Golf Network News
Sunday 13 September 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Andrade wins Bell Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ontario · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 September 1998 · Billy Andrade’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $2.2 million USD · Bell
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 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/10°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/15°C · wind 19 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/17°C · wind 20 km/h WNW, gusts 34 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/16°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 32 · 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
- Bob Friend USA · 275holed a 6-foot birdie putt on the 72nd to force a playoff, then ran his wedge through the 18th green into the water and lost on the first extra hole AP (Doug Ferguson): Andrade survives bizarre finish to win playoff – GOLFonline (Wayback)
- Mike Hulbert USA · 276three straight closing birdies for 68 left him one stroke out of the playoff AP (Doug Ferguson): Andrade survives bizarre finish to win playoff – GOLFonline (Wayback)
146 started, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bell Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Club, Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ontario
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Billy Andrade
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline
13 September 1998
When you don't win for awhile, you don't know if you're ever going to win again. But I had a funny feeling about this week.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
13 September 1998
That last hole probably aged me 10 years.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
13 September 1998
This was my first time under the gun. I'm not disappointed in the way I played.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Andrade | 68 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Bob Friend | 69 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Mike Hulbert | 72 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Hal Sutton | 71 · 69 · 67 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Bradley Hughes | 73 · 72 · 69 · 66 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Glen Day | 74 · 71 · 64 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Sandy Lyle | 75 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Mike Standly | 72 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Jay Delsing | 76 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Scott Verplank | 68 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Chris DiMarco | 73 · 65 · 71 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Mike Small | 68 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1964-01-25, Bristol, Rhode Island; USA; turned pro 1987; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 116 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, 1998 week 37)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet