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Sunday 13 August 2000PGA TourYear in Review
Mediate wins Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 August 2000 · Rocco Mediate’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,700,000 USD · Buick
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/17°C · wind 15 km/h NW, gusts 34 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/14°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 36 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/13°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/15°C · wind 7 km/h SSW, gusts 24 · 1.1 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
- Chris Perry USA · 269led by one on the 72nd hole but drove into the rough, came up short and pitched past, then missed a 10-foot par putt (his first bogey in 29 holes) as Mediate birdied from 12 feet CNNSI.com (AP): Mediate birdies 18 to steal Buick Open from Perry (Wayback copy, dead page)
151 started · cut -2, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rocco Mediate
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 August 2000
I am not going to beat him for a career, but I could beat him this week. I did beat him this week.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 August 2000
But I have been on Tour for 16 years; 15 more years than I thought I would be on Tour.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 August 2000
I came up one shot short again today. That is the least he could do is give me the hubcap.
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
13 August 2000
I knew if I made birdie, I might get in a playoff. I didn't expect this.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocco Mediate | 68 · 64 · 70 · 66 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Chris Perry | 67 · 69 · 65 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| 3 | Hal Sutton | 67 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Phil Mickelson | 69 · 71 · 65 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Woody Austin | 63 · 67 · 73 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Carl Paulson | 70 · 70 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Dudley Hart | 70 · 65 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Jeff Maggert | 69 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Brad Faxon | 70 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Joe Ozaki | 66 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1962-12-17, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1985; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 38 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table / event page rankFrom).
What’s in the bag
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