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Sunday 19 October 1997PGA TourYear in Review
Duval wins Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic
Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 October 1997 · David Duval’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.5 million USD · Oldsmobile
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 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Dan Forsman USA · 270closed with a 69 to tie at 18-under, then lost the playoff on the first extra hole after sending his approach over the 18th green, stubbing his wedge and missing a 20-foot par putt GOLFonline: Duval takes Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic for second straight win (AP, Wayback)
131 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic
Walt Disney World Resort, Magnolia Course (with Palm and Lake Buena Vista courses), Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Duval
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline (AP)
19 October 1997
Those are the breaks you get when you're winning,
GOLFonline (AP)
19 October 1997
I think it just boils down to finding your comfort level and realizing that you don't need to play excellent golf to win a tournament. You just need to play well and smart and not make mistakes.
GOLFonline (AP)
19 October 1997
When he hit his bunker shot, I thought the table was set. I felt like I was going to win the tournament.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Duval | 65 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Dan Forsman | 67 · 69 · 65 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| T3 | Ted Tryba | 67 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Len Mattiace | 67 · 66 · 65 · 74 | 272 | −16 |
| 5 | Paul Goydos | 69 · 70 · 68 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| 6 | Olin Browne | 74 · 64 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Phil Blackmar | 68 · 66 · 68 · 73 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Lee Janzen | 70 · 67 · 66 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Joe Durant | 68 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | John Cook | 68 · 66 · 70 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Andrew Magee | 66 · 67 · 72 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Payne Stewart | 64 · 67 · 70 · 75 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Jeff Maggert | 67 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Tom Lehman | 73 · 65 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Tommy Tolles | 69 · 67 · 68 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Glen Day | 69 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1971-11-09, Jacksonville, Florida; USA; turned pro 1993; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 26 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table (1997)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet