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Sunday 15 October 2000PGA TourYear in Review
Andrade wins Invensys Classic at Las Vegas
TPC at Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada · Wednesday 11 to Sunday 15 October 2000 · Billy Andrade’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $4.25 million USD · Invensys · 90-hole event (five rounds), Wednesday-Sunday
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/8°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/10°C · wind 7 km/h W, gusts 22 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/7°C · wind 9 km/h NNW, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/10°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R524°/10°C · wind 10 km/h NNW, 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
- Phil Mickelson USA · 333closed 66 but a three-putt bogey (missed 3-footer) at the 17th ended his push; finished one back Las Vegas Sun: Andrade cleans up (Dean Juipe, Oct. 16, 2000)
143 started, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Invensys Classic at Las Vegas
TPC at Summerlin (with the Desert Inn and Southern Highlands for rounds 1-3), TPC at Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Billy Andrade
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Las Vegas Sun
16 October 2000
Writing that check for Q-School was a real slap in the face for me
Las Vegas Sun
16 October 2000
I went from playing in all four majors every year to the lowest point of my career this year when I wasn't eligible for any of them
Las Vegas Sun
16 October 2000
At No. 15 I felt I was in great shape and might win
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Andrade | 67 · 67 · 63 · 67 · 68 | 332 | −28 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | 69 · 65 · 67 · 66 · 66 | 333 | −27 |
| T3 | Jonathan Kaye | 68 · 70 · 67 · 67 · 62 | 334 | −26 |
| T3 | Stewart Cink | 68 · 68 · 67 · 65 · 66 | 334 | −26 |
| T5 | John Cook | 65 · 70 · 65 · 68 · 67 | 335 | −25 |
| T5 | Scott McCarron | 67 · 66 · 66 · 66 · 70 | 335 | −25 |
| T5 | Chris DiMarco | 66 · 69 · 70 · 67 · 63 | 335 | −25 |
| T5 | Shaun Micheel | 68 · 69 · 66 · 63 · 69 | 335 | −25 |
| T9 | Tom Byrum | 65 · 65 · 65 · 69 · 72 | 336 | −24 |
| T9 | Joe Durant | 66 · 71 · 66 · 67 · 66 | 336 | −24 |
| T9 | Steve Flesch | 66 · 71 · 66 · 67 · 66 | 336 | −24 |
The golfer
born 1964-01-25, Bristol, Rhode Island; USA; turned pro 1987; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 267 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, week 41 2000)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet