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Sunday 27 February 2000PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Clarke wins WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship
La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California · Wednesday 23 to Sunday 27 February 2000 · Darren Clarke’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Andersen Consulting · Played 23-27 February 2000 (Wikipedia; first round 23 February); OWGR lists 24-27 February. 36-hole final on 27 February.
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 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/11°C · wind 28 km/h SSW, gusts 44 · 13.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R213°/10°C · wind 22 km/h WNW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/10°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 16 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/9°C · wind 13 km/h NW, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R515°/10°C · wind 19 km/h WSW, gusts 33 · 3 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 USAAll square after the morning 18 of the 36-hole final, he fell 4 down when Clarke birdied four of five holes early in the afternoon, left a bunker shot in the sand on the par-5 12th and was beaten 4 and 3 on the 15th. CNNSI.com (AP): Clarke upsets Woods at Match Play Championship, 28 Feb 2000 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
64 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship
La Costa Resort and Spa, La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Darren Clarke
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 February 2000
I've had the potential these past few years, but never actually finished jobs off and what have you. A lot of opportunities to win tournaments slip through my fingers.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 February 2000
What are you trying to get at? Are you trying to say I've a fat gut? Is that what you're trying to say?
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 February 2000
I did a lot of it with smoke and mirrors today, with a lot of my hands and timing it well, and made a lot of putts in the morning, just to keep myself in the ballgame.
CNNSI.com (AP)
27 February 2000
Hey Butchy, I don't need you. I'm hitting it perfect.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Clarke | ||
| 2 | Tiger Woods | ||
| 3 | David Duval | ||
| 4 | Davis Love III | ||
| T5 | Scott Hoch | ||
| T5 | Hal Sutton | ||
| T5 | Miguel A Jimenez | ||
| T5 | Paul Lawrie | ||
| T9 | Mark Calcavecchia | ||
| T9 | Duffy Waldorf | ||
| T9 | Bob Estes | ||
| T9 | Jesper Parnevik | ||
| T9 | Jim Furyk | ||
| T9 | Shigeki Maruyama | ||
| T9 | Sergio Garcia | ||
| T9 | Thomas Bjorn |
The golfer
born 1968-08-14, Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 1990; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 19 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (also rankFrom 19 on the OWGR event page)).
What’s in the bag
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