Golf Network News
Sunday 19 April 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Love wins MCI Classic
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 April 1998 · Davis Love III’s win no. 13 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,900,000 USD · MCI
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/18°C · wind 25 km/h S, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/19°C · wind 25 km/h SSW, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/19°C · wind 19 km/h S, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/16°C · wind 31 km/h S, gusts 54 · 1.8 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
- Glen Day USA · 273Closed with a 67, the only player besides Love to handle the swirling winds, finishing seven strokes back GOLFonline (AP, Pete Iacobelli): Love Story: Once, twice, four times a champion at MCI Classic, 1998-04-19 (Wayback Machine)
120 started, 84 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
MCI Classic
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Davis Love III
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline
19 April 1998
I don't always play well here, but I've had five or six good weeks on a real tough golf course,
Associated Press via GOLFonline
19 April 1998
I've had some up and down rounds this year, But this is a big boost to me, a big boost to my year.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
19 April 1998
Davis proved today that he's one of the best players in the world,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis Love III | 67 · 68 · 66 · 65 | 266 | −18 |
| 2 | Glen Day | 67 · 67 · 72 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T3 | Payne Stewart | 69 · 71 · 64 · 72 | 276 | −8 |
| T3 | Phil Mickelson | 67 · 71 · 65 · 73 | 276 | −8 |
| 5 | Fulton Allem | 68 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Joey Sindelar | 69 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| T6 | Doug Tewell | 66 · 73 · 67 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| T6 | Nick Price | 67 · 69 · 70 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| T6 | Frank Lickliter | 67 · 66 · 75 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | Larry Mize | 69 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T10 | Kenny Perry | 74 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| T10 | John Huston | 66 · 73 · 67 · 73 | 279 | −5 |
| T10 | Ernie Els | 73 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1964-04-13, Charlotte, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1985; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 13; majors to date: 1; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (MCI Classic, week 16 of 1998)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet