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Sunday 5 October 1997PGA TourYear in Review
Love wins Buick Challenge
Callaway Gardens Golf Club, Pine Mountain, Georgia (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 October 1997 · Davis Love III’s win no. 12 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.2 million USD · Buick
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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Stewart Cink USA · 271the PGA Tour rookie started two back and shot 70, even on the four par 5s, finishing four behind Love GOLFonline: Davis regains that Love-ing feeling (AP, Wayback)
148 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Challenge
Callaway Gardens Golf Club, Callaway Gardens Golf Club, Pine Mountain, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Davis Love III
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline (AP)
5 October 1997
Justin (Leonard) called me last night and told me to quit taking the blame for last week. Him calling meant a lot to me.
GOLFonline (AP)
5 October 1997
It was a tough week for me -- I know it will catch up with me. This gives me a lot of confidence.
GOLFonline (AP)
5 October 1997
I wanted to put pressure on him (Love) early. I didn't handle the par-5s well. He did and that made a difference.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis Love III | 67 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Stewart Cink | 70 · 64 · 67 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Hal Sutton | 67 · 65 · 74 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Steve Lowery | 69 · 71 · 72 · 60 | 272 | −16 |
| 5 | Jay Haas | 70 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Mike Hulbert | 71 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Brandel Chamblee | 275 | −13 | |
| T6 | Doug Martin | 71 · 65 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Steve Pate | 68 · 65 · 75 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Grant Waite | 71 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Jim Carter | 71 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Tommy Tolles | 70 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Mike Brisky | 66 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | David Duval | 72 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | David Berganio | 69 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Michael Christie | 69 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1964-04-13, Charlotte, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1985; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 1; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table (1997)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet