The weather

13 h 51 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).

1. R129°/19°C · wind 28 km/h SSE, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
2. R229°/21°C · wind 27 km/h S, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
3. R332°/21°C · wind 17 km/h S, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
4. R430°/21°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 34 · 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

• Greg Kraft USA · 273led by three at the turn and was 10 under before hitting a tree twice at the 12th for a double bogey; missed greens coming in and finished one back with a 70 GOLFonline (AP): 1999 PGA Tour: MasterCard Colonial final-round story, May 23, 1999 (Wayback Machine)
• Fred Funk USA · 273the only other player to reach 8 under on the back nine; bogeyed the par-3 16th and could not get it back GOLFonline (AP): 1999 PGA Tour: MasterCard Colonial final-round story, May 23, 1999 (Wayback Machine)
• Paul Goydos USA · 273closed with a 66, one stroke back GOLFonline (AP): 1999 PGA Tour: MasterCard Colonial final-round story, May 23, 1999 (Wayback Machine)
• Jeff Sluman USA · 273closed with a 66, one stroke back GOLFonline (AP): 1999 PGA Tour: MasterCard Colonial final-round story, May 23, 1999 (Wayback Machine)
• Tim Herron USA · 273closed with a 67, one stroke back GOLFonline (AP): 1999 PGA Tour: MasterCard Colonial final-round story, May 23, 1999 (Wayback Machine)

112 started, 79 made it

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