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Sunday 14 September 1986PGA TourYear in Review
Sauers wins Bank of Boston Classic
Pleasant Valley Country Club, Sutton, Massachusetts (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 September 1986 · Gene Sauers’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 450,000 USD · Bank of Boston · start from OWGR event page startDate
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Blaine McCallister USAlost playoff (won with birdie on third extra hole (winner article playoff record); had to hole a par chip on the first playoff hole to avoid elimination (event article)) New England Classic - Wikipedia (redirected from Bank of Boston Classic)
150 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bank of Boston Classic
Pleasant Valley Country Club, Pleasant Valley Country Club, Sutton, Massachusetts
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Gene Sauers
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Sauers | 70 · 71 · 64 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| 2 | Blaine McCallister | |||
| 3 | Curt Byrum | |||
| T4 | Wayne Levi | |||
| T4 | Jack Renner | |||
| 6 | Paul Azinger | |||
| T7 | Mark Calcavecchia | |||
| T7 | Curtis Strange | |||
| 9 | Larry Ringer | |||
| T10 | Wayne Grady | |||
| T10 | Ernie Gonzalez |
The golfer
born 1962-08-22, Savannah, Georgia; USA; turned pro 1984; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet