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Sunday 12 November 2000PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Weir wins WGC-American Express Championship
Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, San Roque, Spain · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 November 2000 · Mike Weir’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · American Express
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 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 35° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/11°C · wind 17 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/12°C · wind 34 km/h E, gusts 58 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/15°C · wind 36 km/h E, gusts 64 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/15°C · wind 23 km/h ESE, gusts 43 · 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
- Lee Westwood ENG · 279finished two strokes back after a bogey at the 14th (approach from a divot) and a 6 at the 17th; Weir's lead was three shots on the 18th tee before his closing bogey ASAP Sports: Lee Westwood, WGC American Express Championship, November 12, 2000
55 started, 52 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
WGC-American Express Championship
Valderrama Golf Club, Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, San Roque, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mike Weir
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 November 2000
I'm more happy with the way I rebounded from Friday really. I made 8 on 17, and I was really -- I guess I was 10 shots, 9 shots out of the lead going into the weekend.
AP via CNNSI.com
12 November 2000
Three years ago, I was playing when $100,000 Canadian was the total purse. To win $1 million is far and above what I ever dreamed.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 November 2000
17, somebody was looking down on me there to get a free drop. I hit a poor drive, and that was probably the best 6 I've made in my life.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Weir | 68 · 75 · 65 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Lee Westwood | 72 · 72 · 68 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Vijay Singh | 71 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Duffy Waldorf | 70 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Sergio García | 69 · 74 · 74 · 64 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Pádraig Harrington | 66 · 72 · 73 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Nick Price | 63 · 72 · 74 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Tiger Woods | 71 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| 9 | Michael Campbell | 72 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| 10 | Mark Calcavecchia | 72 · 67 · 69 · 75 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-12, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; CAN; turned pro 1992; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 35 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, 2000 week 45)).
What’s in the bag
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