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Sunday 1 November 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Sutton wins the Tour Championship
East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia · Thursday 29 October to Sunday 1 November 1998 · Hal Sutton’s win no. 10 on the PGA Tour · purse $4 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
10 h 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/10°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/11°C · wind 15 km/h WNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/14°C · wind 15 km/h NW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/10°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 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
- Vijay Singh FIJ · 274led after every round but bogeyed the 72nd hole after his 3-iron bounded over the green, then lost the playoff on the first extra hole (the 18th) to Sutton's birdie Golf Today: Sutton sinks Singh with birdie in playoff (Associated Press, Wayback)
30 started, 30 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Tour Championship
East Lake Golf Club, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hal Sutton
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 November 1998
You know, I was a little more nervous over that 3-footer for the par than I was that last putt.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 November 1998
Well, that just says we don't want to roll over and play dead yet. You know, everybody, the focus has been on all those young guys. It's kind of paved the way for us to quietly go about our business.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 November 1998
Hal won the playoff. Making 2 there, not too many 2's all week. Making 2 in a playoff, I think it's a hell of a shot he hit in there, and made a good downhill putt.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hal Sutton | 69 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
| 2 | Vijay Singh | 63 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 274 | −6 |
| T3 | Jesper Parnevik | 70 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −5 |
| T3 | Jim Furyk | 67 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 275 | −5 |
| T5 | Scott Verplank | 70 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 280 | E |
| T5 | Steve Stricker | 69 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 280 | E |
| T5 | Justin Leonard | 68 · 72 · 68 · 72 | 280 | E |
| T8 | Bob Tway | 71 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 281 | +1 |
| T8 | Davis Love III | 70 · 71 · 70 · 70 | 281 | +1 |
| T8 | David Duval | 75 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 281 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1958-04-28, Shreveport, Louisiana; USA; turned pro 1981; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 1; world No. 51 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table (1998)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet