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Sunday 17 May 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Cook wins GTE Byron Nelson Classic
TPC at the Four Seasons Resort (Las Colinas), Irving, Texas · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 May 1998 · John Cook’s win no. 10 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,500,000 USD · GTE
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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/23°C · wind 26 km/h SSE, gusts 46 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/19°C · wind 29 km/h SSW, gusts 62 · 3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/16°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/22°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 35 · 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
- Fred Couples USA · 268Led by four at the turn; hit a 6-iron into the water at the 17th for a triple-bogey 6, closed with a 72 and tied for second GOLFonline (AP, Ron Sirak): Cook wins Byron Nelson Classic thanks to Freddy's water ball, 1998-05-17 (Wayback Machine)
- Hal Sutton USA · 268Closed with a 69 to tie for second, three behind GOLFonline (AP): 1998 GTE Byron Nelson Classic final scores (Wayback Machine)
- Harrison Frazar USA · 268Started the day two behind Couples as his playing partner; closed with a 70 to tie for second GOLFonline (AP, Ron Sirak): Cook wins Byron Nelson Classic thanks to Freddy's water ball, 1998-05-17 (Wayback Machine)
149 started, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
GTE Byron Nelson Classic
TPC at the Four Seasons Resort and Cottonwood Valley Golf Course, TPC at the Four Seasons Resort (Las Colinas), Irving, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
John Cook
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline
17 May 1998
I didn't want to be a hero, I knew where I stood and I just wanted to make two pars.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
17 May 1998
I drove the ball well all week, I hit my irons well all week and I putted well when I had to.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
17 May 1998
When it came up short it was shocking, This wasn't. I hit a 6-iron there, too. I guess I'm going to have to buy a new 6-iron.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Cook | 66 · 68 · 66 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| T2 | Fred Couples | 66 · 67 · 63 · 72 | 268 | −12 |
| T2 | Hal Sutton | 66 · 65 · 68 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T2 | Harrison Frazar | 64 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 268 | −12 |
| 5 | Steve Stricker | 67 · 72 · 65 · 65 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Bob Friend | 63 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T6 | Phil Mickelson | 66 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T6 | Scott McCarron | 66 · 72 · 68 · 64 | 270 | −10 |
| T9 | Jim Carter | 68 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Clark Dennis | 67 · 72 · 63 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Tim Herron | 69 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1957-10-02, Toledo, Ohio; USA; turned pro 1979; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 10; world No. 33 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (GTE Byron Nelson, week 20 of 1998)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet