The weather

13 h 43 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).

1. R126°/15°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
2. R229°/18°C · wind 33 km/h SSE, gusts 47 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
3. R331°/22°C · wind 34 km/h S, gusts 50 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
4. R430°/23°C · wind 29 km/h S, gusts 64 · 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

• Steve Pate USA · 262closed with a 66 and took the lead with a par at the 14th where Roberts double-bogeyed, was caught by Roberts's birdie at the next hole, then lost the playoff at the first extra hole (the 18th) after missing a 12-foot par putt from the bunker GOLFonline (AP): 1999 PGA Tour: GTE Byron Nelson Classic final-round story, May 16, 1999 (Wayback Machine)

151 started, 73 made it

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