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Sunday 3 August 1997PGA TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins Sprint International
Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock, Colorado · Thursday 31 July to Sunday 3 August 1997 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 11 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.7 million USD · Sprint · Modified Stableford scoring: score = points (higher is better), rounds = points per round. Rain and lightning suspended the first round Thursday (completed Friday) and the second round Friday night (45 players unfinished, completed Saturday); third round also interrupted by lightning; finished on schedule Sunday.
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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/12°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 36 · 17.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/12°C · wind 9 km/h WSW, gusts 25 · 2.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/14°C · wind 9 km/h SSW, gusts 25 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/13°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 24 · 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
- Stuart Appleby AUS · 41double-bogeyed the par-4 10th, which took him out of it; a late eagle at 14 and birdie-birdie finish left him seven points back AP: Mickelson breaks own record to win Sprint International – GOLFonline (Wayback)
143 started, 24 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sprint International
Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock, Colorado
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline
3 August 1997
It was a fun week for me. I put together four good rounds. I've played well here in the past. I needed to take care of business.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
3 August 1997
The Stableford format favors an aggressive player and the altitude lets me take advantage of the course.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
3 August 1997
Ten was a setback. It took the win out of the picture. I just played for birdies. Phil was so far away.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 14 · 13 · 12 · 9 | 48 | |
| 2 | Stuart Appleby | 9 · 10 · 13 · 9 | 41 | |
| 3 | Skip Kendall | 10 · 12 · 12 · 4 | 38 | |
| 4 | Dudley Hart | 10 · 10 · 8 · 6 | 34 | |
| T5 | Jay Haas | 15 · 4 · 10 · 4 | 33 | |
| T5 | Kevin Sutherland | 3 · 14 · 8 · 8 | 33 | |
| T7 | Larry Mize | 15 · 8 · 3 · 6 | 32 | |
| T7 | Ernie Els | 5 · 6 · 14 · 7 | 32 | |
| T7 | Jim Furyk | 3 · 8 · 12 · 9 | 32 | |
| 10 | Nick Price | 6 · 14 · 7 · 4 | 31 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1992; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 0; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, 1997 week 31); age stated by AP ('The 27-year-old left-hander'); majors_to_date 0 = Wikipedia major wins table begins 2004).
What’s in the bag
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