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Sunday 15 February 1998PGA TourYear in Review
Huston wins United Airlines Hawaiian Open
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 February 1998 · John Huston’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,800,000 USD · United Airlines
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 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/22°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/22°C · wind 22 km/h NE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/22°C · wind 26 km/h ENE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/22°C · wind 36 km/h NE, gusts 52 · 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
- Tom Watson USA · 267Made nine birdies in a closing 66 but finished a distant second, seven behind. Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Bill Kwon): John Huston sets a PGA Tour record at 28-under and wins the Hawaiian Open by seven shots, 16 Feb 1998 (with final scores)
140 started, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
United Airlines Hawaiian Open
Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
John Huston
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
15 February 1998
She probably thinks it's like this every week,
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
15 February 1998
I looked up and saw I had a six-shot lead, I told here, 'I think I can take it from here.' At that point, the feeling was kind of overwhelming.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
15 February 1998
I hadn't shot 21-under par in 15 years,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Huston | 63 · 65 · 66 · 66 | 260 | −28 |
| 2 | Tom Watson | 67 · 64 · 70 · 66 | 267 | |
| 3 | Trevor Dodds | 65 · 70 · 65 · 68 | 268 | |
| T4 | Mike Reid | 65 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 269 | |
| T4 | Greg Kraft | 69 · 67 · 63 · 70 | 269 | |
| T4 | Brett Quigley | 68 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 269 | |
| T7 | Olin Browne | 67 · 66 · 66 · 71 | 270 | |
| T7 | R.W. Eaks | 72 · 63 · 70 · 65 | 270 | |
| T7 | Steve Stricker | 66 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 270 | |
| T7 | Frank Lickliter | 68 · 64 · 66 · 72 | 270 |
The golfer
born 1961-06-01, Mt. Vernon, Illinois; USA; turned pro 1983; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 138 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (rankFrom 138 on the OWGR event page)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet