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Sunday 31 May 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Couples wins Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 May 1998 · Fred Couples’s win no. 14 on the PGA Tour · purse $2.2 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
14 h 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/17°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/18°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 7.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/18°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 2.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/19°C · wind 36 km/h SW, gusts 76 · 0.8 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
- Andrew Magee USA · 275closed with a 69 after two front-nine bogeys and three back-nine birdies; finished four strokes behind Couples GOLFonline: Couples takes Memorial for second victory in 1998 (AP, Ron Sirak; Wayback)
104 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Fred Couples
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 May 1998
For me to come back and win on Jack's course, Jack's tournament, it means a lot. Next to winning Augusta, I would say this is it for me.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 May 1998
I've had a great month, two months, but two months does not create a whole year of good golf.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 May 1998
We don't have a clue what we're doing until we get there. You either find something or you don't. And I found something and it worked for me all week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Couples | 68 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Andrew Magee | 67 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | David Duval | 74 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | 74 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Brandel Chamblee | 71 · 72 · 66 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Davis Love III | 66 · 73 · 66 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Mark Calcavecchia | 68 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Ernie Els | 67 · 72 · 67 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Ted Tryba | 67 · 71 · 68 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Tim Herron | 72 · 72 · 67 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1959-10-03, Seattle, Washington, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1980; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 1; world No. 14 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1998 week 22)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet