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Sunday 27 April 1997PGA TourYear in Review
Nobilo wins Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
Forest Oaks Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 April 1997 · Frank Nobilo’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.9 million USD · Chrysler
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous 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
- Brad Faxon USA · 274Shared the 54-hole lead; regained a one-shot lead at the 15th, bogeyed the 17th to fall into a tie, then missed a 12-foot par putt at the first playoff hole GOLFonline (AP): Nobilo beats Faxon in playoff, wins Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic, 1997-04-27 (Wayback Machine)
155 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
Forest Oaks Country Club, Forest Oaks Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Frank Nobilo
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline
27 April 1997
When you become uncompetitive for a time, the win is special, To come through in the wind, in this weather, this I'll remember.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
27 April 1997
It was very, very hard, The greens were playable all the way around. You couldn't afford to miss a shot.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
27 April 1997
Frank made a great par on the playoff hole, The conditions were as hard as we've played in a long time. I gave it away on 17.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Nobilo | 69 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Brad Faxon | 67 · 70 · 65 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| 3 | Kirk Triplett | 67 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Billy Andrade | 72 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Robert Damron | 66 · 72 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| 6 | Davis Love III | 72 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Tom Kite | 67 · 68 · 67 · 76 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Mike Standly | 68 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Mark O'Meara | 72 · 67 · 73 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Rocco Mediate | 72 · 66 · 69 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Ernie Els | 69 · 69 · 67 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Phil Mickelson | 71 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1960-05-14, Auckland, New Zealand; NZL; turned pro 1979; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 32 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (Greensboro Chrysler Classic, week 17 of 1997; adjustedPoints 0 in the 1997 table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet