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Sunday 7 February 1999PGA TourYear in Review
Stewart wins AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 February 1999 · Payne Stewart’s win no. 10 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,800,000 USD · AT&T · Shortened to 54 holes: the final round on 7 February was cancelled because of standing water on the course after overnight rain; Stewart was declared the winner on his 54-hole total.
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 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R112°/7°C · wind 15 km/h NW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R212°/7°C · wind 15 km/h WNW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/8°C · wind 19 km/h SSE, gusts 38 · 5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/12°C · wind 19 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 16 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
- Frank Lickliter USA · 207Tied for the lead in the third round until a bogey on his 17th hole at Spyglass Hill; the final round was rained out with him one behind. Golf Today: A victory for Payne because of the rain (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unbylined wire-style report)
175 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course and Poppy Hills Golf Course, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Payne Stewart
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (unbylined report)
7 February 1999
I had a feeling it would be good to be leading after 54 holes, I have seen what's happened here before, and I guess I was right.
Golf Today (unbylined report)
7 February 1999
What goes around comes around, I've been on the other side of the 54-hole deal, and today I'm on the right side of it.
Golf Today (unbylined report)
7 February 1999
I'm just sorry the weather was so bad we couldn't play, I was looking forward to seeing what I could do out there.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payne Stewart | 69 · 64 · 73 | 206 | −10 |
| 2 | Frank Lickliter | 68 · 68 · 71 | 207 | −9 |
| 3 | Craig Stadler | 70 · 67 · 72 | 209 | −7 |
| T4 | Ronnie Black | 71 · 69 · 70 | 210 | −6 |
| T4 | Fred Couples | 72 · 65 · 73 | 210 | −6 |
| T4 | Jay Williamson | 69 · 70 · 71 | 210 | −6 |
| T4 | Justin Leonard | 70 · 72 · 68 | 210 | −6 |
| T8 | Tommy Tolles | 71 · 70 · 70 | 211 | −5 |
| T8 | Neal Lancaster | 73 · 70 · 68 | 211 | −5 |
| T10 | Paul Azinger | 69 · 71 · 72 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Vijay Singh | 69 · 67 · 76 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Davis Love III | 73 · 65 · 74 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Brett Quigley | 66 · 73 · 73 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Tim Herron | 72 · 68 · 72 | 212 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1957-01-30, Springfield, Missouri; USA; turned pro 1979; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 10; world No. 177 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (rankFrom 177 on the OWGR event page)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet