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Sunday 22 October 2000PGA TourYear in Review
Huston wins Tampa Bay Classic
Westin Innisbrook Resort, Copperhead Course, Palm Harbor, Florida · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 October 2000 · John Huston’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $2.4-million USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/21°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/21°C · wind 28 km/h NE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/21°C · wind 24 km/h ENE, gusts 32 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/21°C · wind 26 km/h ENE, 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
- Carl Paulson USA · 274led after the second and third rounds (by four over Huston going into Sunday) and by one through 14 holes; played 15-18 in 1 over, bogeying the 18th for a 72 St. Petersburg Times (Bob Harig): Familiarity breeds success, Oct. 23, 2000 (Wayback copy, sptimes.com defunct)
141 started, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Tampa Bay Classic
Westin Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Westin Innisbrook Resort, Copperhead Course, Palm Harbor, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
John Huston
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
St. Petersburg Times (Bob Harig)
23 October 2000
When I got to those holes, I just wanted to give myself four chances. I wanted to be on the green four times. And I ended up having four really good chances and made three of them.
St. Petersburg Times (Bob Harig)
23 October 2000
could have been 80. It's a miracle I was even around to be in a position to win.
St. Petersburg Times (Bob Harig)
23 October 2000
I heard John say he wanted to give himself four good chances on the last four holes. I did the same exact thing and played the last four holes in 1 over.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Huston | 66 · 73 · 67 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| 2 | Carl Paulson | 66 · 66 · 70 · 72 | 274 | −10 |
| T3 | Frank Lickliter | 67 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T3 | Len Mattiace | 68 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
| 5 | Joe Durant | 68 · 69 · 73 · 66 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Brad Faxon | 70 · 71 · 71 · 65 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Lee Janzen | 67 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Steve Lowery | 67 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
| 9 | Tim Herron | 67 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | Craig Barlow | 70 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T10 | Bob Tway | 71 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| T10 | Doug Barron | 69 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| T10 | Andrew Magee | 73 · 68 · 66 · 72 | 279 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1961-06-01, Mount Vernon, Illinois; USA; turned pro 1983; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 6; world No. 20 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, 2000 week 42)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet