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Sunday 8 June 1997PGA TourYear in Review
Leonard wins Kemper Open
TPC at Avenel, Potomac, Maryland (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 June 1997 · Justin Leonard’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.5 million USD · Kemper
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 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- Mark Wiebe USA · 275third-round leader by three, squandered a four-stroke lead over the last 11 holes and missed two-foot putts on 17 and 18, bogeying both, to lose by one with a 73 GOLFonline: Leonard wins Kemper Open as Wiebe collapses down stretch (Wayback)
156 started, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Kemper Open
TPC at Avenel, TPC at Avenel, Potomac, Maryland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Justin Leonard
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 June 1997
you've got to take every victory you can get, because I know I'm going to miss some putts and lose some tournaments over the years, and so maybe I just got ahead by one here this week.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 June 1997
I'm not going to put an asterisk on this tournament, you know, because of what happened on the last hole. I went out five shots back and won the golf tournament.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 June 1997
Even the ones I made, my hands felt a little quivery.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Leonard | 69 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| 2 | Mark Wiebe | 69 · 67 · 66 · 73 | 275 | −9 |
| T3 | Nick Faldo | 73 · 65 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| T3 | Nick Price | 66 · 72 · 72 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T3 | Greg Norman | 66 · 71 · 73 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T3 | Mike Springer | 68 · 70 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
| T7 | Loren Roberts | 70 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | D.A. Weibring | 69 · 67 · 75 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Jim McGovern | 72 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Tim Herron | 69 · 70 · 72 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1972-06-15, Dallas, Texas, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1994; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 31 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1997 week 23)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet