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Sunday 4 October 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Elkington wins Buick Challenge
Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Georgia (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 October 1998 · Steve Elkington’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.5 million USD · Buick · lightning delayed play for 15 minutes in the final round
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Fred Funk USA · 267led wire-to-wire in regulation (closing 69) but was caught by Elkington's 65, then drove into a fairway bunker and lost the playoff on the first extra hole Golf Today: Elkington caps off final-day surge with playoff victory (Associated Press, Wayback)
149 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Challenge
Callaway Gardens Resort (Mountain View course), Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Steve Elkington
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (Associated Press report)
4 October 1998
I love coming here. I know how to play the course,
Golf Today (Associated Press report)
4 October 1998
I think this course suits Fred because he's a straight hitter, but that's my strong suit as well,
Golf Today (Associated Press report)
4 October 1998
I had a bad lie and was pretty much dead. I was just in a place where you can't hit it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Elkington | 66 · 70 · 66 · 65 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Fred Funk | 63 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 267 | −21 |
| 3 | Bill Glasson | 69 · 65 · 65 · 69 | 268 | −20 |
| 4 | J.L. Lewis | 66 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| 5 | Skip Kendall | 71 · 70 · 67 · 63 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Steve Flesch | 67 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | David Duval | 66 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Chris Perry | 70 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Hal Sutton | 72 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Jeff Maggert | 69 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Jim Carter | 63 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Ben Bates | 71 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Neal Lancaster | 70 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1962-12-08, Inverell, New South Wales, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1985; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 1; world No. 25 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table (1998)).
What’s in the bag
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