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Sunday 22 August 1999PGA TourYear in Review
Toms wins Sprint International
Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock, Colorado · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 August 1999 · David Toms’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $2.6 million USD · Sprint
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/11°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 26 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/12°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 26 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/12°C · wind 9 km/h SW, gusts 19 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/12°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 38 · 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
- David Duval USA · 44 pointsfinished first, birdieing the 17th, but needed an eagle there; Toms recovered from a double bogey at the 16th by birdieing the 17th ASAP Sports transcript: David Duval, Sprint International, August 22, 1999
144 started, 36 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sprint International
Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock, Colorado
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Toms
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 August 1999
Seems like every emotion you can go through, I kind of went through it today. From feeling like I was in control, to No. 16, to being totally out of control,
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 August 1999
I think it was destiny after that ball getting close like that that I win this golf tournament.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 August 1999
I just don't derive satisfaction from trying to satisfy other peoples' expectations. I am sorry. I can't help you there, I can't get excited about it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Toms | 16 · 13 · 10 · 8 | 47 | |
| 2 | David Duval | 10 · 15 · 11 · 8 | 44 | |
| 3 | Stephen Ames | 11 · 12 · 13 · 7 | 43 | |
| 4 | Chris Perry | 10 · 15 · 3 · 9 | 37 | |
| T5 | Billy Mayfair | 10 · 13 · 7 · 5 | 35 | |
| T5 | Ernie Els | 10 · 14 · 8 · 3 | 35 | |
| 7 | Steve Elkington | 13 · 10 · 4 · 7 | 34 | |
| T8 | Jay Haas | 10 · 5 · 5 · 12 | 32 | |
| T8 | Olin Browne | 7 · 14 · 7 · 4 | 32 | |
| T10 | Kirk Triplett | 7 · 8 · 5 · 11 | 31 | |
| T10 | Eduardo Romero | 5 · 8 · 11 · 7 | 31 | |
| T10 | Steve Flesch | 8 · 16 · 4 · 3 | 31 |
The golfer
born 1967-01-04, Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1989; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 71 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table / event page rankFrom).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet