The Boston Herald, August 23rd, 1999
CONCORD - "Three-peats," Hale Irwin said with a sigh, "are hard to come by."
The admission yesterday came moments after Tom McGinnis dropped a 4-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole, thereby muscling his way into a substantial piece of the annual stipend BankBoston's Chad Gifford customarily hands over to Irwin each August.
The two-time defending champion had to content himself with the $105,600 runner-up's share, a figure which pushes his 1999 PGA Senior Tour earnings alone to $1,672,855.
The winner's check already had been made out and awaited only his name as Irwin approached Na...
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