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Sunday 5 July 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Browne wins Canon Greater Hartford Open
TPC at River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 July 1998 · Olin Browne’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $2 million USD · Canon
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/16°C · wind 11 km/h NW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/15°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/16°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/18°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 35 · 2.4 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
- Larry Mize USA · 266led by four strokes going to the 15th but double-bogeyed it after a shanked 5-iron and an unplayable lie, missed a 1-foot par putt on 16 and a 15-foot par putt on 18; lost the playoff on the first extra hole GOLFonline: Browne chips in to beat Mize, Cink in playoff at GHO (AP, Donna Tommelleo) (Wayback)
- Stewart Cink USA · 266defending champion; missed a 15-foot birdie putt to tie Browne on the first playoff hole GOLFonline: Browne chips in to beat Mize, Cink in playoff at GHO (AP, Donna Tommelleo) (Wayback)
148 started, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Canon Greater Hartford Open
Tournament Players Club at River Highlands, TPC at River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Olin Browne
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 July 1998
As soon as he doubled 15, I was thinking birdies.
Associated Press via GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)
5 July 1998
The game has a way of beating you up and it has a way of pushing you around. I'm thankful for the golf gods.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 July 1998
I never blame my caddie. I pull the club. I'm the boss.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olin Browne | 67 · 66 · 66 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T2 | Larry Mize | 68 · 63 · 66 · 69 | 266 | −14 |
| T2 | Stewart Cink | 67 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T4 | Fred Funk | 70 · 66 · 65 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Doug Tewell | 66 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Duffy Waldorf | 70 · 67 · 64 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Scott Hoch | 65 · 68 · 64 · 71 | 268 | −12 |
| T7 | David Duval | 68 · 65 · 66 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T9 | Joey Sindelar | 69 · 66 · 69 · 65 | 269 | −11 |
| T9 | Kenny Perry | 65 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T9 | Len Mattiace | 67 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1959-05-22, Washington, D.C., U.S.; USA; turned pro 1984; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 152 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1998)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet