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Sunday 12 October 1997PGA TourYear in Review
Duval wins Michelob Championship at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Resort River Course, Williamsburg, Virginia (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 October 1997 · David Duval’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.55 million USD · Michelob
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 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- 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
- Duffy Waldorf USA · 271led after each of the first three rounds, closed birdie-birdie-par-par for 70 to tie, then laid up from the rough in the playoff and bogeyed GOLFonline: Duval captures Michelob Championship in playoff (AP, Wayback)
- Grant Waite NZL · 271missed a birdie putt at 18 in regulation to win, then left a 30-foot birdie putt a foot short on the first playoff hole GOLFonline: Duval captures Michelob Championship in playoff (AP, Wayback)
150 started, 70 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Michelob Championship at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Golf Club, River Course, Kingsmill Resort River Course, Williamsburg, Virginia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Duval
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline (AP)
12 October 1997
On the 18th tee, I heard the cheers, but I didn't know what they were for. The anticipation was great. I felt my turn would come.
GOLFonline (AP)
12 October 1997
People make a bigger deal of it than I would let it be. I may be wrong, but it sure seemed they were pulling for me.
GOLFonline (AP)
12 October 1997
I completely missed it. I wasn't even close,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Duval | 67 · 66 · 71 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Duffy Waldorf | 63 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Grant Waite | 69 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| 4 | Fred Funk | 69 · 65 · 70 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| 5 | Scott Hoch | 70 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| 6 | Kirk Triplett | 66 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | John Cook | 69 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
| T7 | Jim Gallagher | 69 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T9 | Loren Roberts | 70 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Payne Stewart | 68 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1971-11-09, Jacksonville, Florida; USA; turned pro 1993; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 30 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table (1997)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet