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Sunday 11 October 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Duval wins Michelob Championship at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Golf Club, Williamsburg, Virginia · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 October 1998 · David Duval’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.9 million USD · Michelob
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 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/17°C · wind 19 km/h S, gusts 45 · 14.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/15°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/15°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/13°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 28 · 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
- Phil Tataurangi NZL · 271shared the first-round lead and closed with a 69 in the final group, finishing alone in second three strokes behind Golf Today: Duval becoming PGA Tour's 'Mr. October' (Associated Press, Wayback)
148 started, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Michelob Championship at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Golf Club (River Course), Kingsmill Golf Club, Williamsburg, Virginia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Duval
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (Associated Press report)
11 October 1998
If this is some type of dream, I certainly don't want to wake up anytime soon,
Golf Today (Associated Press report)
11 October 1998
I dare say he played a better round of golf than me today with all that riding on his shoulders,
Golf Today (Associated Press report)
11 October 1998
We all knew when he did win it was going to be a landslide. Winning gives you confidence you can't gain by finishing second.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Duval | 65 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | Phil Tataurangi | 65 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| 3 | Barry Cheesman | 69 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | Payne Stewart | 70 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T4 | Bradley Hughes | 68 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T6 | Gary Hallberg | 68 · 67 · 66 · 74 | 275 | −9 |
| T6 | John Huston | 69 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T6 | Billy Mayfair | 67 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T6 | Frank Lickliter | 66 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 275 | −9 |
| T10 | Corey Pavin | 67 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | Jeff Sluman | 68 · 72 · 71 · 66 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | Tommy Armour III | 70 · 71 · 70 · 66 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1971-11-09, Jacksonville, Florida; USA; turned pro 1993; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table (1998)).
What’s in the bag
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