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Sunday 23 August 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Singh wins Sprint International
Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock, Colorado · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 August 1998 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $2 million USD · Sprint · Modified Stableford scoring: score = points (higher is better), rounds = points per round. GOLFonline lists first- and second-round 'suspended' stories; finished on schedule Sunday.
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 62° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/12°C · wind 9 km/h SSW, gusts 23 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/13°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 24 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/11°C · wind 8 km/h SSW, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/12°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 32 · 1.1 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
- Willie Wood USA · 41cut Singh's lead to one point with a birdie at 16, then could only par the par-5 17th as Singh eagled it AP (John Mossman): Singh captures International for second straight victory – GOLFonline (Wayback)
- Phil Mickelson USA · 41defending champion; closed with an eagle at 17 and birdie at 18, a 7-point flurry that came too late AP (John Mossman): Singh captures International for second straight victory – GOLFonline (Wayback)
144 started, 41 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sprint International
Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock, Colorado
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via GOLFonline
23 August 1998
I was just trying to get close to the hole, to be honest. It was so fast going down there, I didn't want to have a long putt coming back.
Associated Press via GOLFonline
23 August 1998
When I saw the ball rolling, I thought, 'Perfect speed.' And the line was obviously perfect, too. When it went in, I thought, 'That's it, you can't lose it from here.'
Associated Press via GOLFonline
23 August 1998
I played well, but Vijay's eagle on 17 just shut the door on me. He has always driven the ball well. Now he's putting really good.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 15 · 12 · 6 · 14 | 47 | |
| T2 | Willie Wood | 9 · 8 · 15 · 9 | 41 | |
| T2 | Phil Mickelson | 8 · 5 · 16 · 12 | 41 | |
| 4 | Tiger Woods | 14 · 3 · 14 · 7 | 38 | |
| 5 | Rocco Mediate | 7 · 9 · 14 · 7 | 37 | |
| T6 | Brad Faxon | 3 · 9 · 11 · 13 | 36 | |
| T6 | Bob Tway | 4 · 9 · 7 · 16 | 36 | |
| T6 | Brandt Jobe | 13 · 9 · 5 · 9 | 36 | |
| T6 | Steve Flesch | 12 · 11 · 5 · 8 | 36 | |
| 10 | Steve Elkington | 9 · 8 · 8 · 10 | 35 |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 1; world No. 12 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, 1998 week 34); age stated by AP; majors_to_date 1 = 1998 PGA Championship (Wikipedia infobox: PGA won 1998, 2004; Masters 2000)).
What’s in the bag
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