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Sunday 16 July 2000PGA TourYear in Review
Roberts wins Greater Milwaukee Open
Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 July 2000 · Loren Roberts’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,500,000 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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/19°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 27 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/20°C · wind 21 km/h NW, gusts 44 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/19°C · wind 19 km/h NNE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/18°C · wind 12 km/h NNW, gusts 20 · 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
- Franklin Langham USA · 268two behind after 54 holes, closed with a 72 (birdie putt from 10 feet at the 18th for sole second) as Roberts pulled away to win by eight Golf Today: Roberts cruises to record 8 shot win (unbylined round 4 report; Wayback copy)
150 started, 81 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Greater Milwaukee Open
Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Loren Roberts
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (unbylined report, Wayback copy)
16 July 2000
This was a huge victory for me, at 45 years old, playing against (golfers in their) 20s and 30s. I can't tell you what this means to me.
Golf Today (unbylined report, Wayback copy)
16 July 2000
That was the one that broke everybody's back.
Golf Today (unbylined report, Wayback copy)
16 July 2000
He was groovin'. He got on top and he never looked back.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loren Roberts | 65 · 66 · 63 · 66 | 260 | −24 |
| 2 | Franklin Langham | 66 · 66 · 64 · 72 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Steve Pate | 70 · 64 · 70 · 65 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | Mathew Goggin | 68 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | Kenny Perry | 64 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | J.P. Hayes | 66 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 269 | −15 |
| T7 | Joe Durant | 66 · 70 · 69 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T7 | Russ Cochran | 70 · 65 · 70 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T9 | John Rollins | 68 · 68 · 72 · 63 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Olin Browne | 68 · 69 · 70 · 64 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Skip Kendall | 69 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Chris Perry | 66 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Frank Lickliter | 65 · 66 · 67 · 73 | 271 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1955-06-24, San Luis Obispo, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1975; age 45 that week; tour wins to date: 7; world No. 28 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