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Sunday 21 September 1997PGA TourYear in Review
Herron wins LaCantera Texas Open
LaCantera Golf Club, San Antonio, Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 September 1997 · Tim Herron’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.4 million USD · LaCantera
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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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
- Rick Fehr USA · 273began one behind but played the front nine in even par and bogeyed the 14th, which he called the turning point; closed with 70 AP: Herron captures first win of year at LaCantera Texas Open – GOLFonline (Wayback)
- Brent Geiberger USA · 273charged from six back with a closing 65 (eagle, seven birdies) to tie for second AP: Herron captures first win of year at LaCantera Texas Open – GOLFonline (Wayback)
150 started, 81 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
LaCantera Texas Open
LaCantera Golf Club, LaCantera Golf Club, San Antonio, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tim Herron
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline
21 September 1997
Once you win, you like those big checks. Everyone's different. Before I got out here, I thought everyone played the same. There are a lot of ways to win out here.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
21 September 1997
Today became a grind. You have to stay focused. I played the first six holes well. That was important.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
21 September 1997
If there was a turning point, (the bogey at) 14 was it. I basically handed it to Tim there.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Herron | 71 · 67 · 64 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Rick Fehr | 70 · 67 · 66 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Brent Geiberger | 67 · 72 · 69 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| 4 | Duffy Waldorf | 66 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 5 | Craig Parry | 68 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Gene Sauers | 64 · 73 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Mike Springer | 69 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Scott McCarron | 68 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Doug Barron | 69 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Steve Jones | 67 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Tom Byrum | 70 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | P.H. Horgan III | 68 · 70 · 66 · 75 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Mike Brisky | 65 · 71 · 73 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1970-02-06, Minneapolis, Minnesota; USA; turned pro 1993; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 82 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, 1997 week 38); age = sourced birth date (Wikipedia) and end date; majors_to_date null: infobox field blank).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet