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Sunday 3 May 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Duval wins Shell Houston Open
TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas · Thursday 30 April to Sunday 3 May 1998 · David Duval’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · Shell
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/9°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/14°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 35 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/16°C · wind 17 km/h S, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/20°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 37 · 0.4 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
- Jeff Maggert USA · 277Co-leader after 54 holes; closed with a 71 and his long birdie putt at the 18th to force a playoff finished about 4 inches short GOLFonline (AP, Michael Graczyk): Duval shoots 64 to win Shell Houston Open for second 1998 victory, 1998-05-03 (Wayback Machine)
152 started, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Shell Houston Open
TPC at The Woodlands, TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Duval
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline
3 May 1998
A lot of things went my way on that back nine, I've made a few eagles to win events, but never two.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
3 May 1998
It's just weird how it's all unfolded, I just do my best to stay out of my own way. Lately it's been all good.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
3 May 1998
I had a lot of putts around the hole, They just didn't go in. I felt if I could make three or four birdies I could win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Duval | 69 · 70 · 73 · 64 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Jeff Maggert | 71 · 71 · 64 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| 3 | Fred Couples | 72 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Lee Janzen | 69 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Dudley Hart | 70 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Dan Forsman | 68 · 70 · 68 · 74 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Hal Sutton | 70 · 73 · 69 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Dave Stockton Jr. | 74 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Jerry Kelly | 71 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| 10 | Stephen Ames | 72 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1971-11-09, Jacksonville, Florida; USA; turned pro 1993; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 8 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (Shell Houston Open, week 18 of 1998)).
What’s in the bag
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