By Greg Robertson
ESPN Golf Online
Sunday, July 16

Details
When	Thursday-Sunday
Course	Brown Deer Park Golf Club, Milwaukee, Wis.
Par/Yardage	Par 71; 6,739 yards
Purse	$2.5 million (Winner: $450,000)
1999 champion	Carlos Franco
Tournament record	20-under 264 (Carlos Franco, 1999)
Television	Thursday-Friday: 3:30-6 p.m. ET (TGC) Saturday-Sunday: 2-4 p.m. ET (ABC)

The tournament

	Hole by hole
	Hole	Par	Yards
	1	4	424
	2	4	417
	3	3	171
	4	5	485
	5	3	165
	6	5	556
	7	3	215
	8	4	436
	9	4	359
	Out	35	3250
	10	4	461
	11	3	196
	12	4	367
	13	4	437
	14	3	188
	15	5	531
	16	4	371
	17	4	381
	18	5	557
	In	36	3489
	Total	71	6739
	Key holes: The hardest holes are on the front nine, but the tournament is usually decided on the 15th and 18th holes, both par-5s where accuracy is the key. Brown Deer Park is a tree-lined course with few bunkers but plenty of rough. Keeping it in the fairway is key to both of the late par-5s. No. 15 requires players to lay up in front of a creek crossing the fairway, then ripping a 3-wood to the green. No. 18 is a more traditional hole where trees are the biggest factor.

The Greater Milwaukee Open has a nice history on the PGA Tour, but a small purse and weak field make this year's edition one to forget.

Just five players in the top 50 in the World Rankings are in the field at Milwaukee, with most players either taking the week off or playing in Europe to prepare for next week's British Open.

Carlos Franco is the highest ranked player in the field at No. 19, and he arrives as defending champion. Franco demolished Brown Deer Park last year, shooting nothing worse than a 67 on his way to a tournament record 20-under 264 to hold off Tom Lehman by two shots.

Lehman was playing in an effort to pick up Ryder Cup points as he battled to earn a spot on the United States team. This year, he's already in Scotland, playing Loch Lomond as his British Open tuneup.

Franco is the only player in the field with a victory this season, having won at New Orleans as he successfully defended his first of two 1999 titles. He'll try to pull off the same trick this week.

With a purse of just $2.5 million, Milwaukee features the smallest purse on the PGA Tour so far this season, although there will be lesser ones later in the season.

One of those comes next week, when the B.C. Open features a $2 million purse while being played opposite the British Open.

A dozen players to watch
Mark Calcavecchia: Calcavecchia came close to a win two weeks ago in Hartford, losing by a shot when Notah Begay III birdied the final hole. He's been runnerup twice in Milwaukee, including a playoff loss to Billy Mayfair in 1993.

Carlos Franco: The defending champion, Franco set a tournament record at 20-under last year, shooting rounds of 65-66-67-66. He's the highest ranked player in the field at No. 19 and the only winner of a 2000 event (New Orleans).

Fred Funk: A five-time winner on tour, Funk has been shaky in 2000 with just one top-10 finish early in the year. He did play all four rounds at par or better last week, finishing 20th at the Western Open.

Bill Glasson: Although he hasn't contended this year, Glasson is on a roll of late. He has played 13 consecutive rounds at par or better and made seven consecutive cuts. His best finish in that stretch was 10th at Kemper.

Scott Hoch: Hoch is a two-time winner of this event, including 1997, his last win on tour. He tied for ninth last week at the Western, his fourth top-10 finish of 2000. He is the only player in the top 50 in the World Rankings who won't be at St. Andrews.

Jerry Kelly: This is one of the biggest events of the year for the Wisconsin native and resident. He had his best career finish here in 1996, when he lost a playoff to Loren Roberts, and finished third last year. He has a pair of top-10s this year.

Frank Lickliter: Lickliter had the best Sunday round at the Western Open, and maybe some of that momentum will carry over to this week. His tie for ninth last week was his first top-10 finish since January.

Chris Perry: Mr. Consistent has made 15 of 18 cuts this year and has a pair of fifth-place finishes. He had 14 top-10 finishes last year without getting a win.

Loren Roberts: Roberts won the 1996 title at Brown Deer Park and has top-10 finishes in his last two starts. He has five top-10 finishes this year, including a third at The Masters and eighth at the U.S. Open.

Mike Springer: The second of his two career wins came at this event in 1994. This season has been a struggle for Springer, who has made just seven cuts in 16 starts.

Craig Stadler: Stadler came close to a win in Houston, losing a four-hole playoff to Robert Allenby in Houston. The veteran has made half of his 14 cuts this season and is coming off a second-place finish in the unofficial CVS Charity on Tuesday.

Steve Stricker: Like Kelly, this event means a lot to the Wisconsin native. He finished second to Jeff Sluman at this event in 1998. He tied for fourth in New Orleans this year, the only time he has contended.