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Sunday 16 April 2000PGA TourYear in Review
Cink wins MCI Classic
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 April 2000 · Stewart Cink’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD · MCI
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 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/12°C · wind 30 km/h NE, gusts 53 · 15.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/10°C · wind 28 km/h NNE, gusts 48 · 8.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/15°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 24 · 3.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/16°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 29 · 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
- Tom Lehman USA · 272Closed with 65 from 12th place and took a one-stroke lead with a birdie at the 17th, but missed a 17-foot birdie putt at the last; Cink then birdied three of the last four holes to win by two Golf Today: Cink clinches win with closing 65
130 started, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
MCI Classic
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Stewart Cink
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 April 2000
I told my caddie, "Let's get four birdies on the way in." There was four holes left.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 April 2000
This one, I'll never forget the way I finished the golf course. I birdied three of the last four holes and came back from some mistakes, and I was really proud of that.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 April 2000
He birdied three of the last four holes. When you finish that way, it's the mark of a champion.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart Cink | 71 · 68 · 66 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Tom Lehman | 70 · 70 · 67 · 65 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | Dan Forsman | 66 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T3 | Larry Mize | 73 · 67 · 65 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T3 | Vijay Singh | 70 · 70 · 71 · 64 | 275 | −9 |
| T3 | Ernie Els | 68 · 67 · 66 · 74 | 275 | −9 |
| T3 | Davis Love III | 68 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
| T3 | Edward Fryatt | 67 · 74 · 65 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T9 | John Huston | 71 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T9 | Jesper Parnevik | 70 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1973-05-21, Huntsville, Alabama; USA; turned pro 1995; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 32 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (MCI Classic, week 15 of 2000)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet