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Sunday 8 August 1999PGA TourYear in Review
Pernice wins Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 August 1999 · Tom Pernice Jr.’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $2.4 million 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 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/15°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 33 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/14°C · wind 21 km/h WNW, gusts 54 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/14°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 46 · 8.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/11°C · wind 20 km/h NNW, gusts 46 · 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 · 271began the day four ahead but thinned a bunker shot into the water for a bogey at the par-5 13th, played 13-15 in two over and missed birdie putts on the last two holes GOLFonline (AP): Buick Open final-round story, August 8, 1999 (Wayback copy, dead page)
- Bob Tway USA · 271closed with 65 to tie for second, one behind GOLFonline (AP): Buick Open final-round story, August 8, 1999 (Wayback copy, dead page)
- Ted Tryba USA · 271made seven straight back-nine birdies for a 29 and a 66, one short GOLFonline (AP): Buick Open final-round story, August 8, 1999 (Wayback copy, dead page)
151 started, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Pernice Jr.
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback copy)
8 August 1999
Obviously, it really hasn't hit me. The key was relaxing and avoiding looking at the leaderboard. I never had the wildest idea I would win today.
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback copy)
8 August 1999
My swing really held up under the gun,
AP via GOLFonline (Wayback copy)
8 August 1999
I don't know the last time I've done that. I haven't skulled a bunker shot in more years than I can remember.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 67 · 66 · 72 · 65 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Bob Tway | 67 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Ted Tryba | 66 · 70 · 69 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Tom Lehman | 67 · 69 · 64 · 71 | 271 | −17 |
| 5 | Bob Estes | 70 · 65 · 73 · 64 | 272 | −16 |
| 6 | Ernie Els | 68 · 65 · 71 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| 7 | Esteban Toledo | 66 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| 8 | Hal Sutton | 69 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Jim Furyk | 70 · 67 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Brian Watts | 70 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Tommy Armour III | 70 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Joey Sindelar | 70 · 72 · 64 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Rocco Mediate | 69 · 64 · 72 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Loren Roberts | 68 · 71 · 66 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1959-09-05, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1983; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 191 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table / event page rankFrom).
What’s in the bag
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