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Sunday 6 September 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Sluman wins Greater Milwaukee Open
Brown Deer Park Golf Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 September 1998 · Jeff Sluman’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.8 million USD
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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- R2Not yet researched
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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
- Steve Stricker USA · 266started one behind and birdied the last four holes for 68, finishing one stroke back AP (Robert Imrie): Sluman captures Greater Milwaukee Open with non-golfer friend as caddie – GOLFonline (Wayback)
- Chris Perry USA · 268co-leader after 54 holes, bogeyed the 8th and 9th, closed with 71 and tied for third AP (Robert Imrie): Sluman captures Greater Milwaukee Open with non-golfer friend as caddie – GOLFonline (Wayback)
149 started, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Greater Milwaukee Open
Brown Deer Park Golf Club, Brown Deer Park Golf Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jeff Sluman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline
6 September 1998
He is on cloud nine. It has been a wonderful week. He was really, really nervous out there.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
6 September 1998
Eighteen certainly wasn't an artistic success, but I ended up with a check and that is all that really matters.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
6 September 1998
I got goose bumps and my hair was standing on end on my arms. It was a good feeling. It just gives you chills.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Sluman | 68 · 66 · 63 · 68 | 265 | −19 |
| 2 | Steve Stricker | 68 · 63 · 67 · 68 | 266 | −18 |
| T3 | Mark Calcavecchia | 66 · 64 · 69 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Chris Perry | 68 · 62 · 67 · 71 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Nolan Henke | 70 · 62 · 67 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| 6 | Doug Barron | 67 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T7 | Fred Funk | 68 · 70 · 65 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T7 | Mark Carnevale | 66 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| T9 | Tom Byrum | 67 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Billy Andrade | 74 · 64 · 65 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Kevin Wentworth | 68 · 65 · 68 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Gabriel Hjerstedt | 66 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1957-09-11, Rochester, New York; USA; turned pro 1980; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1; world No. 55 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, 1998 week 36); age stated by AP).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet