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Sunday 9 March 1997PGA TourYear in Review
Elkington wins Doral-Ryder Open
Doral Resort & Spa, Miami, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 March 1997 · Steve Elkington’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,800,000 USD · Ryder · second round completed Saturday morning (GOLFonline round index: 'Second round (completed Saturday a.m.)')
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 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a new 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
- Larry Nelson USA · 277Closed with a 2-under 70 to tie for second, two strokes behind. GOLFonline: Elkington wins by 2 at Doral-Ryder Open, 9 Mar 1997 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; no agency credit on page)
- Nick Price ZIM · 277Closed with a level-par 72 (one birdie, one bogey), missing several birdie putts and parring his last 12 holes. GOLFonline: Elkington wins by 2 at Doral-Ryder Open, 9 Mar 1997 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page; no agency credit on page)
139 started, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Doral-Ryder Open
Doral Resort & Spa (Blue Monster), Doral Resort & Spa, Miami, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Steve Elkington
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 March 1997
One of the things about winning tournaments, I've found, over the years, is that eventually the whole field runs out of holes, so you don't just panic coming in on the last few holes.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 March 1997
When I looked up I thought maybe I hadn't hit it far enough, but I was sort of saying, get up, and it did, right in the hole.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 March 1997
He didn't react at all at first, and I said to Jimmy, my caddie, I said, "he made it, that was a 2 roar."
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Elkington | 70 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Larry Nelson | 72 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Nick Price | 68 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| 4 | David Duval | 68 · 66 · 70 · 74 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Ronnie Black | 67 · 71 · 70 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Fulton Allem | 70 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Robert Damron | 72 · 66 · 71 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| 8 | Brad Bryant | 69 · 70 · 74 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Wayne Levi | 70 · 72 · 68 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Craig Stadler | 71 · 72 · 67 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Bob Tway | 66 · 71 · 70 · 75 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Greg Norman | 66 · 68 · 74 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1962-12-08, Inverell, New South Wales, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1985; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 1; world No. 19 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (rankFrom 19 on the OWGR event page)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet