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Sunday 17 January 1999PGA TourYear in Review
Sluman wins Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 January 1999 · Jeff Sluman’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,600,000 USD · Sony
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 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/23°C · wind 36 km/h ENE, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/23°C · wind 39 km/h ENE, gusts 54 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/22°C · wind 26 km/h ENE, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/22°C · wind 28 km/h ENE, gusts 41 · 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
- Jeff Maggert USA · 273Sluman's final-round partner; briefly led at 8 under after a birdie at 13, then bogeyed 15 and lipped out birdie putts at 16 and 18. Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Paul Arnett): Field of five right behind, 18 Jan 1999
- Tommy Tolles USA · 273Led going into the final round, closed with a 71 and needed an albatross at the 18th to tie. Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Bill Kwon): Sluman slays 'em, 18 Jan 1999
- Davis Love III USA · 273Second going into the final round, closed with a 70 and needed an albatross at the 18th to tie. Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Bill Kwon): Sluman slays 'em, 18 Jan 1999
- Len Mattiace USA · 273Finished in the five-way tie for second, two behind. Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Bill Kwon): Sluman slays 'em, 18 Jan 1999
- Chris Perry USA · 273Closed with a 66 to join the five-way tie for second, two behind. Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Bill Kwon): Sluman slays 'em, 18 Jan 1999
138 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jeff Sluman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
17 January 1999
I don't think on the other course I could have won the golf tournament,
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
17 January 1999
Stranger things have happened and, certainly, we've seen some wild and crazy stuff on 18 at Waialae historically,
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
17 January 1999
I'm not going to hang my head low by the way I played, I've had a lot of close calls out here.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Sluman | 69 · 70 · 66 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T2 | Chris Perry | 69 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T2 | Jeff Maggert | 69 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T2 | Tommy Tolles | 63 · 72 · 67 · 71 | 273 | −7 |
| T2 | Davis Love III | 71 · 69 · 63 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
| T2 | Len Mattiace | 70 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T7 | Loren Roberts | 69 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Paul Goydos | 72 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Chris Couch | 69 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Jimmy Green | 70 · 70 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Chris Riley | 67 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1957-09-11, Rochester, New York; USA; turned pro 1980; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1; world No. 38 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (rankFrom 38 on the OWGR event page)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet