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Sunday 28 February 1999PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Maggert wins WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship
La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California · Wednesday 24 to Sunday 28 February 1999 · Jeff Maggert’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Andersen Consulting · Single-elimination match play, first round 24 February; 36-hole final on 28 February went to the 38th hole.
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 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/9°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/10°C · wind 17 km/h WNW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/10°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/9°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R519°/9°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 25 · 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
- Andrew Magee USAAfter birdieing four of the first nine holes in the morning, he was all square after 36 holes, saved par at the first extra hole (the 10th) and lost on the 38th when Maggert chipped in from about 20 feet. ASAP Sports: Andrew Magee interview transcript, 28 Feb 1999
64 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship
La Costa Resort and Spa, La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jeff Maggert
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 February 1999
Even when I saw it hit the hole, I was thinking it wasn't going to go in. I thought it was going to kind of pop out of there, and it went in, and that is what I needed.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 February 1999
I needed a win for me, myself, and I (laughs) and it feels good.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 February 1999
It went in, Jeff. Don't work it. He was trying to make it. It went right in the back. Had some steam, but it went right in.
Golf Today (unbylined report)
26 February 1999
Tiger was the dragon, and someone had to slay him,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Maggert | ||
| 2 | Andrew Magee | ||
| 3 | John Huston | ||
| 4 | Steve Pate | ||
| T5 | Eduardo Romero | ||
| T5 | Jose Maria Olazabal | ||
| T5 | Shigeki Maruyama | ||
| T5 | Tiger Woods | ||
| T9 | Fred Couples | ||
| T9 | Bill Glasson | ||
| T9 | Steve Jones | ||
| T9 | Loren Roberts | ||
| T9 | Bernhard Langer | ||
| T9 | Phil Mickelson | ||
| T9 | Stewart Cink | ||
| T9 | Patrik Sjoland |
The golfer
born 1964-02-20, Columbia, Missouri; USA; turned pro 1986; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 24 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (rankFrom 24 on the OWGR event page; Golf Today: 'the highest seed left at No. 24')).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet