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Sunday 11 May 1997PGA TourYear in Review
McCarron wins BellSouth Classic
TPC at Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 May 1997 · Scott McCarron’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.5 million USD · BellSouth
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- 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
- David Duval USA · 277Third-round co-leader; bogeyed the first and closed with an even-par 72 to tie for second, three behind GOLFonline (AP): McCarron wins BellSouth Classic by three shots, 1997-05-11 (Wayback Machine)
- Lee Janzen USA · 277Closed with a 68 to tie for second, three behind GOLFonline (AP): McCarron wins BellSouth Classic by three shots, 1997-05-11 (Wayback Machine)
- Brian Henninger USA · 277Closed with a 68 to tie for second, three behind GOLFonline (AP): McCarron wins BellSouth Classic by three shots, 1997-05-11 (Wayback Machine)
151 started, 80 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BellSouth Classic
TPC at Sugarloaf, TPC at Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott McCarron
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline
11 May 1997
I'm a lot calmer than the first (victory), The first one was like a whirlwind. My mindset was to take it one day at a time. I had a good game plan and stuck to it.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
11 May 1997
I'll never forget the first win, but to get the second shows people you belong.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
11 May 1997
If I didn't believe I could win, I wouldn't be out here, I'm going to do everything I can to realize my potential.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott McCarron | 70 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Lee Janzen | 69 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Brian Henninger | 70 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | David Duval | 66 · 66 · 73 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Hal Sutton | 69 · 74 · 68 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Nick Price | 66 · 67 · 75 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Greg Norman | 70 · 67 · 73 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | David Toms | 69 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Bruce Fleisher | 70 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Jay Haas | 68 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Andrew Magee | 70 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Don Pooley | 64 · 70 · 77 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Kevin Sutherland | 71 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1965-07-10, Sacramento, California; USA; turned pro 1992; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 87 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (BellSouth Classic, week 19 of 1997; adjustedPoints 0 in the 1997 table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet