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Sunday 24 August 1997PGA TourYear in Review
Norman wins NEC World Series of Golf
Firestone Country Club, South Course, Akron, Ohio · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 August 1997 · Greg Norman’s win no. 20 on the PGA Tour · purse $2.2 million USD · NEC
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/14°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 49 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/12°C · wind 23 km/h W, gusts 50 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/12°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/13°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 28 · 8.7 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
- Phil Mickelson USA · 277defending champion; made no birdies all day in a 2-over 72 and finished alone in second, four back AP final-round story, 1997 NEC World Series of Golf – GOLFonline (Wayback)
46 started, 46 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
NEC World Series of Golf
Firestone Country Club (South Course), Firestone Country Club, South Course, Akron, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Greg Norman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 August 1997
Well, my idea was to make 5 and get the hell out of there. That is what my idea was.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 August 1997
Well, like I said yesterday, if I win, it will be a poor-plus. So, it is a poor-plus. It was nice to win.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 August 1997
I don't feel like I lost the tournament. I just didn't go out and win it. And, Greg did. So, that was that.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Norman | 68 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | 67 · 72 · 66 · 72 | 277 | −3 |
| T3 | John Cook | 68 · 69 · 67 · 74 | 278 | −2 |
| T3 | Fred Funk | 70 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 278 | −2 |
| T3 | Tiger Woods | 67 · 72 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −2 |
| 6 | Vijay Singh | 71 · 71 · 71 · 66 | 279 | −1 |
| T7 | Tom Lehman | 74 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 280 | E |
| T7 | Carlos Franco | 75 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 280 | E |
| T9 | David Ogrin | 71 · 70 · 67 · 73 | 281 | +1 |
| T9 | Nick Price | 68 · 71 · 68 · 74 | 281 | +1 |
| T9 | Davis Love III | 68 · 71 · 70 · 72 | 281 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1955-02-10, Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia; AUS; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 20; majors to date: 2; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, 1997 week 34); age = sourced birth date (Wikipedia) and end date; majors_to_date 2 = Wikipedia major wins 1986 and 1993 Open Championships).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet