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Monday 14 June 1999PGA TourYear in Review
Tryba wins FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC at Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee · Thursday 10 to Monday 14 June 1999 · Ted Tryba’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,500,000 USD · FedEx · Final round suspended by heavy rain on Sunday, June 13 (24 of 76 players had finished) and completed Monday, June 14.
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 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/22°C · wind 11 km/h SSE, gusts 27 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/22°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/22°C · wind 13 km/h ESE, gusts 32 · 8.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/22°C · wind 10 km/h SSE, gusts 28 · 5.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R528°/22°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 36 · 6.2 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
- Tim Herron USA · 267Tryba's playing partner in the last group; closed with a 68 but said he started to force it and could not make the birdies he needed Golf Today: Tryba wins rain-delayed St. Jude / Rain forces postponement of final round - Federal Express St Jude Classic 1999 (AP reports; Wayback Machine)
- Tom Lehman USA · 267was 15 under at the turn but bogeyed the 10th after his 7-iron bounced short of the green and never recovered; played with a stuffy head and sore throat Golf Today: Tryba wins rain-delayed St. Jude / Rain forces postponement of final round - Federal Express St Jude Classic 1999 (AP reports; Wayback Machine)
149 started, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC at Southwind, TPC at Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ted Tryba
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today: Tryba wins rain-delayed St. Jude / Rain forces postponement of final round - Federal Express St Jude Classic 1999 (AP reports; Wayback Machine)
14 June 1999
This was a nice one to win because you didn't just back in. You went out and shot 66 and just grabbed it. It felt great
ASAP Sports: FedEx St. Jude Classic, June 14, 1999 - Ted Tryba
14 June 1999
He says, Cousin, you must -- you must take your time out there. He told me to just take my time.
ASAP Sports: FedEx St. Jude Classic, June 14, 1999 - Tom Lehman
14 June 1999
So I'm a little disappointed, but Ted Tryba played awfully well, and I give him a lot of credit.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ted Tryba | 68 · 64 · 67 · 66 | 265 | −19 |
| T2 | Tom Lehman | 63 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 267 | −17 |
| T2 | Tim Herron | 67 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 267 | −17 |
| T4 | Jose Maria Olazabal | 68 · 68 · 70 · 62 | 268 | −16 |
| T4 | Kevin Wentworth | 69 · 69 · 63 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| T6 | Paul Azinger | 66 · 70 · 69 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | Rick Fehr | 66 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 270 | |
| T6 | Hal Sutton | 63 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | Kevin Sutherland | 69 · 65 · 66 · 70 | 270 | |
| T10 | Davis Love III | 67 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 271 | |
| T10 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 68 · 67 · 71 · 65 | 271 | |
| T10 | Brett Quigley | 70 · 65 · 66 · 70 | 271 | |
| T10 | Omar Uresti | 65 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 271 | |
| T10 | Frank Lickliter | 65 · 71 · 66 · 69 | 271 |
The golfer
born 1967-01-15, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1989; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 133 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'FedEx St.Jude Cl' (week 24/1999), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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