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Sunday 11 July 1999PGA TourYear in Review
Franco wins Greater Milwaukee Open
Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Brown Deer, Wisconsin · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 July 1999 · Carlos Franco’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,300,000 USD
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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/19°C · wind 31 km/h S, gusts 54 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/17°C · wind 34 km/h W, gusts 60 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/15°C · wind 24 km/h NNE, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/16°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 22 · 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
- Tom Lehman USA · 266birdied the last two holes to take second, two strokes back; Franco kept making birdies Golf Today: Franco wins, tops $1 million mark - Greater Milwaukee Open 1999 (AP report; Wayback Machine)
148 started, 87 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Greater Milwaukee Open
Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Brown Deer, Wisconsin
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Carlos Franco
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today: Franco wins, tops $1 million mark - Greater Milwaukee Open 1999 (AP report; Wayback Machine)
11 July 1999
I played very simple this week, no nervousness. I came here to practice, so to win is just unbelievable.
Golf Today: Franco wins, tops $1 million mark - Greater Milwaukee Open 1999 (AP report; Wayback Machine)
11 July 1999
I didn't think I would win this easy, but it's very nice.
Golf Today: Franco wins, tops $1 million mark - Greater Milwaukee Open 1999 (AP report; Wayback Machine)
11 July 1999
I did a lot of things right this week ... but (Franco) kept making birdies, and that's what he needed to do
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Franco | 65 · 66 · 67 · 66 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Tom Lehman | 68 · 67 · 65 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| 3 | Jerry Kelly | 66 · 65 · 66 · 71 | 268 | −16 |
| T4 | Dan Forsman | 67 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T4 | Steve Lowery | 70 · 70 · 68 · 61 | 269 | −15 |
| T6 | Chris Perry | 65 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | Skip Kendall | 67 · 70 · 68 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | Mark Calcavecchia | 64 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T8 | Joey Sindelar | 65 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T10 | Jay Delsing | 68 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | Jay Haas | 69 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | Mark Wiebe | 68 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | Ben Bates | 62 · 73 · 70 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | Michael Bradley | 70 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | Steve Stricker | 69 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | John Maginnes | 66 · 64 · 74 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1965-05-24, Asunción, Paraguay; PAR; turned pro 1986; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 25 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Gr Milkaukee O' (week 28/1999), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet