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Saturday 27 January 1996PGA TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona · Wednesday 24 to Saturday 27 January 1996 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · played Wednesday through Saturday because Super Bowl XXX was held at Sun Devil Stadium in nearby Tempe (Wikipedia Phoenix Open)
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 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/0°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/3°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/7°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/4°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 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
- Justin Leonard USA · 269Closed with 69 to tie Mickelson at 15 under; lost the sudden-death playoff on the third extra hole, missing an eight-foot birdie attempt as Mickelson birdied. The Independent, 29 Jan 1996: 'Mickelson has edge in sudden-death play-off'
130 started, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 69 · 67 · 66 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | Justin Leonard | 67 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 269 | |
| 3 | Tom Scherrer | 67 · 70 · 65 · 68 | 270 | |
| T4 | Mark Calcavecchia | 72 · 69 · 68 · 62 | 271 | |
| T4 | John Wilson | 67 · 71 · 67 · 66 | 271 | |
| T6 | Curt Byrum | 69 · 69 · 72 · 62 | 272 | |
| T6 | Scott Simpson | 67 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 272 | |
| T6 | Rocco Mediate | 70 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 272 | |
| T6 | Woody Austin | 65 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 272 | |
| T10 | Steve Jones | 67 · 67 · 72 · 67 | 273 | |
| T10 | Sandy Lyle | 68 · 72 · 67 · 66 | 273 | |
| T10 | Blaine McCallister | 69 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 273 | |
| T10 | Kenny Perry | 69 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 273 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1992; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0; world No. 25 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (1996)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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