT MEANS NOTHING IF YOU DIDN'T GO TO GEORGIA TECH

5The number of Georgia Tech alumni in this field this week in Atlanta: Stewart Cink, Tripp Isenhour, Matt Kuchar, Troy Matteson and Bryce Molder.

OTHER INTERESTING FACTS AND FIGURES

2Number of Champions Tour regulars in the field: Raymond Floyd and Larry Nelson. Nelson won the AT&T Classic in 1980 and again in 1988. Floyd never won it, but did lose in a playoff in 1982 to Keith Fergus.
3The number of wins in this tournament by Phil Mickelson, the most of any player.
7The most consecutive birdies made in tournament history, achieved by Tommy Valentine in 1984.
7 The most top-10s by one player in tournament history, done twice, by Jack Nicklaus (12 starts) and Don Pooley (19 starts)
10Number of times the tournament was decided by a playoff. Last year's playoff featured five players, as it was Phil Mickelson over Rick Beem, Brandt Jobe, Jose Maria Olazabal and Arjun Atwal.
17The most cuts made by a single player in tournament history, done by Larry Mize in 22 total starts.
24Most starts made by one player in tournament history, achieved by Bob Tway.
29The lowest nine-hole score in tournament history, done by Andy Bean on the back nine during the third round in 1979 at Atlanta Country Club.
30The lowest score achieved on the front nine in tournament history, done by eight players, most recently Guy Boros in the second round of the 1995 tournament.
31The number of eagles scored in last year's tournament. The par-5 fourth and par-4 13th yielded the most (10 each). Six were also scored on the par-5 18th.
34Of the 55 TOUR courses used last year, TPC Sugarloaf's difficulty ranking. The average score was .243 under par.
61The lowest 18-hole score in tournament history, done by Andy Bean in the third round of the 1979 tournament.
128The lowest 36-hole score in tournament history, done by Andy Bean in the final two rounds of the 1979 tournament.
167The number of double bogeys made in last year's tournament, 33 of which were on the 472-yard, par-4 9th.
260The lowest 72-hole score in tournament history, done by Phil Mickelson last year.
284The lowest score achieved by an amateur in tournament history. That 4-under-par effort was turned in by David Duval in 1992.
2,987,416.66In dollars, the amount of money won by Phil Mickelson at this tournament, the most of any player.