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Sunday 27 June 1999PGA TourYear in Review
Waldorf wins Buick Classic
Westchester Country Club, Harrison, New York · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 June 1999 · Duffy Waldorf’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,500,000 USD · Buick
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/20°C · wind 17 km/h SSW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/19°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/22°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/22°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 35 · 0 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
- Dennis Paulson USA · 276posted a closing 67 to set the target, was caught by Waldorf's birdies at 17 and 18, then lost the sudden-death playoff at the first extra hole (the par-5 18th) after finding thick rough and a tree with his second Golf Today: Waldorf edges Paulson in playoff - Buick Classic 1999 (wire report; Wayback Machine)
152 started, 82 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Classic
Westchester Country Club, Westchester Country Club, Harrison, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Duffy Waldorf
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports: Buick Classic, June 27, 1999 - Duffy Waldorf
27 June 1999
First thing I'd like to say I never thought I could make six bogeys and still be in the tournament which is what I did today.
ASAP Sports: Buick Classic, June 27, 1999 - Duffy Waldorf
27 June 1999
Today I did not escape the bogey-man. Fortunately the birdie-man visited too, so, that kind of righted my ship.
ASAP Sports: Buick Classic, June 27, 1999 - Dennis Paulson
27 June 1999
This is the very first playoff I have ever lost in my entire life.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duffy Waldorf | 70 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
| 2 | Dennis Paulson | 71 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| 3 | Chris Perry | 70 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| 4 | Scott Hoch | 73 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T5 | Loren Roberts | 71 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | Vijay Singh | 75 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | Jim Carter | 67 · 72 · 66 · 74 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | Gabriel Hjertstedt | 69 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | Doug Barron | 74 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T10 | Fred Couples | 69 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Bob Tway | 73 · 68 · 75 · 64 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Tom Byrum | 68 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Bob Estes | 70 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Lee Janzen | 71 · 67 · 69 · 73 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | David Sutherland | 73 · 66 · 68 · 73 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Steve Flesch | 72 · 69 · 66 · 73 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | David Duval | 70 · 75 · 68 · 67 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1962-08-20, Los Angeles, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1985; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 127 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Buick Classic' (week 26/1999), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet