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Sunday 6 April 1997PGA TourYear in Review
Faxon wins Freeport-McDermott Classic
English Turn Golf and Country Club, New Orleans, Louisiana (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 April 1997 · Brad Faxon’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.5 million USD · rain delayed the third round 3 1/2 hours and darkness halted it on Saturday; the third round was completed Sunday morning, then the final round was played on split tees
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
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- 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
- Bill Glasson USA · 275Closed with a 66 to tie for second, three behind GOLFonline (AP): Faxon earns 3-shot victory at Freeport*McDermott Classic, 1997-04-06 (Wayback Machine)
- Jesper Parnevik SWE · 275Closed with a 66 but three-putted the 14th, after which Faxon was out of reach; tied for second GOLFonline (AP): Faxon earns 3-shot victory at Freeport*McDermott Classic, 1997-04-06 (Wayback Machine)
141 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Freeport-McDermott Classic
English Turn Golf and Country Club, English Turn Golf and Country Club, New Orleans, Louisiana
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brad Faxon
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline
6 April 1997
It's about time, I came here with the attitude and sole purpose of winning this tournament.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
6 April 1997
This is the most momentum I've had going to the Masters.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
6 April 1997
Finishing 30th and winning on this Tour is not much difference -- a putt here or there. It's tough to win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Faxon | 68 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Bill Glasson | 71 · 72 · 66 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Jesper Parnevik | 72 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Kirk Triplett | 72 · 68 · 64 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Scott McCarron | 65 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| 6 | Russ Cochran | 70 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Yoshinori Kaneko | 69 · 74 · 69 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Steve Lowery | 72 · 71 · 66 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Tommy Tolles | 74 · 71 · 66 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Jose Maria Olazabal | 72 · 67 · 67 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1961-08-01, Oceanport, New Jersey; USA; turned pro 1983; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 26 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (Freeport McDermott Classic, week 14 of 1997; adjustedPoints 0 in the 1997 table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet