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Sunday 20 April 1997PGA TourYear in Review
Price wins MCI Classic
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 April 1997 · Nick Price’s win no. 16 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.5 million USD · MCI
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 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/14°C · wind 31 km/h W, gusts 58 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/7°C · wind 30 km/h NW, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/10°C · wind 27 km/h WSW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/16°C · wind 25 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
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 · 275One back after 36 holes; birdied the first three holes, then three-putted the 6th and missed a four-foot par putt at the 7th; tied for second, six behind GOLFonline (AP): Price wins MCI Classic by six shots, ends victory drought, 1997-04-20 (Wayback Machine)
- Jesper Parnevik SWE · 275Closed with a second straight 66 to tie for second, six behind GOLFonline (AP): Price wins MCI Classic by six shots, ends victory drought, 1997-04-20 (Wayback Machine)
118 started, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
MCI Classic
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nick Price
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 April 1997
I won this one for Squeek, and I just hope it gives him a boost.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 April 1997
I didn't make a bogey anywhere. And I didn't dropback where there was a two-shot swing anywhere. And I think that was a little discouraging for him.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 April 1997
I told Nick after we both teed off on 18, I said, "Geez, it was fun for three holes anyway."
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Price | 65 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Brad Faxon | 66 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T2 | Jesper Parnevik | 72 · 71 · 66 · 66 | 275 | −9 |
| T4 | Lennie Clements | 67 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T4 | Hal Sutton | 67 · 74 · 71 · 66 | 278 | −6 |
| T4 | Tom Lehman | 66 · 73 · 67 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | John Cook | 72 · 74 · 66 · 67 | 279 | −5 |
| T7 | Tom Watson | 68 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Scott Hoch | 70 · 72 · 74 · 65 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Craig Stadler | 68 · 71 · 74 · 68 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Willie Wood | 73 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Davis Love III | 70 · 73 · 74 · 64 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Doug Martin | 71 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1957-01-28, Durban, Natal, Union of South Africa; ZIM; turned pro 1977; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 16; majors to date: 3; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (MCI Classic, week 16 of 1997; adjustedPoints 0 in the 1997 table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet