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Sunday 8 March 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Bradley wins Doral-Ryder Open
Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Miami, Florida · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 March 1998 · Michael Bradley’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · Ryder
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 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/15°C · wind 23 km/h ESE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/20°C · wind 21 km/h SE, gusts 35 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/21°C · wind 32 km/h SE, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/24°C · wind 33 km/h SSE, gusts 59 · 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
- Billy Mayfair USA · 279Reached 10 under with back-nine birdies, then bogeyed the 17th after missing a 3 1/2-foot putt; closed with a 69, one behind. GOLFonline (AP, Ron Sirak): Bradley overcomes putting blunder to win Doral-Ryder Open, 8 Mar 1998 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
- John Huston USA · 279Closed with the day's best 67 but missed a 2-footer at the 14th after reaching 10 under; finished one behind. GOLFonline (AP, Ron Sirak): Bradley overcomes putting blunder to win Doral-Ryder Open, 8 Mar 1998 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
141 started, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Doral-Ryder Open
Doral Golf Resort & Spa (Blue Monster), Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Miami, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Michael Bradley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 March 1998
It was a 360 degree horseshoe. I was like, okay.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 March 1998
I'm happy it was in my home state, where I had my fans and family and friends. A lot of my friends came down to watch me play. So it was more special.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 March 1998
Unfortunately I got a little too aggressive on 17.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Bradley | 71 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | John Huston | 70 · 69 · 73 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Billy Mayfair | 72 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Vijay Singh | 71 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Mike Brisky | 68 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Stewart Cink | 70 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Scott Hoch | 72 · 66 · 74 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Davis Love III | 73 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | John Cook | 71 · 66 · 74 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Bob Tway | 68 · 71 · 72 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Jim Furyk | 77 · 62 · 73 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Len Mattiace | 73 · 67 · 72 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Tiger Woods | 70 · 69 · 71 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Tim Herron | 70 · 67 · 76 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1966-07-17, Largo, Florida; USA; turned pro 1988; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 58 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (rankFrom 58 on the OWGR event page)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet