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Sunday 28 September 1997PGA TourYear in Review
Hjertstedt wins B.C. Open
En-Joie Golf Club, Endicott, New York (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 September 1997 · Gabriel Hjertstedt’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.3 million 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
11 h 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Andrew Magee USA · 276finished one stroke behind in a three-way tie for second AP: Hjerstedt records first PGA Tour win at B.C. Open – GOLFonline (Wayback)
- Lee Rinker USA · 276closed with 66 to tie for second, one behind GOLFonline – 1997 B.C. Open final scores (AP; Wayback)
- Chris Perry USA · 276four rounds of 69 left him tied for second, one behind GOLFonline – 1997 B.C. Open final scores (AP; Wayback)
130 started, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
B.C. Open
En-Joie Golf Club, En-Joie Golf Club, Endicott, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Gabriel Hjertstedt
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline
28 September 1997
My emotions were running high this morning. I watched the Ryder Cup -- that was an inspiration for me. I had some trouble sleeping. I started poorly, but so did others. This is a great moment for me.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
28 September 1997
At that point, I didn't care if I won -- I was thinking of keeping my card. I was watching the scoreboard.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Hjertstedt | 70 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Andrew Magee | 67 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Chris Perry | 69 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Lee Rinker | 70 · 68 · 72 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Bruce Fleisher | 70 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Robert Gamez | 70 · 67 · 68 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Richard Green | 71 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Dick Mast | 70 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Grant Waite | 69 · 67 · 72 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Bradley Hughes | 70 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Dave Stockton, Jr. | 68 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1971-12-05, Umeå, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1990; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 867 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, 1997 week 39); age null: AP '26-year-old' conflicts with Wikipedia birth date (25); majors_to_date null: infobox field blank).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet