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Sunday 2 April 2000PGA TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins BellSouth Classic
TPC at Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia · Thursday 30 March to Sunday 2 April 2000 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 15 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,800,000 USD · BellSouth · Final round washed out by rain; reduced to 54 holes and decided by a sudden-death playoff on the 16th hole on Sunday after a three-hour wait
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/9°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/11°C · wind 13 km/h ENE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/10°C · wind 17 km/h SE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/14°C · wind 19 km/h SSE, gusts 35 · 5.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre 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
- Gary Nicklaus USA · 205Tied after 54 holes when the final round was washed out; lost the sudden-death playoff at the 16th after his 8-iron plugged against the bunker lip and he failed to get out at the first attempt Golf Today: Mickelson wins playoff as round abandoned; ASAP Sports: Gary Nicklaus transcript
142 started, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BellSouth Classic
TPC at Sugarloaf, TPC at Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 April 2000
For us to be able to finish and play the one hole that we did was pretty amazing given the fact that it was entirely under water.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 April 2000
I crushed a 9-iron, hit a good draw, flew to the back edge, spun back 15 feet.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 April 2000
If "if and buts" were candy and nuts, every day would be Christmas.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 April 2000
I had a chance to win against one of the greatest players in the world right now, and I think it just lets me know that there's good things to come
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 67 · 69 · 69 | 205 | −11 |
| 2 | Gary Nicklaus | 68 · 69 · 68 | 205 | −11 |
| T3 | Kenny Perry | 67 · 70 · 70 | 207 | −9 |
| T3 | Harrison Frazar | 69 · 68 · 70 | 207 | −9 |
| T5 | Steve Jones | 67 · 71 · 70 | 208 | −8 |
| T5 | Joey Sindelar | 68 · 66 · 74 | 208 | −8 |
| T5 | Jay Don Blake | 67 · 72 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| T5 | John Huston | 68 · 67 · 73 | 208 | −8 |
| T5 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 73 · 66 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| T10 | Chris Perry | 71 · 69 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Blaine McCallister | 67 · 70 · 72 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Steve Flesch | 73 · 67 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Dicky Pride | 73 · 68 · 68 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Stewart Cink | 71 · 71 · 67 | 209 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1992; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 15; majors to date: 0; world No. 12 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (BellSouth Classic, week 13 of 2000)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet