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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).

  1. R134°/25°C · wind 24 km/h SSW, gusts 49 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  2. R231°/24°C · wind 19 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 2.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  3. R333°/24°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  4. 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

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

271Total
−17To par
2 strokesMargin

Runner-up not yet researched.

From the papers

Associated Press via GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)

I'm a little overwhelmed. I didn't think I'd ever be sitting here as a tournament winner,

Joe Durant, quoted in Associated Press via GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), 28 June 1998. The report

Associated Press via GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)

I'm fortunate to be surrounded by a group of people who believed in me more than I believed in myself,

Joe Durant, quoted in Associated Press via GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), 28 June 1998. The report

Associated Press via GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)

I've got to admit, when I got close to the end, I started thinking about Augusta,

Joe Durant, quoted in Associated Press via GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), 28 June 1998. The report
Top 10
PosPlayerRoundsTotalTo par
1Joe Durant68 · 67 · 70 · 66271−17
2Vijay Singh68 · 68 · 65 · 72273−15
T3Lee Janzen68 · 69 · 69 · 71277−11
T3Dudley Hart74 · 70 · 70 · 63277−11
T5Steve Stricker71 · 69 · 67 · 71278−10
T5Greg Kraft67 · 70 · 66 · 75278−10
T7Scott Hoch71 · 67 · 70 · 71279−9
T7Jim Furyk72 · 71 · 68 · 68279−9
T9Dan Forsman74 · 71 · 68 · 68281−7
T9Scott Verplank75 · 71 · 68 · 67281−7
T9Joe Ozaki71 · 69 · 68 · 73281−7
T9Clark Dennis71 · 69 · 73 · 68281−7
T9Stuart Appleby73 · 71 · 68 · 69281−7
T9Tiger Woods76 · 67 · 69 · 69281−7
T9Justin Leonard72 · 72 · 69 · 68281−7
T9Harrison Frazar74 · 70 · 69 · 68281−7
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)).

Source

What’s in the bag

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