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Sunday 24 August 1997PGA TourYear in Review
Calcavecchia wins Greater Vancouver Open
Northview Golf & Country Club, Surrey, British Columbia (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 August 1997 · Mark Calcavecchia’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.5 million USD
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 25 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° 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
- Andrew Magee USA · 266closed with a 6-under 65 but could not close a one-stroke deficit over the final five holes AP: Calcavecchia holds on for win at Greater Vancouver Open – GOLFonline (Wayback)
148 started, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Greater Vancouver Open
Northview Golf & Country Club, Northview Golf & Country Club, Surrey, British Columbia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark Calcavecchia
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline
24 August 1997
I told myself to be aggressive on the back nine. I knew Andrew won't go away. I missed two 12-inch putts at the British Open. You fight the demons. I've struggled with it.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
24 August 1997
I felt great from tee-to-green. Any tournament anyone wins, a lot of good things happen to him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Calcavecchia | 68 · 66 · 65 · 66 | 265 | −19 |
| 2 | Andrew Magee | 65 · 71 · 65 · 65 | 266 | −18 |
| 3 | Bob Estes | 66 · 67 · 69 · 65 | 267 | −17 |
| 4 | Russ Cochran | 69 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| 5 | P.H. Horgan III | 71 · 63 · 72 · 64 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | John Adams | 66 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Bill Glasson | 67 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Payne Stewart | 64 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | David Sutherland | 66 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Michael Christie | 71 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Tim Herron | 66 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1960-06-12, Laurel, Nebraska; USA; turned pro 1981; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 1; world No. 38 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, 1997 week 34); age = sourced birth date (Wikipedia) and end date; majors_to_date 1 = 1989 Open Championship (Wikipedia major wins table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet