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Monday 16 February 1998European TourYear in Review
Johnstone wins Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship
Houghton Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa · Thursday 12 to Monday 16 February 1998 · Tony Johnstone’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse £400,000 GBP · Alfred Dunhill · Rain on Thursday and Friday and then bad light pushed the event into a fifth day; the final round was completed on Monday 16 February (Golf Today; The Independent).
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 77° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/16°C · wind 18 km/h NNW, gusts 38 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/14°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 31 · 5.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/14°C · wind 9 km/h S, gusts 23 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/16°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 4.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R524°/15°C · wind 22 km/h E, gusts 44 · 1.9 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
- Ernie Els RSA · 273Drew level with a birdie at the 16th, but Johnstone birdied the 17th; needing to hole out from a greenside bunker at the last to force a playoff, Els came up short and bogeyed. Golf Today - Alfred Dunhill SA PGA Championship 1998 final round report
150 started, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship
Houghton Golf Club, Houghton Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tony Johnstone
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (unbylined final-round report)
16 February 1998
It's just great to win again. There were times last year when I was seriously thinking about finding another line of work.
Golf Today (unbylined final-round report)
16 February 1998
There are so many courses in Europe where I have no chance whatsoever. These courses get longer and longer and I have no chance against the gorillas.
Golf Today (unbylined final-round report)
16 February 1998
The key was the putter. Everything flows from the putter.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Johnstone | 68 · 64 · 67 · 72 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | 69 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Retief Goosen | 71 · 70 · 69 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Nick Price | 71 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| 5 | Scott Dunlap | 69 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 6 | Phillip Price | 69 · 71 · 66 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| 7 | Anthony Wall | 71 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| 8 | Anders Forsbrand | 68 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| 9 | Mathias Gronberg | 73 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Mark McNulty | 71 · 74 · 70 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Tom Gillis | 69 · 69 · 73 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Andrew McLardy | 72 · 71 · 70 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Rolf Muntz | 72 · 67 · 72 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Steve van Vuuren | 70 · 72 · 67 · 74 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Bruce Vaughan | 75 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1956-05-02, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe); ZIM; turned pro 1979; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 250 that week (OWGR rankBefore 250 (week 7, 1998) from OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 250. Age 41 stated by Golf Today ("41-year-old Johnstone"). tour_wins_to_date 5 = Wikipedia season table "(5)" and European Tour wins table no. 5; majors_to_date null (infobox majorwins blank).).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet