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Sunday 30 August 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Chamblee wins Greater Vancouver Open
Northview Golf & Country Club, Surrey, British Columbia · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 August 1998 · Brandel Chamblee’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $2 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
13 h 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/12°C · wind 7 km/h SSW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/12°C · wind 7 km/h N, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/15°C · wind 9 km/h S, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/13°C · wind 8 km/h NW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre 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
- Payne Stewart USA · 268led by one after 54 holes, was caught at the 12th and passed at the 14th when he missed a par putt; closed with 70 AP: Chamblee wins first PGA Tour event – GOLFonline (Wayback)
151 started, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Greater Vancouver Open
Northview Golf & Country Club, Northview Golf & Country Club, Surrey, British Columbia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brandel Chamblee
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline
30 August 1998
In terms of your career, that's how you're measured, how many tournaments you've won. Even if you come close, other than the money, when you finish second it's a pretty empty feeling.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
30 August 1998
I've been playing so good this week and hitting it so well, if I just stayed out of my own way I knew everything was going to be fine.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
30 August 1998
I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. Life will go on and I will be a taxi service starting tomorrow for my children.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandel Chamblee | 67 · 64 · 68 · 66 | 265 | −19 |
| 2 | Payne Stewart | 64 · 69 · 65 · 70 | 268 | −16 |
| 3 | Lee Porter | 67 · 67 · 71 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| 4 | Brian Claar | 68 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Russ Cochran | 71 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Jeff Maggert | 68 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Bob Estes | 67 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Hugh Royer | 67 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Omar Uresti | 71 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Mike Weir | 70 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1962-07-02, St. Louis, Missouri; USA; turned pro 1985; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 130 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, 1998 week 35); age stated by AP).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet