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Sunday 5 September 1999PGA TourYear in Review
Weir wins Air Canada Championship
Northview Golf and Country Club, Surrey, British Columbia · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 September 1999 · Mike Weir’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $2.5 million USD · Air Canada
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/7°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/8°C · wind 8 km/h NNW, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/12°C · wind 5 km/h E, gusts 17 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/15°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 44 · 38.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre 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
- Fred Funk USA · 268the third-round leader charged with four back-nine birdies, but drove into the rough at the 18th, had to lay up short of the pond and bogeyed CNN/SI (AP): Weir wins Air Canada Championship (Sep 5, 1999; Wayback copy, dead page)
146 started, 80 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Air Canada Championship
Northview Golf and Country Club (Ridge Course), Northview Golf and Country Club, Surrey, British Columbia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mike Weir
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNN/SI (Wayback copy)
5 September 1999
I think it'll hit me later on. I'm just in shock, actually,
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback copy)
5 September 1999
I felt much more emotional for some reason on the 17th tee. I was getting choked up walking to the tee,
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback copy)
5 September 1999
I played good enough to win and Mike played good enough and did win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Weir | 68 · 70 · 64 · 64 | 266 | −18 |
| 2 | Fred Funk | 71 · 64 · 65 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| 3 | Carlos Franco | 67 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| T4 | Scott McCarron | 72 · 67 · 72 · 61 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | Payne Stewart | 68 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | Phil Tataurangi | 66 · 70 · 65 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
| 7 | Charles Raulerson | 65 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
| T8 | Jay Delsing | 70 · 68 · 72 · 64 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Kevin Wentworth | 69 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Bob Estes | 73 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T10 | Steve Lowery | 68 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T10 | Brad Fabel | 71 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-12, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; CAN; turned pro 1992; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 94 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table / event page rankFrom).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet