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Sunday 23 March 1997PGA TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins Bay Hill Invitational
Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Orlando, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 March 1997 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 10 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.5 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
12 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Stuart Appleby AUS · 275Eagled the 7th, then made nine straight pars while Mickelson surged; birdied the 16th but bogeyed the 18th to finish three behind GOLFonline (AP): Mickelson storms to 3-shot win at Bay Hill Invitational, 1997-03-23 (Wayback Machine)
114 started, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bay Hill Invitational
Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Orlando, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline
23 March 1997
I knew I needed a bit of a run on the back, but I was surprised I shot 6-under,
Associated Press via GOLFonline
23 March 1997
It's special because it's Arnold's tournament and it's the week he came back,
Associated Press via GOLFonline
23 March 1997
I was not really aware of Mickelson until the 16th tee, I had two more birdies to make (but) getting birdies out of 17 and 18 is a big ask.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 72 · 65 · 70 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Stuart Appleby | 73 · 63 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Mark O'Meara | 72 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Payne Stewart | 69 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Omar Uresti | 69 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Loren Roberts | 70 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Michael Bradley | 71 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Tim Herron | 70 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Davis Love III | 73 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Tiger Woods | 68 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1992; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 0; world No. 12 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (Bay Hill Invitational, week 12 of 1997; adjustedPoints 0 in the 1997 table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet