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Sunday 3 September 2000PGA TourYear in Review
Sabbatini wins Air Canada Championship
Northview Golf & Country Club (Ridge Course), Surrey, British Columbia, Canada · Thursday 31 August to Sunday 3 September 2000 · Rory Sabbatini’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD · Air Canada
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 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/12°C · wind 10 km/h SSE, gusts 32 · 14.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/10°C · wind 6 km/h ESE, gusts 25 · 2.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/9°C · wind 8 km/h SSE, gusts 27 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/12°C · wind 6 km/h NW, gusts 21 · 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
- Grant Waite NZL · 269started the final round with a one-stroke lead, closed 69 and was passed by Sabbatini's 30-foot birdie on the 72nd Golf Today: Sabbatini gaines first PGA tour win (final round report, Wayback Machine copy)
155 started, 87 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Air Canada Championship
Northview Golf & Country Club (Ridge Course), Northview Golf & Country Club (Ridge Course), Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory Sabbatini
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (final round report, unbylined)
3 September 2000
I limited the mistakes and kept myself in the game
Golf Today (final round report, unbylined)
3 September 2000
Winning makes me feel more confident and more relaxed out there.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory Sabbatini | 68 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | Grant Waite | 65 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 269 | −15 |
| 3 | Mark Calcavecchia | 68 · 70 · 65 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T4 | Sergio Garcia | 68 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Doug Barron | 65 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Chris Riley | 71 · 64 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Michael Clark II | 68 · 70 · 70 · 63 | 271 | −13 |
| T8 | K.J. Choi | 68 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T8 | Dave Stockton | 65 · 72 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T8 | Brent Geiberger | 71 · 65 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1976-04-02, Durban, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1998; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 115 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, week 35 2000)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet