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Sunday 30 January 2000PGA TourYear in Review
Lehman wins Phoenix Open
TPC of Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 January 2000 · Tom Lehman’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,200,000 USD · Frost delayed the second-round start by 30 minutes and darkness suspended play with 21 players on the course; round two was completed on Saturday morning.
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 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/4°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/3°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/4°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/6°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 23 · 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
- Robert Allenby AUS · 271Bogey-free for 17 holes, he flew his approach over the back of the 72nd green, chipped short and missed a 5-foot par putt that lipped out, finishing one behind. Golf Today: Lehman breaks four year drought (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unbylined wire-style report)
- Rocco Mediate USA · 271The defending champion closed with a 67 to tie for second, one stroke behind. Golf Today: Lehman breaks four year drought (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; unbylined wire-style report)
129 started, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Phoenix Open
TPC of Scottsdale, TPC of Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Lehman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (unbylined wire-style report)
30 January 2000
I played pretty scrappy. I didn't hit the ball well very often. I hit a lot of shots off-center, off-line, but I made a couple of really good putts.
Golf Today (unbylined wire-style report)
30 January 2000
He didn't throw away shots. So during the off season, I thought about it, 'What is it that I do? I throw away shots.'
Golf Today (unbylined wire-style report)
30 January 2000
Those are the breaks. I know I'll win down the road.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Lehman | 63 · 67 · 73 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Rocco Mediate | 67 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Robert Allenby | 67 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Hal Sutton | 67 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | Kirk Triplett | 70 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | Brandt Jobe | 67 · 68 · 72 · 65 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Mark Calcavecchia | 71 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Steve Flesch | 70 · 65 · 68 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Edward Fryatt | 73 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Duffy Waldorf | 71 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Phil Mickelson | 63 · 73 · 65 · 73 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Billy Mayfair | 67 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Paul Stankowski | 67 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Kevin Sutherland | 67 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Mike Weir | 71 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Stewart Cink | 67 · 68 · 72 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Frank Lickliter | 67 · 64 · 69 · 74 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1959-03-07, Austin, Minnesota; USA; turned pro 1982; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 1; world No. 20 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet