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Sunday 12 July 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Jones wins Quad City Classic
Oakwood Country Club, Coal Valley, Illinois · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 July 1998 · Steve Jones’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.55 million USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/20°C · wind 9 km/h NW, gusts 26 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/20°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/18°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/18°C · wind 9 km/h SE, gusts 26 · 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
- Scott Gump USA · 264birdied the 72nd hole from two feet for a 68 but finished one stroke behind Jones's closing 66 GOLFonline: Jones' putter wins him Quad City Classic (AP, Christopher Thorne) (Wayback)
149 started, 83 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Quad City Classic
Oakwood Country Club, Oakwood Country Club, Coal Valley, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Steve Jones
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)
12 July 1998
The key was probably 12, when I got up and down and made about a 20-footer for par and kept my momentum going.
Associated Press via GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)
12 July 1998
The thing I was trying to do all week, I was just trying to be patient,
Associated Press via GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)
12 July 1998
It's a big boost for me because I have not been putting well all year.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Jones | 64 · 65 · 68 · 66 | 263 | −17 |
| 2 | Scott Gump | 65 · 67 · 64 · 68 | 264 | −16 |
| 3 | Kenny Perry | 65 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 265 | −15 |
| 4 | David Toms | 65 · 65 · 65 · 71 | 266 | −14 |
| T5 | Brad Fabel | 68 · 66 · 65 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| T5 | Fred Funk | 66 · 70 · 65 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T5 | D.A. Weibring | 64 · 68 · 65 · 70 | 267 | −13 |
| T5 | Scott McCarron | 67 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| T9 | Russ Cochran | 65 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| T9 | Hal Sutton | 64 · 68 · 71 · 65 | 268 | −12 |
| T9 | Scott Verplank | 67 · 66 · 71 · 64 | 268 | −12 |
| T9 | Dave Stockton | 64 · 71 · 68 · 65 | 268 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1958-12-27, Artesia, New Mexico, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1981; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 29 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1998)).
What’s in the bag
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