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Sunday 4 April 1999PGA TourYear in Review
Duval wins BellSouth Classic
TPC at Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 April 1999 · David Duval’s win no. 11 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,500,000 USD · BellSouth
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 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/14°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/10°C · wind 9 km/h WNW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/14°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/16°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 33 · 0 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
- Stewart Cink USA · 272Playing in the last group, he was part of a four-way tie at 18 under, then bogeyed the 16th from a greenside bunker and the 17th after flying the green; finished two back with a 70 Golf Today: Duval wins again with a bit of luck on 18 (Wayback Machine, 2000-09-19)
141 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BellSouth Classic
TPC at Sugarloaf, TPC at Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Duval
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (unbylined report)
4 April 1999
I never envisioned winning four golf tournaments before the Masters,
Golf Today (unbylined report)
4 April 1999
I was surprised it didn't bounce up on the green. Then I was surprised it didn't come back into the water. I got lucky, very lucky.
Golf Today (unbylined report)
4 April 1999
Sometimes when the breaks are going your way, that's destiny, I've never seen that happen in all the years I've been playing here.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Duval | 66 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Stewart Cink | 71 · 65 · 66 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | John Huston | 71 · 65 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Rory Sabbatini | 65 · 65 · 73 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Franklin Langham | 69 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Mike Weir | 69 · 65 · 68 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Phil Mickelson | 69 · 71 · 64 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Glen Day | 68 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Davis Love III | 69 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Grant Waite | 64 · 72 · 73 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Chris DiMarco | 71 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | David Toms | 71 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Shigeki Maruyama | 66 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Stuart Appleby | 74 · 66 · 66 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Brent Geiberger | 70 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1971-11-09, Jacksonville, Florida; USA; turned pro 1993; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 0; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (BellSouth Classic, week 14 of 1999)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet