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Sunday 29 October 2000PGA TourYear in Review
Waldorf wins National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney
Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 October 2000 · Duffy Waldorf’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD · National Car Rental
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/18°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/15°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/12°C · wind 9 km/h N, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/16°C · wind 9 km/h SE, 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
- Steve Flesch USA · 263played in the final group with Woods and closed with 69; missed a 7-foot birdie putt at the 72nd hole that would have forced a playoff CNNSI.com / AP: Waldorf shoots 62 to win at Disney (Oct. 29, 2000; Wayback copy, page defunct)
144 started · cut -4, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney
Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia and Palm courses), Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Duffy Waldorf
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNNSI.com
29 October 2000
I would have to agree. But he was probably thinking about himself shooting 62, not me.
AP via CNNSI.com
29 October 2000
That makes it more special. He brought a pretty good game with him, too.
AP via CNNSI.com
29 October 2000
It didn't work out. I think playing with him spurred me on a little bit, kept me focused on what was going on. We just had a guy sneak in on us and nip us by one.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duffy Waldorf | 65 · 66 · 69 · 62 | 262 | −26 |
| 2 | Steve Flesch | 63 · 65 · 66 · 69 | 263 | −25 |
| 3 | Tiger Woods | 63 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 265 | −23 |
| T4 | Fred Funk | 66 · 69 · 66 · 65 | 266 | −22 |
| T4 | Scott Verplank | 69 · 67 · 65 · 65 | 266 | −22 |
| 6 | Glen Day | 66 · 68 · 66 · 67 | 267 | −21 |
| 7 | Jeff Sluman | 68 · 64 · 67 · 70 | 269 | −19 |
| T8 | David Sutherland | 68 · 71 · 65 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T8 | Steve Lowery | 67 · 71 · 66 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T10 | David Morland IV | 66 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T10 | Paul Azinger | 67 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T10 | Carlos Franco | 65 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
The golfer
born 1962-08-20, Los Angeles, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1985; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 65 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, 2000 week 43)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet