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Sunday 22 June 1997PGA TourYear in Review
Els wins Buick Classic
Westchester Country Club, Harrison, New York (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 June 1997 · Ernie Els’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.5 million USD · Buick · final round interrupted by rain for about two hours after the leaders had played four holes; completed Sunday (GOLFonline)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Jeff Maggert USA · 270birdied the fourth and sixth to close on Els but bogeyed the 11th; finished two strokes back with a 68 GOLFonline: Els completes wire-to-wire win at Buick Classic; takes over No. 1 ranking (Wayback)
153 started, 82 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Classic
Westchester Country Club, Westchester Country Club, Harrison, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), unbylined report
22 June 1997
That's quite surprising. I don't know what to say about that. I was struggling for six months, then you win two tournaments and you're No. 1.
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), unbylined report
22 June 1997
I felt if I could keep it in play, play sensible, they would have to come after me.
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), unbylined report
22 June 1997
This must be my golf course. Obviously, I have a good feel for it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 64 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | Jeff Maggert | 67 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T3 | Jim Furyk | 67 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T3 | Robert Damron | 71 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| 5 | Jim Carter | 69 · 70 · 71 · 65 | 275 | −9 |
| T6 | Clarence Rose | 69 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Bob Estes | 71 · 67 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Stewart Cink | 73 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Brad Fabel | 69 · 67 · 74 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | Pete Jordan | 69 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 2; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1997 week 25); GOLFonline says the win moved him to No. 1).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet