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Monday 27 March 2000PGA TourYear in Review
Sutton wins the Players Championship
TPC at Sawgrass (Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · Thursday 23 to Monday 27 March 2000 · Hal Sutton’s win no. 12 on the PGA Tour · purse $6.0 million USD · Final round suspended Sunday at 4:45 p.m. by lightning and heavy rain; completed Monday March 27
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 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/14°C · wind 25 km/h NNE, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/14°C · wind 19 km/h NE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/12°C · wind 17 km/h ESE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/16°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 27 · 10.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R524°/17°C · wind 27 km/h SW, gusts 60 · 10 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
- Tiger Woods USA · 279Three back with three to play, holed a 12-foot eagle putt at the 16th, but had to save par at 17 after spinning his wedge into the rough and went over the 18th green needing a birdie to force a playoff Golf Today: Sutton holds off Woods to win by one
144 started · cut +6, 80 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Players Championship
TPC at Sawgrass (Stadium Course), TPC at Sawgrass (Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hal Sutton
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 March 2000
Well, you know what, I am not praying to him. I am not praying to him, so he is not a god, for sure.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 March 2000
If you give him an open door, he just rushes through it, that is what I was trying to keep from doing
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 March 2000
I am a little disappointed that I didn't win, but at least I made Hal work for it. I wasn't going to have a nice stroll up 18 with no pressure on him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hal Sutton | 69 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 71 · 71 · 66 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Nick Price | 73 · 71 · 73 · 67 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | Jeff Maggert | 77 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | Colin Montgomerie | 75 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | Scott Dunlap | 73 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | Robert Damron | 78 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| 8 | Tom Lehman | 71 · 68 · 72 · 74 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | Mark O'Meara | 75 · 74 · 70 · 67 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Lee Janzen | 70 · 73 · 70 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Len Mattiace | 70 · 72 · 73 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Greg Chalmers | 71 · 75 · 69 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1958-04-28, Shreveport, Louisiana; USA; turned pro 1981; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 1; world No. 11 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (Players Championship, week 12 of 2000)).
What’s in the bag
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