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Sunday 19 January 1997PGA TourYear in Review
Cook wins Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
Indian Wells Country Club, Indian Wells, California (region; the course comes with research) · Wednesday 15 to Sunday 19 January 1997 · John Cook’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · Chrysler · 90 holes (five rounds) over four courses
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
9 h 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 33° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous 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
- Mark Calcavecchia USA · 328Led by three after four rounds (27 under, tying the PGA Tour 72-hole mark in relation to par), closed with a 67 and lost the lead with a bogey at the 17th after his tee shot hit a tree. GOLFonline: John Cook rallies to win Bob Hope Classic, 19 Jan 1997 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; no agency credit on page)
127 started, 81 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
Indian Wells Country Club, Indian Ridge Country Club, Bermuda Dunes Country Club and La Quinta Country Club (final round at Indian Wells), Indian Wells Country Club, Indian Wells, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
John Cook
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline (no agency credit on page)
19 January 1997
I was tired of being a regular guy -- looking at the board on Friday to see if I made the cut,
GOLFonline (no agency credit on page)
19 January 1997
When he hit the tree, I put the driver back and got the 3-wood. It did dictate how I played the hole. It was unlucky for him, lucky for me.
GOLFonline (no agency credit on page)
19 January 1997
I've seen a lot of balls go through that tree,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Cook | 66 · 69 · 67 · 62 · 63 | 327 | −33 |
| 2 | Mark Calcavecchia | 64 · 67 · 66 · 64 · 67 | 328 | −32 |
| 3 | Jesper Parnevik | 66 · 70 · 68 · 66 · 62 | 332 | −28 |
| 4 | Mark O'Meara | 68 · 66 · 68 · 66 · 65 | 333 | −27 |
| T5 | Don Pooley | 70 · 69 · 63 · 65 · 69 | 336 | −24 |
| T5 | Tommy Tolles | 65 · 69 · 73 · 65 · 64 | 336 | −24 |
| 7 | John Daly | 65 · 73 · 64 · 66 · 69 | 337 | −23 |
| 8 | Grant Waite | 68 · 70 · 64 · 68 · 68 | 338 | −22 |
| T9 | Fred Couples | 71 · 71 · 64 · 68 · 65 | 339 | −21 |
| T9 | Scott Hoch | 71 · 66 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 339 | −21 |
| T9 | Steve Jones | 64 · 72 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 339 | −21 |
| T9 | Larry Rinker | 63 · 68 · 72 · 70 · 66 | 339 | −21 |
| T9 | Craig Stadler | 68 · 69 · 70 · 67 · 65 | 339 | −21 |
| T9 | Jay Don Blake | 65 · 67 · 66 · 72 · 69 | 339 | −21 |
| T9 | Stewart Cink | 68 · 68 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 339 | −21 |
The golfer
born 1957-10-02, Toledo, Ohio; USA; turned pro 1979; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 9; world No. 58 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet