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Sunday 24 May 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Watson wins MasterCard Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 May 1998 · Tom Watson’s win no. 39 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,300,000 USD · MasterCard
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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/23°C · wind 22 km/h S, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/22°C · wind 26 km/h S, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/22°C · wind 26 km/h S, gusts 57 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/23°C · wind 29 km/h S, gusts 50 · 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
- Jim Furyk USA · 267Tied with Watson and Frazar at 11 under entering the final round; closed with a 68 and finished two strokes behind GOLFonline (AP, Mike Cochran): Watson closes with 66 to win MasterCard Colonial, 1998-05-24 (Wayback Machine)
110 started, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
MasterCard Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Watson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline
24 May 1998
Winning at my age is a rarity, And at the beginning of the week I didn't give myself much chance.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
24 May 1998
It all came down to a golf shot on No. 9, which ironically is the hole that cost me a shot at the title before.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
24 May 1998
I didn't play poorly,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Watson | 68 · 66 · 65 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| 2 | Jim Furyk | 66 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| 3 | Jeff Sluman | 67 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 269 | −11 |
| 4 | Harrison Frazar | 64 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 270 | −10 |
| 5 | John Cook | 68 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T6 | Kenny Perry | 68 · 65 · 69 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T6 | Jim Gallagher | 69 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Brian Henninger | 70 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Justin Leonard | 70 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Dan Forsman | 69 · 67 · 71 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T10 | Craig Parry | 68 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
| T10 | Steve Flesch | 68 · 66 · 72 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
| T10 | Stuart Appleby | 68 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1949-09-04, Kansas City, Missouri; USA; turned pro 1971; age 48 that week; tour wins to date: 39; majors to date: 8; world No. 20 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (MasterCard Colonial, week 21 of 1998)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet