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Monday 17 August 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California · Thursday 29 January to Monday 17 August 1998 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 13 on the PGA Tour · purse $2.5 million USD · AT&T · Rain: shortened to 54 holes; two rounds played Jan 29-31, third round washed out Feb 1-2, rescheduled for March 2, then moved to Monday Aug 17 (day after the PGA Championship); professional portion only
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 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Tom Pernice Jr. USA · 203closed with 67 at Poppy Hills to finish one stroke behind GOLFonline – 1998 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am final scores (AP; Wayback)
- Tom Watson USA · 206co-leader at 10-under after 36 holes with Tim Herron; shot 72 at Poppy Hills in the August finish and tied for ninth GOLFonline – 1998 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am final scores (AP; Wayback)
168 started, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Club, Poppy Hills Golf Club, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline
17 August 1998
I have a chance to win a golf tournament, albeit a little late.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
5 February 1998
I don't agree with what they are doing. Maybe if they were playing 36 holes I would go back. But I'm going to be in Florida.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 65 · 70 · 67 | 202 | −14 |
| 2 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 67 · 69 · 67 | 203 | −13 |
| T3 | Paul Azinger | 67 · 69 · 68 | 204 | −12 |
| T3 | Jim Furyk | 69 · 67 · 68 | 204 | −12 |
| T3 | J.P. Hayes | 70 · 67 · 67 | 204 | −12 |
| T6 | Jay Haas | 68 · 67 · 70 | 205 | −11 |
| T6 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 70 · 70 · 65 | 205 | −11 |
| T6 | Steve Elkington | 70 · 68 · 67 | 205 | −11 |
| T9 | Bob Gilder | 68 · 70 · 68 | 206 | −10 |
| T9 | Tom Watson | 67 · 67 · 72 | 206 | −10 |
| T9 | Tom Lehman | 64 · 71 · 71 | 206 | −10 |
| T9 | Chris Smith | 69 · 67 · 70 | 206 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1992; tour wins to date: 13; majors to date: 0; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, 1998 week 33); majors_to_date 0 = Wikipedia: first major wins 2004-2006 section, Masters 2004).
What’s in the bag
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