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Article: HALLBERG NOT READY TO QUIT HIS DAY JOB HE'S STRUGGLED IN RECENT YEARS, BUT FINDS HIMSELF IN 2ND PLACE AT KINGSMILL.(SPORTS)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- October 11, 1998
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Byline: STEVE CARLSON, STAFF WRITER
WILLIAMSBURG -- In 1996, Gary Hallberg entered 19 events on the PGA Tour. He made one cut, finishing tied for 63rd in the United Airlines Hawaiian Open.
It was rock bottom for a guy who had won three times on tour - the last in 1992 - and finished in the top 100 on the money list 11 out of 16 years. But the past three years Hallberg has been No. 160, 358 and 217 on the money list.
And he has seriously considered a career change. So has his wife.
``You can imagine you're out here three or four years and not making any checks and she's saying, `How long does this have to go on before you realize you're ...