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Sunday 15 March 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Calcavecchia wins Honda Classic
Tournament Players Club at Heron Bay, Coral Springs, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 March 1998 · Mark Calcavecchia’s win no. 10 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,800,000 USD · Honda
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- 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
- Vijay Singh FIJ · 273Started one behind, went ahead with a birdie at the eighth, three-putted the 10th to fall level and closed with a 67 as Calcavecchia birdied five of the last seven holes. GOLFonline (AP): Calcavecchia closes strong to win Honda Classic, 15 Mar 1998 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
139 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Honda Classic
Tournament Players Club at Heron Bay, Tournament Players Club at Heron Bay, Coral Springs, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark Calcavecchia
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline (Associated Press)
15 March 1998
It was a dream to have my wife and kids on the 18th green,
GOLFonline (Associated Press)
15 March 1998
I knew one of us was going to shoot a couple under par on the back, I was hoping it would be me, but I didn't think it would be 5-under.
GOLFonline (Associated Press)
15 March 1998
Chasing a leader who doesn't make any mistakes makes a difference, I was just trying to keep up with him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Calcavecchia | 70 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Vijay Singh | 70 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Colin Montgomerie | 69 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Jeff Maggert | 67 · 68 · 76 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | John Daly | 68 · 76 · 68 · 64 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Stuart Appleby | 70 · 67 · 72 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Craig Stadler | 73 · 66 · 71 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Bob Friend | 70 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Bob Estes | 70 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Kevin Sutherland | 70 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Brent Geiberger | 70 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1960-06-12, Laurel, Nebraska; USA; turned pro 1981; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 1; world No. 29 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (rankFrom 29 on the OWGR event page)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet