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Sunday 1 March 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Mayfair wins Nissan Open
Valencia Country Club, Valencia, California · Thursday 26 February to Sunday 1 March 1998 · Billy Mayfair’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,100,000 USD · Nissan
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 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/4°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/5°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/6°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/6°C · wind 8 km/h NNE, gusts 19 · 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
- Tiger Woods USA · 272Closed with a 66, birdieing three of his last four holes to post 12 under, then lost to Mayfair's birdie on the first playoff hole; his first loss in three PGA Tour playoffs. GOLFonline (AP): Mayfair tames Tiger in playoff to win Nissan Open, 1 Mar 1998 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
141 started, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Nissan Open
Valencia Country Club, Valencia Country Club, Valencia, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Billy Mayfair
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline (Associated Press)
1 March 1998
Having won and having beaten the best player out here, it's awesome,
GOLFonline (Associated Press)
1 March 1998
There was no doubt in my mind that Tiger would play well, but I wasn't going to change my game because of him.
GOLFonline (Associated Press)
1 March 1998
I don't see it as getting away from me. I was right there. I made some good putts, hit some good shots. And I had a chance on the first playoff hole.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Mayfair | 65 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 68 · 73 · 65 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| 3 | Stephen Ames | 66 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T4 | Payne Stewart | 70 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T4 | John Daly | 73 · 71 · 66 · 66 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Scott Hoch | 67 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Tommy Armour III | 69 · 68 · 67 · 73 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Bob Estes | 69 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Jeff Gallagher | 69 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | Jay Haas | 73 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | Scott Verplank | 68 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | Barry Cheesman | 72 · 73 · 67 · 66 | 278 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1966-08-06, Phoenix, Arizona; USA; turned pro 1988; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 126 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (rankFrom 126 on the OWGR event page)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet