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Sunday 20 February 2000PGA TourYear in Review
Triplett wins Nissan Open
Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 February 2000 · Kirk Triplett’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,100,000 USD · Nissan
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 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R114°/8°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/9°C · wind 9 km/h NE, gusts 16 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/10°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/12°C · wind 33 km/h SE, gusts 54 · 32.6 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
- Jesper Parnevik SWE · 273Birdied two of the last three holes, including a 25-foot putt on the 72nd, for a 68, but Triplett holed a 4-foot par putt on the final green to win by one. CNNSI.com (AP): Nissan Open final-round story, 20 Feb 2000 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
142 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Nissan Open
Riviera Country Club, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kirk Triplett
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
CNNSI.com (AP)
20 February 2000
He looked like the Pepto-Bismol man. That was great, because I was feeling a little queasy.
CNNSI.com (AP)
20 February 2000
I'm so thrilled. I'm relieved in a sense. It's not as good of a career if you don't win.
CNNSI.com (AP)
20 February 2000
Anyone who knows him, he's just a nice guy. This must be a huge relief. I'm very happy for him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirk Triplett | 67 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| 2 | Jesper Parnevik | 71 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| 3 | Robin Freeman | 65 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| 4 | Russ Cochran | 69 · 71 · 66 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T5 | Fred Couples | 72 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Tommy Armour III | 68 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Bradley Hughes | 69 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Steve Flesch | 69 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Stewart Cink | 67 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Brandel Chamblee | 71 · 65 · 69 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | J.P. Hayes | 64 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1962-03-29, Moses Lake, Washington; USA; turned pro 1985; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 66 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (AP and Golf Today also say No. 66 in the world ranking)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet