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Sunday 25 October 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Huston wins National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney
Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 October 1998 · John Huston’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $2 million USD · National Car Rental
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 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/18°C · wind 25 km/h NNE, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/16°C · wind 28 km/h NE, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/18°C · wind 23 km/h NE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/18°C · wind 21 km/h NE, gusts 41 · 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
- Davis Love III USA · 273began the final round with a three-stroke lead, three-putted from about 8 feet for bogey at the par-5 4th and closed with a 71 to finish one behind Golf Today: Huston shoots 66 to edge Love at Disney (Associated Press, Wayback)
143 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney
Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia and Palm courses), Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
John Huston
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (Associated Press report)
25 October 1998
It's definitely been my best year. A lot of it is determination. You feel like you have to prove yourself again. I think that had a lot to do with it.
Golf Today (Associated Press report)
25 October 1998
Mentally, I was shot. Taking the time off was a big turnaround for me.
Golf Today (Associated Press report)
25 October 1998
Anything I say is going to sound like sour grapes to John, but he played well. I'm happy for him. When he started the year, to do what he did is quite an accomplishment.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Huston | 67 · 70 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Davis Love III | 73 · 64 · 65 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Brent Geiberger | 72 · 70 · 68 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Tom Purtzer | 69 · 68 · 72 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Rocco Mediate | 67 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Jesper Parnevik | 66 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Fred Funk | 72 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Nolan Henke | 69 · 70 · 72 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Doug Martin | 69 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Tiger Woods | 66 · 73 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1961-06-01, Mt. Vernon, Illinois; USA; turned pro 1983; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 42 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table (1998)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet