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Sunday 19 July 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Funk wins Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic
Annandale Golf Club, Madison, Mississippi · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 July 1998 · Fred Funk’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.2 million USD · Deposit Guaranty
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 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/23°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 32 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/23°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/22°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R434°/23°C · wind 6 km/h ESE, gusts 14 · 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
- Franklin Langham USA · 272went out in 31 to lead by four but bogeyed the 11th, 13th and 17th (where he had made a triple bogey on Saturday) GOLFonline: Funk back on top after winning Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic (AP, Stephen Hawkins) (Wayback)
- Paul Goydos USA · 272finished two strokes back in a tie for second GOLFonline: Funk back on top after winning Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic (AP, Stephen Hawkins) (Wayback)
- Tim Loustalot USA · 272closed with a 66 for his first top-30 finish in 37 tournaments, two strokes back GOLFonline: Funk back on top after winning Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic (AP, Stephen Hawkins) (Wayback)
132 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic
Annandale Golf Club, Annandale Golf Club, Madison, Mississippi
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Fred Funk
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)
19 July 1998
I've been playing good and been two strokes away from winning two already,
Associated Press via GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)
19 July 1998
I was relaxed after No. 13, but I was a nervous wreck before that.
Associated Press via GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)
19 July 1998
On the back nine, it was not a case of playing bad. I just misjudged a couple of shots and caught a couple of flyers,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Funk | 69 · 64 · 69 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Paul Goydos | 66 · 66 · 72 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Tim Loustalot | 69 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Franklin Langham | 67 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | P.H. Horgan III | 76 · 66 · 66 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | John Maginnes | 70 · 71 · 66 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Kirk Triplett | 68 · 72 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Chris Smith | 66 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Allan Doyle | 67 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Jerry Kelly | 70 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1956-06-14, Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1981; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 70 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1998)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet