By Greg Robertson
ESPN Golf Online
Sunday, September 17

Details
When	Thursday-Sunday
Course	Waynesborough Country Club, Paoli, Pa.
Par/Yardage	Par 71; 6,939 yards
Purse	$3.2 million (Winner: $576,000)
1999 champion	New event
Television	Thursday-Friday: 4-6 p.m. ET (ESPN) Saturday: 3-5 p.m. ET (ESPN) Sunday: 2-5 p.m. ET (ESPN)

The tournament

	Hole by hole
	Hole	Par	Yards
	1	4	441
	2	3	188
	3	4	420
	4	3	220
	5	5	547
	6	4	373
	7	4	407
	8	4	369
	9	4	447
	Out	35	3412
	10	4	457
	11	4	420
	12	4	341
	13	4	401
	14	3	171
	15	5	554
	16	4	436
	17	3	208
	18	5	539
	In	36	3527
	Total	71	6939
	Key holes: As a new course on tour, only time will tell which holes will create the most problems and the best scoring opportunities. The two signature holes are Nos. 9 and 11, a pair of straight par-4s where the green is the key. No. 9 features the biggest slopes on the course, while the elevated 11th green is the smallest on the course.

The first of two new events on the 2000 schedule makes its debut this week as the PGA Tour returns to Pennsylvania for the first time in 20 years.

Doug Tewell won the 1980 Philadelphia Classic the last time the PGA Tour was in the state. A quality field missing many of the top players will aim for the 2000 title.

Among the missing is Tiger Woods, who is starting a five-week break after winning the Canadian Open for his ninth title of the season. Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh, Hal Sutton, Jesper Parnevik, Ernie Els and Davis Love III are also among the missing. So is David Duval, who continues to nurse a bad back.

Jim Furyk and Tom Lehman are the biggest names at Waynesborough, which will host the tournament this year and in 2002. It will alternate between eastern Pennsylvania and western Pennsylvania courses each year.

Waynseborough, which opened in 1965, is a George Fazio design. It favors straight hitters and ball strikers, with just three par-5s and one stretch of eight consecutive par-4s.

Next month, the Tampa Bay Classic will be held, marking the second new event on the schedule. That tournament, however, will be held opposite the Presidents Cup, while the Pennsylvania Classic gets the week all to itself.

Next week, the tour heads to San Antonio of the Texas Open.

A dozen players to watch
Mark Calcavecchia: Calcavecchia has had a successful 2000 season, with seven top-10 finishes, including a third two weeks ago in Canada. He is playing for his fifth consecutive week.

Steve Flesch: Still searching for his first career win, Flesch has come close many times this year. He has 11 top-10 finishes this year, second only to Tiger Woods, including his last two starts.

Carlos Franco: Franco has struggled since winning in New Orleans in May, finishing no better than 20th. He has five top-10 finishes this year.

Jim Furyk: The Pennsylvania native should be the fan favorite. He won at Doral earlier this year and has eight top-10 finishes, including a fourth at Firestone in his last start.

Dudley Hart: The Honda Classic winner has had a difficult summer, missing three straight cuts, withdrawing at both the British Open and PGA, but finishing sixth at the Buick in his last full tournament.

Brian Henninger: A mediocre season showed signs of life in August, including a tie for fourth in Reno and a good week at The International.

Tom Lehman: The winner in Phoenix tailed off after a strong start, then looked to be back after a fourth at the British Open. But a knee injury and surgery followed, setting back his progress.

Shigeki Maruyama: Maruyama has had a strong rookie season, with seven top-10 finishes. But he hasn't done much since a tie for third in early July at the Western Open.

Dennis Paulson: It's about time for Paulson to rise up again. He beat David Duval in a playoff at Westchester in June, led The Masters and contended at the British Open, but has missed three of his last four cuts.

Loren Roberts: The shorter course should help the short-hitting, great-putting Roberts, who ran away in Milwaukee on a similar course. He has made 11 consecutive cuts since early April and has seven top-10 finishes.

Scott Verplank: Verplank broke a 12-year victory drought at Reno three weeks ago, then added another top-10 finish last week in Canada. Prior to that, he was 12th at the John Deere and 11th at the Buick.

Grant Waite: Came within a stroke of winning each of the last two weeks, falling to Rory Sabbatini at the Air Canada and going head to head with Tiger Woods before losing at the Canadian Open.