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Sunday 21 March 1999PGA TourYear in Review
Herron wins Bay Hill Invitational
Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Bay Hill (Orlando), Florida · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 March 1999 · Tim Herron’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,500,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/11°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/12°C · wind 9 km/h NW, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/12°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/13°C · wind 27 km/h WSW, gusts 52 · 0.3 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
- Tom Lehman USA · 274Bogeyed the 17th from a bunker to fall back into a tie at 14 under; lost the playoff on the second extra hole (16th) after finding a bunker off the tee GOLFonline (AP): Bay Hill Invitational final-round story, 1999-03-21 (Wayback Machine)
112 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bay Hill Invitational
Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Bay Hill (Orlando), Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tim Herron
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 March 1999
I knew if I just kind of hung in there, you know, give myself a chance, anything can happen when the wind is blowing.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 March 1999
He's probably got as bad as eyes as I do. I think it is kind of a nervous habit.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
21 March 1999
I can't hang my head. I feel like I played well, It feels good to be nervous again. Last week at Honda, I finished last. This was a lot more fun.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Herron | 66 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Tom Lehman | 69 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| 3 | Davis Love III | 69 · 66 · 67 · 73 | 275 | −13 |
| 4 | Robert Damron | 70 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Scott Hoch | 71 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Craig Parry | 72 · 67 · 72 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Brandel Chamblee | 70 · 69 · 67 · 74 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Bob Estes | 70 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Phil Mickelson | 74 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Dicky Pride | 68 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1970-02-06, Minneapolis, Minnesota; USA; turned pro 1993; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 83 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (Bay Hill Invitational, week 12 of 1999)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet