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Sunday 10 October 1999PGA TourYear in Review
Begay wins Michelob Championship at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Golf Club, Williamsburg, Virginia · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 October 1999 · Notah Begay III’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $2.5 million USD · Michelob
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/12°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/11°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/13°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/18°C · wind 17 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 7.6 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 Byrum USA · 274holed a 10-foot par putt at the 72nd to force the playoff, then could have won with a two-putt at the first extra hole but his putt rolled back down the slope; lost with a bogey on the second extra hole after a hooked drive Golf Today: Begay wins second title in playoff (final-round report, Wayback Machine copy; site defunct)
149 started, 80 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Michelob Championship at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Golf Club (River Course), Kingsmill Golf Club, Williamsburg, Virginia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Notah Begay III
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 October 1999
It's like driving through smoke; you just know what's on the other side and you have to go through and trust yourself, that you're going to steer straight.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 October 1999
The horse throws you, you get back on it. That's the bottom line.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 October 1999
You know, here comes Notah out of the blue, making a couple putts out of the blue.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notah Begay III | 67 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| 2 | Tom Byrum | 69 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| 3 | Mike Weir | 74 · 63 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| 4 | Barry Cheesman | 73 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Jay Don Blake | 73 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 277 | −7 |
| T5 | Nick Faldo | 70 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T5 | Tom Scherrer | 72 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T8 | Ronnie Black | 72 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T8 | Jay Delsing | 73 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T8 | David Duval | 70 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T8 | John Maginnes | 70 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| T8 | Brian Watts | 75 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1972-09-14, Albuquerque, New Mexico; USA; turned pro 1995; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 207 that week (OWGR rank entering the event (rankFrom) as stated by the OWGR event page).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet