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Sunday 18 April 1999PGA TourYear in Review
Day wins MCI Classic
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 April 1999 · Glen Day’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,500,000 USD · MCI
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/19°C · wind 32 km/h S, gusts 60 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/15°C · wind 24 km/h W, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/14°C · wind 21 km/h WSW, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/10°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 33 · 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
- Payne Stewart USA · 274Closed with a 70 after a double bogey at the 12th; lost the playoff when his 18-foot birdie putt at the first extra hole stayed out Golf Today: Day earns first PGA Tour victory (Wayback Machine, 1999-10-05)
- Jeff Sluman USA · 274Closed with a 67 and tied Day with three holes left but could not make another birdie; lost the playoff on the first extra hole Golf Today: Day earns first PGA Tour victory (Wayback Machine, 1999-10-05)
126 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
MCI Classic
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Glen Day
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 April 1999
I didn't think I had a prayer after I finished teeing. And I got lucky to get in the playoff.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 April 1999
When that putt went in on 18 it was a tremendous high. And you know, now the way I am and the way my makeup is now I want to win again just to prove that it wasn't a fluke.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 April 1999
But you've got to give all the credit to Glen Day today. He shoots 5-under par, comes out and birdies the first hole of the playoff.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glen Day | 70 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T2 | Jeff Sluman | 72 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T2 | Payne Stewart | 68 · 64 · 72 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| 4 | Chris Perry | 69 · 66 · 68 · 72 | 275 | −9 |
| T5 | Corey Pavin | 70 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Nolan Henke | 71 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | John Huston | 68 · 67 · 69 · 72 | 276 | −8 |
| T8 | Bob Tway | 69 · 73 · 68 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T8 | Lee Janzen | 67 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | Scott Gump | 72 · 69 · 65 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | Mike Weir | 71 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1965-11-16, Mobile, Alabama; USA; turned pro 1988; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 53 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (MCI Classic, week 16 of 1999)).
What’s in the bag
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