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Sunday 9 February 1997PGA TourYear in Review
O'Meara wins Buick Invitational
Torrey Pines Golf Club, La Jolla, California (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 February 1997 · Mark O'Meara’s win no. 14 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 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
10 h 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° 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
- Craig Stadler USA · 277Birdied the 17th to get within one but bogeyed the 18th; closed with a 72 in the seven-way tie for second. GOLFonline: O'Meara takes Buick Invitational for 2nd consecutive win, 9 Feb 1997 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; no agency credit on page)
- Jesper Parnevik SWE · 277Closed with an even-par 72. GOLFonline: O'Meara takes Buick Invitational for 2nd consecutive win, 9 Feb 1997 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; no agency credit on page)
- Mike Hulbert USA · 277Closed with a 73. GOLFonline: O'Meara takes Buick Invitational for 2nd consecutive win, 9 Feb 1997 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; no agency credit on page)
- Lee Janzen USA · 277Closed with a 70. GOLFonline: O'Meara takes Buick Invitational for 2nd consecutive win, 9 Feb 1997 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; no agency credit on page)
- Duffy Waldorf USA · 277Closed with a 3-under 69. GOLFonline: O'Meara takes Buick Invitational for 2nd consecutive win, 9 Feb 1997 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; no agency credit on page)
- David Ogrin USA · 277Closed with a 3-under 69. GOLFonline: O'Meara takes Buick Invitational for 2nd consecutive win, 9 Feb 1997 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; no agency credit on page)
- Donnie Hammond USA · 277Closed with a 3-under 69. GOLFonline: O'Meara takes Buick Invitational for 2nd consecutive win, 9 Feb 1997 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; no agency credit on page)
151 started, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Invitational
Torrey Pines Golf Club (South and North courses), Torrey Pines Golf Club, La Jolla, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark O'Meara
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline (no agency credit on page)
9 February 1997
Pressure is a funny thing. This is my home away from home. I've been close here a couple of times.
GOLFonline (no agency credit on page)
9 February 1997
I hit a lot of good shots on the back. The eagle got me charged up inside,
GOLFonline (no agency credit on page)
9 February 1997
It was a pretty pitiful effort,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark O'Meara | 67 · 66 · 71 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Donnie Hammond | 73 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Mike Hulbert | 68 · 69 · 67 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | David Ogrin | 67 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Craig Stadler | 67 · 68 · 70 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Duffy Waldorf | 70 · 66 · 72 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Lee Janzen | 71 · 65 · 71 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Jesper Parnevik | 70 · 66 · 69 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Steve Lowery | 67 · 66 · 75 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Skip Kendall | 67 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1957-01-13, Goldsboro, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1980; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 0; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet