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Sunday 5 November 2000PGA TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins the Tour Championship
East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 November 2000 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 17 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 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
10 h 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 39° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/12°C · wind 9 km/h SW, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/12°C · wind 8 km/h NW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/15°C · wind 9 km/h NW, gusts 20 · 2.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/12°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 31 · 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
- Tiger Woods USA · 269led by one after 54 holes; closed with 69, missed a birdie putt at the par-5 15th after Mickelson birdied it, and bogeyed the 17th from a fairway bunker CNNSI.com / AP: Mickelson wins Tour Championship (Nov. 5, 2000; Wayback copy, page defunct)
29 started, 29 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Tour Championship
East Lake Golf Club, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 November 2000
I know how he has a tendency to go really low and run away with tournaments. It was important for me to get off to a quick start.
Golf Today (unbylined report)
5 November 2000
I didn't really expect him to win. I thought I had a pretty good chance. And I really like the position I was in, being one group in front and having them watch me make birdies.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 November 2000
I felt good about the fact that I was actually able to contend, as poorly as I was feeling, over the shots and some of the drives I hit today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 67 · 69 · 65 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 68 · 66 · 66 · 69 | 269 | −11 |
| T3 | Nick Price | 70 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T3 | Ernie Els | 64 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T3 | Vijay Singh | 69 · 66 · 65 · 73 | 273 | −7 |
| 6 | David Duval | 65 · 68 · 74 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| 7 | Stuart Appleby | 73 · 65 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T8 | Chris Perry | 69 · 65 · 74 · 68 | 276 | −4 |
| T8 | Kirk Triplett | 69 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 276 | −4 |
| T8 | Davis Love III | 66 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1992; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 17; majors to date: 0; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, 2000 week 44)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet