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Sunday 29 January 1995PGA TourYear in Review
Singh wins Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 January 1995 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R114°/9°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 38 · 9.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/7°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/4°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/6°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Billy Mayfair USATied Singh at 15 under with a closing 66, then missed his putt on the first playoff hole Singh finds extra yard – The Independent, 31 Jan 1995
130 started, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale, TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
31 January 1995
In a play-off you can play more aggressively than normal because you know you've secured second place and no one can take that from you
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 70 · 67 · 66 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | Billy Mayfair | |||
| 3 | Ben Crenshaw | |||
| T4 | Steve Jones | |||
| T4 | Bruce Lietzke | |||
| T4 | Payne Stewart | |||
| T7 | John Adams | |||
| T7 | Mark Calcavecchia | |||
| T7 | Hale Irwin | |||
| T7 | Naomichi Joe Ozaki | |||
| T7 | Steve Lowery |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 17 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table (1995)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet