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Sunday 25 August 1996PGA TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins NEC World Series of Golf
Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 August 1996 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse 2,100,000 USD · NEC
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/16°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 28 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/20°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 38 · 13.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/18°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 35 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/15°C · wind 7 km/h SSW, gusts 20 · 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
- Duffy Waldorf USA · 277closed with 66 to tie second, three behind; said he did not hit a green over his last six holes ASAP Sports: NEC World Series of Golf, August 25, 1996 – Duffy Waldorf
- Billy Mayfair USAtied second, three strokes behind Mickelson NEC World Series of Golf – Wikipedia (winners table)
- Steve Stricker USAtied second, three strokes behind Mickelson NEC World Series of Golf – Wikipedia (winners table)
43 started, 42 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
NEC World Series of Golf
Firestone Country Club (South Course), Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 August 1996
this golf course is a major championship golf course and for me to perform well on that -- on that style of course is a big step in my performance in future Majors.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 August 1996
It was very difficult to sleep last night because I kept thinking about all the things that playing well today could mean and I tried to get those thoughts out of my mind
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 August 1996
Unfortunately, for me, I just didn't hit enough greens coming in the last six holes.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 70 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
| T2 | Billy Mayfair | |||
| T2 | Steve Stricker | |||
| T2 | Duffy Waldorf | 70 · 70 · 71 · 66 | 277 | −3 |
| 5 | Greg Norman | |||
| T6 | Alex Cejka | |||
| T6 | Davis Love III | |||
| 8 | John Cook | |||
| 9 | Corey Pavin | |||
| T10 | Mark Brooks | |||
| T10 | Nick Faldo | |||
| T10 | Fred Funk | |||
| T10 | Tom Lehman |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1992; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 9; world No. 12 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, 1996 week 34); age computed from Wikipedia birth date and event end date).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet