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Sunday 24 January 1999PGA TourYear in Review
Duval wins Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
PGA West (Palmer Course), La Quinta, California · Wednesday 20 to Sunday 24 January 1999 · David Duval’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD · Chrysler · 90-hole pro-am over five days on four courses; all players played the PGA West Palmer Course in the final round.
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 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/14°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/15°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 54 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/10°C · wind 8 km/h E, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/11°C · wind 10 km/h SSE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R523°/15°C · wind 9 km/h SSE, gusts 29 · 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
- Steve Pate USA · 335One off the lead going into the final round, shot 66 but needed a birdie at the 18th to force a playoff; he found a greenside bunker and lipped out an 18-foot birdie putt. GOLFonline (AP, Ken Peters): Bob Hope Chrysler Classic final-round story, 24 Jan 1999 (Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
128 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
PGA West (Palmer Course), Bermuda Dunes Country Club, Tamarisk Country Club and Indian Wells Country Club, PGA West (Palmer Course), La Quinta, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Duval
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 January 1999
I am two or three hours from believing I shot 59.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 January 1999
In a sense, I feel bad for Steve because I absolutely stole the golf tournament from him.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 January 1999
Biggest check I have ever made. I like our new TV contract.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 January 1999
If he doesn't jump to No. 1 in the world rankings, there is something seriously wrong with him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Duval | 70 · 71 · 64 · 70 · 59 | 334 | −26 |
| 2 | Steve Pate | 66 · 70 · 64 · 69 · 66 | 335 | −25 |
| 3 | John Huston | 63 · 73 · 71 · 63 · 66 | 336 | −24 |
| T4 | Fred Funk | 65 · 68 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 339 | −21 |
| T4 | Bob Estes | 68 · 71 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 339 | −21 |
| 6 | Skip Kendall | 67 · 73 · 66 · 64 · 70 | 340 | −20 |
| 7 | Jeff Maggert | 69 · 72 · 66 · 68 · 66 | 341 | −19 |
| T8 | Jeff Sluman | 68 · 68 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 342 | −18 |
| T8 | Paul Goydos | 67 · 72 · 69 · 70 · 64 | 342 | −18 |
| T8 | Kevin Sutherland | 69 · 72 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 342 | −18 |
The golfer
born 1971-11-09, Jacksonville, Florida; USA; turned pro 1993; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 0; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (rankFrom on the OWGR event page)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet