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Sunday 23 July 2000PGA TourYear in Review
Faxon wins B.C. Open
En-Joie Golf Club, Endicott, New York · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 July 2000 · Brad Faxon’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/12°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/13°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 44 · 13.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/14°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 33 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/11°C · wind 10 km/h NW, gusts 24 · 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
- Esteban Toledo MEX · 271birdied the 17th to get within a shot, then hit his approach to 10 feet at the 18th but misread the downhill birdie putt that would have forced a playoff CNNSI.com (AP): Faxon missed out on British, but made history at B.C. (Wayback copy, dead page)
132 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
B.C. Open
En-Joie Golf Club, En-Joie Golf Club, Endicott, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brad Faxon
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
23 July 2000
I was almost laughing on the front nine, the putts were just going in.
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
23 July 2000
Walking to the first tee, somebody in the crowd yelled to me, 'You're lucky you're here because you couldn't have beat him anyway,'
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
23 July 2000
I feel very sorry for my (10) sisters and brothers. They were expecting me to win, but my turn will come.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Faxon | 68 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Esteban Toledo | 64 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Bill Glasson | 68 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Glen Hnatiuk | 67 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Brett Quigley | 69 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Richard Zokol | 70 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Dave Stockton | 75 · 67 · 65 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Jerry Kelly | 74 · 63 · 67 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| 9 | Mathew Goggin | 71 · 68 · 71 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Andy Bean | 69 · 69 · 72 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Bob Heintz | 71 · 65 · 73 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Paul Goydos | 72 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Joe Ogilvie | 69 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Grant Waite | 69 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1961-08-01, Oceanport, New Jersey, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1983; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 6; world No. 106 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