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Sunday 17 September 2000PGA TourYear in Review
DiMarco wins SEI Pennsylvania Classic
Waynesborough Country Club, Paoli, Pennsylvania · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 September 2000 · Chris DiMarco’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,200,000 USD · SEI
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 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/14°C · wind 13 km/h SE, gusts 31 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/14°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 45 · 13.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/11°C · wind 15 km/h WNW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/10°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 38 · 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
- Mark Calcavecchia USA · 276closed 72; missed a birdie attempt at the 18th that would have given him second alone; five-way tie for second, six back ASAP Sports: Mark Calcavecchia, SEI Pennsylvania Classic, September 17, 2000
- Scott Hoch USA · 276closed with a tournament-best 65 to join a five-way tie for second, six back Golf Today: DiMarco cruises to first career win (final round report, Wayback Machine copy)
- Chris Perry USA · 276closed 70; five-way tie for second, six back Golf Today: DiMarco cruises to first career win (final round report, Wayback Machine copy)
- Brad Elder USA · 276closed 70; five-way tie for second, six back Golf Today: DiMarco cruises to first career win (final round report, Wayback Machine copy)
- Jonathan Kaye USA · 276birdied the first two holes of the final round, then closed 71; five-way tie for second, six back Golf Today: DiMarco cruises to first career win (final round report, Wayback Machine copy)
152 started, 80 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
SEI Pennsylvania Classic
Waynesborough Country Club, Waynesborough Country Club, Paoli, Pennsylvania
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Chris DiMarco
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 September 2000
It's not copyrighted. I just call it: I Make Putts With It.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 September 2000
You know, today, it was my time. No matter what I did it was my time.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 September 2000
There's not much to say, except that Chris deserved to win. He played well all day.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris DiMarco | 68 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Mark Calcavecchia | 68 · 66 · 70 · 72 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Scott Hoch | 69 · 69 · 73 · 65 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Chris Perry | 72 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Jonathan Kaye | 68 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Brad Elder | 69 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| 7 | Sandy Lyle | 69 · 69 · 72 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T8 | Loren Roberts | 67 · 71 · 66 · 74 | 278 | −6 |
| T8 | Scott Verplank | 72 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T8 | Jeff Maggert | 69 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1968-08-23, Huntington, New York; USA; turned pro 1990; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 106 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, week 37 2000)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet