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Sunday 17 October 1999PGA TourYear in Review
Furyk wins Las Vegas Invitational
TPC at Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada · Wednesday 13 to Sunday 17 October 1999 · Jim Furyk’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $2.5 million USD · 90-hole pro-am event (five rounds), Wednesday-Sunday; 54-hole cut
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/16°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/15°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/15°C · wind 10 km/h W, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/14°C · wind 23 km/h NNE, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R521°/9°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 42 · 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
- Jonathan Kaye USA · 332started three back, twice drew level (birdies at 11 and 13) but bogeyed the 12th from behind a tree after a pushed drive; Furyk birdied 14-16 and Kaye's closing birdie left him one short Las Vegas Sun: Columnist Dean Juipe: Furyk, LV strengthen their bond (Oct. 18, 1999)
142 started · cut -11, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Las Vegas Invitational
TPC at Summerlin (host course), with Las Vegas Country Club and Desert Inn Country Club, TPC at Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jim Furyk
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Las Vegas Sun (unbylined)
16 October 1999
It was pretty crazy; I'm from the East and I'm not used to that. But I was groggy and just went back to sleep.
Las Vegas Sun (unbylined)
16 October 1999
My short game was real sound; it bailed me out
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Furyk | 67 · 64 · 63 · 71 · 66 | 331 | −29 |
| 2 | Jonathan Kaye | 63 · 66 · 66 · 73 · 64 | 332 | −28 |
| 3 | Dudley Hart | 65 · 68 · 67 · 74 · 64 | 338 | −22 |
| 4 | Chris Perry | 67 · 63 · 67 · 74 · 68 | 339 | −21 |
| 5 | Andrew Magee | 63 · 67 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 340 | −20 |
| T6 | Robert Damron | 65 · 67 · 67 · 75 · 67 | 341 | −19 |
| T6 | Brandel Chamblee | 66 · 68 · 67 · 73 · 67 | 341 | −19 |
| T6 | Kevin Sutherland | 67 · 69 · 63 · 73 · 69 | 341 | −19 |
| 9 | Stephen Ames | 69 · 66 · 67 · 73 · 67 | 342 | −18 |
| T10 | Joe Ogilvie | 63 · 70 · 66 · 79 · 65 | 343 | −17 |
| T10 | Fred Couples | 63 · 65 · 70 · 79 · 66 | 343 | −17 |
| T10 | Tommy Armour III | 70 · 60 · 67 · 77 · 69 | 343 | −17 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-12, West Chester, Pennsylvania; USA; turned pro 1992; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 13 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (1999, week 42)).
What’s in the bag
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