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Sunday 29 June 1997PGA TourYear in Review
Norman wins FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC at Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 June 1997 · Greg Norman’s win no. 19 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.5 million USD · FedEx · rain throughout: the field started at 8:30 a.m. EDT on Saturday and Sunday to finish the second and third rounds (GOLFonline); final round completed Sunday
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Dudley Hart USA · 269closed with a second straight 66 and led in the clubhouse at 15-under, but Norman birdied the last three holes, including a 30-footer on 18, to win by one GOLFonline: Norman storms to victory at FedEx St. Jude Classic and regains No. 1 ranking (Wayback)
149 started, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC at Southwind, TPC at Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Greg Norman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), unbylined report
29 June 1997
I aimed at the 'F' in FedEx behind the green, I didn't aim at the flag. I aimed about 15 feet right of the hole. And I hit the 'E' in FedEx, the first 'E,' not the second 'E.'
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 June 1997
That is a hell of a way to finish for him. Just got to take your hat off, birdieing the last three holes.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 June 1997
Just hitting some balls on the range, and just heard them go nuts. I said, "All right. Get out of here. Get in the shower."
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Norman | 68 · 65 · 69 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | Dudley Hart | 69 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | Craig Parry | 69 · 69 · 66 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| T3 | Robert Damron | 65 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Nick Price | 66 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T5 | Jay Don Blake | 70 · 64 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T5 | Michael Bradley | 68 · 67 · 66 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T5 | Justin Leonard | 66 · 71 · 65 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Mike Hulbert | 67 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | Gene Sauers | 65 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | Tom Byrum | 69 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1955-02-10, Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1976; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 19; majors to date: 2; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1997 week 26); GOLFonline says the win returned him to No. 1).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet