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Sunday 7 November 1999PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Woods wins WGC-American Express Championship
Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, San Roque, Spain · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 November 1999 · Tiger Woods’s win no. 15 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · American Express
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 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/16°C · wind 32 km/h E, gusts 53 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/16°C · wind 21 km/h ESE, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/16°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/16°C · wind 20 km/h WNW, 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
- Miguel Angel Jimenez ESP · 278needed par at the 72nd hole to win but bogeyed it (chip from 20 feet hit the hole and stayed out), then bunkered his approach and lost the playoff on the first extra hole Golf Today: Woods claims title after playoff (final-round report, Wayback Machine copy; site defunct)
62 started, 61 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-American Express Championship
Valderrama Golf Club, Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, San Roque, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tiger Woods
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 November 1999
I hit three great shots, just the way you want them down 17 and end up with 8 and there's nothing you can do about it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 November 1999
So when the ball went in the water, it was disappointing to hear the sounds, but understandable.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 November 1999
Did I ever think I was out of it? No.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 71 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| 2 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 72 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| 3 | Dudley Hart | 75 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 283 | −1 |
| T4 | Lee Westwood | 73 · 67 · 71 · 73 | 284 | E |
| T4 | Stewart Cink | 75 · 65 · 71 · 73 | 284 | E |
| T4 | Nick Price | 69 · 71 · 70 · 74 | 284 | E |
| T7 | Fred Funk | 71 · 68 · 74 · 72 | 285 | +1 |
| T7 | Sergio Garcia | 74 · 69 · 69 · 73 | 285 | +1 |
| T7 | Scott Hoch | 69 · 70 · 72 · 74 | 285 | +1 |
| T7 | Chris Perry | 70 · 67 · 72 · 76 | 285 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1975-12-30, Cypress, California; USA; turned pro 1996; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 15; majors to date: 2; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (1999, week 45)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet