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Sunday 2 June 1996PGA TourYear in Review
Watson wins Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio · Thursday 30 May to Sunday 2 June 1996 · Tom Watson’s win no. 38 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,800,000 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
14 h 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/6°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/7°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/11°C · wind 21 km/h SSE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/16°C · wind 26 km/h S, gusts 47 · 10.2 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
- David Duval USA · 276closed 67 with an eagle at the 15th and birdies at 16 and 18 to finish 12 under, two behind; runner-up for the second consecutive year (ASAP Sports transcript) ASAP Sports: David Duval, June 2, 1996 (The Memorial Tournament)
109 started, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Watson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 June 1996
God, it feels good. It feels so good to win again. Nine years has been -- half of that time, I really wasn't playing very well, but the other half I was playing pretty well
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 June 1996
You know what I am feeling inside? I feel like I can't wait until I tee it up in the U.S. Open. I just can't wait.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 June 1996
Don't get me wrong, I wanted to win the golf tournament, but if I am going to get beat, he is not too bad of a player to get beat by.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Watson | 70 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | David Duval | 72 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Mark O'Meara | |||
| T3 | David Frost | 73 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| 5 | John Huston | |||
| T6 | Brad Faxon | |||
| T6 | Mike Hulbert | |||
| T6 | Ernie Els | |||
| T6 | Davis Love III | |||
| T6 | Paul Stankowski |
The golfer
born 1949-09-04, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1971; age 46 that week; tour wins to date: 38; majors to date: 8; world No. 30 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1996 week 22)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet