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Monday 20 September 1999PGA TourYear in Review
Faxon wins B.C. Open
En-Joie Golf Course, Endicott, New York · Thursday 16 to Monday 20 September 1999 · Brad Faxon’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.6 million USD · rain from Hurricane Floyd postponed Thursday's opening round; two rounds were played Sunday and the playoff was completed Monday morning
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 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/12°C · wind 33 km/h N, gusts 84 · 105 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/10°C · wind 32 km/h NW, gusts 83 · 13.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/9°C · wind 13 km/h NW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/9°C · wind 13 km/h SSE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R523°/14°C · wind 19 km/h S, gusts 45 · 12.2 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
- Fred Funk USA · 273carried a five-stroke lead into Sunday's 36 holes, spun his approach back into the water for a bogey at the 15th, watched Faxon hole a 25-footer at the 72nd to force a playoff, then bogeyed the 18th on Monday CNN/SI (AP): Faxon beats Funk in Monday playoff at B.C. Open (Sep 20, 1999; Wayback copy, dead page)
146 started, 66 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
B.C. Open
En-Joie Golf Course, En-Joie Golf Course, Endicott, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brad Faxon
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNN/SI (Wayback copy)
20 September 1999
I couldn't really see the cup. It was kind of dark, but it was light enough that I could read the break.
AP via CNN/SI (Wayback copy)
20 September 1999
I never felt like I was actually contending until the 16th hole,
AP via CNN/SI (Wayback copy)
20 September 1999
It was almost dark, it was a downhill left-to-righter and I just thought, 'This isn't the time he's going to drain one on me.' And it went right in.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Faxon | 69 · 67 · 70 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Fred Funk | 70 · 61 · 70 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Rory Sabbatini | 69 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Craig Spence | 74 · 69 · 68 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Jonathan Kaye | 72 · 71 · 67 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Stephen Ames | 68 · 71 · 67 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Ronnie Black | 71 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Mark Carnevale | 69 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| 9 | Peter Jacobsen | 67 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Trevor Dodds | 71 · 66 · 72 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Mike Weir | 69 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1961-08-01, Oceanport, New Jersey, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1983; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 106 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table / event page rankFrom).
What’s in the bag
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