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Sunday 25 April 1999PGA TourYear in Review
Parnevik wins Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
Forest Oaks Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 April 1999 · Jesper Parnevik’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,600,000 USD · Chrysler
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/14°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/18°C · wind 21 km/h WSW, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/12°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/10°C · wind 11 km/h SE, gusts 28 · 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
- Jim Furyk USA · 267Playing alongside Parnevik, closed to one with a chip-in at the 11th, but Parnevik chipped in at 12 and birdied 13; Furyk missed birdie chances at 14 and 15 and finished two back with a 69 Golf Today: Parnevik cruises to victory (Wayback Machine, 1999-10-09)
153 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
Forest Oaks Country Club, Forest Oaks Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jesper Parnevik
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 April 1999
I probably hit the widest tee shot I've ever hit in my life on 14.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 April 1999
But seeing Sam Snead on the 18th green was a great thrill. I didn't know he was going to be here. He's always been a big idol of mine.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 April 1999
But obviously his scores were real good and he shot 23-under, and no one has ever done that before. My hat is off to him. He played super.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesper Parnevik | 65 · 63 · 67 · 70 | 265 | −23 |
| 2 | Jim Furyk | 67 · 63 · 68 · 69 | 267 | −21 |
| 3 | Jeff Maggert | 68 · 62 · 75 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| 4 | Dudley Hart | 66 · 65 · 71 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| 5 | Tom Lehman | 69 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Kirk Triplett | 69 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Paul Stankowski | 70 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| 8 | Trevor Dodds | 71 · 65 · 72 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Phil Blackmar | 71 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Vijay Singh | 70 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | J.L. Lewis | 70 · 65 · 74 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1965-03-07, Botkyrka, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1986; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 25 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (Greensboro Chrysler Classic, week 17 of 1999)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet