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Monday 2 June 1997PGA TourYear in Review
Singh wins Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio · Thursday 29 May to Monday 2 June 1997 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,900,000 USD · rain: shortened to 54 holes; the final (third) round was played over Saturday, Sunday and Monday and finished Monday, June 2 (GOLFonline; Wikipedia)
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 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/12°C · wind 24 km/h S, gusts 44 · 9.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/14°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 37 · 4.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/15°C · wind 21 km/h NE, gusts 42 · 67.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/14°C · wind 27 km/h NE, gusts 45 · 51.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R524°/17°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 34 · 4 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
- Greg Norman AUS · 204closed with a 64 (nine birdies, one bogey) over three days, birdied 15 on Monday but could make up no more ground; two strokes behind GOLFonline: Singh-ing in the rain: Vijay wins rain-shortened Memorial (Wayback)
- Jim Furyk USA · 204birdied three of his first five holes on the resumed round and closed with 67, two strokes behind GOLFonline: Singh-ing in the rain: Vijay wins rain-shortened Memorial (Wayback)
105 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 June 1997
I don't think I miss-hit one shot when I went out there yesterday. And I just wish the rain would stay away, and then it came down like I've never seen before.
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), unbylined report
2 June 1997
It takes a lot of pressure off me, I haven't won in two years. And going to the U.S. Open in two weeks' time, I think I'll play a little bit more freely.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 June 1997
When you've got a 7-iron in your hand, you know you're looking pretty good for making birdies. And I knew I was playing well.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 70 · 65 · 67 | 202 | −14 |
| T2 | Greg Norman | 71 · 69 · 64 | 204 | −12 |
| T2 | Jim Furyk | 71 · 66 · 67 | 204 | −12 |
| T4 | Scott Hoch | 67 · 65 · 73 | 205 | −11 |
| T4 | Lee Janzen | 70 · 67 · 68 | 205 | −11 |
| T4 | Tommy Tolles | 205 | −11 | |
| 7 | Frank Nobilo | 71 · 67 · 68 | 206 | −10 |
| T8 | Jack Nicklaus | 69 · 70 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| T8 | Tim Herron | 66 · 72 · 70 | 208 | −8 |
| T10 | Bob Tway | 74 · 66 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Billy Andrade | 66 · 72 · 71 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Glen Day | 66 · 74 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Davis Love III | 70 · 71 · 68 | 209 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 27 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1997 week 22)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet