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Sunday 28 June 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Durant wins Motorola Western Open
Cog Hill Golf and Country Club, Lemont, Illinois · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 June 1998 · Joe Durant’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $2.2 million USD · Motorola
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 00 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).
- R134°/25°C · wind 24 km/h SSW, gusts 49 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/24°C · wind 19 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 2.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/24°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/22°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 38 · 2.8 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
- Vijay Singh FIJ · 273led by four after 54 holes but closed with a 72, his first round over 70 of the week, as Durant shot 66 GOLFonline: Durant shoots 66 to capture Western Open, 1st PGA Tour victory (AP, Nancy Armour) (Wayback)
150 started, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Motorola Western Open
Cog Hill Golf and Country Club (Dubsdread course), Cog Hill Golf and Country Club, Lemont, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Joe Durant
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)
28 June 1998
I'm a little overwhelmed. I didn't think I'd ever be sitting here as a tournament winner,
Associated Press via GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)
28 June 1998
I'm fortunate to be surrounded by a group of people who believed in me more than I believed in myself,
Associated Press via GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)
28 June 1998
I've got to admit, when I got close to the end, I started thinking about Augusta,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Durant | 68 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Vijay Singh | 68 · 68 · 65 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Lee Janzen | 68 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Dudley Hart | 74 · 70 · 70 · 63 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Steve Stricker | 71 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Greg Kraft | 67 · 70 · 66 · 75 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Scott Hoch | 71 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Jim Furyk | 72 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Dan Forsman | 74 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Scott Verplank | 75 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Joe Ozaki | 71 · 69 · 68 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Clark Dennis | 71 · 69 · 73 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Stuart Appleby | 73 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Tiger Woods | 76 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Justin Leonard | 72 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Harrison Frazar | 74 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1964-04-07, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1987; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 236 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1998)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet